India vs Philippines: Fertility rate: births per woman
India
1.98 live births per woman
in 2023
Philippines
1.92 live births per woman
in 2023
India rank
117th
Philippines rank
120th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- India
- Philippines
How they compare
India currently reports 1.98 live births per woman against 1.92 live births per woman in Philippines, a difference of 0.06 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.
India ranks 117th and Philippines ranks 120th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.86 live births per woman | 7.07 live births per woman | 1.21 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 1960s | 5.88 live births per woman | 6.77 live births per woman | 0.8801 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 1970s | 5.24 live births per woman | 5.69 live births per woman | 0.4483 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 1980s | 4.47 live births per woman | 4.72 live births per woman | 0.2515 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 1990s | 3.7 live births per woman | 4.07 live births per woman | 0.3677 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 2000s | 3 live births per woman | 3.53 live births per woman | 0.531 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 2010s | 2.34 live births per woman | 2.83 live births per woman | 0.4894 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 2020s | 2.01 live births per woman | 1.97 live births per woman | 0.04 live births per woman | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, India or Philippines?
- India, at 1.98 live births per woman against 1.92 live births per woman in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between India and Philippines?
- 0.06 live births per woman, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Philippines?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do India and Philippines rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- India ranks 117th and Philippines ranks 120th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.