Fertility & birth rates in Burundi and Cambodia

Fertility rate in Burundi vs Cambodia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Burundi was 4.88 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 Burundi 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
	Burundi	Cambodia
1960	7	6.31
1961	7.02	6.3
1962	7.04	6.3
1963	7.07	6.29
1964	7.09	6.29
1965	7.11	6.27
1966	7.14	6.24
1967	7.16	6.2
1968	7.18	6.17
1969	7.22	6.12
1970	7.21	6.07
1971	7.21	6.01
1972	7.21	5.94
1973	7.22	5.56
1974	7.22	4.8
1975	7.24	4.1
1976	7.25	3.41
1977	7.25	2.72
1978	7.26	3.34
1979	7.31	4.56
1980	7.35	5.77
1981	7.33	6.04
1982	7.31	6.19
1983	7.3	6.3
1984	7.3	6.34
1985	7.29	6.31
1986	7.32	6.23
1987	7.38	6.1
1988	7.38	5.94
1989	7.39	5.68
1990	7.37	5.64
1991	7.34	5.59
1992	7.3	5.49
1993	7.27	5.43
1994	7.23	5.28
1995	7.18	5.08
1996	7.12	4.87
1997	7.04	4.39
1998	6.96	4.13
1999	6.9	3.93
2000	6.87	3.79
2001	6.85	3.69
2002	6.82	3.57
2003	6.79	3.43
2004	6.75	3.31
2005	6.71	3.24
2006	6.66	3.18
2007	6.59	3.13
2008	6.52	3.05
2009	6.41	2.97
2010	6.26	2.86
2011	6.11	2.78
2012	5.99	2.75
2013	5.89	2.74
2014	5.79	2.73
2015	5.7	2.73
2016	5.59	2.73
2017	5.48	2.72
2018	5.38	2.72
2019	5.27	2.73
2020	5.18	2.7
2021	5.08	2.66
2022	4.98	2.62
2023	4.88	2.58
2024	4.79	2.55
2025	4.68	2.51
2026	4.57	2.49
2027	4.46	2.46
2028	4.37	2.43
2029	4.28	2.41
2030	4.2	2.38
2031	4.11	2.36
2032	4.03	2.33
2033	3.95	2.31
2034	3.85	2.29
2035	3.78	2.26
2036	3.69	2.24
2037	3.62	2.22
2038	3.55	2.2
2039	3.49	2.18
2040	3.43	2.17
2041	3.37	2.15
2042	3.32	2.14
2043	3.27	2.12
2044	3.22	2.11
2045	3.17	2.09
2046	3.13	2.08
2047	3.08	2.07
2048	3.04	2.06
2049	3	2.05
2050	2.96	2.03

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Burundi	Cambodia
1960	45.1%	43.7%
1961	45.2%	43.8%
1962	45.3%	43.9%
1963	45.5%	44%
1964	45.5%	44.1%
1965	45.4%	44.1%
1966	45.2%	44.1%
1967	45%	44%
1968	44.9%	44%
1969	44.9%	43.9%
1970	44.9%	44.4%
1971	44.9%	45%
1972	45.5%	45.2%
1973	46%	45.2%
1974	45.8%	44.9%
1975	45.7%	44.8%
1976	45.8%	44.7%
1977	45.8%	44.2%
1978	45.7%	43.8%
1979	45.8%	43%
1980	45.4%	42.5%
1981	45.2%	42.7%
1982	45.6%	42.6%
1983	45.9%	42.5%
1984	46.3%	42.4%
1985	46.8%	42.5%
1986	47.3%	42.5%
1987	47.6%	42.5%
1988	48%	42.8%
1989	48.4%	43.2%
1990	48.7%	43.7%
1991	48.9%	44.5%
1992	48.9%	45%
1993	51%	45.3%
1994	51.1%	46%
1995	49.1%	46.4%
1996	49.6%	46.2%
1997	49.9%	45.4%
1998	49.4%	44.5%
1999	48.7%	43.6%
2000	48.3%	42.5%
2001	47.7%	41.5%
2002	47.2%	40.5%
2003	46.7%	39.5%
2004	46.2%	38.5%
2005	45.8%	37.6%
2006	45.6%	36.6%
2007	45.4%	35.6%
2008	45.2%	34.7%
2009	45%	33.9%
2010	45.1%	33.3%
2011	45.4%	32.8%
2012	45.7%	32.4%
2013	46.1%	32.2%
2014	46.4%	32%
2015	47%	31.9%
2016	47.7%	31.8%
2017	47.9%	31.7%
2018	47.8%	31.5%
2019	47.3%	31.3%
2020	47%	31.1%
2021	46.5%	30.8%
2022	46%	30.5%
2023	45.4%	30.1%
2024	44.7%	29.8%
2025	44%	29.5%
2026	43.2%	29.2%
2027	42.5%	28.9%
2028	41.7%	28.6%
2029	41%	28.3%
2030	40.3%	28%
2031	39.7%	27.6%
2032	39.2%	27.2%
2033	38.8%	26.9%
2034	38.5%	26.5%
2035	38.1%	26.1%
2036	37.8%	25.7%
2037	37.5%	25.4%
2038	37.2%	25.1%
2039	36.9%	24.8%
2040	36.6%	24.6%
2041	36.4%	24.3%
2042	36.1%	24.1%
2043	35.9%	23.9%
2044	35.6%	23.7%
2045	35.4%	23.6%
2046	35.1%	23.4%
2047	34.8%	23.2%
2048	34.4%	23%
2049	34.1%	22.9%
2050	33.7%	22.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 44.7% of the population in Burundi and 29.8% in Cambodia in 2024, compared to 48.7% and 43.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Burundi and Cambodia compared.

