Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate in Philippines
Philippines: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate was 1.89 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate in Philippines, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate in Philippines stood at 1.89 births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate in Philippines peaked at 7 births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.89 births per woman, in 2024.
Philippines ranks 110th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.77 births per woman | 6.33 births per woman | 7 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.69 births per woman | 5.25 births per woman | 6.22 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.72 births per woman | 4.37 births per woman | 5.11 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.07 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman | 4.32 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.53 births per woman | 3.38 births per woman | 3.75 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.83 births per woman | 2.21 births per woman | 3.31 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 births per woman | 1.89 births per woman | 2.08 births per woman | 5 |
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More population data for Philippines
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.7% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.22 million people (2100)
- Population density 383.08 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.7% (2100)
- Refugees by country of asylum 962 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.89 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.89 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.92 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.92 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate in Philippines?
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate in Philippines was 1.89 births per woman in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 7 births per woman in 1960.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.89 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Philippines rank for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Philippines ranks 110th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.