Lebanon vs Philippines: Birth rate

Lebanon
16.14 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Philippines
16.02 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Lebanon rank
100th
Philippines rank
102nd

Birth rate over time

  • Lebanon
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 16.14 births per 1,000 people against 16.02 births per 1,000 people in Philippines, a difference of 0.12 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.

Lebanon ranks 100th and Philippines ranks 102nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Philippines Difference Ahead
1950s 40.52 births per 1,000 people 47.54 births per 1,000 people 7.02 births per 1,000 people Philippines
1960s 36.92 births per 1,000 people 44.11 births per 1,000 people 7.19 births per 1,000 people Philippines
1970s 32.2 births per 1,000 people 38.16 births per 1,000 people 5.96 births per 1,000 people Philippines
1980s 30.11 births per 1,000 people 36.44 births per 1,000 people 6.33 births per 1,000 people Philippines
1990s 23.94 births per 1,000 people 32.1 births per 1,000 people 8.16 births per 1,000 people Philippines
2000s 19.3 births per 1,000 people 27.84 births per 1,000 people 8.54 births per 1,000 people Philippines
2010s 18.65 births per 1,000 people 22.85 births per 1,000 people 4.2 births per 1,000 people Philippines
2020s 16.5 births per 1,000 people 16.3 births per 1,000 people 0.2 births per 1,000 people Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Lebanon or Philippines?
Lebanon, at 16.14 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 Lebanon and Philippines?
0.12 births per 1,000 people, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Philippines?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Philippines rank globally for birth rate?
Lebanon ranks 100th and Philippines ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); 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

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.