Philippines vs United Arab Emirates: Fertility rate

Fertility rate in 2023: 1.92 births per woman in Philippines and 1.2 births per woman in United Arab Emirates, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Philippines, by 0.72 births per woman, or 1.6 times that in United Arab Emirates.

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births per woman · UN

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What the numbers say

Philippines has been higher since 1991, when it overtook United Arab Emirates.
In 2023, Philippines ranked 114 and United Arab Emirates ranked 212 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Philippines at 1.67 births per woman and United Arab Emirates at 1.46 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	United Arab Emirates	World
2023	1.92	1.2	2.25
2022	1.93	1.15	2.27
2021	1.95	1.16	2.29
2020	2.08	1.29	2.32
2019	2.22	1.25	2.4
2018	2.38	1.29	2.44
2017	2.53	1.35	2.5
2016	2.68	1.37	2.54
2015	2.83	1.42	2.54
2014	2.89	1.48	2.56
2013	3.04	1.53	2.57
2012	3.14	1.53	2.61
2011	3.24	1.54	2.59
2010	3.32	1.57	2.6
2009	3.38	1.58	2.62
2008	3.4	1.52	2.63
2007	3.4	1.79	2.62
2006	3.47	1.96	2.63
2005	3.45	2.23	2.63
2004	3.52	2.39	2.65
2003	3.59	2.49	2.66
2002	3.65	2.54	2.68
2001	3.72	2.62	2.71
2000	3.75	2.73	2.75
1999	3.83	2.79	2.75
1998	3.88	2.77	2.78
1997	3.94	2.83	2.81
1996	4	3.06	2.85
1995	4.07	3.28	2.89
1994	4.08	3.76	2.93
1993	4.1	3.82	2.98
1992	4.16	4.09	3.04
1991	4.27	4.25	3.13
1990	4.32	4.51	3.31
1989	4.37	4.65	3.35
1988	4.45	4.77	3.39
1987	4.51	4.88	3.48
1986	4.56	5	3.5
1985	4.66	5.13	3.51
1984	4.77	5.3	3.55
1983	4.87	5.48	3.58
1982	4.92	5.66	3.71
1981	4.97	5.81	3.71
1980	5.11	5.95	3.74
1979	5.26	6.06	3.77
1978	5.39	6.15	3.79
1977	5.44	6.22	3.85
1976	5.51	6.29	3.97
1975	5.6	6.35	4.08
1974	5.69	6.41	4.26
1973	5.79	6.46	4.42
1972	5.94	6.5	4.55
1971	6.08	6.52	4.68
1970	6.22	6.52	4.83
1969	6.33	6.52	4.87
1968	6.45	6.53	4.96
1967	6.57	6.51	4.85
1966	6.69	6.5	4.96
1965	6.8	6.5	5.07
1964	6.89	6.49	5.12
1963	6.95	6.5	5.31
1962	6.98	6.49	5.02
1961	6.99	6.49	4.57
1960	7	6.5	4.7
1959	7	6.5	4.74
1958	7	6.48	4.93
1957	7.03	6.49	5.07
1956	7.05	6.49	4.93
1955	7.07	6.5	5
1954	7.09	6.5	5
1953	7.1	6.5	4.92
1952	7.11	6.5	5
1951	7.12	6.5	4.82
1950	7.13	6.5	4.85

