Fertility & birth rates in Philippines and Serbia

Fertility rate in Philippines vs Serbia 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 1.61 in Serbia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Philippines vs Serbia 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	Serbia
1960	7	2.15
1961	6.99	2.13
1962	6.98	2.11
1963	6.95	2.08
1964	6.89	2.07
1965	6.8	2.06
1966	6.69	2.04
1967	6.57	2.02
1968	6.45	2.01
1969	6.33	1.99
1970	6.22	1.97
1971	6.08	1.96
1972	5.94	1.95
1973	5.79	1.94
1974	5.69	1.93
1975	5.6	1.92
1976	5.51	1.91
1977	5.44	1.9
1978	5.39	1.89
1979	5.26	1.88
1980	5.11	1.86
1981	4.97	1.85
1982	4.92	1.84
1983	4.87	1.83
1984	4.77	1.81
1985	4.66	1.8
1986	4.56	1.78
1987	4.51	1.75
1988	4.45	1.72
1989	4.37	1.69
1990	4.32	1.65
1991	4.27	1.61
1992	4.16	1.57
1993	4.1	1.54
1994	4.08	1.51
1995	4.07	1.47
1996	4	1.44
1997	3.94	1.4
1998	3.88	1.37
1999	3.83	1.35
2000	3.75	1.48
2001	3.72	1.58
2002	3.65	1.57
2003	3.59	1.59
2004	3.52	1.57
2005	3.45	1.45
2006	3.47	1.43
2007	3.4	1.38
2008	3.4	1.4
2009	3.38	1.44
2010	3.32	1.4
2011	3.24	1.4
2012	3.14	1.45
2013	3.04	1.43
2014	2.89	1.46
2015	2.83	1.46
2016	2.68	1.46
2017	2.53	1.49
2018	2.38	1.49
2019	2.22	1.52
2020	2.08	1.48
2021	1.95	1.52
2022	1.93	1.59
2023	1.92	1.61
2024	1.89	1.61
2025	1.88	1.61
2026	1.86	1.62
2027	1.85	1.62
2028	1.84	1.62
2029	1.83	1.63
2030	1.82	1.63
2031	1.81	1.63
2032	1.81	1.63
2033	1.8	1.64
2034	1.8	1.64
2035	1.79	1.65
2036	1.79	1.65
2037	1.78	1.65
2038	1.78	1.65
2039	1.77	1.65
2040	1.77	1.65
2041	1.76	1.66
2042	1.76	1.66
2043	1.76	1.66
2044	1.75	1.66
2045	1.75	1.67
2046	1.75	1.67
2047	1.75	1.67
2048	1.74	1.67
2049	1.74	1.67
2050	1.74	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Philippines	Serbia
1960	48.4%	27.2%
1961	48.8%	27.1%
1962	49.1%	27%
1963	49.2%	26.7%
1964	49.2%	26.3%
1965	49.2%	25.8%
1966	49.1%	25.3%
1967	49%	24.7%
1968	48.8%	24.1%
1969	48.6%	23.5%
1970	48.4%	23%
1971	48.2%	22.5%
1972	48%	22.2%
1973	47.7%	22%
1974	47.4%	21.7%
1975	46.9%	21.5%
1976	46.4%	21.3%
1977	45.8%	21%
1978	45.2%	20.9%
1979	44.8%	20.7%
1980	44.3%	20.6%
1981	43.9%	20.6%
1982	43.5%	20.6%
1983	43.1%	20.5%
1984	42.8%	20.5%
1985	42.5%	20.3%
1986	42.3%	20.2%
1987	42.2%	20%
1988	42%	19.8%
1989	41.9%	19.6%
1990	41.8%	19.3%
1991	41.8%	19.1%
1992	41.6%	18.8%
1993	41.4%	18.6%
1994	41.2%	18.3%
1995	41.1%	18%
1996	40.8%	17.7%
1997	40.5%	17.4%
1998	40.1%	17.1%
1999	39.6%	16.7%
2000	39.2%	16.4%
2001	38.8%	16.1%
2002	38.4%	15.8%
2003	38%	15.6%
2004	37.6%	15.4%
2005	37.2%	15.2%
2006	36.9%	15%
2007	36.6%	14.9%
2008	36.3%	14.7%
2009	36%	14.6%
2010	35.6%	14.5%
2011	35.2%	14.4%
2012	34.8%	14.3%
2013	34.4%	14.3%
2014	34.1%	14.3%
2015	33.5%	14.3%
2016	32.9%	14.3%
2017	32.3%	14.3%
2018	31.8%	14.3%
2019	31.3%	14.3%
2020	30.7%	14.3%
2021	30%	14.3%
2022	29.3%	14.4%
2023	28.6%	14.4%
2024	27.9%	14.3%
2025	27.1%	14.3%
2026	26.4%	14.2%
2027	25.7%	14.1%
2028	25%	14.1%
2029	24.4%	14%
2030	23.8%	13.9%
2031	23.3%	13.8%
2032	22.7%	13.7%
2033	22.2%	13.6%
2034	21.8%	13.5%
2035	21.5%	13.4%
2036	21.4%	13.3%
2037	21.4%	13.3%
2038	21.3%	13.2%
2039	21.2%	13.2%
2040	21.2%	13.1%
2041	21.1%	13.1%
2042	21%	13.1%
2043	20.9%	13.1%
2044	20.7%	13.1%
2045	20.6%	13.1%
2046	20.4%	13.1%
2047	20.3%	13.1%
2048	20.1%	13.1%
2049	19.9%	13.1%
2050	19.6%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 27.9% of the population in the Philippines and 14.3% in Serbia in 2024, compared to 41.8% and 19.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Philippines and Serbia compared.

