Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Philippines, 1988

Philippines
1988
Total fertility rate: 4.45
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Philippines was 4.45 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (238 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 2,125,063 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.45
Births
2,125,063
Births per 1,000 people
35.6
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.95
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.0
Population
59,739,052
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
10-140.30.0%1,009
15-1956.56.3%182,648
20-24210.823.6%632,359
25-29238.526.7%629,422
30-34188.221.1%393,097
35-39131.814.8%211,422
40-4456.56.3%64,934
45-4910.11.1%9,747
50-540.50.1%423