Enough Reason for A Filipino Smile

 

Comparative Demographic Indicators for Selected Countries

Note that countries with a negative population growth, viz, Japan, Germany and Poland are countries traditionally hostile to assimilation of foreigners. France's positive growth can be attributed to a sizeable Muslim population who are traditionally prolific procreators.

Kudos to the Filipina for her fertility rate which would make my mother proud, although she managed, for the record close to three times the statistical average. If this does not give a smile to any Filipino male, nothing will.

Philippines
Demographic Indicators	2010	1995	2005	2015	2025
Population
Midyear population (in thousands)	99,900	72,597	90,436	109,616	128,921
Growth rate (percent)	1.9	2.4	2.0	1.8	1.5
Fertility
Total fertility rate (births per woman)	3.2	3.9	3.5	3.0	2.7
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 population)	26	31	27	24	21
Births (in thousands)	2,565	2,215	2,486	2,618	2,684
Mortality
Life expectancy at birth (years)	71	67	70	73	75

 

Japan
Demographic Indicators	2010	1995	2005	2015	2025
Population
Midyear population (in thousands)	126,804	125,341	127,537	124,719	117,816
Growth rate (percent)	-0.2	0.2	0.0	-0.4	-0.7
Fertility
Total fertility rate (births per woman)	1.2	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.4
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 population)	7	10	8	7	7
Births (in thousands)	940	1,207	1,083	864	799
Mortality
Life expectancy at birth (years)	82	80	82	83	83

 

United States
Demographic Indicators	2010	1995	2005	2015	2025
Population
Midyear population (in thousands)	310,233	266,278	295,753	325,540	357,452
Growth rate (percent)	1.0	(NA)	0.9	1.0	0.9
Fertility
Total fertility rate (births per woman)	2.1	(NA)	(NA)	2.1	2.1
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 population)	14	(NA)	14	14	13
Births (in thousands)	4,291	(NA)	4,138	4,470	4,726
Mortality
Life expectancy at birth (years)	78	(NA)	(NA)	79	80

 

Poland
Demographic Indicators	2010	1995	2005	2015	2025
Population
Midyear population (in thousands)	38,464	38,601	38,558	38,302	37,350
Growth rate (percent)	-0.1	0.1	-0.1	-0.1	-0.4
Fertility
Total fertility rate (births per woman)	1.3	1.6	1.2	1.3	1.4
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 population)	10	11	10	10	8
Births (in thousands)	386	433	375	370	300
Mortality
Life expectancy at birth (years)	76	72	75	77	79

 

France
Demographic Indicators	2010	1995	2005	2015	2025
Population
Midyear population (in thousands)	64,768	59,712	62,912	66,301	68,482
Growth rate (percent)	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.2
Fertility
Total fertility rate (births per woman)	2.0	1.7	1.9	1.9	1.9
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 population)	12	13	13	12	11
Births (in thousands)	805	763	807	783	751
Mortality
Life expectancy at birth (years)	81	78	80	82	82

 

Switzerland
Demographic Indicators	2010	1995	2005	2015	2025
Population
Midyear population (in thousands)	7,623	7,157	7,489	7,698	7,774
Growth rate (percent)	0.2	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.0
Fertility
Total fertility rate (births per woman)	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.5	1.5
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 population)	10	11	10	9	9
Births (in thousands)	73	82	73	73	72
Mortality
Life expectancy at birth (years)	81	78	80	81	82

 

China
Demographic Indicators	2010	1995	2005	2015	2025
Population
Midyear population (in thousands)	1,330,141	1,216,378	1,297,765	1,361,513	1,394,639
Growth rate (percent)	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.4	0.0
Fertility
Total fertility rate (births per woman)	1.5	1.8	1.5	1.6	1.6
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 population)	12	17	12	12	10
Births (in thousands)	16,188	20,849	15,249	16,406	13,444
Mortality
Life expectancy at birth (years)	75	69	74	75	77

 

Sweden
Demographic Indicators	2010	1995	2005	2015	2025
Population
Midyear population (in thousands)	9,074	8,878	9,002	9,153	9,316
Growth rate (percent)	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1
Fertility
Total fertility rate (births per woman)	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 population)	10	12	10	11	10
Births (in thousands)	92	103	93	96	96
Mortality
Life expectancy at birth (years)	81	79	80	81	82

 

Germany
Demographic Indicators	2010	1995	2005	2015	2025
Population
Midyear population (in thousands)	82,283	81,654	82,431	81,946	80,637
Growth rate (percent)	-0.1	0.3	-0.0	-0.1	-0.2
Fertility
Total fertility rate (births per woman)	1.4	1.2	1.4	1.5	1.5
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 population)	8	9	8	8	8
Births (in thousands)	676	765	687	687	664
Mortality
Life expectancy at birth (years)	79	76	79	80	81