Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and Chad

Fertility rate in Cambodia vs Chad 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 6.12 in Chad in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cambodia vs Chad 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	Chad
1960	6.31	6.25
1961	6.3	6.27
1962	6.3	6.29
1963	6.29	6.3
1964	6.29	6.32
1965	6.27	6.34
1966	6.24	6.36
1967	6.2	6.39
1968	6.17	6.43
1969	6.12	6.48
1970	6.07	6.53
1971	6.01	6.58
1972	5.94	6.85
1973	5.56	6.87
1974	4.8	6.86
1975	4.1	6.88
1976	3.41	6.89
1977	2.72	6.9
1978	3.34	6.89
1979	4.56	6.91
1980	5.77	6.91
1981	6.04	6.94
1982	6.19	6.96
1983	6.3	6.98
1984	6.34	7.02
1985	6.31	7.04
1986	6.23	7.07
1987	6.1	7.11
1988	5.94	7.15
1989	5.68	7.19
1990	5.64	7.22
1991	5.59	7.26
1992	5.49	7.3
1993	5.43	7.34
1994	5.28	7.31
1995	5.08	7.29
1996	4.87	7.29
1997	4.39	7.27
1998	4.13	7.27
1999	3.93	7.26
2000	3.79	7.25
2001	3.69	7.23
2002	3.57	7.2
2003	3.43	7.18
2004	3.31	7.16
2005	3.24	7.13
2006	3.18	7.12
2007	3.13	7.09
2008	3.05	7.06
2009	2.97	7.02
2010	2.86	6.99
2011	2.78	6.95
2012	2.75	6.91
2013	2.74	6.84
2014	2.73	6.78
2015	2.73	6.71
2016	2.73	6.62
2017	2.72	6.54
2018	2.72	6.46
2019	2.73	6.41
2020	2.7	6.35
2021	2.66	6.26
2022	2.62	6.22
2023	2.58	6.12
2024	2.55	6.03
2025	2.51	5.94
2026	2.49	5.83
2027	2.46	5.74
2028	2.43	5.63
2029	2.41	5.54
2030	2.38	5.44
2031	2.36	5.36
2032	2.33	5.25
2033	2.31	5.15
2034	2.29	5.06
2035	2.26	4.97
2036	2.24	4.88
2037	2.22	4.8
2038	2.2	4.72
2039	2.18	4.63
2040	2.17	4.55
2041	2.15	4.47
2042	2.14	4.39
2043	2.12	4.32
2044	2.11	4.24
2045	2.09	4.17
2046	2.08	4.1
2047	2.07	4.04
2048	2.06	3.97
2049	2.05	3.91
2050	2.03	3.85

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cambodia	Chad
1960	43.7%	41%
1961	43.8%	41.2%
1962	43.9%	41.5%
1963	44%	41.7%
1964	44.1%	41.9%
1965	44.1%	42%
1966	44.1%	42.1%
1967	44%	42.2%
1968	44%	42.4%
1969	43.9%	42.5%
1970	44.4%	42.7%
1971	45%	43%
1972	45.2%	43.2%
1973	45.2%	43.5%
1974	44.9%	43.9%
1975	44.8%	44.2%
1976	44.7%	44.6%
1977	44.2%	45%
1978	43.8%	45.4%
1979	43%	45.7%
1980	42.5%	46.6%
1981	42.7%	47.5%
1982	42.6%	46.6%
1983	42.5%	45.8%
1984	42.4%	46.5%
1985	42.5%	47.3%
1986	42.5%	47.2%
1987	42.5%	47%
1988	42.8%	46.8%
1989	43.2%	46.8%
1990	43.7%	47.1%
1991	44.5%	47.1%
1992	45%	46.9%
1993	45.3%	47.5%
1994	46%	48.2%
1995	46.4%	47.9%
1996	46.2%	47.8%
1997	45.4%	48.2%
1998	44.5%	48.5%
1999	43.6%	48.6%
2000	42.5%	48.8%
2001	41.5%	49%
2002	40.5%	49.1%
2003	39.5%	49%
2004	38.5%	48.7%
2005	37.6%	48.6%
2006	36.6%	48.6%
2007	35.6%	48.7%
2008	34.7%	48.7%
2009	33.9%	48.7%
2010	33.3%	48.8%
2011	32.8%	48.7%
2012	32.4%	48.7%
2013	32.2%	48.6%
2014	32%	48.5%
2015	31.9%	48.5%
2016	31.8%	48.5%
2017	31.7%	48.4%
2018	31.5%	48.2%
2019	31.3%	48.1%
2020	31.1%	48%
2021	30.8%	47.7%
2022	30.5%	47.4%
2023	30.1%	46.7%
2024	29.8%	46.1%
2025	29.5%	46%
2026	29.2%	46%
2027	28.9%	45.9%
2028	28.6%	45.8%
2029	28.3%	45.6%
2030	28%	45.4%
2031	27.6%	45.1%
2032	27.2%	44.9%
2033	26.9%	44.6%
2034	26.5%	44.3%
2035	26.1%	44%
2036	25.7%	43.7%
2037	25.4%	43.3%
2038	25.1%	42.9%
2039	24.8%	42.4%
2040	24.6%	41.9%
2041	24.3%	41.4%
2042	24.1%	40.9%
2043	23.9%	40.5%
2044	23.7%	40%
2045	23.6%	39.6%
2046	23.4%	39.2%
2047	23.2%	38.8%
2048	23%	38.4%
2049	22.9%	38.1%
2050	22.7%	37.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 46.1% in Chad in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and Chad compared.

