Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Philippines, 1968

Philippines
1968
Total fertility rate: 6.45
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Philippines was 6.45 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (333 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.2 years old. In total, 1,466,196 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.45
Births
1,466,196
Births per 1,000 people
41.1
Mean age of mothers
30.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.0
Population
35,638,342
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
10-140.30.0%694
15-1962.54.9%121,576
20-24262.720.4%383,024
25-29332.625.8%404,514
30-34287.722.3%295,224
35-39227.317.6%185,720
40-4494.07.3%63,385
45-4920.21.6%11,577
50-541.00.1%483