Fertility & birth rates in Philippines and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate in Philippines vs Solomon Islands 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 3.56 in the Solomon Islands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Philippines vs the Solomon Islands 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	Solomon Islands
1960	7	7.07
1961	6.99	7.05
1962	6.98	7.04
1963	6.95	7.03
1964	6.89	7.05
1965	6.8	7.02
1966	6.69	7
1967	6.57	6.97
1968	6.45	6.95
1969	6.33	6.97
1970	6.22	6.98
1971	6.08	6.99
1972	5.94	6.99
1973	5.79	7
1974	5.69	7.01
1975	5.6	6.99
1976	5.51	6.95
1977	5.44	6.92
1978	5.39	6.87
1979	5.26	6.82
1980	5.11	6.77
1981	4.97	6.71
1982	4.92	6.64
1983	4.87	6.57
1984	4.77	6.49
1985	4.66	6.38
1986	4.56	6.26
1987	4.51	6.12
1988	4.45	5.99
1989	4.37	5.87
1990	4.32	5.74
1991	4.27	5.62
1992	4.16	5.51
1993	4.1	5.45
1994	4.08	5.4
1995	4.07	5.34
1996	4	5.22
1997	3.94	5.09
1998	3.88	4.98
1999	3.83	4.86
2000	3.75	4.76
2001	3.72	4.67
2002	3.65	4.6
2003	3.59	4.54
2004	3.52	4.47
2005	3.45	4.41
2006	3.47	4.39
2007	3.4	4.37
2008	3.4	4.36
2009	3.38	4.35
2010	3.32	4.34
2011	3.24	4.34
2012	3.14	4.33
2013	3.04	4.33
2014	2.89	4.36
2015	2.83	4.29
2016	2.68	4.2
2017	2.53	4.06
2018	2.38	3.93
2019	2.22	3.8
2020	2.08	3.75
2021	1.95	3.69
2022	1.93	3.62
2023	1.92	3.56
2024	1.89	3.51
2025	1.88	3.47
2026	1.86	3.42
2027	1.85	3.37
2028	1.84	3.32
2029	1.83	3.28
2030	1.82	3.24
2031	1.81	3.2
2032	1.81	3.16
2033	1.8	3.12
2034	1.8	3.08
2035	1.79	3.04
2036	1.79	3
2037	1.78	2.97
2038	1.78	2.94
2039	1.77	2.91
2040	1.77	2.88
2041	1.76	2.84
2042	1.76	2.82
2043	1.76	2.79
2044	1.75	2.76
2045	1.75	2.73
2046	1.75	2.71
2047	1.75	2.68
2048	1.74	2.66
2049	1.74	2.63
2050	1.74	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Philippines	Solomon Islands
1960	48.4%	46.3%
1961	48.8%	46.1%
1962	49.1%	46%
1963	49.2%	45.9%
1964	49.2%	45.8%
1965	49.2%	45.9%
1966	49.1%	46%
1967	49%	46.2%
1968	48.8%	46.4%
1969	48.6%	46.6%
1970	48.4%	46.7%
1971	48.2%	46.8%
1972	48%	46.9%
1973	47.7%	47.1%
1974	47.4%	47.5%
1975	46.9%	47.9%
1976	46.4%	48.2%
1977	45.8%	48.3%
1978	45.2%	48.3%
1979	44.8%	48.3%
1980	44.3%	48.3%
1981	43.9%	48.2%
1982	43.5%	48.1%
1983	43.1%	47.9%
1984	42.8%	47.8%
1985	42.5%	47.5%
1986	42.3%	47.3%
1987	42.2%	46.9%
1988	42%	46.6%
1989	41.9%	46.2%
1990	41.8%	45.8%
1991	41.8%	45.4%
1992	41.6%	45.1%
1993	41.4%	44.8%
1994	41.2%	44.5%
1995	41.1%	44.3%
1996	40.8%	44%
1997	40.5%	43.8%
1998	40.1%	43.5%
1999	39.6%	43.2%
2000	39.2%	42.9%
2001	38.8%	42.5%
2002	38.4%	42.2%
2003	38%	41.9%
2004	37.6%	41.7%
2005	37.2%	41.5%
2006	36.9%	41.3%
2007	36.6%	41.2%
2008	36.3%	41.2%
2009	36%	41.1%
2010	35.6%	41%
2011	35.2%	40.8%
2012	34.8%	40.7%
2013	34.4%	40.4%
2014	34.1%	40.2%
2015	33.5%	40%
2016	32.9%	39.7%
2017	32.3%	39.4%
2018	31.8%	39%
2019	31.3%	38.7%
2020	30.7%	38.4%
2021	30%	38.1%
2022	29.3%	37.7%
2023	28.6%	37.4%
2024	27.9%	37%
2025	27.1%	36.6%
2026	26.4%	36.1%
2027	25.7%	35.7%
2028	25%	35.2%
2029	24.4%	34.7%
2030	23.8%	34.3%
2031	23.3%	33.9%
2032	22.7%	33.5%
2033	22.2%	33.2%
2034	21.8%	32.9%
2035	21.5%	32.7%
2036	21.4%	32.4%
2037	21.4%	32.2%
2038	21.3%	31.9%
2039	21.2%	31.7%
2040	21.2%	31.5%
2041	21.1%	31.2%
2042	21%	31%
2043	20.9%	30.7%
2044	20.7%	30.4%
2045	20.6%	30.2%
2046	20.4%	29.9%
2047	20.3%	29.6%
2048	20.1%	29.3%
2049	19.9%	29%
2050	19.6%	28.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 27.9% of the population in the Philippines and 37% in the Solomon Islands in 2024, compared to 41.8% and 45.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Philippines and the Solomon Islands compared.

