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Philippines – Fertility Rate

Name: Philippines Fertility Rate
Creator: World Bank
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Average number of children a woman would bear over her lifetime if current age-specific fertility rates persisted. A rate below 2.1 is below replacement level. · World Bank

1.92 −0.01 from 2022 G20 rank: 110th · all-time high: 7.00 (1960)

APA

Philippines Fertility Rate. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/philippines/fertility-rate

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_philippines_fertility-rate,
  title = {Philippines Fertility Rate},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/philippines/fertility-rate},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	1.65	–	–
2025* trend	1.72	–	–
2023	1.92	−0.01	110th
2022	1.93	−0.02	108th
2021	1.95	−0.13	106th
2020	2.08	−0.14	116th
2019	2.22	−0.16	119th
2018	2.38	−0.15	123rd
2017	2.53	−0.15	130th
2016	2.68	−0.15	136th
2015	2.83	−0.07	141st
2014	2.89	−0.15	141st
2013	3.04	−0.10	148th
2012	3.14	−0.09	149th
2011	3.24	−0.08	152nd
2010	3.32	−0.06	154th
2009	3.38	−0.02	154th
2008	3.40	−0.00	154th
2007	3.40	−0.06	150th
2006	3.47	+0.02	152nd
2005	3.45	−0.08	151st
2004	3.52	−0.07	151st
2003	3.59	−0.06	152nd
2002	3.65	−0.07	150th
2001	3.72	−0.04	149th
2000	3.75	−0.07	147th
1999	3.83	−0.06	146th
1998	3.88	−0.06	146th
1997	3.94	−0.06	144th
1996	4.00	−0.06	145th
1995	4.07	−0.01	142nd
1994	4.08	−0.02	142nd
1993	4.10	−0.06	139th
1992	4.16	−0.11	137th
1991	4.27	−0.05	135th
1990	4.32	−0.04	132nd
1989	4.37	−0.08	130th
1988	4.45	−0.06	131st
1987	4.51	−0.05	129th
1986	4.56	−0.10	129th
1985	4.66	−0.11	130th
1984	4.77	−0.10	131st
1983	4.87	−0.05	130th
1982	4.92	−0.06	130th
1981	4.97	−0.14	128th
1980	5.11	−0.15	131st
1979	5.26	−0.14	133rd
1978	5.39	−0.05	132nd
1977	5.44	−0.06	130th
1976	5.51	−0.09	129th
1975	5.60	−0.10	126th
1974	5.69	−0.09	126th
1973	5.79	−0.15	128th
1972	5.94	−0.15	132nd
1971	6.08	−0.14	135th
1970	6.22	−0.12	137th
1969	6.33	−0.12	143rd
1968	6.45	−0.12	148th
1967	6.57	−0.12	155th
1966	6.69	−0.11	162nd
1965	6.80	−0.09	167th
1964	6.89	−0.07	173rd
1963	6.95	−0.03	175th
1962	6.98	−0.01	178th
1961	6.99	−0.00	181st
1960	7.00	–	181st

Show all years (1960–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +11.5% GDP growth 6.9% C/A balance 2.7%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

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Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

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Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

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Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid

Philippines's fertility rate stood at 1.92 in 2023, a decline of −0.01 from 2022. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates 1.72 by 2025.