Table A.

Number and Percent Change of Registered Live Births, Philippines: 2012-2021

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Number 1,790,367 1,761,602 1,748,857 1,744,767 1,731,289 1,700,618 1,668,120 1,673,923 1,528,684 1,364,739
Percent Change -1.6 -0.7 -0.2 -0.8 -1.8 -1.9 0.3 -8.7 -10.7
Per Day 4,892 4,826 4,791 4,780 4,730 4,659 4,570 4,586 4,177 3,739
Per Hour 204 201 200 199 197 194 190 191 174 156

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (Data on live births are those registered at the Office of the City/Municipal Registrars throughout the country and submitted to the Office of the Civil
Registrar General; Certificate of Live Birth-Municipal Form No. 102)
Notes: Figures are results of actual registration without any adjustment for under registration.
Leap years: 2012, 2016 and 2020
Table B. Number and Percent Share of Registered Live Births by Region of Place of Occurrence and Usual Residence of Mother, Philippines: 2021

Number Share (%)

Place of
Region Place of Occurrence Usual Residence
Occurrence
Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes

Total 1,364,739 711,434 653,305 1,364,739 711,434 653,305 100.0

National Capital Region (NCR) 170,370 88,556 81,814 160,946 83,552 77,394 12.5
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 24,316 12,651 11,665 23,701 12,340 11,361 1.8
Region I (Ilocos Region) 62,287 32,563 29,724 62,597 32,710 29,887 4.6
Region II (Cagayan Valley) 45,139 23,600 21,539 45,648 23,875 21,773 3.3
Region III (Central Luzon) 160,702 83,456 77,246 159,984 83,117 76,867 11.8
Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 195,174 101,935 93,239 204,333 106,761 97,572 14.3
MIMAROPA Region 38,239 19,852 18,387 38,371 19,917 18,454 2.8
Region V (Bicol) 87,358 45,529 41,829 87,464 45,604 41,860 6.4
Region VI (Western Visayas) 83,351 43,650 39,701 83,363 43,662 39,701 6.1
Region VII (Central Visayas) 111,780 58,365 53,415 111,920 58,416 53,504 8.2
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 55,999 29,073 26,926 56,105 29,135 26,970 4.1
Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) 49,182 25,572 23,610 49,684 25,814 23,870 3.6
Region X (Northern Mindanao) 76,468 39,934 36,534 75,441 39,388 36,053 5.6
Region XI (Davao) 70,195 36,571 33,624 69,868 36,419 33,449 5.1
Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 1 66,556 34,983 31,573 66,677 34,995 31,682 4.9
Region XIII (Caraga) 35,903 18,770 17,133 36,108 18,874 17,234 2.6
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) 2 31,720 16,374 15,346 32,495 16,839 15,656 2.3

Foreign Country n.a. n.a. n.a. 34 16 18 n.a.

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (Data on live births are those registered at the Office of the City/Municipal Registrars throughout the country and submitted to the Office of the C
Certificate of Live Birth-Municipal Form No. 102)
Notes: Figures are results of actual registration without any adjustment for under registration.
* Less than 0.05 percent
1
Excludes the City of Cotabato and includes the 63 barangays in the province of Cotabato that are now part of the 8 area clusters in BARMM as data by barangay are not ava
2
Includes the City of Cotabato and excludes the 63 barangays from the province of Cotabato that now comprise the 8 area clusters in BARMM
f Mother, Philippines: 2021

Share (%) Difference (Place of

Usual Occurrence Less
Residence Usual Residence of
Both Sexes the Mother)

100.0
11.8 9,424
1.7 615
4.6 -310
3.3 -509
11.7 718
15.0 -9,159
2.8 -132
6.4 -106
6.1 -12
8.2 -140
4.1 -106
3.6 -502
5.5 1,027
5.1 327
4.9 -121
2.6 -205

2.4 -775

* -34

ntry and submitted to the Office of the Civil Registrar General;

