Fertility & birth rates in Philippines and United States

Fertility rate in Philippines vs United States by year

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Philippines

United States

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Year	Fertility rate
	Philippines	United States
2023	1.92	1.62
2022	1.93	1.66
2021	1.95	1.66
2020	2.08	1.64
2019	2.22	1.71
2018	2.38	1.73
2017	2.53	1.77
2016	2.68	1.82
2015	2.83	1.84
2014	2.89	1.86
2013	3.04	1.86
2012	3.14	1.88
2011	3.24	1.89
2010	3.32	1.93
2009	3.38	2
2008	3.4	2.07
2007	3.4	2.12
2006	3.47	2.11
2005	3.45	2.06
2004	3.52	2.05
2003	3.59	2.05
2002	3.65	2.02
2001	3.72	2.03
2000	3.75	2.06
1999	3.83	2.01
1998	3.88	2
1997	3.94	1.97
1996	4	1.98
1995	4.07	1.98
1994	4.08	2
1993	4.1	2.02
1992	4.16	2.05
1991	4.27	2.06
1990	4.32	2.08
1989	4.37	2.01
1988	4.45	1.93
1987	4.51	1.87
1986	4.56	1.84
1985	4.66	1.84
1984	4.77	1.81
1983	4.87	1.8
1982	4.92	1.83
1981	4.97	1.81
1980	5.11	1.84
1979	5.26	1.81
1978	5.39	1.76
1977	5.44	1.79
1976	5.51	1.74
1975	5.6	1.77
1974	5.69	1.84
1973	5.79	1.88
1972	5.94	2.01
1971	6.08	2.27
1970	6.22	2.48
1969	6.33	2.46
1968	6.45	2.46
1967	6.57	2.56
1966	6.69	2.72
1965	6.8	2.91
1964	6.89	3.19
1963	6.95	3.32
1962	6.98	3.46
1961	6.99	3.62
1960	7	3.65

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 1.62 in the United States in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Philippines

United States

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Year	Natural population change
	Philippines	United States
2023	1,123,981	502,372
2022	1,115,825	399,926
2021	917,928	199,137
2020	1,253,741	208,862
2019	1,352,703	887,476
2018	1,495,843	955,022
2017	1,622,444	1,028,037
2016	1,718,232	1,197,627
2015	1,827,180	1,270,126
2014	1,851,828	1,357,281
2013	1,944,758	1,322,711
2012	1,979,568	1,411,822
2011	2,018,419	1,441,697
2010	2,030,979	1,548,182
2009	2,025,580	1,717,920
2008	2,007,584	1,794,154
2007	1,964,673	1,897,757
2006	1,960,246	1,849,955
2005	1,918,484	1,684,445
2004	1,924,265	1,698,271
2003	1,922,904	1,653,615
2002	1,919,556	1,581,938
2001	1,931,169	1,595,826
2000	1,902,330	1,664,758
1999	1,894,147	1,564,050
1998	1,870,371	1,573,857
1997	1,861,098	1,501,014
1996	1,849,587	1,510,137
1995	1,846,900	1,546,031
1994	1,813,827	1,633,302
1993	1,788,414	1,717,685
1992	1,769,259	1,875,328
1991	1,782,165	1,926,543
1990	1,749,622	2,026,068
1989	1,728,354	1,875,826
1988	1,707,402	1,735,943
1987	1,671,330	1,720,252
1986	1,631,491	1,656,917
1985	1,614,042	1,689,258
1984	1,579,872	1,627,192
1983	1,542,194	1,636,544
1982	1,485,790	1,714,317
1981	1,436,599	1,652,153
1980	1,413,735	1,608,450
1979	1,394,056	1,597,894
1978	1,364,661	1,402,283
1977	1,314,002	1,431,556
1976	1,258,286	1,264,604
1975	1,239,069	1,252,644
1974	1,218,884	1,218,968
1973	1,206,285	1,165,499
1972	1,206,414	1,301,355
1971	1,210,256	1,640,519
1970	1,198,944	1,824,965
1969	1,186,306	1,702,487
1968	1,172,146	1,565,507
1967	1,166,704	1,669,181
1966	1,156,498	1,749,387
1965	1,146,094	1,943,030
1964	1,131,586	2,245,099
1963	1,116,591	2,289,826
1962	1,091,953	2,406,337
1961	1,064,377	2,571,681
1960	1,036,017	2,565,530

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.98% in the Philippines and +0.15% in the United States.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +1.31% in the Philippines and +0.25% in the United States.

