Philippines vs Vietnam: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Philippines
1.89 live births per woman
in 2024
Vietnam
1.9 live births per woman
in 2024
Philippines rank
121st
Vietnam rank
120th
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Philippines
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 1.9 live births per woman against 1.89 live births per woman in Philippines, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Philippines ahead.
Philippines ranks 121st and Vietnam ranks 120th of 236 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.07 live births per woman | 5.61 live births per woman | 1.46 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 1960s | 6.77 live births per woman | 6.07 live births per woman | 0.6926 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 1970s | 5.69 live births per woman | 5.65 live births per woman | 0.0415 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 1980s | 4.72 live births per woman | 4.21 live births per woman | 0.5054 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 1990s | 4.07 live births per woman | 2.81 live births per woman | 1.25 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 2000s | 3.53 live births per woman | 1.95 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 2010s | 2.83 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 0.8478 live births per woman | Philippines |
| 2020s | 1.95 live births per woman | 1.93 live births per woman | 0.026 live births per woman | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Philippines or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 1.9 live births per woman against 1.89 live births per woman in Philippines as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Philippines and Vietnam?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Vietnam?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Philippines and Vietnam rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Philippines ranks 121st and Vietnam ranks 120th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.