Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Philippines, 2002

Philippines
2002
Total fertility rate: 3.65
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Philippines was 3.65 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (199 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 2,370,297 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.65
Births
2,370,297
Births per 1,000 people
28.5
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.67
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.0
Population
83,068,888
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%1,406
15-1945.06.2%198,118
20-24178.124.4%677,715
25-29199.227.3%645,692
30-34157.421.5%462,620
35-39101.613.9%274,602
40-4441.75.7%97,380
45-496.80.9%12,289
50-540.30.0%475