Philippines vs United Kingdom
Philippines vs United Kingdom: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.92 births per woman in Philippines and 1.56 births per woman in United Kingdom, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Philippines, by 0.36 births per woman, or 1.23 times that in United Kingdom.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Philippines has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Philippines at 1.67 births per woman and United Kingdom at 1.6 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 Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.92 | 1.56 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.93 | 1.56 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.95 | 1.58 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 2.08 | 1.57 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 2.22 | 1.63 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 2.38 | 1.68 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 2.53 | 1.74 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 2.68 | 1.78 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 2.83 | 1.8 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 2.89 | 1.81 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 3.04 | 1.83 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 3.14 | 1.91 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 3.24 | 1.91 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 3.32 | 1.92 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 3.38 | 1.89 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 3.4 | 1.91 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 3.4 | 1.86 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 3.47 | 1.81 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 3.45 | 1.76 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 3.52 | 1.75 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 3.59 | 1.7 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 3.65 | 1.63 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 3.72 | 1.62 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 3.75 | 1.64 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 3.83 | 1.68 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 3.88 | 1.71 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 3.94 | 1.72 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 4 | 1.72 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 4.07 | 1.71 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 4.08 | 1.74 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 4.1 | 1.76 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 4.16 | 1.79 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 4.27 | 1.82 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 4.32 | 1.83 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 4.37 | 1.79 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 4.45 | 1.82 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 4.51 | 1.81 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 4.56 | 1.78 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 4.66 | 1.79 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 4.77 | 1.77 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 4.87 | 1.77 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 4.92 | 1.78 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 4.97 | 1.82 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 5.11 | 1.89 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 5.26 | 1.86 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 5.39 | 1.75 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 5.44 | 1.69 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 5.51 | 1.74 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 5.6 | 1.81 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 5.69 | 1.92 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 5.79 | 2.04 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 5.94 | 2.18 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 6.08 | 2.34 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 6.22 | 2.42 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 6.33 | 2.5 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 6.45 | 2.59 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 6.57 | 2.68 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 6.69 | 2.78 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 6.8 | 2.87 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 6.89 | 2.93 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 6.95 | 2.91 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 6.98 | 2.87 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 6.99 | 2.79 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 7 | 2.7 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 7 | 2.6 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 7 | 2.55 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 7.03 | 2.47 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 7.05 | 2.38 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 7.07 | 2.28 | 5 |
| 1954 | 7.09 | 2.25 | 5 |
| 1953 | 7.1 | 2.23 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 7.11 | 2.19 | 5 |
| 1951 | 7.12 | 2.19 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 7.13 | 2.22 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Philippines | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.891.52–2.28 | 1.551.28–1.83 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.881.46–2.29 | 1.541.21–1.86 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.861.42–2.32 | 1.531.16–1.88 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.851.37–2.34 | 1.531.13–1.89 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.841.33–2.35 | 1.531.11–1.92 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.831.32–2.36 | 1.521.08–1.94 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.821.26–2.33 | 1.531.07–1.95 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.811.25–2.36 | 1.521.04–1.95 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.811.25–2.36 | 1.531.02–1.96 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.81.23–2.36 | 1.531.03–1.98 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.81.21–2.37 | 1.531.02–2 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.791.23–2.37 | 1.531.02–2 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.791.22–2.4 | 1.531.01–2 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.781.18–2.39 | 1.530.99–1.99 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.781.16–2.4 | 1.530.98–2.02 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.771.17–2.41 | 1.530.98–2.02 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.771.18–2.39 | 1.530.98–2.02 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.761.15–2.39 | 1.541–2.04 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.761.14–2.38 | 1.540.98–2.04 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.761.14–2.39 | 1.540.99–2.04 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.751.11–2.38 | 1.540.98–2.06 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.751.13–2.4 | 