Live births in Philippines
Live births in the Philippines was 1.84 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 14th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
Live births in Philippines, 1950 to 2023
All 74 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,840,477 Estimated |
| 2022 | 1,829,885 Estimated |
| 2021 | 1,821,790 Estimated |
| 2020 | 1,907,237 Estimated |
| 2019 | 2,006,034 Estimated |
| 2018 | 2,125,551 Estimated |
| 2017 | 2,224,168 Estimated |
| 2016 | 2,322,601 Estimated |
| 2015 | 2,415,119 Estimated |
| 2014 | 2,428,538 Estimated |
| 2013 | 2,506,971 Estimated |
| 2012 | 2,526,446 Estimated |
| 2011 | 2,555,164 Estimated |
| 2010 | 2,559,111 Estimated |
| 2009 | 2,547,176 Estimated |
| 2008 | 2,514,010 Estimated |
| 2007 | 2,459,027 Estimated |
| 2006 | 2,454,272 Estimated |
| 2005 | 2,389,958 Estimated |
| 2004 | 2,386,999 Estimated |
| 2003 | 2,381,067 Estimated |
| 2002 | 2,370,297 Estimated |
| 2001 | 2,372,487 Estimated |
| 2000 | 2,331,835 Estimated |
| 1999 | 2,319,865 Estimated |
| 1998 | 2,291,723 Estimated |
| 1997 | 2,277,739 Estimated |
| 1996 | 2,263,953 Estimated |
| 1995 | 2,262,167 Estimated |
| 1994 | 2,227,175 Estimated |
| 1993 | 2,201,331 Estimated |
| 1992 | 2,180,457 Estimated |
| 1991 | 2,205,544 Estimated |
| 1990 | 2,169,483 Estimated |
| 1989 | 2,145,809 Estimated |
| 1988 | 2,125,063 Estimated |
| 1987 | 2,088,331 Estimated |
| 1986 | 2,048,635 Estimated |
| 1985 | 2,024,329 Estimated |
| 1984 | 1,986,220 Estimated |
| 1983 | 1,937,889 Estimated |
| 1982 | 1,872,828 Estimated |
| 1981 | 1,817,419 Estimated |
| 1980 | 1,785,628 Estimated |
| 1979 | 1,759,077 Estimated |
| 1978 | 1,722,772 Estimated |
| 1977 | 1,662,653 Estimated |
| 1976 | 1,607,428 Estimated |
| 1975 | 1,578,550 Estimated |
| 1974 | 1,552,516 Estimated |
| 1973 | 1,534,411 Estimated |
| 1972 | 1,525,319 Estimated |
| 1971 | 1,520,474 Estimated |
| 1970 | 1,507,540 Estimated |
| 1969 | 1,485,124 Estimated |
| 1968 | 1,466,196 Estimated |
| 1967 | 1,457,191 Estimated |
| 1966 | 1,444,612 Estimated |
| 1965 | 1,432,484 Estimated |
| 1964 | 1,417,363 Estimated |
| 1963 | 1,398,897 Estimated |
| 1962 | 1,373,209 Estimated |
| 1961 | 1,344,594 Estimated |
| 1960 | 1,315,325 Estimated |
| 1959 | 1,265,905 Estimated |
| 1958 | 1,217,453 Estimated |
| 1957 | 1,172,982 Estimated |
| 1956 | 1,130,187 Estimated |
| 1955 | 1,088,136 Estimated |
| 1954 | 1,047,859 Estimated |
| 1953 | 1,009,285 Estimated |
| 1952 | 971,723 Estimated |
| 1951 | 936,259 Estimated |
| 1950 | 903,377 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.
How to cite
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citation styles
APA 7
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Philippines, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz
MLA 9
World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Philippines, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/philippines. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Philippines, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/philippines.
Harvard
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Philippines, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/philippines (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_philippines_2023,
author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Philippines, 1950 to 2023}},
year = {2024},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/philippines. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
RIS
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What is the live births in Philippines?
Live births in the Philippines was 1.84 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 14th highest of 236 countries in 2023.
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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest live births in Philippines?
2.56 million in 2010, the highest value since 1950 in this series.