Philippines vs Viet Nam: Fertility rate, total

Philippines
1.89 births per woman
in 2024
Viet Nam
1.9 births per woman
in 2024
Philippines rank
110th
Viet Nam rank
109th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Philippines
  • Viet Nam
246196019922024

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 1.9 births per woman against 1.89 births per woman in Philippines, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Philippines ahead.

Philippines ranks 110th and Viet Nam ranks 109th of 218 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 6.77 births per woman 6.07 births per woman 0.6926 births per woman Philippines
1970s 5.69 births per woman 5.65 births per woman 0.0415 births per woman Philippines
1980s 4.72 births per woman 4.21 births per woman 0.5054 births per woman Philippines
1990s 4.07 births per woman 2.81 births per woman 1.25 births per woman Philippines
2000s 3.53 births per woman 1.95 births per woman 1.58 births per woman Philippines
2010s 2.83 births per woman 1.98 births per woman 0.8478 births per woman Philippines
2020s 1.95 births per woman 1.93 births per woman 0.026 births per woman Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Philippines or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 1.9 births per woman against 1.89 births per woman in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Philippines and Viet Nam?
0.01 births per woman, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Viet Nam?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Philippines and Viet Nam rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Philippines ranks 110th and Viet Nam ranks 109th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,258 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.