Philippines vs Saudi Arabia: Fertility rate

Fertility rate in 2023: 1.92 births per woman in Philippines and 2.28 births per woman in Saudi Arabia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 0.36 births per woman, or 1.19 times that in Philippines.

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births per woman · UN

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What the numbers say

Saudi Arabia has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Philippines.
In 2023, Philippines ranked 114 and Saudi Arabia ranked 89 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Philippines at 1.67 births per woman and Saudi Arabia at 1.72 births per woman in 2100.
The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.

Every year

births per woman · UN

Year	Philippines	Saudi Arabia	World
2023	1.92	2.28	2.25
2022	1.93	2.14	2.27
2021	1.95	2.17	2.29
2020	2.08	2.27	2.32
2019	2.22	2.49	2.4
2018	2.38	2.67	2.44
2017	2.53	2.67	2.5
2016	2.68	2.65	2.54
2015	2.83	2.63	2.54
2014	2.89	2.68	2.56
2013	3.04	2.67	2.57
2012	3.14	2.78	2.61
2011	3.24	2.8	2.59
2010	3.32	2.81	2.6
2009	3.38	2.95	2.62
2008	3.4	3.07	2.63
2007	3.4	3.19	2.62
2006	3.47	3.18	2.63
2005	3.45	3.16	2.63
2004	3.52	3.26	2.65
2003	3.59	3.47	2.66
2002	3.65	3.71	2.68
2001	3.72	3.96	2.71
2000	3.75	4.21	2.75
1999	3.83	4.35	2.75
1998	3.88	4.52	2.78
1997	3.94	4.66	2.81
1996	4	4.81	2.85
1995	4.07	4.99	2.89
1994	4.08	5.16	2.93
1993	4.1	5.33	2.98
1992	4.16	5.49	3.04
1991	4.27	5.64	3.13
1990	4.32	5.8	3.31
1989	4.37	5.97	3.35
1988	4.45	6.15	3.39
1987	4.51	6.34	3.48
1986	4.56	6.52	3.5
1985	4.66	6.65	3.51
1984	4.77	6.78	3.55
1983	4.87	6.88	3.58
1982	4.92	6.98	3.71
1981	4.97	7.07	3.71
1980	5.11	7.15	3.74
1979	5.26	7.23	3.77
1978	5.39	7.26	3.79
1977	5.44	7.3	3.85
1976	5.51	7.33	3.97
1975	5.6	7.37	4.08
1974	5.69	7.43	4.26
1973	5.79	7.48	4.42
1972	5.94	7.54	4.55
1971	6.08	7.56	4.68
1970	6.22	7.58	4.83
1969	6.33	7.6	4.87
1968	6.45	7.63	4.96
1967	6.57	7.66	4.85
1966	6.69	7.66	4.96
1965	6.8	7.66	5.07
1964	6.89	7.67	5.12
1963	6.95	7.65	5.31
1962	6.98	7.64	5.02
1961	6.99	7.63	4.57
1960	7	7.63	4.7
1959	7	7.62	4.74
1958	7	7.6	4.93
1957	7.03	7.6	5.07
1956	7.05	7.59	4.93
1955	7.07	7.59	5
1954	7.09	7.59	5
1953	7.1	7.59	4.92
1952	7.11	7.58	5
1951	7.12	7.58	4.82
1950	7.13	7.58	4.85