Birth rate in Philippines vs United States by year

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Philippines

United States

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Philippines	United States
2023	16	10.7
2022	16.1	11
2021	16.1	11
2020	17	10.9
2019	18.1	11.4
2018	19.4	11.6
2017	20.6	11.8
2016	21.8	12.2
2015	22.9	12.4
2014	23.4	12.5
2013	24.6	12.4
2012	25.2	12.6
2011	26	12.7
2010	26.6	13
2009	27	13.5
2008	27.1	14
2007	27	14.3
2006	27.4	14.3
2005	27.2	14
2004	27.6	14
2003	28.1	14.1
2002	28.5	14
2001	29.1	14.1
2000	29.3	14.4
1999	29.8	14.2
1998	30.2	14.3
1997	30.8	14.2
1996	31.4	14.4
1995	32.1	14.6
1994	32.3	15
1993	32.6	15.4
1992	33.1	15.8
1991	34.3	16.2
1990	34.5	16.7
1989	35	16.4
1988	35.6	16
1987	35.9	15.7
1986	36.2	15.6
1985	36.7	15.8
1984	37	15.6
1983	37.1	15.6
1982	36.9	15.9
1981	36.9	15.8
1980	37.2	15.9
1979	37.6	15.6
1978	37.8	15
1977	37.5	15.1
1976	37.2	14.6
1975	37.5	14.6
1974	37.7	14.8
1973	38.1	14.8
1972	38.7	15.6
1971	39.5	17.2
1970	40.1	18.4
1969	40.5	17.9
1968	41.1	17.6
1967	42.1	17.8
1966	43	18.4
1965	43.9	19.4
1964	44.8	21.1
1963	45.6	21.7
1962	46.2	22.4
1961	46.7	23.3
1960	47.2	23.7

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 16 in the Philippines and 10.7 in the United States, compared with 47.2 and 23.7, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Factual

UN forecast

United States

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Philippines	United States
2100	14.1%	14.4%
2099	14.1%	14.4%
2098	14.2%	14.4%
2097	14.2%	14.4%
2096	14.3%	14.4%
2095	14.3%	14.5%
2094	14.4%	14.5%
2093	14.4%	14.5%
2092	14.5%	14.5%
2091	14.6%	14.6%
2090	14.7%	14.6%
2089	14.8%	14.7%
2088	14.9%	14.7%
2087	15%	14.7%
2086	15.1%	14.8%
2085	15.2%	14.8%
2084	15.2%	14.8%
2083	15.3%	14.9%
2082	15.4%	14.9%
2081	15.5%	14.9%
2080	15.5%	14.9%
2079	15.6%	14.9%
2078	15.6%	14.9%
2077	15.7%	14.9%
2076	15.7%	14.9%
2075	15.7%	14.9%
2074	15.8%	14.9%
2073	15.8%	14.9%
2072	15.8%	14.9%
2071	15.8%	14.9%
2070	15.9%	14.9%
2069	15.9%	14.9%
2068	16%	14.9%
2067	16.1%	14.9%
2066	16.2%	14.9%
2065	16.3%	15%
2064	16.5%	15%
2063	16.6%	15%
2062	16.8%	15.1%
2061	17%	15.1%
2060	17.2%	15.2%
2059	17.5%	15.3%
2058	17.7%	15.4%
2057	18%	15.5%
2056	18.2%	15.5%
2055	18.5%	15.6%
2054	18.7%	15.7%
2053	19%	15.8%
2052	19.3%	15.8%
2051	19.5%	15.9%
2050	19.7%	15.9%
2049	20%	16%
2048	20.2%	16%
2047	20.3%	16%
2046	20.5%	16%
2045	20.7%	16%
2044	20.8%	16%
2043	20.9%	16%
2042	21%	16%
2041	21.1%	15.9%
2040	21.2%	15.9%
2039	21.3%	15.9%
2038	21.4%	15.9%
2037	21.4%	15.9%
2036	21.5%	15.9%
2035	21.6%	15.9%
2034	22%	15.9%
2033	22.5%	16%
2032	23%	16.1%
2031	23.6%	16.2%
2030	24.1%	16.3%
2029	24.7%	16.5%
2028	25.4%	16.6%
2027	26%	16.8%
2026	26.8%	17%
2025	27.5%	17.2%
2024	27.9%	17.3%
2023	28.6%	17.6%
2022	29.3%	17.9%
2021	30%	18.1%
2020	30.7%	18.4%
2019	31.3%	18.6%
2018	31.8%	18.8%
2017	32.3%	18.9%
2016	32.9%	19.1%
2015	33.5%	19.2%
2014	34.1%	19.3%
2013	34.4%	19.4%
2012	34.8%	19.5%
2011	35.2%	19.6%
2010	35.6%	19.7%
2009	36%	19.8%
2008	36.3%	19.9%
2007	36.6%	20%
2006	36.9%	20.2%
2005	37.2%	20.3%
2004	37.6%	20.5%
2003	38%	20.7%
2002	38.4%	20.9%
2001	38.8%	21%
2000	39.2%	21.2%
1999	39.6%	21.3%
1998	40.1%	21.4%
1997	40.5%	21.5%
1996	40.8%	21.7%
1995	41.1%	21.8%
1994	41.2%	21.9%
1993	41.4%	21.9%
1992	41.6%	21.8%
1991	41.8%	21.7%
1990	41.8%	21.6%
1989	41.9%	21.5%
1988	42%	21.3%
1987	42.2%	21.3%
1986	42.3%	21.3%
1985	42.5%	21.5%
1984	42.8%	21.7%
1983	43.1%	21.8%
1982	43.5%	22%
1981	43.9%	22.1%
1980	44.3%	22.4%
1979	44.8%	22.8%
1978	45.2%	23.2%
1977	45.8%	23.8%
1976	46.4%	24.4%
1975	46.9%	25.2%
1974	47.4%	25.9%
1973	47.7%	26.6%
1972	48%	27.4%
1971	48.2%	28%
1970	48.4%	28.6%
1969	48.6%	29%
1968	48.8%	29.5%
1967	49%	30%
1966	49.1%	30.4%
1965	49.2%	30.7%
1964	49.2%	30.9%
1963	49.2%	31.1%
1962	49.1%	31.3%
1961	48.8%	31.4%
1960	48.4%	31.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 27.9% of the population in the Philippines and 17.3% in the United States in 2024, compared to 41.8% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Philippines and the United States compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Philippines vs United States

