Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Philippines, 1972

Philippines
1972
Total fertility rate: 5.94
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Philippines was 5.94 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (306 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 1,525,319 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.94
Births
1,525,319
Births per 1,000 people
38.7
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.0
Population
39,408,560
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
10-140.70.1%1,868
15-1963.15.3%141,212
20-24248.621.0%438,335
25-29306.125.8%394,240
30-34261.522.0%288,499
35-39200.816.9%185,959
40-4485.17.2%62,748
45-4919.21.6%11,924
50-541.00.1%534