Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Philippines, 1978

Philippines
1978
Total fertility rate: 5.39
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Philippines was 5.39 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (277 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 1,722,772 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.39
Births
1,722,772
Births per 1,000 people
37.8
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.0
Population
45,575,281
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%2,262
15-1962.45.8%173,049
20-24235.121.8%522,454
25-29277.125.7%474,732
30-34232.821.6%286,827
35-39175.216.2%181,655
40-4478.87.3%70,303
45-4915.41.4%11,050
50-540.70.1%441