Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Philippines, 1973

Philippines
1973
Total fertility rate: 5.79
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Philippines was 5.79 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (299 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 1,534,411 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.79
Births
1,534,411
Births per 1,000 people
38.1
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.44
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.0
Population
40,294,130
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
10-140.50.0%1,458
15-1961.55.3%142,769
20-24243.921.1%447,349
25-29299.425.9%399,398
30-34253.921.9%282,703
35-39194.516.8%184,760
40-4483.67.2%63,718
45-4918.61.6%11,729
50-541.00.1%525