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Philippines

United States

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Philippines	United States
2023	84	17
2022	92	20
2021	153	31
2020	88	22
2019	92	18
2018	92	18
2017	86	18
2016	98	18
2015	104	17
2014	106	17
2013	110	16
2012	110	16
2011	115	15
2010	117	15
2009	122	15
2008	123	14
2007	123	13
2006	129	13
2005	118	13
2004	122	13
2003	127	13
2002	126	13
2001	132	13
2000	127	12
1999	130	12
1998	135	11
1997	138	11
1996	141	11
1995	147	12
1994	151	11
1993	155	12
1992	160	11
1991	172	12
1990	173	12
1989	177	12
1988	184	12
1987	191	11
1986	199	11
1985	204	11

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 17 deaths in the United States.

U.S. figures are less comparable to other countries, because reporting changes between 2003 and 2018 doubled the number of maternal deaths captured in official records without an actual doubling in mortality, and coding was revised again in 2018.

Under-five mortality rates

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Philippines

United States

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Philippines	United States
2023	2.69%	0.65%
2022	2.73%	0.65%
2021	2.77%	0.65%
2020	2.79%	0.65%
2019	2.8%	0.65%
2018	2.79%	0.65%
2017	2.78%	0.66%
2016	2.78%	0.67%
2015	2.78%	0.68%
2014	2.8%	0.68%
2013	2.83%	0.69%
2012	2.87%	0.7%
2011	2.91%	0.72%
2010	2.96%	0.73%
2009	3.01%	0.75%
2008	3.07%	0.76%
2007	3.14%	0.77%
2006	3.21%	0.79%
2005	3.28%	0.8%
2004	3.36%	0.81%
2003	3.44%	0.81%
2002	3.52%	0.82%
2001	3.61%	0.83%
2000	3.69%	0.84%
1999	3.78%	0.86%
1998	3.88%	0.87%
1997	4%	0.89%
1996	4.14%	0.92%
1995	4.31%	0.95%
1994	4.51%	0.98%
1993	4.73%	1.01%
1992	4.98%	1.05%
1991	5.27%	1.09%
1990	5.6%	1.12%
1989	5.96%	1.16%
1988	6.32%	1.19%
1987	6.66%	1.21%
1986	6.96%	1.24%
1985	7.21%	1.27%
1984	7.4%	1.3%
1983	7.56%	1.34%
1982	7.69%	1.39%
1981	7.8%	1.44%
1980	7.9%	1.5%
1979	7.99%	1.56%
1978	8.06%	1.63%
1977	8.11%	1.71%
1976	8.15%	1.79%
1975	8.17%	1.88%
1974	8.17%	1.97%
1973	8.17%	2.06%
1972	8.18%	2.15%
1971	8.21%	2.24%
1970	8.28%	2.32%
1969	8.37%	2.41%
1968	8.48%	2.49%
1967	8.62%	2.57%
1966	8.78%	2.64%
1965	8.95%	2.71%
1964	9.13%	2.77%
1963	9.33%	2.83%
1962	9.54%	2.89%
1961	9.8%	2.95%
1960	10.1%	3.01%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.69% in the Philippines and 0.65% in the United States. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.