Fertility & birth rates in Niger and Philippines

Fertility rate in Niger vs Philippines chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Niger was 6.06 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.92 in the Philippines in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Niger vs the Philippines population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Niger	Philippines
1960	7.53	7
1961	7.51	6.99
1962	7.5	6.98
1963	7.49	6.95
1964	7.48	6.89
1965	7.47	6.8
1966	7.48	6.69
1967	7.49	6.57
1968	7.5	6.45
1969	7.51	6.33
1970	7.51	6.22
1971	7.52	6.08
1972	7.52	5.94
1973	7.53	5.79
1974	7.54	5.69
1975	7.54	5.6
1976	7.56	5.51
1977	7.6	5.44
1978	7.66	5.39
1979	7.72	5.26
1980	7.78	5.11
1981	7.82	4.97
1982	7.86	4.92
1983	7.9	4.87
1984	7.92	4.77
1985	7.93	4.66
1986	7.9	4.56
1987	7.87	4.51
1988	7.84	4.45
1989	7.82	4.37
1990	7.81	4.32
1991	7.8	4.27
1992	7.8	4.16
1993	7.79	4.1
1994	7.79	4.08
1995	7.78	4.07
1996	7.78	4
1997	7.8	3.94
1998	7.84	3.88
1999	7.84	3.83
2000	7.83	3.75
2001	7.81	3.72
2002	7.8	3.65
2003	7.79	3.59
2004	7.78	3.52
2005	7.77	3.45
2006	7.74	3.47
2007	7.73	3.4
2008	7.7	3.4
2009	7.68	3.38
2010	7.64	3.32
2011	7.59	3.24
2012	7.53	3.14
2013	7.45	3.04
2014	7.34	2.89
2015	7.22	2.83
2016	7.04	2.68
2017	6.87	2.53
2018	6.71	2.38
2019	6.54	2.22
2020	6.37	2.08
2021	6.2	1.95
2022	6.14	1.93
2023	6.06	1.92
2024	5.93	1.89
2025	5.79	1.88
2026	5.64	1.86
2027	5.49	1.85
2028	5.35	1.84
2029	5.22	1.83
2030	5.08	1.82
2031	4.93	1.81
2032	4.8	1.81
2033	4.69	1.8
2034	4.55	1.8
2035	4.44	1.79
2036	4.32	1.79
2037	4.21	1.78
2038	4.1	1.78
2039	4	1.77
2040	3.91	1.77
2041	3.82	1.76
2042	3.74	1.76
2043	3.66	1.76
2044	3.59	1.75
2045	3.53	1.75
2046	3.46	1.75
2047	3.39	1.75
2048	3.34	1.74
2049	3.28	1.74
2050	3.22	1.74

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Niger	Philippines
1960	49%	48.4%
1961	48.9%	48.8%
1962	48.8%	49.1%
1963	48.8%	49.2%
1964	48.8%	49.2%
1965	48.7%	49.2%
1966	48.6%	49.1%
1967	48.5%	49%
1968	48.4%	48.8%
1969	48.3%	48.6%
1970	48.1%	48.4%
1971	48%	48.2%
1972	47.9%	48%
1973	47.7%	47.7%
1974	47.6%	47.4%
1975	47.4%	46.9%
1976	47.3%	46.4%
1977	47.1%	45.8%
1978	47%	45.2%
1979	47%	44.8%
1980	47%	44.3%
1981	47%	43.9%
1982	47%	43.5%
1983	47%	43.1%
1984	47%	42.8%
1985	47%	42.5%
1986	47%	42.3%
1987	47%	42.2%
1988	47%	42%
1989	46.9%	41.9%
1990	46.8%	41.8%
1991	46.8%	41.8%
1992	46.7%	41.6%
1993	46.7%	41.4%
1994	46.7%	41.2%
1995	46.7%	41.1%
1996	46.7%	40.8%
1997	46.8%	40.5%
1998	46.9%	40.1%
1999	47.1%	39.6%
2000	47.3%	39.2%
2001	47.5%	38.8%
2002	47.8%	38.4%
2003	48%	38%
2004	48.2%	37.6%
2005	48.5%	37.2%
2006	48.7%	36.9%
2007	48.9%	36.6%
2008	49.1%	36.3%
2009	49.3%	36%
2010	49.4%	35.6%
2011	49.5%	35.2%
2012	49.5%	34.8%
2013	49.4%	34.4%
2014	49.3%	34.1%
2015	49.2%	33.5%
2016	49%	32.9%
2017	48.8%	32.3%
2018	48.6%	31.8%
2019	48.3%	31.3%
2020	48%	30.7%
2021	47.7%	30%
2022	47.3%	29.3%
2023	47%	28.6%
2024	46.6%	27.9%
2025	46.2%	27.1%
2026	45.8%	26.4%
2027	45.5%	25.7%
2028	45%	25%
2029	44.6%	24.4%
2030	44.2%	23.8%
2031	43.8%	23.3%
2032	43.4%	22.7%
2033	43%	22.2%
2034	42.6%	21.8%
2035	42.2%	21.5%
2036	41.8%	21.4%
2037	41.3%	21.4%
2038	40.9%	21.3%
2039	40.4%	21.2%
2040	39.9%	21.2%
2041	39.4%	21.1%
2042	38.9%	21%
2043	38.4%	20.9%
2044	37.9%	20.7%
2045	37.4%	20.6%
2046	36.9%	20.4%
2047	36.4%	20.3%
2048	35.9%	20.1%
2049	35.5%	19.9%
2050	35%	19.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46.6% of the population in Niger and 27.9% in the Philippines in 2024, compared to 46.8% and 41.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Niger and the Philippines compared.