ARMM as data by barangay are not available

Table C. Number, Percent Share, and Daily Average of Registered Live
Births by Month of Occurrence, Philippines: 2021

Month of Occurrence Number Share (%) Daily Average

Total 1,364,739 100.0 3,739

January 102,521 7.5 3,307
February 85,207 6.2 3,043
March 99,235 7.3 3,201
April 103,197 7.6 3,440
May 113,586 8.3 3,664
June 108,555 8.0 3,619
July 116,378 8.5 3,754
August 124,281 9.1 4,009
September 133,409 9.8 4,447
October 132,752 9.7 4,282
November 126,022 9.2 4,201
December 119,596 8.8 3,858

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (Data on live births are those registered at the
Office of the City/Municipal Registrars throughout the country and submitted to
the Office of the Civil Registrar General; Certificate of Live Birth-Municipal
Form No. 102)
Note: Figures are results of actual registration without any adjustment for under registration.
Table D. Number and Percent Share of Registered Live Births by Attendant at Birth, and Region of Place of Occurrence and Usual
Residence of Mother, Philippines: 2021

Hilot/Traditional Birth
Number of Live Births Health Professionals Others
Attendant
Region Place of Usual Place of Usual Place of Usual Place of Usual
Occurrence Residence Occurrence Residence Occurrence Residence Occurrence Residence

Total 1,364,739 1,364,739 93.1 93.1 6.6 6.6 0.3 0.3

National Capital Region (NCR) 170,370 160,946 96.0 95.8 3.9 4.0 0.2 0.2
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 24,316 23,701 96.7 96.6 1.1 1.1 2.0 2.1
Region I (Ilocos Region) 62,287 62,597 93.1 93.1 6.9 6.8 0.0 *
Region II (Cagayan Valley) 45,139 45,648 96.5 96.5 2.8 2.8 0.7 0.7
Region III (Central Luzon) 160,702 159,984 97.4 97.4 2.5 2.6 0.0 *
Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 195,174 204,333 93.2 93.5 6.6 6.3 0.2 0.2
MIMAROPA Region 38,239 38,371 85.9 85.9 13.0 13.0 1.1 1.1
Region V (Bicol) 87,358 87,464 94.3 94.3 5.6 5.6 0.1 0.1
Region VI (Western Visayas) 83,351 83,363 93.9 93.9 5.6 5.6 0.5 0.5
Region VII (Central Visayas) 111,780 111,920 94.5 94.5 4.8 4.8 0.6 0.6
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 55,999 56,105 95.1 95.1 4.7 4.7 0.2 0.2
Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) 49,182 49,684 87.4 87.5 12.2 12.2 0.4 0.4
Region X (Northern Mindanao) 76,468 75,441 90.7 90.6 9.0 9.1 0.3 0.3
Region XI (Davao) 70,195 69,868 96.5 96.5 3.3 3.3 0.3 0.3
Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN) 1 66,556 66,677 88.0 87.9 11.7 11.7 0.3 0.3
Region XIII (Caraga) 35,903 36,108 94.4 94.4 5.2 5.2 0.3 0.3
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) 2 31,720 32,495 59.9 61.1 40.0 38.7 0.2 0.2

Foreign Country - 34 - 97.1 - 2.9 - -

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (Data on live births are those registered at the Office of the City/Municipal Registrars throughout the country and
submitted to the Office of the Civil Registrar General; Certificate of Live Birth-Municipal Form No. 102)
Notes: Figures are results of actual registration without any adjustment for under registration.
* Less than 0.05 percent
- Counts are equal to 0
1
Excludes the City of Cotabato and includes the 63 barangays in the province of Cotabato that are now part of the 8 area clusters in BARMM as data by barangay are not available
2
Includes the City of Cotabato and excludes the 63 barangays from the province of Cotabato that now comprise the 8 area clusters in BARMM
 Not Stated