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Philippines	Saudi Arabia	World
2024	1.891.52–2.28	2.312.01–2.6	2.25
2025	1.881.46–2.29	2.291.93–2.67	2.24
2026	1.861.42–2.32	2.271.87–2.7	2.23
2027	1.851.37–2.34	2.251.79–2.71	2.22
2028	1.841.33–2.35	2.221.75–2.75	2.21
2029	1.831.32–2.36	2.21.69–2.76	2.2
2030	1.821.26–2.33	2.171.64–2.76	2.2
2031	1.811.25–2.36	2.151.58–2.77	2.19
2032	1.811.25–2.36	2.131.56–2.74	2.18
2033	1.81.23–2.36	2.111.52–2.77	2.17
2034	1.81.21–2.37	2.091.47–2.76	2.16
2035	1.791.23–2.37	2.071.43–2.81	2.15
2036	1.791.22–2.4	2.051.43–2.79	2.15
2037	1.781.18–2.39	2.031.39–2.77	2.14
2038	1.781.16–2.4	2.011.37–2.75	2.13
2039	1.771.17–2.41	21.35–2.69	2.13
2040	1.771.18–2.39	1.981.33–2.72	2.13
2041	1.761.15–2.39	1.971.31–2.73	2.12
2042	1.761.14–2.38	1.951.3–2.7	2.12
2043	1.761.14–2.39	1.941.27–2.67	2.12
2044	1.751.11–2.38	1.931.25–2.67	2.12
2045	1.751.13–2.4	1.931.24–2.7	2.12
2046	1.751.12–2.38	1.911.21–2.68	2.11
2047	1.751.12–2.38	1.91.19–2.68	2.11
2048	1.741.12–2.36	1.891.17–2.7	2.11
2049	1.741.13–2.34	1.891.16–2.68	2.1
2050	1.741.11–2.34	1.881.16–2.65	2.1
2051	1.731.09–2.33	1.871.17–2.65	2.09
2052	1.731.1–2.33	1.861.16–2.61	2.09
2053	1.731.08–2.34	1.851.12–2.61	2.08
2054	1.731.08–2.35	1.851.15–2.59	2.07
2055	1.731.06–2.33	1.841.16–2.58	2.07
2056	1.721.05–2.36	1.831.14–2.55	2.06
2057	1.721.04–2.35	1.831.12–2.55	2.05
2058	1.721.03–2.36	1.821.11–2.57	2.04
2059	1.711.06–2.34	1.821.1–2.57	2.04
2060	1.711.05–2.35	1.811.11–2.58	2.03
2061	1.711.05–2.36	1.811.1–2.54	2.02
2062	1.711.03–2.37	1.81.08–2.55	2.02
2063	1.711.05–2.36	1.81.07–2.54	2.01
2064	1.711.06–2.38	1.791.07–2.52	2
2065	1.711.05–2.39	1.791.09–2.51	2
2066	1.711.07–2.39	1.791.07–2.52	1.99
2067	1.711.07–2.38	1.781.07–2.52	1.98
2068	1.711.04–2.39	1.781.07–2.51	1.98
2069	1.711.05–2.38	1.771.08–2.51	1.97
2070	1.71.04–2.37	1.771.06–2.51	1.97
2071	1.71.04–2.37	1.771.05–2.5	1.96
2072	1.71.02–2.39	1.761.05–2.49	1.96
2073	1.71.04–2.39	1.761.04–2.5	1.95
2074	1.71.03–2.4	1.761.02–2.5	1.95
2075	1.71.01–2.4	1.751.02–2.5	1.94
2076	1.71.03–2.39	1.751.02–2.5	1.94
2077	1.71.03–2.42	1.751.01–2.5	1.94
2078	1.691.01–2.42	1.751.01–2.5	1.93
2079	1.691.01–2.41	1.751–2.49	1.93
2080	1.691.01–2.43	1.751.01–2.48	1.92
2081	1.691.02–2.45	1.751.02–2.48	1.92
2082	1.691.01–2.44	1.741.02–2.48	1.91
2083	1.691.03–2.43	1.741.01–2.48	1.91
2084	1.691.01–2.43	1.731.01–2.48	1.91
2085	1.691.01–2.41	1.731.01–2.48	1.9
2086	1.691–2.41	1.731–2.47	1.9
2087	1.691–2.41	1.730.99–2.48	1.89
2088	1.690.98–2.4	1.730.99–2.5	1.89
2089	1.690.99–2.42	1.730.98–2.5	1.88
2090	1.690.97–2.42	1.730.98–2.49	1.88
2091	1.681–2.4	1.730.97–2.5	1.88
2092	1.680.97–2.42	1.730.96–2.5	1.87
2093	1.680.98–2.4	1.730.95–2.5	1.87
2094	1.680.97–2.41	1.720.98–2.52	1.86
2095	1.680.95–2.42	1.720.98–2.51	1.86
2096	1.680.95–2.42	1.720.98–2.53	1.85
2097	1.670.96–2.42	1.720.97–2.51	1.85
2098	1.670.96–2.42	1.720.98–2.52	1.85
2099	1.670.96–2.44	1.720.98–2.54	1.84
2100	1.670.95–2.44	1.720.99–2.52	1.84

Each country on its own

Good to know

The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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Deaths in conflictsPhilippines: 194 deaths in 2022Saudi Arabia: 31 deaths in 2022