Fertility & birth rates in Philippines and Romania

Fertility rate in Philippines vs Romania chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Philippines was 1.92 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.71 in Romania in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Philippines	Romania
1960	7	2.34
1961	6.99	2.17
1962	6.98	2.04
1963	6.95	2.01
1964	6.89	1.96
1965	6.8	1.91
1966	6.69	1.9
1967	6.57	3.66
1968	6.45	3.63
1969	6.33	3.19
1970	6.22	2.89
1971	6.08	2.67
1972	5.94	2.55
1973	5.79	2.44
1974	5.69	2.71
1975	5.6	2.59
1976	5.51	2.54
1977	5.44	2.57
1978	5.39	2.52
1979	5.26	2.49
1980	5.11	2.43
1981	4.97	2.36
1982	4.92	2.17
1983	4.87	2.06
1984	4.77	2.26
1985	4.66	2.31
1986	4.56	2.39
1987	4.51	2.38
1988	4.45	2.3
1989	4.37	2.22
1990	4.32	1.83
1991	4.27	1.59
1992	4.16	1.51
1993	4.1	1.43
1994	4.08	1.4
1995	4.07	1.33
1996	4	1.3
1997	3.94	1.32
1998	3.88	1.32
1999	3.83	1.3
2000	3.75	1.31
2001	3.72	1.27
2002	3.65	1.27
2003	3.59	1.3
2004	3.52	1.33
2005	3.45	1.4
2006	3.47	1.42
2007	3.4	1.45
2008	3.4	1.6
2009	3.38	1.66
2010	3.32	1.59
2011	3.24	1.47
2012	3.14	1.52
2013	3.04	1.46
2014	2.89	1.56
2015	2.83	1.62
2016	2.68	1.69
2017	2.53	1.78
2018	2.38	1.76
2019	2.22	1.77
2020	2.08	1.8
2021	1.95	1.81
2022	1.93	1.71
2023	1.92	1.71
2024	1.89	1.71
2025	1.88	1.71
2026	1.86	1.7
2027	1.85	1.7
2028	1.84	1.7
2029	1.83	1.7
2030	1.82	1.7
2031	1.81	1.7
2032	1.81	1.7
2033	1.8	1.69
2034	1.8	1.69
2035	1.79	1.69
2036	1.79	1.69
2037	1.78	1.69
2038	1.78	1.69
2039	1.77	1.69
2040	1.77	1.69
2041	1.76	1.68
2042	1.76	1.68
2043	1.76	1.68
2044	1.75	1.68
2045	1.75	1.68
2046	1.75	1.68
2047	1.75	1.68
2048	1.74	1.68
2049	1.74	1.68
2050	1.74	1.68

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Philippines	Romania
1960	48.4%	28.1%
1961	48.8%	28%
1962	49.1%	27.7%
1963	49.2%	27.3%
1964	49.2%	26.7%
1965	49.2%	26%
1966	49.1%	25.2%
1967	49%	25%
1968	48.8%	25.1%
1969	48.6%	25.1%
1970	48.4%	25.1%
1971	48.2%	24.9%
1972	48%	24.9%
1973	47.7%	24.9%
1974	47.4%	25.1%
1975	46.9%	25.3%
1976	46.4%	25.7%
1977	45.8%	26%
1978	45.2%	26.3%
1979	44.8%	26.5%
1980	44.3%	26.8%
1981	43.9%	27.1%
1982	43.5%	26.8%
1983	43.1%	25.9%
1984	42.8%	25.1%
1985	42.5%	24.6%
1986	42.3%	24.3%
1987	42.2%	24%
1988	42%	23.9%
1989	41.9%	23.7%
1990	41.8%	23.3%
1991	41.8%	22.8%
1992	41.6%	22.2%
1993	41.4%	21.6%
1994	41.2%	21%
1995	41.1%	20.5%
1996	40.8%	20%
1997	40.5%	19.6%
1998	40.1%	19.3%
1999	39.6%	19.1%
2000	39.2%	18.6%
2001	38.8%	18.1%
2002	38.4%	17.5%
2003	38%	16.9%
2004	37.6%	16.4%
2005	37.2%	16%
2006	36.9%	15.8%
2007	36.6%	15.7%
2008	36.3%	15.7%
2009	36%	15.7%
2010	35.6%	15.7%
2011	35.2%	15.8%
2012	34.8%	15.7%
2013	34.4%	15.7%
2014	34.1%	15.7%
2015	33.5%	15.7%
2016	32.9%	15.7%
2017	32.3%	15.8%
2018	31.8%	15.9%
2019	31.3%	16%
2020	30.7%	16.1%
2021	30%	16.1%
2022	29.3%	16%
2023	28.6%	15.9%
2024	27.9%	15.7%
2025	27.1%	15.6%
2026	26.4%	15.4%
2027	25.7%	15.3%
2028	25%	15.2%
2029	24.4%	15.1%
2030	23.8%	15%
2031	23.3%	14.9%
2032	22.7%	14.7%
2033	22.2%	14.6%
2034	21.8%	14.4%
2035	21.5%	14.4%
2036	21.4%	14.3%
2037	21.4%	14.3%
2038	21.3%	14.3%
2039	21.2%	14.2%
2040	21.2%	14.2%
2041	21.1%	14.3%
2042	21%	14.3%
2043	20.9%	14.3%
2044	20.7%	14.3%
2045	20.6%	14.4%
2046	20.4%	14.4%
2047	20.3%	14.4%
2048	20.1%	14.4%
2049	19.9%	14.4%
2050	19.6%	14.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 27.9% of the population in the Philippines and 15.7% in Romania in 2024, compared to 41.8% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Philippines and Romania compared.

