Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Philippines, 1979

Philippines
1979
Total fertility rate: 5.26
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Philippines was 5.26 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (271 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.8 years old. In total, 1,759,077 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.26
Births
1,759,077
Births per 1,000 people
37.6
Mean age of mothers
29.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.0
Population
46,807,103
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%2,079
15-1961.85.9%176,306
20-24233.922.2%543,350
25-29270.525.7%483,596
30-34227.121.6%297,732
35-39166.215.8%174,948
40-4475.87.2%69,513
45-4914.91.4%11,106
50-540.70.1%448