Palau vs Philippines: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Palau
1.83 children per women
in 2023
Philippines
1.84 children per women
in 2023
Palau rank
124th
Philippines rank
123rd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Palau
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 1.84 children per women against 1.83 children per women in Palau, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Palau ahead.
Palau ranks 124th and Philippines ranks 123rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.04 children per women | 5.89 children per women | 0.1427 children per women | Palau |
| 1960s | 6.06 children per women | 5.91 children per women | 0.1518 children per women | Palau |
| 1970s | 4.5 children per women | 5.07 children per women | 0.5697 children per women | Philippines |
| 1980s | 2.85 children per women | 4.28 children per women | 1.44 children per women | Philippines |
| 1990s | 2.32 children per women | 3.8 children per women | 1.48 children per women | Philippines |
| 2000s | 1.84 children per women | 3.35 children per women | 1.51 children per women | Philippines |
| 2010s | 1.91 children per women | 2.7 children per women | 0.7883 children per women | Philippines |
| 2020s | 1.86 children per women | 1.88 children per women | 0.0294 children per women | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Palau or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 1.84 children per women against 1.83 children per women in Palau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Palau and Philippines?
- 0.01 children per women, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Palau and Philippines rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Palau ranks 124th 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).