Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and China

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

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Cambodia	China
1960	6.31	4.45
1961	6.3	3.86
1962	6.3	6.09
1963	6.29	7.51
1964	6.29	6.67
1965	6.27	6.61
1966	6.24	6.31
1967	6.2	5.81
1968	6.17	6.51
1969	6.12	6.18
1970	6.07	6.09
1971	6.01	5.52
1972	5.94	5.11
1973	5.56	4.73
1974	4.8	4.17
1975	4.1	3.57
1976	3.41	3.24
1977	2.72	2.84
1978	3.34	2.72
1979	4.56	2.75
1980	5.77	2.74
1981	6.04	2.79
1982	6.19	2.97
1983	6.3	2.56
1984	6.34	2.61
1985	6.31	2.63
1986	6.23	2.72
1987	6.1	2.76
1988	5.94	2.54
1989	5.68	2.52
1990	5.64	2.51
1991	5.59	1.93
1992	5.49	1.78
1993	5.43	1.69
1994	5.28	1.63
1995	5.08	1.59
1996	4.87	1.55
1997	4.39	1.53
1998	4.13	1.52
1999	3.93	1.53
2000	3.79	1.63
2001	3.69	1.56
2002	3.57	1.57
2003	3.43	1.57
2004	3.31	1.61
2005	3.24	1.62
2006	3.18	1.64
2007	3.13	1.67
2008	3.05	1.7
2009	2.97	1.71
2010	2.86	1.69
2011	2.78	1.67
2012	2.75	1.8
2013	2.74	1.71
2014	2.73	1.77
2015	2.73	1.67
2016	2.73	1.77
2017	2.72	1.8
2018	2.72	1.54
2019	2.73	1.5
2020	2.7	1.24
2021	2.66	1.12
2022	2.62	1.03
2023	2.58	1
2024	2.55	1.01
2025	2.51	1.02
2026	2.49	1.03
2027	2.46	1.04
2028	2.43	1.05
2029	2.41	1.05
2030	2.38	1.06
2031	2.36	1.07
2032	2.33	1.08
2033	2.31	1.08
2034	2.29	1.09
2035	2.26	1.1
2036	2.24	1.1
2037	2.22	1.11
2038	2.2	1.12
2039	2.18	1.12
2040	2.17	1.13
2041	2.15	1.13
2042	2.14	1.14
2043	2.12	1.15
2044	2.11	1.15
2045	2.09	1.16
2046	2.08	1.16
2047	2.07	1.17
2048	2.06	1.17
2049	2.05	1.18
2050	2.03	1.18

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cambodia	China
1960	43.7%	40.3%
1961	43.8%	40%
1962	43.9%	40%
1963	44%	40.6%
1964	44.1%	41.2%
1965	44.1%	41.5%
1966	44.1%	41.5%
1967	44%	41.3%
1968	44%	41%
1969	43.9%	41%
1970	44.4%	40.8%
1971	45%	40.7%
1972	45.2%	40.4%
1973	45.2%	40.1%
1974	44.9%	40.2%
1975	44.8%	40.2%
1976	44.7%	40.3%
1977	44.2%	39.8%
1978	43.8%	38.6%
1979	43%	37.2%
1980	42.5%	36.1%
1981	42.7%	35.1%
1982	42.6%	34.3%
1983	42.5%	33.3%
1984	42.4%	32.2%
1985	42.5%	31.2%
1986	42.5%	30.4%
1987	42.5%	29.8%
1988	42.8%	29.3%
1989	43.2%	28.9%
1990	43.7%	28.8%
1991	44.5%	28.6%
1992	45%	28.4%
1993	45.3%	28.2%
1994	46%	27.8%
1995	46.4%	27.4%
1996	46.2%	27%
1997	45.4%	26.3%
1998	44.5%	25.7%
1999	43.6%	25.2%
2000	42.5%	24.5%
2001	41.5%	23.8%
2002	40.5%	22.9%
2003	39.5%	22%
2004	38.5%	21.2%
2005	37.6%	20.3%
2006	36.6%	19.6%
2007	35.6%	19.2%
2008	34.7%	18.9%
2009	33.9%	18.6%
2010	33.3%	18.5%
2011	32.8%	18.3%
2012	32.4%	18.3%
2013	32.2%	18.3%
2014	32%	18.3%
2015	31.9%	18.3%
2016	31.8%	18.3%
2017	31.7%	18.4%
2018	31.5%	18.3%
2019	31.3%	18.2%
2020	31.1%	18%
2021	30.8%	17.6%
2022	30.5%	17.1%
2023	30.1%	16.6%
2024	29.8%	16%
2025	29.5%	15.4%
2026	29.2%	14.8%
2027	28.9%	14.1%
2028	28.6%	13.5%
2029	28.3%	12.8%
2030	28%	12.1%
2031	27.6%	11.5%
2032	27.2%	10.8%
2033	26.9%	10.3%
2034	26.5%	9.83%
2035	26.1%	9.53%
2036	25.7%	9.37%
2037	25.4%	9.31%
2038	25.1%	9.31%
2039	24.8%	9.34%
2040	24.6%	9.38%
2041	24.3%	9.43%
2042	24.1%	9.49%
2043	23.9%	9.56%
2044	23.7%	9.63%
2045	23.6%	9.71%
2046	23.4%	9.78%
2047	23.2%	9.85%
2048	23%	9.9%
2049	22.9%	9.93%
2050	22.7%	9.94%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 16% in China in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 28.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and China compared.

