Mexico vs Philippines: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Mexico
1.87 children per women
in 2023
Philippines
1.84 children per women
in 2023
Mexico rank
120th
Philippines rank
123rd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Mexico
- Philippines
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.87 children per women against 1.84 children per women in Philippines, a difference of 0.03 children per women.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.
Mexico ranks 120th and Philippines ranks 123rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.21 children per women | 5.89 children per women | 0.6861 children per women | Philippines |
| 1960s | 5.75 children per women | 5.91 children per women | 0.1551 children per women | Philippines |
| 1970s | 5.21 children per women | 5.07 children per women | 0.1387 children per women | Mexico |
| 1980s | 3.83 children per women | 4.28 children per women | 0.4541 children per women | Philippines |
| 1990s | 2.94 children per women | 3.8 children per women | 0.8662 children per women | Philippines |
| 2000s | 2.44 children per women | 3.35 children per women | 0.9172 children per women | Philippines |
| 2010s | 2.11 children per women | 2.7 children per women | 0.585 children per women | Philippines |
| 2020s | 1.91 children per women | 1.88 children per women | 0.0231 children per women | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Mexico or Philippines?
- Mexico, at 1.87 children per women against 1.84 children per women in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Mexico and Philippines?
- 0.03 children per women, 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 fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Mexico ranks 120th and Philippines ranks 123rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).