Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Philippines, 2003

Philippines
2003
Total fertility rate: 3.59
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Philippines was 3.59 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (196 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 2,381,067 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.59
Births
2,381,067
Births per 1,000 people
28.1
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.64
Boys per 100 girls at birth
108.0
Population
84,731,835
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%1,446
15-1945.06.3%202,374
20-24175.124.4%683,019
25-29196.027.3%650,725
30-34154.921.6%460,160
35-3999.513.8%272,216
40-4440.75.7%98,225
45-496.50.9%12,427
50-540.30.0%478