Natural population change in Burundi vs Cambodia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3% in Burundi 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
	Burundi	Cambodia
1960	70,032	124,237
1961	71,216	128,259
1962	74,710	132,861
1963	75,962	137,562
1964	77,528	141,216
1965	78,208	144,460
1966	83,651	147,583
1967	86,373	150,046
1968	88,765	153,444
1969	90,852	156,777
1970	92,476	122,832
1971	95,153	113,813
1972	30,532	113,190
1973	74,805	101,304
1974	95,486	73,001
1975	101,172	-383,806
1976	104,396	-408,505
1977	108,488	-416,117
1978	114,884	-357,478
1979	123,377	78,143
1980	127,746	159,157
1981	146,231	166,578
1982	147,090	180,300
1983	152,801	192,849
1984	154,366	207,700
1985	156,896	214,101
1986	156,170	221,684
1987	157,481	235,064
1988	145,234	243,203
1989	157,547	239,211
1990	156,617	249,776
1991	156,148	257,709
1992	156,420	260,673
1993	128,898	282,221
1994	112,968	286,728
1995	160,284	280,168
1996	158,920	274,147
1997	150,404	252,351
1998	154,010	251,076
1999	166,699	245,425
2000	173,867	246,330
2001	184,541	250,726
2002	201,892	251,860
2003	216,295	251,884
2004	234,891	251,650
2005	253,401	256,756
2006	269,874	263,697
2007	285,323	270,745
2008	300,750	272,132
2009	319,583	274,700
2010	341,808	272,266
2011	348,934	272,161
2012	354,068	276,649
2013	362,224	281,013
2014	367,797	283,193
2015	370,856	284,390
2016	358,393	284,130
2017	353,879	282,698
2018	351,704	280,671
2019	357,672	276,870
2020	361,654	268,745
2021	359,844	255,939
2022	363,786	257,269
2023	368,917	250,242

Maternal mortality chart: Burundi vs Cambodia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 392 deaths per 100,000 live births in Burundi, compared to 137 deaths in Cambodia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Burundi	Cambodia
1985	1,428	874
1986	1,441	824
1987	1,446	772
1988	1,519	742
1989	1,511	702
1990	1,515	681
1991	1,513	681
1992	1,464	667
1993	1,801	680
1994	1,215	665
1995	1,293	642
1996	1,236	622
1997	1,100	580
1998	969	557
1999	899	517
2000	860	476
2001	799	437
2002	743	399
2003	705	366
2004	687	344
2005	685	323
2006	670	303
2007	655	290
2008	635	272
2009	612	251
2010	614	234
2011	597	214
2012	575	197
2013	555	182
2014	533	172
2015	525	166
2016	501	159
2017	482	155
2018	464	151
2019	449	149
2020	441	164
2021	447	189
2022	412	159
2023	392	137

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 4.92% in Burundi 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
	Burundi	Cambodia
1964	24.2%	-
1965	24.4%	-
1966	24.5%	-
1967	24.7%	-
1968	24.9%	-
1969	25%	-
1970	25.1%	-
1971	25.1%	-
1972	31.9%	-
1973	25.2%	-
1974	25.2%	-
1975	25.1%	52.5%
1976	25%	54.1%
1977	24.6%	52.5%
1978	24.1%	48.5%
1979	23.3%	20.7%
1980	22.4%	18.1%
1981	21.4%	15.9%
1982	20.3%	14.1%
1983	19.3%	13%
1984	18.4%	12.4%
1985	17.7%	12%
1986	17.2%	11.8%
1987	16.9%	11.7%
1988	16.8%	11.6%
1989	16.9%	11.6%
1990	17%	11.6%
1991	17.1%	11.6%
1992	17.2%	11.7%
1993	19.5%	11.7%
1994	17.2%	11.9%
1995	17.1%	12%
1996	17%	12%
1997	16.7%	11.9%
1998	16.3%	11.7%
1999	15.9%	11.3%
2000	15.4%	10.6%
2001	14.9%	9.65%
2002	14.3%	8.67%
2003	13.7%	7.8%
2004	13.1%	7.08%
2005	12.4%	6.48%
2006	11.7%	5.98%
2007	11%	5.54%
2008	10.3%	5.13%
2009	9.66%	4.74%
2010	9.08%	4.37%
2011	8.53%	4.05%
2012	8.02%	3.77%
2013	7.55%	3.53%
2014	7.13%	3.33%
2015	6.76%	3.16%
2016	6.44%	3.02%
2017	6.15%	2.89%
2018	5.9%	2.77%
2019	5.67%	2.67%
2020	5.46%	2.56%
2021	5.26%	2.47%
2022	5.08%	2.38%
2023	4.92%	2.29%