Place of Usual
Occurrence Residence

* *
* *
0.2 0.2
* *
* *
* *
* *
* *
* *
* *
* *
* *
* *
* *
* *
- -
- -

* *

- -

y barangay are not available

Table E. Number and Percent Share of Registered Live Births by Age Group of
Father and Mother, Philippines: 2021

Number Share (%)

Age Group
Father Mother Father Mother

Total 1,364,739 1,364,739 100.0 100.0

Under 15 67 2,320 * 0.2
15-19 42,551 133,982 3.1 9.8
20-24 237,574 331,913 17.4 24.3
25-29 352,406 381,289 25.8 27.9
30-34 310,881 295,302 22.8 21.6
35-39 191,003 161,140 14.0 11.8
40-44 97,940 53,373 7.2 3.9
45-49 36,954 4,336 2.7 0.3
50 and over 19,788 122 1.4 *
Not Stated 75,575 962 5.5 0.1

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (Data on live births are those registered at the Office of
the City/Municipal Registrars throughout the country and submitted to the Office of the
Civil Registrar General; Certificate of Live Birth-Municipal Form No. 102)
Notes: Figures are results of actual registration without any adjustment for under registration.
* Less than 0.05 percent
Table F. Number and Percent Share of Registered First-Order Live Births by Age
Group of Mother and Legitimacy Status of the Child, Philippines: 2021

First-Order Live Births Legitimate Illegitimate

Age Group
Number Share (%) Number Share (%) Number Share (%)

Total 450,948 100.0 135,870 30.1 315,078 69.9

Under 15 2,281 0.5 85 * 2,196 0.5

15-19 110,790 24.6 10,265 2.3 100,525 22.3
15 6,379 1.4 257 0.1 6,122 1.4
16 14,540 3.2 758 0.2 13,782 3.1
17 23,568 5.2 1,229 0.3 22,339 5.0
18 31,943 7.1 3,305 0.7 28,638 6.4
19 34,360 7.6 4,716 1.0 29,644 6.6
20-24 163,563 36.3 36,473 8.1 127,090 28.2
25-29 108,510 24.1 50,530 11.2 57,980 12.9
30-34 48,063 10.7 28,597 6.3 19,466 4.3
35-39 14,183 3.1 7,907 1.8 6,276 1.4
40-44 3,044 0.7 1,655 0.4 1,389 0.3
45-49 272 0.1 169 * 103 *
50 and over 17 * 8 * 9 *
Not Stated 225 * 181 * 44 *

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (Data on live births are those registered at the Office of the
City/Municipal Registrars throughout the country and submitted to the Office of the Civil
Registrar General; Certificate of Live Birth-Municipal Form No. 102)
Notes: Figures are results of actual registration without any adjustment for under registration.
* Less than 0.05 percent
Table G. Number and Percent Share of Registered Live Births by Legitimacy Status of the Child and Region of Usual
Residence of Mother, Philippines: 2021

Legitimate Illegitimate
Usual Residence of Mother Total Percent % Share % Share
% Share
Number Share (Total Number (Total
(Region)
(Region) Legitimate) Illegitimate)

Total 1,364,739 585,585 42.9 100.0 779,154 57.1 100.0

National Capital Region (NCR) 160,946 49,650 30.8 8.5 111,296 69.2 14.3
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 23,701 13,198 55.7 2.3 10,503 44.3 1.3
Region I (Ilocos Region) 62,597 28,429 45.4 4.9 34,168 54.6 4.4
Region II (Cagayan Valley) 45,648 24,971 54.7 4.3 20,677 45.3 2.7
Region III (Central Luzon) 159,984 67,110 41.9 11.5 92,874 58.1 11.9
Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 204,333 76,505 37.4 13.1 127,828 62.6 16.4
MIMAROPA Region 38,371 17,858 46.5 3.0 20,513 53.5 2.6
Region V (Bicol) 87,464 36,198 41.4 6.2 51,266 58.6 6.6
Region VI (Western Visayas) 83,363 40,248 48.3 6.9 43,115 51.7 5.5
Region VII (Central Visayas) 111,920 43,705 39.1 7.5 68,215 60.9 8.8
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 56,105 18,155 32.4 3.1 37,950 67.6 4.9
Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) 49,684 26,293 52.9 4.5 23,391 47.1 3.0
Region X (Northern Mindanao) 75,441 32,320 42.8 5.5 43,121 57.2 5.5
Region XI (Davao) 69,868 27,938 40.0 4.8 41,930 60.0 5.4
Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN)1 66,677 37,893 56.8 6.5 28,784 43.2 3.7
Region XIII (Caraga) 36,108 14,272 39.5 2.4 21,836 60.5 2.8
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)2 32,495 30,816 94.8 5.3 1,679 5.2 0.2
Foreign Country 34 26 76.5 * 8 23.5 *

