Cambodia birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Cambodia chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Cambodia is 2.58, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 5.43 — a -52.5% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Cambodia	World
1960	6.31	4.69
1961	6.3	4.56
1962	6.3	5.02
1963	6.29	5.31
1964	6.29	5.13
1965	6.27	5.08
1966	6.24	4.97
1967	6.2	4.87
1968	6.17	4.98
1969	6.12	4.88
1970	6.07	4.84
1971	6.01	4.69
1972	5.94	4.55
1973	5.56	4.42
1974	4.8	4.26
1975	4.1	4.07
1976	3.41	3.97
1977	2.72	3.84
1978	3.34	3.77
1979	4.56	3.76
1980	5.77	3.73
1981	6.04	3.71
1982	6.19	3.72
1983	6.3	3.59
1984	6.34	3.57
1985	6.31	3.53
1986	6.23	3.51
1987	6.1	3.48
1988	5.94	3.39
1989	5.68	3.35
1990	5.64	3.31
1991	5.59	3.13
1992	5.49	3.04
1993	5.43	2.97
1994	5.28	2.92
1995	5.08	2.87
1996	4.87	2.82
1997	4.39	2.78
1998	4.13	2.75
1999	3.93	2.72
2000	3.79	2.73
2001	3.69	2.69
2002	3.57	2.66
2003	3.43	2.64
2004	3.31	2.63
2005	3.24	2.61
2006	3.18	2.61
2007	3.13	2.6
2008	3.05	2.6
2009	2.97	2.59
2010	2.86	2.57
2011	2.78	2.55
2012	2.75	2.56
2013	2.74	2.53
2014	2.73	2.52
2015	2.73	2.49
2016	2.73	2.49
2017	2.72	2.46
2018	2.72	2.39
2019	2.73	2.35
2020	2.7	2.28
2021	2.66	2.25
2022	2.62	2.22
2023	2.58	2.2
2024	2.55	2.19
2025	2.51	2.18
2026	2.49	2.18
2027	2.46	2.17
2028	2.43	2.16
2029	2.41	2.15
2030	2.38	2.14
2031	2.36	2.13
2032	2.33	2.12
2033	2.31	2.12
2034	2.29	2.11
2035	2.26	2.1
2036	2.24	2.09
2037	2.22	2.09
2038	2.2	2.08
2039	2.18	2.08
2040	2.17	2.08
2041	2.15	2.07
2042	2.14	2.07
2043	2.12	2.07
2044	2.11	2.07
2045	2.09	2.06
2046	2.08	2.06
2047	2.07	2.06
2048	2.06	2.05
2049	2.05	2.05
2050	2.03	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 10.8% were to women under 20 years old, 54.8% to women ages 20-29, and 34.4% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 9.44%, 55%, and 35.6% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Cambodia by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Cambodia	World
1960	43.7%	37.4%
1961	43.8%	37.5%
1962	43.9%	37.6%
1963	44%	37.8%
1964	44.1%	38%
1965	44.1%	38%
1966	44.1%	38%
1967	44%	38%
1968	44%	37.9%
1969	43.9%	37.8%
1970	44.4%	37.7%
1971	45%	37.6%
1972	45.2%	37.5%
1973	45.2%	37.3%
1974	44.9%	37.2%
1975	44.8%	37.1%
1976	44.7%	36.9%
1977	44.2%	36.7%
1978	43.8%	36.3%
1979	43%	35.9%
1980	42.5%	35.5%
1981	42.7%	35.2%
1982	42.6%	34.9%
1983	42.5%	34.6%
1984	42.4%	34.3%
1985	42.5%	34%
1986	42.5%	33.8%
1987	42.5%	33.6%
1988	42.8%	33.4%
1989	43.2%	33.2%
1990	43.7%	33%
1991	44.5%	32.9%
1992	45%	32.7%
1993	45.3%	32.5%
1994	46%	32.3%
1995	46.4%	32.1%
1996	46.2%	31.8%
1997	45.4%	31.5%
1998	44.5%	31.1%
1999	43.6%	30.8%
2000	42.5%	30.4%
2001	41.5%	30%
2002	40.5%	29.6%
2003	39.5%	29.2%
2004	38.5%	28.8%
2005	37.6%	28.5%
2006	36.6%	28.1%
2007	35.6%	27.9%
2008	34.7%	27.6%
2009	33.9%	27.5%
2010	33.3%	27.3%
2011	32.8%	27.1%
2012	32.4%	27%
2013	32.2%	26.9%
2014	32%	26.8%
2015	31.9%	26.6%
2016	31.8%	26.5%
2017	31.7%	26.4%
2018	31.5%	26.2%
2019	31.3%	26%
2020	31.1%	25.8%
2021	30.8%	25.6%
2022	30.5%	25.3%
2023	30.1%	25%
2024	29.8%	24.7%
2025	29.5%	24.4%
2026	29.2%	24.1%
2027	28.9%	23.8%
2028	28.6%	23.4%
2029	28.3%	23.1%
2030	28%	22.8%
2031	27.6%	22.6%
2032	27.2%	22.3%
2033	26.9%	22.1%
2034	26.5%	21.9%
2035	26.1%	21.7%
2036	25.7%	21.6%
2037	25.4%	21.5%
2038	25.1%	21.4%
2039	24.8%	21.3%
2040	24.6%	21.2%
2041	24.3%	21.1%
2042	24.1%	21%
2043	23.9%	21%
2044	23.7%	20.9%
2045	23.6%	20.8%
2046	23.4%	20.7%
2047	23.2%	20.7%
2048	23%	20.6%
2049	22.9%	20.5%
2050	22.7%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Cambodia was 43.7% in 1960, 45.3% in 1993, and 29.8% as of the latest data in 2025.

