Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Philippines, 1981

Philippines
1981
Total fertility rate: 4.97
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Philippines was 4.97 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (258 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 1,817,419 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.97
Births
1,817,419
Births per 1,000 people
36.9
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.0
Population
49,311,727
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%2,315
15-1961.96.2%183,700
20-24225.622.7%567,954
25-29258.025.9%503,106
30-34215.421.6%317,981
35-39150.015.1%163,994
40-4469.57.0%66,757
45-4913.91.4%11,136
50-540.70.1%474