Average age, female in Philippines

Philippines: Average age, female was 29.06 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
29.06
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
81st
of 109 countries
All-time high
29.06
in 2019
All-time low
25.62
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Average age, female in Philippines, 1997–2019

01020301997200820191997: 25.61998: 25.91999: 26.32000: 26.82001: 27.12002: 27.42003: 27.12004: 26.12005: 26.32006: 26.92007: 26.52008: 26.72009: 26.92010: 27.12011: 27.12012: 27.22013: 27.22014: 27.22015: 27.22016: 282017: 28.52018: 28.82019: 29.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 29.06 for average age, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, female in Philippines peaked at 29.06 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.62, in 1997.

Philippines ranks 81st of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Average age, female in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Average age, female in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1997 25.62 —
1998 25.91 +1.2%
1999 26.29 +1.4%
2000 26.76 +1.8%
2001 27.08 +1.2%
2002 27.43 +1.3%
2003 27.08 -1.3%
2004 26.07 -3.7%
2005 26.25 +0.7%
2006 26.95 +2.7%
2007 26.5 -1.7%
2008 26.7 +0.8%
2009 26.9 +0.8%
2010 27.11 +0.8%
2011 27.15 +0.1%
2012 27.16 +0.0%
2013 27.17 +0.1%
2014 27.2 +0.1%
2015 27.16 -0.1%
2016 27.97 +3.0%
2017 28.54 +2.0%
2018 28.82 +1.0%
2019 29.06 +0.8%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 29.06 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.78, 81% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 29.06 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.64, 84% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.94 25.62 26.29 3
2000s 26.77 26.07 27.43 10
2010s 27.73 27.11 29.06 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 78 Guatemala 29.81 compare
  2. 79 Jamaica 29.71 compare
  3. 80 Cambodia 29.06 compare
  4. 82 Laos 28.9 compare
  5. 83 Venezuela 28.43 compare
  6. 84 Nicaragua 28.05 compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, female in Philippines?
Average age, female in Philippines was 29.06 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, female recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 29.06 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age, female recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 25.62 in 1997.
How does Philippines rank for average age, female?
Philippines ranks 81st out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age, female rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,558 data points, 1970–2021
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