Natural population change in Cambodia vs China by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.67% in Cambodia and +0.31% in China. 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	China
1960	124,237	-3,048,510
1961	128,259	2,496,047
1962	132,861	17,969,132
1963	137,562	22,742,225
1964	141,216	19,302,532
1965	144,460	20,296,950
1966	147,583	19,282,187
1967	150,046	19,263,662
1968	153,444	21,206,083
1969	156,777	20,760,332
1970	122,832	21,137,076
1971	113,813	19,622,980
1972	113,190	19,102,585
1973	101,304	18,423,727
1974	73,001	15,738,118
1975	-383,806	14,378,237
1976	-408,505	11,782,472
1977	-416,117	11,378,068
1978	-357,478	11,473,980
1979	78,143	11,250,148
1980	159,157	11,647,260
1981	166,578	14,461,027
1982	180,300	15,815,318
1983	192,849	13,599,789
1984	207,700	13,561,671
1985	214,101	14,987,830
1986	221,684	16,609,920
1987	235,064	18,005,821
1988	243,203	17,328,640
1989	239,211	16,824,495
1990	249,776	16,335,313
1991	257,709	14,937,124
1992	260,673	13,548,601
1993	282,221	13,493,138
1994	286,728	13,360,470
1995	280,168	12,711,220
1996	274,147	12,686,872
1997	252,351	12,374,554
1998	251,076	11,351,286
1999	245,425	10,247,372
2000	246,330	9,570,849
2001	250,726	8,839,358
2002	251,860	8,258,580
2003	251,884	7,743,284
2004	251,650	7,607,960
2005	256,756	7,678,911
2006	263,697	6,922,185
2007	270,745	6,813,465
2008	272,132	6,729,247
2009	274,700	6,483,236
2010	272,266	6,407,607
2011	272,161	8,245,065
2012	276,649	10,075,174
2013	281,013	8,043,116
2014	283,193	9,205,180
2015	284,390	6,788,911
2016	284,130	9,062,269
2017	282,698	7,790,880
2018	280,671	5,302,433
2019	276,870	4,673,713
2020	268,745	2,046,095
2021	255,939	480,203
2022	257,269	-847,305
2023	250,242	-2,087,851

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs China

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 16 deaths in China.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cambodia	China
1985	874	125
1986	824	120
1987	772	114
1988	742	108
1989	702	104
1990	681	102
1991	681	92
1992	667	86
1993	680	80
1994	665	76
1995	642	71
1996	622	67
1997	580	63
1998	557	60
1999	517	58
2000	476	56
2001	437	52
2002	399	50
2003	366	47
2004	344	45
2005	323	42
2006	303	40
2007	290	38
2008	272	38
2009	251	35
2010	234	34
2011	214	33
2012	197	32
2013	182	30
2014	172	28
2015	166	26
2016	159	25
2017	155	24
2018	151	22
2019	149	21
2020	164	20
2021	189	21
2022	159	18
2023	137	16

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.29% in Cambodia and 0.62% in China. 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	China
1969	-	11.9%
1970	-	11.3%
1971	-	10.7%
1972	-	10.2%
1973	-	9.61%
1974	-	9.05%
1975	52.5%	8.5%
1976	54.1%	7.97%
1977	52.5%	7.47%
1978	48.5%	7.01%
1979	20.7%	6.62%
1980	18.1%	6.28%
1981	15.9%	6%
1982	14.1%	5.78%
1983	13%	5.61%
1984	12.4%	5.5%
1985	12%	5.43%
1986	11.8%	5.4%
1987	11.7%	5.4%
1988	11.6%	5.4%
1989	11.6%	5.39%
1990	11.6%	5.37%
1991	11.6%	5.31%
1992	11.7%	5.22%
1993	11.7%	5.08%
1994	11.9%	4.93%
1995	12%	4.75%
1996	12%	4.56%
1997	11.9%	4.36%
1998	11.7%	4.14%
1999	11.3%	3.91%
2000	10.6%	3.67%
2001	9.65%	3.42%
2002	8.67%	3.15%
2003	7.8%	2.89%
2004	7.08%	2.64%
2005	6.48%	2.4%
2006	5.98%	2.19%
2007	5.54%	2.01%
2008	5.13%	1.85%
2009	4.74%	1.71%
2010	4.37%	1.58%
2011	4.05%	1.46%
2012	3.77%	1.35%
2013	3.53%	1.25%
2014	3.33%	1.15%
2015	3.16%	1.07%
2016	3.02%	0.99%
2017	2.89%	0.92%
2018	2.77%	0.86%
2019	2.67%	0.8%
2020	2.56%	0.75%
2021	2.47%	0.7%
2022	2.38%	0.66%
2023	2.29%	0.62%