Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Philippines, 1996

Philippines
1996
Total fertility rate: 4.00
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Philippines was 4.00 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (219 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 2,263,953 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.00
Births
2,263,953
Births per 1,000 people
31.4
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.81
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.0
Population
72,190,242
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%1,493
15-1946.35.8%173,297
20-24190.623.8%614,471
25-29219.127.3%645,880
30-34172.821.5%466,973
35-39115.814.4%264,515
40-4448.76.1%85,977
45-498.21.0%10,954
50-540.40.1%394