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Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Cambodia, excluding migration, has been +1.67% annually. On average, 272,414 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Cambodia
1960	124,237
1961	128,259
1962	132,861
1963	137,562
1964	141,216
1965	144,460
1966	147,583
1967	150,046
1968	153,444
1969	156,777
1970	122,832
1971	113,813
1972	113,190
1973	101,304
1974	73,001
1975	-383,806
1976	-408,505
1977	-416,117
1978	-357,478
1979	78,143
1980	159,157
1981	166,578
1982	180,300
1983	192,849
1984	207,700
1985	214,101
1986	221,684
1987	235,064
1988	243,203
1989	239,211
1990	249,776
1991	257,709
1992	260,673
1993	282,221
1994	286,728
1995	280,168
1996	274,147
1997	252,351
1998	251,076
1999	245,425
2000	246,330
2001	250,726
2002	251,860
2003	251,884
2004	251,650
2005	256,756
2006	263,697
2007	270,745
2008	272,132
2009	274,700
2010	272,266
2011	272,161
2012	276,649
2013	281,013
2014	283,193
2015	284,390
2016	284,130
2017	282,698
2018	280,671
2019	276,870
2020	268,745
2021	255,939
2022	257,269
2023	250,242

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Cambodia was 137 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.14% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -71.2% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cambodia	World
1985	874	460
1986	824	438
1987	772	429
1988	742	414
1989	702	401
1990	681	391
1991	681	395
1992	667	395
1993	680	389
1994	665	382
1995	642	371
1996	622	366
1997	580	358
1998	557	360
1999	517	340
2000	476	328
2001	437	321
2002	399	311
2003	366	301
2004	344	291
2005	323	283
2006	303	276
2007	290	269
2008	272	264
2009	251	258
2010	234	253
2011	214	247
2012	197	239
2013	182	235
2014	172	231
2015	166	228
2016	159	220
2017	155	215
2018	151	211
2019	149	207
2020	164	211
2021	189	242
2022	159	203
2023	137	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Cambodia was 22.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 2.29% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 105.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Cambodia	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	17.3%
1967	-	17%
1968	-	16.5%
1969	-	15.5%
1970	-	15.2%
1971	-	15.1%
1972	-	14.4%
1973	-	14.1%
1974	-	13.7%
1975	52.5%	13.4%
1976	54.1%	13%
1977	52.5%	12.5%
1978	48.5%	12.1%
1979	20.7%	11.7%
1980	18.1%	11.4%
1981	15.9%	11%
1982	14.1%	10.8%
1983	13%	10.6%
1984	12.4%	10.4%
1985	12%	10.1%
1986	11.8%	9.81%
1987	11.7%	9.47%
1988	11.6%	9.31%
1989	11.6%	9.02%
1990	11.6%	8.81%
1991	11.6%	8.66%
1992	11.7%	8.46%
1993	11.7%	8.19%
1994	11.9%	7.98%
1995	12%	7.76%
1996	12%	7.52%
1997	11.9%	7.28%
1998	11.7%	7.05%
1999	11.3%	6.76%
2000	10.6%	6.48%
2001	9.65%	6.21%
2002	8.67%	5.94%
2003	7.8%	5.65%
2004	7.08%	5.43%
2005	6.48%	5.16%
2006	5.98%	4.92%
2007	5.54%	4.7%
2008	5.13%	4.5%
2009	4.74%	4.31%
2010	4.37%	4.11%
2011	4.05%	3.97%
2012	3.77%	3.77%
2013	3.53%	3.61%
2014	3.33%	3.48%
2015	3.16%	3.35%
2016	3.02%	3.23%
2017	2.89%	3.11%
2018	2.77%	2.97%
2019	2.67%	2.86%
2020	2.56%	2.75%
2021	2.47%	2.66%
2022	2.38%	2.59%
2023	2.29%	2.49%