India vs Philippines: Birth rate
India
16.15 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Philippines
16.02 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
India rank
99th
Philippines rank
102nd
Birth rate over time
- India
- Philippines
How they compare
India currently reports 16.15 births per 1,000 people against 16.02 births per 1,000 people in Philippines, a difference of 0.13 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.
India ranks 99th and Philippines ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.1 births per 1,000 people | 47.54 births per 1,000 people | 3.44 births per 1,000 people | Philippines |
| 1960s | 41.66 births per 1,000 people | 44.11 births per 1,000 people | 2.45 births per 1,000 people | Philippines |
| 1970s | 38.56 births per 1,000 people | 38.16 births per 1,000 people | 0.3987 births per 1,000 people | India |
| 1980s | 35.45 births per 1,000 people | 36.44 births per 1,000 people | 0.9882 births per 1,000 people | Philippines |
| 1990s | 30.07 births per 1,000 people | 32.1 births per 1,000 people | 2.04 births per 1,000 people | Philippines |
| 2000s | 24.77 births per 1,000 people | 27.84 births per 1,000 people | 3.07 births per 1,000 people | Philippines |
| 2010s | 19.36 births per 1,000 people | 22.85 births per 1,000 people | 3.5 births per 1,000 people | Philippines |
| 2020s | 16.43 births per 1,000 people | 16.3 births per 1,000 people | 0.129 births per 1,000 people | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, India or Philippines?
- India, at 16.15 births per 1,000 people against 16.02 births per 1,000 people in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between India and Philippines?
- 0.13 births per 1,000 people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do India and Philippines rank globally for birth rate?
- India ranks 99th and Philippines ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. 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 year per 1,000 people in the population.