Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and Costa Rica

Fertility rate in Cambodia vs Costa Rica 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 1.33 in Costa Rica in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cambodia vs Costa Rica 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	Costa Rica
1960	6.31	6.71
1961	6.3	6.65
1962	6.3	6.54
1963	6.29	6.39
1964	6.29	6.19
1965	6.27	5.96
1966	6.24	5.7
1967	6.2	5.42
1968	6.17	5.03
1969	6.12	4.84
1970	6.07	4.59
1971	6.01	4.36
1972	5.94	4.16
1973	5.56	3.99
1974	4.8	3.89
1975	4.1	3.8
1976	3.41	3.75
1977	2.72	3.7
1978	3.34	3.66
1979	4.56	3.65
1980	5.77	3.58
1981	6.04	3.56
1982	6.19	3.54
1983	6.3	3.53
1984	6.34	3.52
1985	6.31	3.51
1986	6.23	3.45
1987	6.1	3.38
1988	5.94	3.31
1989	5.68	3.24
1990	5.64	3.17
1991	5.59	3.08
1992	5.49	3
1993	5.43	2.93
1994	5.28	2.86
1995	5.08	2.78
1996	4.87	2.68
1997	4.39	2.59
1998	4.13	2.53
1999	3.93	2.48
2000	3.79	2.41
2001	3.69	2.31
2002	3.57	2.16
2003	3.43	2.08
2004	3.31	2.03
2005	3.24	2.04
2006	3.18	1.94
2007	3.13	1.95
2008	3.05	1.98
2009	2.97	1.95
2010	2.86	1.83
2011	2.78	1.88
2012	2.75	1.85
2013	2.74	1.78
2014	2.73	1.8
2015	2.73	1.8
2016	2.73	1.75
2017	2.72	1.71
2018	2.72	1.71
2019	2.73	1.6
2020	2.7	1.45
2021	2.66	1.35
2022	2.62	1.34
2023	2.58	1.33
2024	2.55	1.32
2025	2.51	1.31
2026	2.49	1.31
2027	2.46	1.31
2028	2.43	1.3
2029	2.41	1.31
2030	2.38	1.31
2031	2.36	1.31
2032	2.33	1.32
2033	2.31	1.32
2034	2.29	1.32
2035	2.26	1.33
2036	2.24	1.33
2037	2.22	1.34
2038	2.2	1.34
2039	2.18	1.35
2040	2.17	1.35
2041	2.15	1.35
2042	2.14	1.36
2043	2.12	1.36
2044	2.11	1.37
2045	2.09	1.37
2046	2.08	1.37
2047	2.07	1.38
2048	2.06	1.38
2049	2.05	1.38
2050	2.03	1.38

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cambodia	Costa Rica
1960	43.7%	46.4%
1961	43.8%	46.6%
1962	43.9%	46.7%
1963	44%	46.7%
1964	44.1%	46.6%
1965	44.1%	46.5%
1966	44.1%	46.3%
1967	44%	45.9%
1968	44%	45.5%
1969	43.9%	45%
1970	44.4%	44.4%
1971	45%	43.8%
1972	45.2%	43.1%
1973	45.2%	42.3%
1974	44.9%	41.5%
1975	44.8%	40.8%
1976	44.7%	40%
1977	44.2%	39.2%
1978	43.8%	38.6%
1979	43%	38%
1980	42.5%	37.5%
1981	42.7%	37.1%
1982	42.6%	36.7%
1983	42.5%	36.5%
1984	42.4%	36.4%
1985	42.5%	36.3%
1986	42.5%	36.3%
1987	42.5%	36.2%
1988	42.8%	36.2%
1989	43.2%	36.1%
1990	43.7%	36%
1991	44.5%	35.7%
1992	45%	35.4%
1993	45.3%	35%
1994	46%	34.6%
1995	46.4%	34.1%
1996	46.2%	33.6%
1997	45.4%	33%
1998	44.5%	32.4%
1999	43.6%	31.8%
2000	42.5%	31.1%
2001	41.5%	30.5%
2002	40.5%	29.8%
2003	39.5%	29.1%
2004	38.5%	28.4%
2005	37.6%	27.7%
2006	36.6%	27.1%
2007	35.6%	26.5%
2008	34.7%	25.9%
2009	33.9%	25.4%
2010	33.3%	24.9%
2011	32.8%	24.3%
2012	32.4%	23.9%
2013	32.2%	23.4%
2014	32%	23%
2015	31.9%	22.5%
2016	31.8%	22.1%
2017	31.7%	21.8%
2018	31.5%	21.4%
2019	31.3%	21.1%
2020	31.1%	20.7%
2021	30.8%	20.3%
2022	30.5%	19.8%
2023	30.1%	19.3%
2024	29.8%	18.8%
2025	29.5%	18.3%
2026	29.2%	17.8%
2027	28.9%	17.3%
2028	28.6%	16.9%
2029	28.3%	16.4%
2030	28%	16%
2031	27.6%	15.5%
2032	27.2%	15.1%
2033	26.9%	14.7%
2034	26.5%	14.4%
2035	26.1%	14.1%
2036	25.7%	13.9%
2037	25.4%	13.8%
2038	25.1%	13.7%
2039	24.8%	13.6%
2040	24.6%	13.5%
2041	24.3%	13.4%
2042	24.1%	13.3%
2043	23.9%	13.2%
2044	23.7%	13.2%
2045	23.6%	13.1%
2046	23.4%	13%
2047	23.2%	12.9%
2048	23%	12.8%
2049	22.9%	12.7%
2050	22.7%	12.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 18.8% in Costa Rica in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 36% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and Costa Rica compared.

