Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and Colombia

Fertility rate in Cambodia vs Colombia 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 1.65 in Colombia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cambodia vs Colombia 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	Colombia
1960	6.31	6.74
1961	6.3	6.71
1962	6.3	6.66
1963	6.29	6.58
1964	6.29	6.48
1965	6.27	6.33
1966	6.24	6.16
1967	6.2	5.96
1968	6.17	5.74
1969	6.12	5.51
1970	6.07	5.28
1971	6.01	5.06
1972	5.94	4.86
1973	5.56	4.68
1974	4.8	4.53
1975	4.1	4.4
1976	3.41	4.29
1977	2.72	4.16
1978	3.34	4
1979	4.56	3.89
1980	5.77	3.8
1981	6.04	3.71
1982	6.19	3.62
1983	6.3	3.5
1984	6.34	3.35
1985	6.31	3.23
1986	6.23	3.15
1987	6.1	3.09
1988	5.94	3.04
1989	5.68	3.01
1990	5.64	3
1991	5.59	2.98
1992	5.49	2.98
1993	5.43	2.98
1994	5.28	2.94
1995	5.08	2.85
1996	4.87	2.77
1997	4.39	2.74
1998	4.13	2.72
1999	3.93	2.64
2000	3.79	2.57
2001	3.69	2.52
2002	3.57	2.49
2003	3.43	2.45
2004	3.31	2.38
2005	3.24	2.31
2006	3.18	2.24
2007	3.13	2.19
2008	3.05	2.15
2009	2.97	2.1
2010	2.86	2.01
2011	2.78	1.94
2012	2.75	1.9
2013	2.74	1.86
2014	2.73	1.82
2015	2.73	1.77
2016	2.73	1.72
2017	2.72	1.72
2018	2.72	1.72
2019	2.73	1.71
2020	2.7	1.69
2021	2.66	1.68
2022	2.62	1.66
2023	2.58	1.65
2024	2.55	1.63
2025	2.51	1.62
2026	2.49	1.6
2027	2.46	1.6
2028	2.43	1.59
2029	2.41	1.59
2030	2.38	1.58
2031	2.36	1.58
2032	2.33	1.57
2033	2.31	1.57
2034	2.29	1.57
2035	2.26	1.57
2036	2.24	1.57
2037	2.22	1.57
2038	2.2	1.57
2039	2.18	1.57
2040	2.17	1.57
2041	2.15	1.57
2042	2.14	1.57
2043	2.12	1.57
2044	2.11	1.57
2045	2.09	1.57
2046	2.08	1.57
2047	2.07	1.58
2048	2.06	1.58
2049	2.05	1.58
2050	2.03	1.58

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cambodia	Colombia
1960	43.7%	46.8%
1961	43.8%	47%
1962	43.9%	47.1%
1963	44%	47.2%
1964	44.1%	47.3%
1965	44.1%	47.2%
1966	44.1%	47.1%
1967	44%	46.9%
1968	44%	46.7%
1969	43.9%	46.4%
1970	44.4%	46%
1971	45%	45.6%
1972	45.2%	45.1%
1973	45.2%	44.6%
1974	44.9%	44%
1975	44.8%	43.4%
1976	44.7%	42.8%
1977	44.2%	42.2%
1978	43.8%	41.5%
1979	43%	40.9%
1980	42.5%	40.3%
1981	42.7%	39.7%
1982	42.6%	39.1%
1983	42.5%	38.6%
1984	42.4%	38.1%
1985	42.5%	37.6%
1986	42.5%	37.2%
1987	42.5%	36.9%
1988	42.8%	36.5%
1989	43.2%	36.2%
1990	43.7%	35.9%
1991	44.5%	35.6%
1992	45%	35.3%
1993	45.3%	35%
1994	46%	34.7%
1995	46.4%	34.4%
1996	46.2%	34%
1997	45.4%	33.7%
1998	44.5%	33.3%
1999	43.6%	32.9%
2000	42.5%	32.5%
2001	41.5%	32.1%
2002	40.5%	31.7%
2003	39.5%	31.3%
2004	38.5%	30.9%
2005	37.6%	30.4%
2006	36.6%	29.9%
2007	35.6%	29.3%
2008	34.7%	28.7%
2009	33.9%	28.1%
2010	33.3%	27.5%
2011	32.8%	26.9%
2012	32.4%	26.3%
2013	32.2%	25.7%
2014	32%	25.1%
2015	31.9%	24.5%
2016	31.8%	23.9%
2017	31.7%	23.3%
2018	31.5%	22.7%
2019	31.3%	22.1%
2020	31.1%	21.7%
2021	30.8%	21.3%
2022	30.5%	21%
2023	30.1%	20.6%
2024	29.8%	20.3%
2025	29.5%	20%
2026	29.2%	19.7%
2027	28.9%	19.5%
2028	28.6%	19.3%
2029	28.3%	19.1%
2030	28%	18.8%
2031	27.6%	18.6%
2032	27.2%	18.4%
2033	26.9%	18.2%
2034	26.5%	18%
2035	26.1%	17.7%
2036	25.7%	17.4%
2037	25.4%	17.2%
2038	25.1%	16.9%
2039	24.8%	16.7%
2040	24.6%	16.4%
2041	24.3%	16.2%
2042	24.1%	16%
2043	23.9%	15.7%
2044	23.7%	15.5%
2045	23.6%	15.4%
2046	23.4%	15.2%
2047	23.2%	15%
2048	23%	14.8%
2049	22.9%	14.7%
2050	22.7%	14.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 20.3% in Colombia in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 35.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and Colombia compared.