Natural population change in Philippines vs Romania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.31% in the Philippines and -0.4% in Romania. 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
	Philippines	Romania
1960	1,036,017	191,431
1961	1,064,377	163,286
1962	1,091,953	130,736
1963	1,116,591	139,104
1964	1,131,586	134,326
1965	1,146,094	114,190
1966	1,156,498	115,293
1967	1,166,704	347,709
1968	1,172,146	338,577
1969	1,186,306	264,120
1970	1,198,944	234,905
1971	1,210,256	206,662
1972	1,206,414	198,316
1973	1,206,285	175,020
1974	1,218,884	235,530
1975	1,239,069	219,324
1976	1,258,286	213,361
1977	1,314,002	215,385
1978	1,364,661	204,148
1979	1,394,056	194,397
1980	1,413,735	168,776
1981	1,436,599	156,472
1982	1,485,790	119,121
1983	1,542,194	87,986
1984	1,579,872	117,731
1985	1,614,042	111,392
1986	1,631,491	134,737
1987	1,671,330	128,517
1988	1,707,402	126,817
1989	1,728,354	122,756
1990	1,749,622	69,605
1991	1,782,165	25,301
1992	1,769,259	-4,559
1993	1,788,414	-13,658
1994	1,813,827	-18,184
1995	1,846,900	-36,295
1996	1,849,587	-56,548
1997	1,861,098	-42,853
1998	1,870,371	-33,761
1999	1,894,147	-31,461
2000	1,902,330	-22,443
2001	1,931,169	-37,625
2002	1,919,556	-58,673
2003	1,922,904	-56,093
2004	1,924,265	-42,904
2005	1,918,484	-40,508
2006	1,960,246	-38,148
2007	1,964,673	-37,590
2008	2,007,584	-30,806
2009	2,025,580	-34,625
2010	2,030,979	-46,567
2011	2,018,419	-56,413
2012	1,979,568	-54,157
2013	1,944,758	-59,951
2014	1,851,828	-55,745
2015	1,827,180	-59,447
2016	1,718,232	-53,196
2017	1,622,444	-50,930
2018	1,495,843	-62,316
2019	1,352,703	-60,053
2020	1,253,741	-100,179
2021	917,928	-141,504
2022	1,115,825	-93,338
2023	1,123,981	-89,580

Maternal mortality chart: Philippines vs Romania

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 84 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Philippines, compared to 12 deaths in Romania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Philippines	Romania
1985	204	184
1986	199	180
1987	191	173
1988	184	159
1989	177	143
1990	173	118
1991	172	104
1992	160	95
1993	155	87
1994	151	80
1995	147	75
1996	141	72
1997	138	66
1998	135	58
1999	130	51
2000	127	45
2001	132	41
2002	126	38
2003	127	35
2004	122	32
2005	118	30
2006	129	27
2007	123	25
2008	123	25
2009	122	25
2010	117	23
2011	115	20
2012	110	19
2013	110	18
2014	106	18
2015	104	18
2016	98	17
2017	86	17
2018	92	15
2019	92	14
2020	88	16
2021	153	20
2022	92	13
2023	84	12

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.69% in the Philippines and 0.66% in Romania. 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
	Philippines	Romania
1960	10.1%	8.82%
1961	9.8%	7.98%
1962	9.54%	6.98%
1963	9.33%	6.03%
1964	9.13%	5.45%
1965	8.95%	5.44%
1966	8.78%	5.83%
1967	8.62%	6.27%
1968	8.48%	6.44%
1969	8.37%	6.23%
1970	8.28%	5.69%
1971	8.21%	5.06%
1972	8.18%	4.64%
1973	8.17%	4.49%
1974	8.17%	4.43%
1975	8.17%	4.27%
1976	8.15%	4.05%
1977	8.11%	3.86%
1978	8.06%	3.76%
1979	7.99%	3.68%
1980	7.9%	3.57%
1981	7.8%	3.44%
1982	7.69%	3.28%
1983	7.56%	3.14%
1984	7.4%	3.08%
1985	7.21%	3.16%
1986	6.96%	3.33%
1987	6.66%	3.45%
1988	6.32%	3.43%
1989	5.96%	3.31%
1990	5.6%	3.14%
1991	5.27%	2.97%
1992	4.98%	2.84%
1993	4.73%	2.79%
1994	4.51%	2.76%
1995	4.31%	2.73%
1996	4.14%	2.68%
1997	4%	2.58%
1998	3.88%	2.44%
1999	3.78%	2.29%
2000	3.69%	2.16%
2001	3.61%	2.06%
2002	3.52%	2.01%
2003	3.44%	1.99%
2004	3.36%	1.94%
2005	3.28%	1.82%
2006	3.21%	1.66%
2007	3.14%	1.51%
2008	3.07%	1.4%
2009	3.01%	1.31%
2010	2.96%	1.24%
2011	2.91%	1.18%
2012	2.87%	1.12%
2013	2.83%	1.05%
2014	2.8%	0.99%
2015	2.78%	0.92%
2016	2.78%	0.85%
2017	2.78%	0.79%
2018	2.79%	0.73%
2019	2.8%	0.68%
2020	2.79%	0.66%
2021	2.77%	0.65%
2022	2.73%	0.66%
2023	2.69%	0.66%