Mexico vs Philippines: Number of births, by world region
Mexico
2.04 million births
in 2023
Philippines
1.84 million births
in 2023
Mexico rank
13th
Philippines rank
14th
Number of births, by world region over time
- Mexico
- Philippines
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 2.04 million births against 1.84 million births in Philippines, a difference of 197,210 births.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 13th and Philippines ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.51 million births | 1.07 million births | 434,772 births | Mexico |
| 1960s | 1.98 million births | 1.41 million births | 561,914 births | Mexico |
| 1970s | 2.35 million births | 1.60 million births | 749,435 births | Mexico |
| 1980s | 2.42 million births | 1.98 million births | 434,798 births | Mexico |
| 1990s | 2.44 million births | 2.24 million births | 203,242 births | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2.33 million births | 2.42 million births | 86,011 births | Philippines |
| 2010s | 2.23 million births | 2.37 million births | 140,043 births | Philippines |
| 2020s | 2.07 million births | 1.85 million births | 222,328 births | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, by world region, Mexico or Philippines?
- Mexico, at 2.04 million births against 1.84 million births in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Mexico and Philippines?
- 197,210 births, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Philippines rank globally for number of births, by world region?
- Mexico ranks 13th and Philippines ranks 14th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.