Fertility in Philippines, 2001

Philippines
2001
Total fertility rate: 3.72
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Philippines was 3.72 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (200 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 2,372,487 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.72
Births
2,372,487
Births per 1,000 people
29.1
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.69
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.0
Population
81,401,488
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%1,687
15-1948.86.6%210,002
20-24180.524.3%671,138
25-29200.426.9%639,119
30-34159.221.4%463,577
35-39103.814.0%276,610
40-4443.65.9%97,980
45-496.90.9%11,936
50-540.30.0%440