Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and Cape Verde

Fertility rate in Cambodia vs Cape Verde chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Cambodia was 2.58 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.52 in Cape Verde in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Cambodia	Cape Verde
1960	6.31	6.89
1961	6.3	6.92
1962	6.3	6.95
1963	6.29	6.98
1964	6.29	6.99
1965	6.27	6.99
1966	6.24	6.99
1967	6.2	6.98
1968	6.17	6.97
1969	6.12	6.95
1970	6.07	6.94
1971	6.01	6.91
1972	5.94	6.89
1973	5.56	6.86
1974	4.8	6.82
1975	4.1	6.77
1976	3.41	6.71
1977	2.72	6.65
1978	3.34	6.56
1979	4.56	6.47
1980	5.77	6.38
1981	6.04	6.27
1982	6.19	6.17
1983	6.3	6.07
1984	6.34	5.97
1985	6.31	5.92
1986	6.23	5.81
1987	6.1	5.68
1988	5.94	5.55
1989	5.68	5.45
1990	5.64	5.36
1991	5.59	5.26
1992	5.49	5.12
1993	5.43	4.95
1994	5.28	4.72
1995	5.08	4.49
1996	4.87	4.26
1997	4.39	4.05
1998	4.13	3.9
1999	3.93	3.73
2000	3.79	3.55
2001	3.69	3.37
2002	3.57	3.19
2003	3.43	3.03
2004	3.31	2.9
2005	3.24	2.73
2006	3.18	2.56
2007	3.13	2.41
2008	3.05	2.3
2009	2.97	2.25
2010	2.86	2.33
2011	2.78	2.33
2012	2.75	2.15
2013	2.74	2.07
2014	2.73	2.03
2015	2.73	1.97
2016	2.73	1.97
2017	2.72	1.93
2018	2.72	1.8
2019	2.73	1.7
2020	2.7	1.59
2021	2.66	1.55
2022	2.62	1.53
2023	2.58	1.52
2024	2.55	1.51
2025	2.51	1.5
2026	2.49	1.49
2027	2.46	1.48
2028	2.43	1.47
2029	2.41	1.47
2030	2.38	1.47
2031	2.36	1.47
2032	2.33	1.47
2033	2.31	1.47
2034	2.29	1.47
2035	2.26	1.47
2036	2.24	1.47
2037	2.22	1.47
2038	2.2	1.47
2039	2.18	1.48
2040	2.17	1.48
2041	2.15	1.48
2042	2.14	1.48
2043	2.12	1.49
2044	2.11	1.49
2045	2.09	1.49
2046	2.08	1.49
2047	2.07	1.49
2048	2.06	1.5
2049	2.05	1.5
2050	2.03	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cambodia	Cape Verde
1960	43.7%	43.6%
1961	43.8%	44.3%
1962	43.9%	45.1%
1963	44%	45.6%
1964	44.1%	46%
1965	44.1%	46.2%
1966	44.1%	46.2%
1967	44%	46.1%
1968	44%	45.9%
1969	43.9%	45.5%
1970	44.4%	45.2%
1971	45%	45%
1972	45.2%	45%
1973	45.2%	45%
1974	44.9%	44.9%
1975	44.8%	45.3%
1976	44.7%	45.9%
1977	44.2%	46.5%
1978	43.8%	46.9%
1979	43%	47.3%
1980	42.5%	47.4%
1981	42.7%	47.3%
1982	42.6%	47%
1983	42.5%	46.8%
1984	42.4%	46.6%
1985	42.5%	46.4%
1986	42.5%	46.2%
1987	42.5%	46.1%
1988	42.8%	45.9%
1989	43.2%	45.8%
1990	43.7%	45.7%
1991	44.5%	45.6%
1992	45%	45.5%
1993	45.3%	45.2%
1994	46%	44.9%
1995	46.4%	44.6%
1996	46.2%	44.2%
1997	45.4%	43.7%
1998	44.5%	43.2%
1999	43.6%	42.5%
2000	42.5%	41.8%
2001	41.5%	40.9%
2002	40.5%	39.9%
2003	39.5%	38.9%
2004	38.5%	37.9%
2005	37.6%	36.9%
2006	36.6%	36%
2007	35.6%	35%
2008	34.7%	34.1%
2009	33.9%	33.1%
2010	33.3%	32.2%
2011	32.8%	31.3%
2012	32.4%	30.4%
2013	32.2%	29.8%
2014	32%	29.2%
2015	31.9%	28.8%
2016	31.8%	28.5%
2017	31.7%	28.4%
2018	31.5%	28.4%
2019	31.3%	28.4%
2020	31.1%	28.4%
2021	30.8%	28%
2022	30.5%	27.2%
2023	30.1%	26.4%
2024	29.8%	25.5%
2025	29.5%	24.7%
2026	29.2%	23.8%
2027	28.9%	23%
2028	28.6%	22.2%
2029	28.3%	21.4%
2030	28%	20.6%
2031	27.6%	19.8%
2032	27.2%	19%
2033	26.9%	18.2%
2034	26.5%	17.5%
2035	26.1%	16.9%
2036	25.7%	16.6%
2037	25.4%	16.5%
2038	25.1%	16.4%
2039	24.8%	16.4%
2040	24.6%	16.3%
2041	24.3%	16.2%
2042	24.1%	16.2%
2043	23.9%	16.1%
2044	23.7%	16.1%
2045	23.6%	16%
2046	23.4%	16%
2047	23.2%	15.9%
2048	23%	15.8%
2049	22.9%	15.7%
2050	22.7%	15.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 25.5% in Cape Verde in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 45.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and Cape Verde compared.