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Philippines	United Arab Emirates	World
2024	1.891.52–2.28	1.210.91–1.52	2.25
2025	1.881.46–2.29	1.210.87–1.54	2.24
2026	1.861.42–2.32	1.210.85–1.57	2.23
2027	1.851.37–2.34	1.210.82–1.58	2.22
2028	1.841.33–2.35	1.220.81–1.6	2.21
2029	1.831.32–2.36	1.220.79–1.62	2.2
2030	1.821.26–2.33	1.230.79–1.64	2.2
2031	1.811.25–2.36	1.230.78–1.65	2.19
2032	1.811.25–2.36	1.240.78–1.67	2.18
2033	1.81.23–2.36	1.250.77–1.7	2.17
2034	1.81.21–2.37	1.250.78–1.71	2.16
2035	1.791.23–2.37	1.260.76–1.73	2.15
2036	1.791.22–2.4	1.260.76–1.73	2.15
2037	1.781.18–2.39	1.270.75–1.72	2.14
2038	1.781.16–2.4	1.280.76–1.75	2.13
2039	1.771.17–2.41	1.280.76–1.74	2.13
2040	1.771.18–2.39	1.280.76–1.75	2.13
2041	1.761.15–2.39	1.290.76–1.76	2.12
2042	1.761.14–2.38	1.290.75–1.76	2.12
2043	1.761.14–2.39	1.30.76–1.77	2.12
2044	1.751.11–2.38	1.30.75–1.8	2.12
2045	1.751.13–2.4	1.310.74–1.8	2.12
2046	1.751.12–2.38	1.310.75–1.82	2.11
2047	1.751.12–2.38	1.310.76–1.83	2.11
2048	1.741.12–2.36	1.320.76–1.85	2.11
2049	1.741.13–2.34	1.320.76–1.86	2.1
2050	1.741.11–2.34	1.330.75–1.87	2.1
2051	1.731.09–2.33	1.330.76–1.87	2.09
2052	1.731.1–2.33	1.340.75–1.87	2.09
2053	1.731.08–2.34	1.340.76–1.87	2.08
2054	1.731.08–2.35	1.340.74–1.87	2.07
2055	1.731.06–2.33	1.350.75–1.89	2.07
2056	1.721.05–2.36	1.350.75–1.91	2.06
2057	1.721.04–2.35	1.350.76–1.92	2.05
2058	1.721.03–2.36	1.350.75–1.92	2.04
2059	1.711.06–2.34	1.360.75–1.93	2.04
2060	1.711.05–2.35	1.360.73–1.93	2.03
2061	1.711.05–2.36	1.360.72–1.93	2.02
2062	1.711.03–2.37	1.370.73–1.94	2.02
2063	1.711.05–2.36	1.370.73–1.94	2.01
2064	1.711.06–2.38	1.370.7–1.96	2
2065	1.711.05–2.39	1.380.69–1.99	2
2066	1.711.07–2.39	1.380.69–1.99	1.99
2067	1.711.07–2.38	1.380.69–1.99	1.98
2068	1.711.04–2.39	1.380.69–2	1.98
2069	1.711.05–2.38	1.390.72–1.99	1.97
2070	1.71.04–2.37	1.390.7–2.01	1.97
2071	1.71.04–2.37	1.390.69–2	1.96
2072	1.71.02–2.39	1.390.68–2.01	1.96
2073	1.71.04–2.39	1.390.68–2	1.95
2074	1.71.03–2.4	1.40.67–2.02	1.95
2075	1.71.01–2.4	1.40.7–2.02	1.94
2076	1.71.03–2.39	1.40.7–2.03	1.94
2077	1.71.03–2.42	1.410.69–2.04	1.94
2078	1.691.01–2.42	1.410.68–2.04	1.93
2079	1.691.01–2.41	1.410.69–2.03	1.93
2080	1.691.01–2.43	1.410.7–2.05	1.92
2081	1.691.02–2.45	1.420.69–2.03	1.92
2082	1.691.01–2.44	1.420.7–2.05	1.91
2083	1.691.03–2.43	1.420.69–2.06	1.91
2084	1.691.01–2.43	1.420.69–2.06	1.91
2085	1.691.01–2.41	1.420.7–2.06	1.9
2086	1.691–2.41	1.430.7–2.07	1.9
2087	1.691–2.41	1.430.71–2.07	1.89
2088	1.690.98–2.4	1.430.7–2.1	1.89
2089	1.690.99–2.42	1.440.69–2.09	1.88
2090	1.690.97–2.42	1.440.7–2.09	1.88
2091	1.681–2.4	1.440.7–2.11	1.88
2092	1.680.97–2.42	1.440.72–2.11	1.87
2093	1.680.98–2.4	1.450.71–2.11	1.87
2094	1.680.97–2.41	1.450.7–2.12	1.86
2095	1.680.95–2.42	1.450.71–2.1	1.86
2096	1.680.95–2.42	1.450.7–2.1	1.85
2097	1.670.96–2.42	1.450.69–2.1	1.85
2098	1.670.96–2.42	1.460.69–2.1	1.85
2099	1.670.96–2.44	1.460.71–2.12	1.84
2100	1.670.95–2.44	1.460.73–2.1	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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