Natural population change in Niger vs Philippines by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.43% in Niger and +1.31% in the Philippines. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Niger	Philippines
1960	105,081	1,036,017
1961	107,693	1,064,377
1962	110,280	1,091,953
1963	113,072	1,116,591
1964	115,386	1,131,586
1965	116,963	1,146,094
1966	119,314	1,156,498
1967	121,358	1,166,704
1968	123,301	1,172,146
1969	125,389	1,186,306
1970	128,184	1,198,944
1971	128,223	1,210,256
1972	133,813	1,206,414
1973	137,695	1,206,285
1974	142,606	1,218,884
1975	147,962	1,239,069
1976	154,489	1,258,286
1977	161,792	1,314,002
1978	171,614	1,364,661
1979	180,632	1,394,056
1980	189,251	1,413,735
1981	195,938	1,436,599
1982	202,012	1,485,790
1983	207,962	1,542,194
1984	213,111	1,579,872
1985	219,206	1,614,042
1986	224,365	1,631,491
1987	231,371	1,671,330
1988	237,296	1,707,402
1989	245,278	1,728,354
1990	256,594	1,749,622
1991	266,527	1,782,165
1992	278,690	1,769,259
1993	292,135	1,788,414
1994	306,026	1,813,827
1995	323,630	1,846,900
1996	341,223	1,849,587
1997	358,745	1,861,098
1998	377,120	1,870,371
1999	394,212	1,894,147
2000	410,779	1,902,330
2001	428,417	1,931,169
2002	446,767	1,919,556
2003	467,295	1,922,904
2004	488,328	1,924,265
2005	511,167	1,918,484
2006	533,374	1,960,246
2007	556,808	1,964,673
2008	579,727	2,007,584
2009	602,671	2,025,580
2010	624,685	2,030,979
2011	645,175	2,018,419
2012	664,009	1,979,568
2013	686,070	1,944,758
2014	704,609	1,851,828
2015	721,630	1,827,180
2016	738,999	1,718,232
2017	752,384	1,622,444
2018	763,536	1,495,843
2019	775,474	1,352,703
2020	784,437	1,253,741
2021	793,428	917,928
2022	829,651	1,115,825
2023	864,139	1,123,981

Maternal mortality chart: Niger vs Philippines

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 350 deaths per 100,000 live births in Niger, compared to 84 deaths in the Philippines.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Niger	Philippines
1985	1,137	204
1986	1,107	199
1987	1,074	191
1988	1,040	184
1989	1,010	177
1990	983	173
1991	957	172
1992	926	160
1993	903	155
1994	883	151
1995	865	147
1996	854	141
1997	841	138
1998	839	135
1999	841	130
2000	845	127
2001	843	132
2002	835	126
2003	813	127
2004	790	122
2005	764	118
2006	737	129
2007	704	123
2008	669	123
2009	647	122
2010	621	117
2011	585	115
2012	554	110
2013	526	110
2014	497	106
2015	473	104
2016	450	98
2017	433	86
2018	420	92
2019	406	92
2020	388	88
2021	396	153
2022	361	92
2023	350	84

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 11.5% in Niger and 2.69% in the Philippines. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Niger	Philippines
1960	-	10.1%
1961	-	9.8%
1962	-	9.54%
1963	-	9.33%
1964	-	9.13%
1965	-	8.95%
1966	-	8.78%
1967	31.9%	8.62%
1968	32.3%	8.48%
1969	32.7%	8.37%
1970	33.2%	8.28%
1971	33.6%	8.21%
1972	34%	8.18%
1973	34.2%	8.17%
1974	34.3%	8.17%
1975	34.2%	8.17%
1976	33.9%	8.15%
1977	33.5%	8.11%
1978	33%	8.06%
1979	32.6%	7.99%
1980	32.3%	7.9%
1981	32.3%	7.8%
1982	32.5%	7.69%
1983	32.9%	7.56%
1984	33.3%	7.4%
1985	33.7%	7.21%
1986	34%	6.96%
1987	34.1%	6.66%
1988	34%	6.32%
1989	33.7%	5.96%
1990	33.2%	5.6%
1991	32.5%	5.27%
1992	31.7%	4.98%
1993	30.6%	4.73%
1994	29.4%	4.51%
1995	28.1%	4.31%
1996	26.9%	4.14%
1997	25.7%	4%
1998	24.7%	3.88%
1999	23.7%	3.78%
2000	22.8%	3.69%
2001	21.8%	3.61%
2002	20.6%	3.52%
2003	19.4%	3.44%
2004	18.3%	3.36%
2005	17.2%	3.28%
2006	16.2%	3.21%
2007	15.4%	3.14%
2008	14.7%	3.07%
2009	14.1%	3.01%
2010	13.7%	2.96%
2011	13.3%	2.91%
2012	13.1%	2.87%
2013	12.9%	2.83%
2014	12.7%	2.8%
2015	12.6%	2.78%
2016	12.5%	2.78%
2017	12.4%	2.78%
2018	12.3%	2.79%
2019	12.2%	2.8%
2020	12.1%	2.79%
2021	11.9%	2.77%
2022	11.7%	2.73%
2023	11.5%	2.69%