Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Philippines, 1998

Philippines
1998
Total fertility rate: 3.88
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Philippines was 3.88 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (215 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 2,291,723 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.88
Births
2,291,723
Births per 1,000 people
30.2
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.0
Population
75,791,024
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%1,346
15-1944.95.8%177,452
20-24185.923.9%626,848
25-29215.327.7%649,870
30-34168.221.6%467,593
35-39109.614.1%269,339
40-4444.75.7%87,056
45-497.91.0%11,754
50-540.40.1%464