Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Cambodia

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Cambodia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Barbados was 1.71 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.58 in Cambodia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Cambodia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Barbados	Cambodia
1960	4.71	6.31
1961	4.15	6.3
1962	4.3	6.3
1963	4.3	6.29
1964	4.21	6.29
1965	4.18	6.27
1966	4.14	6.24
1967	3.6	6.2
1968	3.57	6.17
1969	3.34	6.12
1970	3.08	6.07
1971	3.2	6.01
1972	3.15	5.94
1973	2.87	5.56
1974	2.65	4.8
1975	2.45	4.1
1976	2.24	3.41
1977	2.2	2.72
1978	1.84	3.34
1979	1.86	4.56
1980	1.78	5.77
1981	1.85	6.04
1982	1.86	6.19
1983	1.86	6.3
1984	1.75	6.34
1985	1.77	6.31
1986	1.69	6.23
1987	1.61	6.1
1988	1.58	5.94
1989	1.64	5.68
1990	1.84	5.64
1991	1.84	5.59
1992	1.8	5.49
1993	1.77	5.43
1994	1.73	5.28
1995	1.7	5.08
1996	1.67	4.87
1997	1.65	4.39
1998	1.62	4.13
1999	1.78	3.93
2000	1.93	3.79
2001	1.96	3.69
2002	1.86	3.57
2003	1.86	3.43
2004	1.8	3.31
2005	1.74	3.24
2006	1.7	3.18
2007	1.76	3.13
2008	1.76	3.05
2009	1.77	2.97
2010	1.79	2.86
2011	1.76	2.78
2012	1.73	2.75
2013	1.73	2.74
2014	1.73	2.73
2015	1.73	2.73
2016	1.72	2.73
2017	1.72	2.72
2018	1.72	2.72
2019	1.72	2.73
2020	1.71	2.7
2021	1.71	2.66
2022	1.71	2.62
2023	1.71	2.58
2024	1.71	2.55
2025	1.7	2.51
2026	1.7	2.49
2027	1.7	2.46
2028	1.7	2.43
2029	1.7	2.41
2030	1.7	2.38
2031	1.69	2.36
2032	1.69	2.33
2033	1.69	2.31
2034	1.69	2.29
2035	1.69	2.26
2036	1.69	2.24
2037	1.69	2.22
2038	1.69	2.2
2039	1.69	2.18
2040	1.68	2.17
2041	1.68	2.15
2042	1.68	2.14
2043	1.68	2.12
2044	1.68	2.11
2045	1.68	2.09
2046	1.68	2.08
2047	1.68	2.07
2048	1.68	2.06
2049	1.68	2.05
2050	1.68	2.03

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Cambodia
1960	37.2%	43.7%
1961	37.2%	43.8%
1962	37.1%	43.9%
1963	37.1%	44%
1964	37.1%	44.1%
1965	37.1%	44.1%
1966	37.1%	44.1%
1967	36.9%	44%
1968	36.7%	44%
1969	36.4%	43.9%
1970	36%	44.4%
1971	35.7%	45%
1972	35.3%	45.2%
1973	34.9%	45.2%
1974	34.4%	44.9%
1975	33.6%	44.8%
1976	32.8%	44.7%
1977	32.1%	44.2%
1978	31.1%	43.8%
1979	30%	43%
1980	29%	42.5%
1981	28%	42.7%
1982	27.2%	42.6%
1983	26.7%	42.5%
1984	26.2%	42.4%
1985	25.8%	42.5%
1986	25.5%	42.5%
1987	25.1%	42.5%
1988	24.8%	42.8%
1989	24.5%	43.2%
1990	24.2%	43.7%
1991	23.9%	44.5%
1992	23.6%	45%
1993	23.4%	45.3%
1994	23.2%	46%
1995	23%	46.4%
1996	22.8%	46.2%
1997	22.6%	45.4%
1998	22.3%	44.5%
1999	22.1%	43.6%
2000	21.9%	42.5%
2001	21.7%	41.5%
2002	21.6%	40.5%
2003	21.5%	39.5%
2004	21.3%	38.5%
2005	21%	37.6%
2006	20.7%	36.6%
2007	20.5%	35.6%
2008	20.3%	34.7%
2009	20.2%	33.9%
2010	20.2%	33.3%
2011	20%	32.8%
2012	19.9%	32.4%
2013	19.7%	32.2%
2014	19.4%	32%
2015	19.2%	31.9%
2016	18.9%	31.8%
2017	18.7%	31.7%
2018	18.4%	31.5%
2019	18.2%	31.3%
2020	18.1%	31.1%
2021	17.9%	30.8%
2022	17.7%	30.5%
2023	17.5%	30.1%
2024	17.2%	29.8%
2025	17.1%	29.5%
2026	16.9%	29.2%
2027	16.8%	28.9%
2028	16.7%	28.6%
2029	16.6%	28.3%
2030	16.5%	28%
2031	16.4%	27.6%
2032	16.4%	27.2%
2033	16.3%	26.9%
2034	16.2%	26.5%
2035	16.1%	26.1%
2036	16%	25.7%
2037	15.9%	25.4%
2038	15.8%	25.1%
2039	15.8%	24.8%
2040	15.7%	24.6%
2041	15.6%	24.3%
2042	15.5%	24.1%
2043	15.4%	23.9%
2044	15.3%	23.7%
2045	15.2%	23.6%
2046	15.2%	23.4%
2047	15.1%	23.2%
2048	15%	23%
2049	14.9%	22.9%
2050	14.9%	22.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 29.8% in Cambodia in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 43.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Cambodia compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Cambodia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and +1.67% in Cambodia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Barbados	Cambodia
1960	5,949	124,237
1961	5,208	128,259
1962	5,589	132,861
1963	5,706	137,562
1964	5,688	141,216
1965	5,762	144,460
1966	5,842	147,583
1967	4,984	150,046
1968	5,035	153,444
1969	4,710	156,777
1970	4,271	122,832
1971	4,530	113,813
1972	4,505	113,190
1973	3,996	101,304
1974	3,644	73,001
1975	3,321	-383,806
1976	2,988	-408,505
1977	2,988	-416,117
1978	2,367	-357,478
1979	2,485	78,143
1980	2,393	159,157
1981	2,605	166,578
1982	2,660	180,300
1983	2,656	192,849
1984	2,388	207,700
1985	2,356	214,101
1986	2,111	221,684
1987	1,841	235,064
1988	1,684	243,203
1989	1,719	239,211
1990	2,101	249,776
1991	2,055	257,709
1992	1,912	260,673
1993	1,765	282,221
1994	1,607	286,728
1995	1,467	280,168
1996	1,334	274,147
1997	1,172	252,351
1998	1,093	251,076
1999	1,351	245,425
2000	1,577	246,330
2001	1,578	250,726
2002	1,369	251,860
2003	1,321	251,884
2004	1,204	251,650
2005	1,018	256,756
2006	927	263,697
2007	1,028	270,745
2008	989	272,132
2009	1,000	274,700
2010	981	272,266
2011	897	272,161
2012	815	276,649
2013	772	281,013
2014	730	283,193
2015	690	284,390
2016	655	284,130
2017	616	282,698
2018	584	280,671
2019	542	276,870
2020	503	268,745
2021	415	255,939
2022	43	257,269
2023	158	250,242