Natural population change in Philippines vs Solomon Islands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.31% in the Philippines and +2.38% in the Solomon Islands. 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	Solomon Islands
1960	1,036,017	4,119
1961	1,064,377	4,257
1962	1,091,953	4,408
1963	1,116,591	4,571
1964	1,131,586	4,747
1965	1,146,094	4,885
1966	1,156,498	5,028
1967	1,166,704	5,151
1968	1,172,146	5,285
1969	1,186,306	5,444
1970	1,198,944	5,575
1971	1,210,256	5,814
1972	1,206,414	6,074
1973	1,206,285	6,343
1974	1,218,884	6,612
1975	1,239,069	6,635
1976	1,258,286	7,058
1977	1,314,002	7,290
1978	1,364,661	7,598
1979	1,394,056	7,874
1980	1,413,735	8,156
1981	1,436,599	8,436
1982	1,485,790	8,720
1983	1,542,194	9,011
1984	1,579,872	9,299
1985	1,614,042	9,534
1986	1,631,491	9,656
1987	1,671,330	9,943
1988	1,707,402	10,142
1989	1,728,354	10,354
1990	1,749,622	10,561
1991	1,782,165	10,789
1992	1,769,259	11,029
1993	1,788,414	11,396
1994	1,813,827	11,771
1995	1,846,900	12,124
1996	1,849,587	12,328
1997	1,861,098	12,478
1998	1,870,371	12,658
1999	1,894,147	12,809
2000	1,902,330	12,938
2001	1,931,169	13,061
2002	1,919,556	13,195
2003	1,922,904	13,344
2004	1,924,265	13,444
2005	1,918,484	13,568
2006	1,960,246	13,799
2007	1,964,673	13,963
2008	2,007,584	14,225
2009	2,025,580	14,381
2010	2,030,979	14,604
2011	2,018,419	15,095
2012	1,979,568	15,585
2013	1,944,758	16,038
2014	1,851,828	16,652
2015	1,827,180	16,909
2016	1,718,232	17,027
2017	1,622,444	16,897
2018	1,495,843	16,790
2019	1,352,703	16,649
2020	1,253,741	16,488
2021	917,928	16,626
2022	1,115,825	17,253
2023	1,123,981	17,436

Maternal mortality chart: Philippines vs Solomon Islands

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 123 deaths in the Solomon Islands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Philippines	Solomon Islands
1985	204	209
1986	199	226
1987	191	200
1988	184	193
1989	177	188
1990	173	184
1991	172	178
1992	160	174
1993	155	173
1994	151	170
1995	147	168
1996	141	166
1997	138	164
1998	135	165
1999	130	164
2000	127	166
2001	132	167
2002	126	168
2003	127	167
2004	122	164
2005	118	161
2006	129	159
2007	123	163
2008	123	153
2009	122	152
2010	117	148
2011	115	147
2012	110	146
2013	110	147
2014	106	147
2015	104	146
2016	98	143
2017	86	140
2018	92	136
2019	92	135
2020	88	131
2021	153	153
2022	92	126
2023	84	123

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.69% in the Philippines and 2.06% in the Solomon Islands. 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	Solomon Islands
1960	10.1%	16.7%
1961	9.8%	16%
1962	9.54%	15.4%
1963	9.33%	14.7%
1964	9.13%	14%
1965	8.95%	13.3%
1966	8.78%	12.7%
1967	8.62%	12%
1968	8.48%	11.3%
1969	8.37%	10.6%
1970	8.28%	9.94%
1971	8.21%	9.29%
1972	8.18%	8.69%
1973	8.17%	8.12%
1974	8.17%	7.6%
1975	8.17%	7.9%
1976	8.15%	6.68%
1977	8.11%	6.29%
1978	8.06%	5.95%
1979	7.99%	5.64%
1980	7.9%	5.38%
1981	7.8%	5.14%
1982	7.69%	4.93%
1983	7.56%	4.74%
1984	7.4%	4.58%
1985	7.21%	4.42%
1986	6.96%	4.28%
1987	6.66%	4.16%
1988	6.32%	4.04%
1989	5.96%	3.93%
1990	5.6%	3.82%
1991	5.27%	3.72%
1992	4.98%	3.62%
1993	4.73%	3.52%
1994	4.51%	3.43%
1995	4.31%	3.35%
1996	4.14%	3.27%
1997	4%	3.21%
1998	3.88%	3.16%
1999	3.78%	3.11%
2000	3.69%	3.07%
2001	3.61%	3.03%
2002	3.52%	2.99%
2003	3.44%	2.97%
2004	3.36%	2.94%
2005	3.28%	2.91%
2006	3.21%	2.88%
2007	3.14%	2.85%
2008	3.07%	2.81%
2009	3.01%	2.76%
2010	2.96%	2.72%
2011	2.91%	2.67%
2012	2.87%	2.62%
2013	2.83%	2.58%
2014	2.8%	2.53%
2015	2.78%	2.49%
2016	2.78%	2.45%
2017	2.78%	2.41%
2018	2.79%	2.36%
2019	2.8%	2.3%
2020	2.79%	2.24%
2021	2.77%	2.18%
2022	2.73%	2.12%
2023	2.69%	2.06%