Report on the number of births during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, January 2020 to May 2021

Kristine Joy Briones and Michael Dominic Del Mundo

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Abstract: One of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the decrease in the number of births in the country. In 2020, there were 1.53 million registered births, down 8.3% from 2019. There were 117 thousand registered births in December 2020, 18% lower than the same month the previous year. From January to May 2021, there were 461 thousand registered births in the country, down 24% from 2020 and 31% from 2019. Home births increased during the pandemic. On the other hand, births from women aged 20 and below decreased from December 2020 to February 2021. Assuming that current trends continue, projections show that births in 2021 will go down by 521 thousand births. This is equivalent to 1.16 million registered births in 2021, down 24% from 2020.

Keywords: COVID-19; fertility; birth registration; Philippines (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I1 J1 J11 J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-08
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