Philippines birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in the Philippines chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in the Philippines was 1.92 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2020. In 1993, the fertility rate was 4.1 — a -53.2% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Philippines	World
1960	7	4.69
1961	6.99	4.56
1962	6.98	5.02
1963	6.95	5.31
1964	6.89	5.13
1965	6.8	5.08
1966	6.69	4.97
1967	6.57	4.87
1968	6.45	4.98
1969	6.33	4.88
1970	6.22	4.84
1971	6.08	4.69
1972	5.94	4.55
1973	5.79	4.42
1974	5.69	4.26
1975	5.6	4.07
1976	5.51	3.97
1977	5.44	3.84
1978	5.39	3.77
1979	5.26	3.76
1980	5.11	3.73
1981	4.97	3.71
1982	4.92	3.72
1983	4.87	3.59
1984	4.77	3.57
1985	4.66	3.53
1986	4.56	3.51
1987	4.51	3.48
1988	4.45	3.39
1989	4.37	3.35
1990	4.32	3.31
1991	4.27	3.13
1992	4.16	3.04
1993	4.1	2.97
1994	4.08	2.92
1995	4.07	2.87
1996	4	2.82
1997	3.94	2.78
1998	3.88	2.75
1999	3.83	2.72
2000	3.75	2.73
2001	3.72	2.69
2002	3.65	2.66
2003	3.59	2.64
2004	3.52	2.63
2005	3.45	2.61
2006	3.47	2.61
2007	3.4	2.6
2008	3.4	2.6
2009	3.38	2.59
2010	3.32	2.57
2011	3.24	2.55
2012	3.14	2.56
2013	3.04	2.53
2014	2.89	2.52
2015	2.83	2.49
2016	2.68	2.49
2017	2.53	2.46
2018	2.38	2.39
2019	2.22	2.35
2020	2.08	2.28
2021	1.95	2.25
2022	1.93	2.22
2023	1.92	2.2
2024	1.89	2.19
2025	1.88	2.18
2026	1.86	2.18
2027	1.85	2.17
2028	1.84	2.16
2029	1.83	2.15
2030	1.82	2.14
2031	1.81	2.13
2032	1.81	2.12
2033	1.8	2.12
2034	1.8	2.11
2035	1.79	2.1
2036	1.79	2.09
2037	1.78	2.09
2038	1.78	2.08
2039	1.77	2.08
2040	1.77	2.08
2041	1.76	2.07
2042	1.76	2.07
2043	1.76	2.07
2044	1.75	2.07
2045	1.75	2.06
2046	1.75	2.06
2047	1.75	2.06
2048	1.74	2.05
2049	1.74	2.05
2050	1.74	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 9.45% were to women under 20 years old, 51.8% to women ages 20-29, and 38.8% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 8.01%, 58.3%, and 33.7% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in the Philippines by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Philippines	World
1960	48.4%	37.4%
1961	48.8%	37.5%
1962	49.1%	37.6%
1963	49.2%	37.8%
1964	49.2%	38%
1965	49.2%	38%
1966	49.1%	38%
1967	49%	38%
1968	48.8%	37.9%
1969	48.6%	37.8%
1970	48.4%	37.7%
1971	48.2%	37.6%
1972	48%	37.5%
1973	47.7%	37.3%
1974	47.4%	37.2%
1975	46.9%	37.1%
1976	46.4%	36.9%
1977	45.8%	36.7%
1978	45.2%	36.3%
1979	44.8%	35.9%
1980	44.3%	35.5%
1981	43.9%	35.2%
1982	43.5%	34.9%
1983	43.1%	34.6%
1984	42.8%	34.3%
1985	42.5%	34%
1986	42.3%	33.8%
1987	42.2%	33.6%
1988	42%	33.4%
1989	41.9%	33.2%
1990	41.8%	33%
1991	41.8%	32.9%
1992	41.6%	32.7%
1993	41.4%	32.5%
1994	41.2%	32.3%
1995	41.1%	32.1%
1996	40.8%	31.8%
1997	40.5%	31.5%
1998	40.1%	31.1%
1999	39.6%	30.8%
2000	39.2%	30.4%
2001	38.8%	30%
2002	38.4%	29.6%
2003	38%	29.2%
2004	37.6%	28.8%
2005	37.2%	28.5%
2006	36.9%	28.1%
2007	36.6%	27.9%
2008	36.3%	27.6%
2009	36%	27.5%
2010	35.6%	27.3%
2011	35.2%	27.1%
2012	34.8%	27%
2013	34.4%	26.9%
2014	34.1%	26.8%
2015	33.5%	26.6%
2016	32.9%	26.5%
2017	32.3%	26.4%
2018	31.8%	26.2%
2019	31.3%	26%
2020	30.7%	25.8%
2021	30%	25.6%
2022	29.3%	25.3%
2023	28.6%	25%
2024	27.9%	24.7%
2025	27.1%	24.4%
2026	26.4%	24.1%
2027	25.7%	23.8%
2028	25%	23.4%
2029	24.4%	23.1%
2030	23.8%	22.8%
2031	23.3%	22.6%
2032	22.7%	22.3%
2033	22.2%	22.1%
2034	21.8%	21.9%
2035	21.5%	21.7%
2036	21.4%	21.6%
2037	21.4%	21.5%
2038	21.3%	21.4%
2039	21.2%	21.3%
2040	21.2%	21.2%
2041	21.1%	21.1%
2042	21%	21%
2043	20.9%	21%
2044	20.7%	20.9%
2045	20.6%	20.8%
2046	20.4%	20.7%
2047	20.3%	20.7%
