Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Philippines, 1956

Philippines
1956
Total fertility rate: 7.05
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Philippines was 7.05 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (365 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 1,130,187 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.05
Births
1,130,187
Births per 1,000 people
47.4
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.0
Population
23,825,810
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-140.40.0%515
15-1969.34.9%89,094
20-24290.020.6%308,169
25-29365.025.9%305,919
30-34314.622.3%221,434
35-39246.817.5%146,608
40-44102.77.3%50,087
45-4921.11.5%8,079
50-541.00.1%283