Natural population change in Cambodia vs Cape Verde by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.67% in Cambodia and +0.98% in Cape Verde. 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
	Cambodia	Cape Verde
1960	124,237	6,098
1961	128,259	6,247
1962	132,861	6,468
1963	137,562	6,589
1964	141,216	6,725
1965	144,460	6,877
1966	147,583	7,039
1967	150,046	7,214
1968	153,444	7,408
1969	156,777	7,625
1970	122,832	7,878
1971	113,813	8,359
1972	113,190	8,716
1973	101,304	9,003
1974	73,001	9,295
1975	-383,806	9,601
1976	-408,505	9,833
1977	-416,117	10,036
1978	-357,478	10,152
1979	78,143	10,223
1980	159,157	10,276
1981	166,578	10,470
1982	180,300	10,597
1983	192,849	10,736
1984	207,700	10,835
1985	214,101	11,105
1986	221,684	11,295
1987	235,064	11,426
1988	243,203	11,523
1989	239,211	11,608
1990	249,776	11,738
1991	257,709	11,899
1992	260,673	11,915
1993	282,221	11,805
1994	286,728	11,410
1995	280,168	10,764
1996	274,147	10,613
1997	252,351	10,323
1998	251,076	10,187
1999	245,425	9,989
2000	246,330	9,752
2001	250,726	9,510
2002	251,860	9,278
2003	251,884	9,037
2004	251,650	8,825
2005	256,756	8,428
2006	263,697	7,980
2007	270,745	7,559
2008	272,132	7,313
2009	274,700	7,216
2010	272,266	7,746
2011	272,161	7,874
2012	276,649	7,157
2013	281,013	6,780
2014	283,193	6,622
2015	284,390	6,314
2016	284,130	6,238
2017	282,698	5,993
2018	280,671	5,282
2019	276,870	4,773
2020	268,745	3,734
2021	255,939	3,575
2022	257,269	3,864
2023	250,242	3,798

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs Cape Verde

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 137 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cambodia, compared to 40 deaths in Cape Verde.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cambodia	Cape Verde
1985	874	420
1986	824	394
1987	772	366
1988	742	346
1989	702	322
1990	681	298
1991	681	277
1992	667	255
1993	680	233
1994	665	214
1995	642	196
1996	622	167
1997	580	147
1998	557	134
1999	517	122
2000	476	110
2001	437	101
2002	399	92
2003	366	86
2004	344	80
2005	323	75
2006	303	76
2007	290	73
2008	272	68
2009	251	62
2010	234	61
2011	214	55
2012	197	51
2013	182	50
2014	172	48
2015	166	46
2016	159	44
2017	155	43
2018	151	43
2019	149	41
2020	164	56
2021	189	56
2022	159	42
2023	137	40

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.29% in Cambodia and 1.16% in Cape Verde. 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
	Cambodia	Cape Verde
1960	-	17.2%
1961	-	16.9%
1962	-	16.6%
1963	-	16.2%
1964	-	15.9%
1965	-	15.4%
1966	-	15%
1967	-	14.5%
1968	-	14%
1969	-	13.4%
1970	-	12.8%
1971	-	12.1%
1972	-	11.5%
1973	-	10.8%
1974	-	10.2%
1975	52.5%	9.6%
1976	54.1%	9.09%
1977	52.5%	8.65%
1978	48.5%	8.27%
1979	20.7%	8%
1980	18.1%	7.82%
1981	15.9%	7.72%
1982	14.1%	7.65%
1983	13%	7.59%
1984	12.4%	7.46%
1985	12%	7.25%
1986	11.8%	6.95%
1987	11.7%	6.59%
1988	11.6%	6.21%
1989	11.6%	5.88%
1990	11.6%	5.64%
1991	11.6%	5.5%
1992	11.7%	5.46%
1993	11.7%	5.46%
1994	11.9%	5.45%
1995	12%	5.37%
1996	12%	5.17%
1997	11.9%	4.84%
1998	11.7%	4.44%
1999	11.3%	4%
2000	10.6%	3.6%
2001	9.65%	3.28%
2002	8.67%	3.05%
2003	7.8%	2.9%
2004	7.08%	2.82%
2005	6.48%	2.8%
2006	5.98%	2.8%
2007	5.54%	2.8%
2008	5.13%	2.79%
2009	4.74%	2.75%
2010	4.37%	2.67%
2011	4.05%	2.56%
2012	3.77%	2.42%
2013	3.53%	2.26%
2014	3.33%	2.09%
2015	3.16%	1.91%
2016	3.02%	1.76%
2017	2.89%	1.62%
2018	2.77%	1.51%
2019	2.67%	1.41%
2020	2.56%	1.33%
2021	2.47%	1.27%
2022	2.38%	1.21%
2023	2.29%	1.16%