1.540.98–2.04 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.751.12–2.38 | 1.540.96–2.05 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.751.12–2.38 | 1.540.96–2.06 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.741.12–2.36 | 1.540.98–2.06 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.741.13–2.34 | 1.550.96–2.07 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.741.11–2.34 | 1.550.98–2.1 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.731.09–2.33 | 1.550.99–2.09 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.731.1–2.33 | 1.550.99–2.11 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.731.08–2.34 | 1.560.98–2.12 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.731.08–2.35 | 1.560.99–2.13 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.731.06–2.33 | 1.560.99–2.12 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.721.05–2.36 | 1.560.97–2.13 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.721.04–2.35 | 1.560.98–2.14 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.721.03–2.36 | 1.560.96–2.15 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.711.06–2.34 | 1.560.97–2.15 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.711.05–2.35 | 1.560.98–2.15 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.711.05–2.36 | 1.560.97–2.17 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.711.03–2.37 | 1.560.95–2.17 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.711.05–2.36 | 1.560.96–2.19 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.711.06–2.38 | 1.570.95–2.19 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.711.05–2.39 | 1.570.96–2.18 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.711.07–2.39 | 1.570.95–2.17 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.711.07–2.38 | 1.570.97–2.17 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.711.04–2.39 | 1.570.97–2.16 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.711.05–2.38 | 1.570.96–2.17 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.71.04–2.37 | 1.570.94–2.18 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.71.04–2.37 | 1.570.94–2.18 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.71.02–2.39 | 1.570.94–2.19 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.71.04–2.39 | 1.580.94–2.2 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.71.03–2.4 | 1.570.93–2.22 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.71.01–2.4 | 1.580.91–2.22 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.71.03–2.39 | 1.580.91–2.23 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.71.03–2.42 | 1.580.91–2.24 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.691.01–2.42 | 1.580.92–2.23 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.691.01–2.41 | 1.580.92–2.25 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.691.01–2.43 | 1.580.92–2.23 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.691.02–2.45 | 1.580.91–2.24 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.691.01–2.44 | 1.580.92–2.23 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.691.03–2.43 | 1.580.93–2.25 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.691.01–2.43 | 1.580.9–2.24 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.691.01–2.41 | 1.580.9–2.26 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.691–2.41 | 1.580.89–2.25 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.691–2.41 | 1.590.9–2.24 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.690.98–2.4 | 1.590.9–2.27 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.690.99–2.42 | 1.590.91–2.28 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.690.97–2.42 | 1.590.91–2.26 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.681–2.4 | 1.590.92–2.26 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.680.97–2.42 | 1.590.92–2.27 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.680.98–2.4 | 1.590.93–2.27 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.680.97–2.41 | 1.590.92–2.26 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.680.95–2.42 | 1.590.91–2.27 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.680.95–2.42 | 1.590.91–2.27 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.670.96–2.42 | 1.590.9–2.27 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.670.96–2.42 | 1.590.9–2.31 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.670.96–2.44 | 1.590.91–2.27 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.670.95–2.44 | 1.60.91–2.28 | 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Philippines vs United Kingdom
Health
- Life expectancyPhilippines: 69.8 years in 2023United Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPhilippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024United Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPhilippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPhilippines: 47.9% in 2022United Kingdom: 99.8% in 2022
- DepressionPhilippines: 2.77% in 2017United Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017
- Suicide ratePhilippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017United Kingdom: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPhilippines: 115 million people in 2023United Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthPhilippines: 0.84% a year in 2023United Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023
- Urban populationPhilippines: 55.8% in 2025United Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025
- Median agePhilippines: 25.3 years in 2023United Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPhilippines: 5.3% in 2023United Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023
- Net migration ratePhilippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023United Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personPhilippines: $4,066 in 2025United Kingdom: $48,420 in 2025
- GDP growthPhilippines: 4.4% a year in 2025United Kingdom: 1.2% a year in 2025
- InflationPhilippines: 1.7% a year in 2025United Kingdom: 3.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtPhilippines: 59.1% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 102.1% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPhilippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025United Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPhilippines: $6.3B in 2025United Kingdom: $88B in 2025
- Military spending per personPhilippines: $55 in 2025United Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPhilippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025United Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPhilippines: 157,000 people in 2020United Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020
- National powerPhilippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022United Kingdom: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPhilippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020United Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPhilippines: 846 million TIV in 2025United Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPhilippines: 4 million TIV in 2007United Kingdom: 702 million TIV in 2025