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Cambodia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 35 deaths per 100,000 live births in Barbados, compared to 137 deaths in Cambodia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Cambodia
1985	55	874
1986	56	824
1987	57	772
1988	55	742
1989	57	702
1990	59	681
1991	60	681
1992	61	667
1993	55	680
1994	53	665
1995	52	642
1996	51	622
1997	51	580
1998	45	557
1999	44	517
2000	46	476
2001	46	437
2002	43	399
2003	45	366
2004	43	344
2005	44	323
2006	45	303
2007	42	290
2008	42	272
2009	42	251
2010	42	234
2011	41	214
2012	40	197
2013	40	182
2014	39	172
2015	37	166
2016	36	159
2017	37	155
2018	37	151
2019	36	149
2020	39	164
2021	38	189
2022	38	159
2023	35	137

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 2.29% in Cambodia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Barbados	Cambodia
1960	8.47%	-
1961	7.86%	-
1962	7.33%	-
1963	6.86%	-
1964	6.45%	-
1965	6.1%	-
1966	5.79%	-
1967	5.52%	-
1968	5.28%	-
1969	5.03%	-
1970	4.79%	-
1971	4.55%	-
1972	4.32%	-
1973	4.08%	-
1974	3.86%	-
1975	3.64%	52.5%
1976	3.43%	54.1%
1977	3.23%	52.5%
1978	3.04%	48.5%
1979	2.86%	20.7%
1980	2.69%	18.1%
1981	2.55%	15.9%
1982	2.44%	14.1%
1983	2.34%	13%
1984	2.26%	12.4%
1985	2.19%	12%
1986	2.12%	11.8%
1987	2.05%	11.7%
1988	1.97%	11.6%
1989	1.89%	11.6%
1990	1.81%	11.6%
1991	1.73%	11.6%
1992	1.66%	11.7%
1993	1.59%	11.7%
1994	1.53%	11.9%
1995	1.49%	12%
1996	1.45%	12%
1997	1.43%	11.9%
1998	1.42%	11.7%
1999	1.42%	11.3%
2000	1.44%	10.6%
2001	1.45%	9.65%
2002	1.47%	8.67%
2003	1.48%	7.8%
2004	1.49%	7.08%
2005	1.48%	6.48%
2006	1.47%	5.98%
2007	1.45%	5.54%
2008	1.43%	5.13%
2009	1.41%	4.74%
2010	1.39%	4.37%
2011	1.37%	4.05%
2012	1.35%	3.77%
2013	1.33%	3.53%
2014	1.31%	3.33%
2015	1.28%	3.16%
2016	1.25%	3.02%
2017	1.21%	2.89%
2018	1.18%	2.77%
2019	1.14%	2.67%
2020	1.11%	2.56%
2021	1.07%	2.47%
2022	1.04%	2.38%
2023	1%	2.29%