Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Philippines, 1987

Philippines
1987
Total fertility rate: 4.51
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Philippines was 4.51 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (241 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 2,088,331 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.51
Births
2,088,331
Births per 1,000 people
35.9
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.0
Population
58,157,496
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%1,370
15-1959.06.5%188,708
20-24212.923.5%629,946
25-29240.626.6%613,130
30-34191.021.1%380,130
35-39133.714.8%203,305
40-4455.96.2%61,137
45-4910.71.2%10,161
50-540.60.1%446