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
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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) – 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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Indicator
Number of births, by world region
Unit
births
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of live births in a calendar year.