2048	20.1%	20.6%
2049	19.9%	20.5%
2050	19.6%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in the Philippines was 48.4% in 1960, 41.4% in 1993, and 27.9% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of the Philippines.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in the Philippines, excluding migration, has been +1.31% annually. On average, 1,427,970 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Philippines
1960	1,036,017
1961	1,064,377
1962	1,091,953
1963	1,116,591
1964	1,131,586
1965	1,146,094
1966	1,156,498
1967	1,166,704
1968	1,172,146
1969	1,186,306
1970	1,198,944
1971	1,210,256
1972	1,206,414
1973	1,206,285
1974	1,218,884
1975	1,239,069
1976	1,258,286
1977	1,314,002
1978	1,364,661
1979	1,394,056
1980	1,413,735
1981	1,436,599
1982	1,485,790
1983	1,542,194
1984	1,579,872
1985	1,614,042
1986	1,631,491
1987	1,671,330
1988	1,707,402
1989	1,728,354
1990	1,749,622
1991	1,782,165
1992	1,769,259
1993	1,788,414
1994	1,813,827
1995	1,846,900
1996	1,849,587
1997	1,861,098
1998	1,870,371
1999	1,894,147
2000	1,902,330
2001	1,931,169
2002	1,919,556
2003	1,922,904
2004	1,924,265
2005	1,918,484
2006	1,960,246
2007	1,964,673
2008	2,007,584
2009	2,025,580
2010	2,030,979
2011	2,018,419
2012	1,979,568
2013	1,944,758
2014	1,851,828
2015	1,827,180
2016	1,718,232
2017	1,622,444
2018	1,495,843
2019	1,352,703
2020	1,253,741
2021	917,928
2022	1,115,825
2023	1,123,981

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in the Philippines was 84 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.08% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -33.9% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Philippines	World
1985	204	460
1986	199	438
1987	191	429
1988	184	414
1989	177	401
1990	173	391
1991	172	395
1992	160	395
1993	155	389
1994	151	382
1995	147	371
1996	141	366
1997	138	358
1998	135	360
1999	130	340
2000	127	328
2001	132	321
2002	126	311
2003	127	301
2004	122	291
2005	118	283
2006	129	276
2007	123	269
2008	123	264
2009	122	258
2010	117	253
2011	115	247
2012	110	239
2013	110	235
2014	106	231
2015	104	228
2016	98	220
2017	86	215
2018	92	211
2019	92	207
2020	88	211
2021	153	242
2022	92	203
2023	84	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in the Philippines was 26.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 2.69% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 36.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Philippines	World
1960	10.1%	18.5%
1961	9.8%	18.1%
1962	9.54%	17.8%
1963	9.33%	17.5%
1964	9.13%	17.7%
1965	8.95%	17.5%
1966	8.78%	17.3%
1967	8.62%	17%
1968	8.48%	16.5%
1969	8.37%	15.5%
1970	8.28%	15.2%
1971	8.21%	15.1%
1972	8.18%	14.4%
1973	8.17%	14.1%
1974	8.17%	13.7%
1975	8.17%	13.4%
1976	8.15%	13%
1977	8.11%	12.5%
1978	8.06%	12.1%
1979	7.99%	11.7%
1980	7.9%	11.4%
1981	7.8%	11%
1982	7.69%	10.8%
1983	7.56%	10.6%
1984	7.4%	10.4%
1985	7.21%	10.1%
1986	6.96%	9.81%
1987	6.66%	9.47%
1988	6.32%	9.31%
1989	5.96%	9.02%
1990	5.6%	8.81%
1991	5.27%	8.66%
1992	4.98%	8.46%
1993	4.73%	8.19%
1994	4.51%	7.98%
1995	4.31%	7.76%
1996	4.14%	7.52%
1997	4%	7.28%
1998	3.88%	7.05%
1999	3.78%	6.76%
2000	3.69%	6.48%
2001	3.61%	6.21%
2002	3.52%	5.94%
2003	3.44%	5.65%
2004	3.36%	5.43%
2005	3.28%	5.16%
2006	3.21%	4.92%
2007	3.14%	4.7%
2008	3.07%	4.5%
2009	3.01%	4.31%
2010	2.96%	4.11%
2011	2.91%	3.97%
2012	2.87%	3.77%
2013	2.83%	3.61%
2014	2.8%	3.48%
2015	2.78%	3.35%
2016	2.78%	3.23%
2017	2.78%	3.11%
2018	2.79%	2.97%
2019	2.8%	2.86%
2020	2.79%	2.75%
2021	2.77%	2.66%
2022	2.73%	2.59%
2023	2.69%	2.49%