Natural population change in Cambodia vs Chad by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.67% in Cambodia and +3.18% in Chad. 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	Chad
1960	124,237	62,003
1961	128,259	63,639
1962	132,861	65,312
1963	137,562	67,414
1964	141,216	69,483
1965	144,460	70,913
1966	147,583	73,123
1967	150,046	76,142
1968	153,444	79,465
1969	156,777	83,413
1970	122,832	87,660
1971	113,813	89,404
1972	113,190	101,142
1973	101,304	104,418
1974	73,001	106,898
1975	-383,806	109,315
1976	-408,505	111,324
1977	-416,117	113,498
1978	-357,478	115,084
1979	78,143	117,780
1980	159,157	122,468
1981	166,578	111,907
1982	180,300	119,121
1983	192,849	144,684
1984	207,700	151,511
1985	214,101	145,845
1986	221,684	152,360
1987	235,064	156,797
1988	243,203	178,489
1989	239,211	188,485
1990	249,776	191,959
1991	257,709	200,102
1992	260,673	219,348
1993	282,221	229,984
1994	286,728	223,996
1995	280,168	234,010
1996	274,147	254,589
1997	252,351	261,030
1998	251,076	270,055
1999	245,425	278,264
2000	246,330	287,173
2001	250,726	297,254
2002	251,860	302,995
2003	251,884	314,740
2004	251,650	334,136
2005	256,756	352,302
2006	263,697	362,027
2007	270,745	376,732
2008	272,132	387,439
2009	274,700	401,937
2010	272,266	416,177
2011	272,161	428,989
2012	276,649	444,246
2013	281,013	454,517
2014	283,193	467,957
2015	284,390	478,010
2016	284,130	483,442
2017	282,698	494,304
2018	280,671	509,642
2019	276,870	530,540
2020	268,745	541,234
2021	255,939	554,851
2022	257,269	588,060
2023	250,242	605,924

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs Chad

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 748 deaths in Chad.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cambodia	Chad
1985	874	1,119
1986	824	1,068
1987	772	1,123
1988	742	1,093
1989	702	1,083
1990	681	1,113
1991	681	1,093
1992	667	1,119
1993	680	1,166
1994	665	1,151
1995	642	1,119
1996	622	1,150
1997	580	1,146
1998	557	1,177
1999	517	1,184
2000	476	1,208
2001	437	1,204
2002	399	1,199
2003	366	1,170
2004	344	1,167
2005	323	1,189
2006	303	1,220
2007	290	1,240
2008	272	1,264
2009	251	1,285
2010	234	1,284
2011	214	1,264
2012	197	1,245
2013	182	1,216
2014	172	1,198
2015	166	1,176
2016	159	1,133
2017	155	1,085
2018	151	1,020
2019	149	958
2020	164	877
2021	189	869
2022	159	775
2023	137	748

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.29% in Cambodia and 10.1% in Chad. 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	Chad
1960	-	26.7%
1961	-	26.6%
1962	-	26.5%
1963	-	26.4%
1964	-	26.3%
1965	-	26.1%
1966	-	26%
1967	-	25.9%
1968	-	25.7%
1969	-	25.6%
1970	-	25.4%
1971	-	25.3%
1972	-	25.2%
1973	-	25%
1974	-	24.8%
1975	52.5%	24.7%
1976	54.1%	24.6%
1977	52.5%	24.4%
1978	48.5%	24.2%
1979	20.7%	24.1%
1980	18.1%	23.8%
1981	15.9%	23.6%
1982	14.1%	23.4%
1983	13%	23.2%
1984	12.4%	22.9%
1985	12%	22.6%
1986	11.8%	22.3%
1987	11.7%	22%
1988	11.6%	21.8%
1989	11.6%	21.5%
1990	11.6%	21.2%
1991	11.6%	20.9%
1992	11.7%	20.6%
1993	11.7%	20.3%
1994	11.9%	20.1%
1995	12%	19.8%
1996	12%	19.6%
1997	11.9%	19.3%
1998	11.7%	19%
1999	11.3%	18.7%
2000	10.6%	18.4%
2001	9.65%	18%
2002	8.67%	17.7%
2003	7.8%	17.3%
2004	7.08%	17%
2005	6.48%	16.7%
2006	5.98%	16.3%
2007	5.54%	15.9%
2008	5.13%	15.5%
2009	4.74%	15.2%
2010	4.37%	14.8%
2011	4.05%	14.4%
2012	3.77%	14%
2013	3.53%	13.7%
2014	3.33%	13.3%
2015	3.16%	12.9%
2016	3.02%	12.6%
2017	2.89%	12.2%
2018	2.77%	11.8%
2019	2.67%	11.5%
2020	2.56%	11.1%
2021	2.47%	10.8%
2022	2.38%	10.4%
2023	2.29%	10.1%