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (Data on live births are those registered at the Office of the City/Municipal Registrars throughout the country
and submitted to the Office of the Civil Registrar General; Certificate of Live Birth-Municipal Form No. 102)
Notes: Figures are results of actual registration without any adjustment for under registration.
Includes babies born to mother whose usual residence is a foreign country
* Less than 0.05 percent
Table H. Number and Percent Share of Registered Live Births by Age Group of Mother
and Legitimacy Status of the Child, Philippines: 2021

Legitimate Illegitimate
Age of Mother Total
Number Share (%) Number Share (%)

Total 1,364,739 585,585 42.9 779,154 57.1

Under 15 2,320 91 3.9 2,229 96.1
15-19 133,982 12,672 9.5 121,310 90.5
20-24 331,913 80,914 24.4 250,999 75.6
25-29 381,289 176,764 46.4 204,525 53.6
30-34 295,302 174,062 58.9 121,240 41.1
35-39 161,140 101,837 63.2 59,303 36.8
40-44 53,373 35,286 66.1 18,087 33.9
45-49 4,336 3,129 72.2 1,207 27.8
50 and over 122 75 61.5 47 38.5
Not Stated 962 755 78.5 207 21.5

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (Data on live births are those registered at the Office of the
City/Municipal Registrars throughout the country and submitted to the Office of the Civil
Registrar General; Certificate of Live Birth-Municipal Form No. 102)
Note: Figures are results of actual registration without any adjustment for under registration.
Table I. Number and Percent Share of Registered Live Births by Registration Status and Region of Usual Residence of Mother,
Philippines: 2021

Total Timely Registration Late Registration

Usual Residence of Mother
Number Share (%) Number Share (%) Number Share (%)

Total 1,364,739 100.0 1,249,654 100.0 115,085 100.0

National Capital Region (NCR) 160,946 11.8 151,625 12.1 9,321 8.1
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) 23,701 1.7 22,307 1.8 1,394 1.2
Region I (Ilocos Region) 62,597 4.6 59,717 4.8 2,880 2.5
Region II (Cagayan Valley) 45,648 3.3 42,855 3.4 2,793 2.4
Region III (Central Luzon) 159,984 11.7 144,408 11.6 15,576 13.5
Region IV-A (CALABARZON) 204,333 15.0 185,845 14.9 18,488 16.1
MIMAROPA Region 38,371 2.8 31,581 2.5 6,790 5.9
Region V (Bicol) 87,464 6.4 81,299 6.5 6,165 5.4
Region VI (Western Visayas) 83,363 6.1 71,237 5.7 12,126 10.5
Region VII (Central Visayas) 111,920 8.2 106,260 8.5 5,660 4.9
Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) 56,105 4.1 50,721 4.1 5,384 4.7
Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) 49,684 3.6 44,993 3.6 4,691 4.1
Region X (Northern Mindanao) 75,441 5.5 70,384 5.6 5,057 4.4
Region XI (Davao) 69,868 5.1 66,759 5.3 3,109 2.7
Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN)1 66,677 4.9 63,287 5.1 3,390 2.9
Region XIII (Caraga) 36,108 2.6 32,565 2.6 3,543 3.1
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)2 32,495 2.4 23,778 1.9 8,717 7.6
Foreign Country 34 * 33 * 1 *

