On World Population Day, several groups noted that the decline in the country's fertility rate is an opportunity to formulate programs directed at promoting gender equality and human capital investment.
“Currently, the Philippines is at a unique crossroads with its changing demographics. As the country is undergoing a demographic transition, the country will need to work towards demographic resilience: the quality or state of being able to adapt and thrive amid demographic changes,” UNFPA Philippines representative Dr. Leila Saiji Joudane said.
The Commission on Population and Development , the United Nations Population Fund and the Philippine Legislators' Committee on Population and Development put forward the issues in a meeting held in Manila on Tuesday. The group said, in a statement, that the declining fertility rate in the country can be deemed as an opportunity to have a productive population with proper investments and policy decisions.
According to the 2022 National Demographic and Health Survey, the total fertility rate for 15 to 49 year-old women has declined from 2.7 children in 2017 to 1.9 children in 2022, which is now below the replacement level of 2.1.
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