MANILA, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines recorded 1,358,989 live births in 2024, translating to a crude birth rate (CBR) of 12 births per thousand population, according to the latest data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

Over the past decade, registered live births declined by 22.1 percent from 1,744,767 in 2015 to 1,358,989 in 2024, the PSA said on Monday.

It also noted that a decline of 6.2 percent was observed in 2024 compared to the 1,448,522 registered live births in 2023.

Data showed that more males were born than females during the year. Male births totaled 705,714, accounting for 51.9 percent of all registered live births, while female births reached 653,275 or 48.1 percent.

This resulted in a sex ratio at birth of 108 males for every 100 females, the PSA said. ■