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (Data on live births are those registered at the Office of the City/Municipal Registrars throughout the country and
submitted to the Office of the Civil Registrar General; Certificate of Live Birth-Municipal Form No. 102)
Notes: Figures are results of actual registration without any adjustment for under registration.
Includes babies born to mother whose usual residence is a foreign country
* Less than 0.05 percent
Table J. Number and Percent Share of Registered Live Births that Occurred Abroad, by Month of
Occurrence and Sex, and Daily Average and Sex Ratio by Month of Occurrence: 2021

Reported Births Occurring Abroad

Month of Occurrence Sex
Number Share (%) Daily Average
Male Female

Total 15,453 100.0 8,077 7,376 42

January 1,401 9.1 732 669 45

February 1,252 8.1 646 606 45
March 1,377 8.9 727 650 44
April 1,344 8.7 706 638 45
May 1,329 8.6 703 626 43
June 1,453 9.4 756 697 48
July 1,499 9.7 792 707 48
August 1,377 8.9 695 682 44
September 1,356 8.8 703 653 45
October 1,214 7.9 638 576 39
November 1,006 6.5 533 473 34
December 845 5.5 446 399 27
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (Data on live births occurring abroad are those registered at the Philippine
Foreign Service Posts transmitted to the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila and subsequently endorsed
to the Office of the Civil Registrar General)

Note: Figures are results of actual registration without any adjustment for under registration.
d, by Month of
rence: 2021

Sex Ratio

110

109
107
112
111
112
108
112
102
108
111
113
112
ppine
endorsed
Table K. Number and Percent Share of Registered Live Births that
Occurred Abroad and Born to Either a Filipino Father or Mother,
by Age Group of Father and Mother: 2021

Number Share (%)

Age Group
Father Mother Father Mother

Total 15,453 15,453 100.0 100.0

Under 15 - - - -
15-19 6 23 * 0.1
20-24 223 357 1.4 2.3
25-29 1,816 2,508 11.8 16.2
30-34 5,215 6,502 33.7 42.1
35-39 4,646 4,696 30.1 30.4
40-44 1,965 1,288 12.7 8.3
45-49 651 75 4.2 0.5
50 & Over 485 4 3.1 *
Not Stated 446 - 2.9 -
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (Data on live births occurring abroad are those
registered at the Philippine Foreign Service Posts transmitted to the
Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila and subsequently endorsed to the
Office of the Civil Registrar General)
Notes: Figures are results of actual registration without any adjustment for under
registration.
- Counts are equal to 0
* Less than 0.05 percent
Table L. Percent Share of Registered Live Births that Occurred Abroad by Citizenship of Father and Mother: 2021

Citizenship of Citizenship of Mother

Total
Father Filipino Japanese American British Canadian Spaniard Korean Italian Others Not Stated

Total 100.0 98.5 0.25 0.17 0.11 0.10 0.10 0.06 0.06 0.61 0.01

Filipino 80.5 79.0 0.25 0.17 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.06 0.06 0.61 0.01
American 2.0 2.0 - - - - - - - - -
Indian 1.1 1.1 - - - - - - - - -
British 1.1 1.1 - - - - - - - - -
Pakistani 1.1 1.1 - - - - - - - - -
Japanese 1.0 1.0 - - - - - - - - -
Egyptian 0.9 0.9 - - - - - - - - -
German 0.8 0.8 - - - - - - - - -
Others 8.6 8.6 - - - - - - - - -
Not Stated 2.9 2.9 0.01 - - - 0.01 - - - -

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (Data on live births occurring abroad are those registered at the Philippine Foreign Service Posts
transmitted to the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila and subsequently endorsed to the Office of the Civil Registrar General)

Notes: Figures are results of actual registration without any adjustment for under registration.
- Counts are equal to 0