Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Philippines, 1997

Philippines
1997
Total fertility rate: 3.94
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Philippines was 3.94 children per woman in 1997 — 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, 2,277,739 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.94
Births
2,277,739
Births per 1,000 people
30.8
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.0
Population
73,908,810
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%1,384
15-1943.95.6%169,044
20-24188.023.8%618,375
25-29218.927.7%653,487
30-34171.021.7%469,759
35-39112.914.3%268,239
40-4446.15.8%85,665
45-498.01.0%11,358
50-540.40.1%429