Natural population change in Philippines vs Serbia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.31% in the Philippines and -0.63% in Serbia. 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	Serbia
1960	1,036,017	63,642
1961	1,064,377	61,065
1962	1,091,953	59,307
1963	1,116,591	55,580
1964	1,131,586	54,185
1965	1,146,094	53,383
1966	1,156,498	53,338
1967	1,166,704	53,120
1968	1,172,146	51,653
1969	1,186,306	50,304
1970	1,198,944	48,343
1971	1,210,256	47,424
1972	1,206,414	48,248
1973	1,206,285	49,596
1974	1,218,884	51,583
1975	1,239,069	52,502
1976	1,258,286	51,399
1977	1,314,002	48,105
1978	1,364,661	43,636
1979	1,394,056	39,022
1980	1,413,735	36,273
1981	1,436,599	34,304
1982	1,485,790	30,603
1983	1,542,194	27,515
1984	1,579,872	23,815
1985	1,614,042	22,090
1986	1,631,491	19,407
1987	1,671,330	16,711
1988	1,707,402	13,852
1989	1,728,354	11,872
1990	1,749,622	7,416
1991	1,782,165	2,210
1992	1,769,259	-3,779
1993	1,788,414	-5,703
1994	1,813,827	-7,157
1995	1,846,900	-7,628
1996	1,849,587	-16,007
1997	1,861,098	-18,389
1998	1,870,371	-23,006
1999	1,894,147	-29,408
2000	1,902,330	-30,065
2001	1,931,169	-20,259
2002	1,919,556	-24,750
2003	1,922,904	-24,686
2004	1,924,265	-26,121
2005	1,918,484	-34,227
2006	1,960,246	-31,870
2007	1,964,673	-34,693
2008	2,007,584	-33,590
2009	2,025,580	-33,676
2010	2,030,979	-34,999
2011	2,018,419	-36,906
2012	1,979,568	-35,288
2013	1,944,758	-34,399
2014	1,851,828	-34,946
2015	1,827,180	-37,605
2016	1,718,232	-35,998
2017	1,622,444	-39,317
2018	1,495,843	-37,707
2019	1,352,703	-36,810
2020	1,253,741	-55,193
2021	917,928	-74,494
2022	1,115,825	-46,651
2023	1,123,981	-36,427

Maternal mortality chart: Philippines vs Serbia

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 11 deaths in Serbia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Philippines	Serbia
1985	204	15
1986	199	15
1987	191	15
1988	184	14
1989	177	14
1990	173	14
1991	172	14
1992	160	15
1993	155	16
1994	151	16
1995	147	17
1996	141	17
1997	138	17
1998	135	19
1999	130	17
2000	127	16
2001	132	15
2002	126	14
2003	127	14
2004	122	13
2005	118	13
2006	129	12
2007	123	12
2008	123	12
2009	122	12
2010	117	13
2011	115	13
2012	110	13
2013	110	13
2014	106	13
2015	104	13
2016	98	13
2017	86	13
2018	92	12
2019	92	12
2020	88	16
2021	153	26
2022	92	14
2023	84	11

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.69% in the Philippines and 0.52% in Serbia. 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	Serbia
1960	10.1%	-
1961	9.8%	-
1962	9.54%	-
1963	9.33%	-
1964	9.13%	-
1965	8.95%	-
1966	8.78%	-
1967	8.62%	-
1968	8.48%	-
1969	8.37%	-
1970	8.28%	-
1971	8.21%	-
1972	8.18%	-
1973	8.17%	-
1974	8.17%	-
1975	8.17%	-
1976	8.15%	-
1977	8.11%	-
1978	8.06%	-
1979	7.99%	-
1980	7.9%	-
1981	7.8%	-
1982	7.69%	-
1983	7.56%	-
1984	7.4%	4.07%
1985	7.21%	3.93%
1986	6.96%	3.78%
1987	6.66%	3.59%
1988	6.32%	3.36%
1989	5.96%	3.1%
1990	5.6%	2.85%
1991	5.27%	2.61%
1992	4.98%	2.43%
1993	4.73%	2.29%
1994	4.51%	2.14%
1995	4.31%	1.95%
1996	4.14%	1.74%
1997	4%	1.56%
1998	3.88%	1.42%
1999	3.78%	1.32%
2000	3.69%	1.26%
2001	3.61%	1.2%
2002	3.52%	1.14%
2003	3.44%	1.05%
2004	3.36%	0.97%
2005	3.28%	0.9%
2006	3.21%	0.85%
2007	3.14%	0.82%
2008	3.07%	0.79%
2009	3.01%	0.78%
2010	2.96%	0.76%
2011	2.91%	0.73%
2012	2.87%	0.71%
2013	2.83%	0.68%
2014	2.8%	0.66%
2015	2.78%	0.63%
2016	2.78%	0.61%
2017	2.78%	0.59%
2018	2.79%	0.58%
2019	2.8%	0.57%
2020	2.79%	0.55%
2021	2.77%	0.54%
2022	2.73%	0.53%
2023	2.69%	0.52%