Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Philippines, 1983

Philippines
1983
Total fertility rate: 4.87
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Philippines was 4.87 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (254 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 1,937,889 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.87
Births
1,937,889
Births per 1,000 people
37.1
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.0
Population
52,194,620
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
10-140.40.0%1,419
15-1960.36.2%184,555
20-24225.623.1%610,836
25-29254.326.1%545,881
30-34209.121.4%344,800
35-39145.414.9%172,180
40-4466.56.8%66,361
45-4913.21.4%11,356
50-540.70.1%503