Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Philippines, 1985

Philippines
1985
Total fertility rate: 4.66
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Philippines was 4.66 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (246 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 2,024,329 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.66
Births
2,024,329
Births per 1,000 people
36.7
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.0
Population
55,213,006
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
10-140.50.1%1,750
15-1961.56.6%193,042
20-24218.423.3%626,557
25-29245.626.2%580,420
30-34199.221.3%361,148
35-39139.514.9%188,928
40-4458.66.3%60,881
45-4912.21.3%11,104
50-540.70.1%498