Natural population change in Cambodia vs Colombia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.67% in Cambodia and +0.85% in Colombia. 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	Colombia
1960	124,237	529,316
1961	128,259	545,627
1962	132,861	559,985
1963	137,562	572,355
1964	141,216	581,435
1965	144,460	587,677
1966	147,583	590,855
1967	150,046	591,649
1968	153,444	589,407
1969	156,777	586,559
1970	122,832	583,396
1971	113,813	582,011
1972	113,190	581,361
1973	101,304	583,608
1974	73,001	589,035
1975	-383,806	598,580
1976	-408,505	612,265
1977	-416,117	622,814
1978	-357,478	626,378
1979	78,143	635,747
1980	159,157	649,872
1981	166,578	662,195
1982	180,300	675,339
1983	192,849	674,767
1984	207,700	666,315
1985	214,101	625,379
1986	221,684	659,701
1987	235,064	659,429
1988	243,203	663,796
1989	239,211	674,102
1990	249,776	682,409
1991	257,709	690,266
1992	260,673	697,763
1993	282,221	709,287
1994	286,728	708,660
1995	280,168	694,968
1996	274,147	682,547
1997	252,351	686,073
1998	251,076	687,704
1999	245,425	668,576
2000	246,330	652,176
2001	250,726	642,933
2002	251,860	640,840
2003	251,884	642,144
2004	251,650	628,424
2005	256,756	610,618
2006	263,697	594,388
2007	270,745	583,115
2008	272,132	576,654
2009	274,700	559,017
2010	272,266	533,657
2011	272,161	511,524
2012	276,649	503,285
2013	281,013	489,069
2014	283,193	470,916
2015	284,390	446,778
2016	284,130	425,087
2017	282,698	426,538
2018	280,671	433,622
2019	276,870	441,087
2020	268,745	378,965
2021	255,939	311,122
2022	257,269	406,143
2023	250,242	422,598

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs Colombia

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 59 deaths in Colombia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cambodia	Colombia
1985	874	143
1986	824	123
1987	772	120
1988	742	113
1989	702	106
1990	681	102
1991	681	99
1992	667	97
1993	680	94
1994	665	93
1995	642	91
1996	622	89
1997	580	90
1998	557	92
1999	517	96
2000	476	95
2001	437	94
2002	399	91
2003	366	87
2004	344	84
2005	323	82
2006	303	81
2007	290	80
2008	272	78
2009	251	77
2010	234	76
2011	214	75
2012	197	73
2013	182	72
2014	172	71
2015	166	70
2016	159	69
2017	155	68
2018	151	67
2019	149	66
2020	164	94
2021	189	147
2022	159	74
2023	137	59

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.29% in Cambodia and 1.2% in Colombia. 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	Colombia
1960	-	13.4%
1961	-	13%
1962	-	12.6%
1963	-	12.2%
1964	-	11.8%
1965	-	11.5%
1966	-	11.1%
1967	-	10.8%
1968	-	10.4%
1969	-	10.1%
1970	-	9.72%
1971	-	9.36%
1972	-	8.99%
1973	-	8.6%
1974	-	8.2%
1975	52.5%	7.8%
1976	54.1%	7.39%
1977	52.5%	6.98%
1978	48.5%	6.58%
1979	20.7%	6.2%
1980	18.1%	5.84%
1981	15.9%	5.5%
1982	14.1%	5.17%
1983	13%	4.88%
1984	12.4%	4.62%
1985	12%	4.89%
1986	11.8%	4.17%
1987	11.7%	3.99%
1988	11.6%	3.84%
1989	11.6%	3.7%
1990	11.6%	3.57%
1991	11.6%	3.45%
1992	11.7%	3.33%
1993	11.7%	3.21%
1994	11.9%	3.1%
1995	12%	2.99%
1996	12%	2.88%
1997	11.9%	2.78%
1998	11.7%	2.68%
1999	11.3%	2.59%
2000	10.6%	2.51%
2001	9.65%	2.43%
2002	8.67%	2.35%
2003	7.8%	2.28%
2004	7.08%	2.22%
2005	6.48%	2.15%
2006	5.98%	2.09%
2007	5.54%	2.02%
2008	5.13%	1.96%
2009	4.74%	1.89%
2010	4.37%	1.83%
2011	4.05%	1.77%
2012	3.77%	1.72%
2013	3.53%	1.66%
2014	3.33%	1.61%
2015	3.16%	1.56%
2016	3.02%	1.51%
2017	2.89%	1.46%
2018	2.77%	1.41%
2019	2.67%	1.37%
2020	2.56%	1.32%
2021	2.47%	1.28%
2022	2.38%	1.24%
2023	2.29%	1.2%