Natural population change in Cambodia vs Costa Rica by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.67% in Cambodia and +0.74% in Costa Rica. 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	Costa Rica
1960	124,237	48,857
1961	128,259	50,149
1962	132,861	51,046
1963	137,562	51,403
1964	141,216	51,435
1965	144,460	51,196
1966	147,583	50,755
1967	150,046	50,193
1968	153,444	48,361
1969	156,777	48,790
1970	122,832	48,398
1971	113,813	48,341
1972	113,190	48,417
1973	101,304	48,943
1974	73,001	50,349
1975	-383,806	51,979
1976	-408,505	54,019
1977	-416,117	56,122
1978	-357,478	58,327
1979	78,143	60,984
1980	159,157	62,561
1981	166,578	64,632
1982	180,300	66,826
1983	192,849	68,972
1984	207,700	71,062
1985	214,101	72,776
1986	221,684	73,211
1987	235,064	73,188
1988	243,203	72,944
1989	239,211	72,327
1990	249,776	71,727
1991	257,709	70,506
1992	260,673	69,830
1993	282,221	69,016
1994	286,728	68,336
1995	280,168	67,585
1996	274,147	66,094
1997	252,351	64,954
1998	251,076	64,788
1999	245,425	64,922
2000	246,330	64,268
2001	250,726	62,199
2002	251,860	58,388
2003	251,884	56,743
2004	251,650	55,769
2005	256,756	57,139
2006	263,697	54,177
2007	270,745	55,244
2008	272,132	56,491
2009	274,700	55,757
2010	272,266	50,803
2011	272,161	52,884
2012	276,649	52,036
2013	281,013	49,227
2014	283,193	49,559
2015	284,390	49,077
2016	284,130	45,565
2017	282,698	43,471
2018	280,671	42,469
2019	276,870	37,682
2020	268,745	29,164
2021	255,939	20,119
2022	257,269	21,409
2023	250,242	24,109

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs Costa Rica

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 24 deaths in Costa Rica.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cambodia	Costa Rica
1985	874	43
1986	824	42
1987	772	41
1988	742	40
1989	702	40
1990	681	40
1991	681	39
1992	667	39
1993	680	39
1994	665	39
1995	642	39
1996	622	39
1997	580	38
1998	557	37
1999	517	36
2000	476	36
2001	437	35
2002	399	34
2003	366	33
2004	344	33
2005	323	31
2006	303	30
2007	290	30
2008	272	30
2009	251	29
2010	234	29
2011	214	28
2012	197	27
2013	182	27
2014	172	27
2015	166	26
2016	159	27
2017	155	27
2018	151	28
2019	149	26
2020	164	34
2021	189	44
2022	159	27
2023	137	24

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.29% in Cambodia and 1.05% in Costa Rica. 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	Costa Rica
1960	-	9.62%
1961	-	9.36%
1962	-	9.27%
1963	-	9.25%
1964	-	9.18%
1965	-	9.02%
1966	-	8.78%
1967	-	8.49%
1968	-	8.17%
1969	-	7.85%
1970	-	7.48%
1971	-	7.02%
1972	-	6.45%
1973	-	5.82%
1974	-	5.17%
1975	52.5%	4.54%
1976	54.1%	3.93%
1977	52.5%	3.39%
1978	48.5%	2.96%
1979	20.7%	2.65%
1980	18.1%	2.45%
1981	15.9%	2.33%
1982	14.1%	2.29%
1983	13%	2.27%
1984	12.4%	2.25%
1985	12%	2.2%
1986	11.8%	2.12%
1987	11.7%	2.01%
1988	11.6%	1.89%
1989	11.6%	1.78%
1990	11.6%	1.69%
1991	11.6%	1.62%
1992	11.7%	1.57%
1993	11.7%	1.53%
1994	11.9%	1.51%
1995	12%	1.49%
1996	12%	1.47%
1997	11.9%	1.45%
1998	11.7%	1.41%
1999	11.3%	1.36%
2000	10.6%	1.31%
2001	9.65%	1.26%
2002	8.67%	1.22%
2003	7.8%	1.18%
2004	7.08%	1.15%
2005	6.48%	1.13%
2006	5.98%	1.12%
2007	5.54%	1.11%
2008	5.13%	1.09%
2009	4.74%	1.07%
2010	4.37%	1.05%
2011	4.05%	1.02%
2012	3.77%	0.98%
2013	3.53%	0.95%
2014	3.33%	0.92%
2015	3.16%	0.9%
2016	3.02%	0.89%
2017	2.89%	0.89%
2018	2.77%	0.89%
2019	2.67%	0.91%
2020	2.56%	0.94%
2021	2.47%	0.97%
2022	2.38%	1.01%
2023	2.29%	1.05%