Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and Cuba

Fertility rate in Cambodia vs Cuba 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 1.44 in Cuba in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cambodia vs Cuba 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	Cuba
1960	6.31	4.13
1961	6.3	4.26
1962	6.3	4.42
1963	6.29	4.56
1964	6.29	4.53
1965	6.27	4.5
1966	6.24	4.4
1967	6.2	4.29
1968	6.17	4.19
1969	6.12	4.12
1970	6.07	3.98
1971	6.01	3.8
1972	5.94	3.61
1973	5.56	3.4
1974	4.8	3.16
1975	4.1	2.82
1976	3.41	2.51
1977	2.72	2.21
1978	3.34	1.88
1979	4.56	1.77
1980	5.77	1.64
1981	6.04	1.59
1982	6.19	1.78
1983	6.3	1.8
1984	6.34	1.77
1985	6.31	1.77
1986	6.23	1.78
1987	6.1	1.8
1988	5.94	1.85
1989	5.68	1.83
1990	5.64	1.81
1991	5.59	1.66
1992	5.49	1.56
1993	5.43	1.49
1994	5.28	1.47
1995	5.08	1.48
1996	4.87	1.46
1997	4.39	1.59
1998	4.13	1.62
1999	3.93	1.64
2000	3.79	1.61
2001	3.69	1.6
2002	3.57	1.65
2003	3.43	1.63
2004	3.31	1.55
2005	3.24	1.49
2006	3.18	1.4
2007	3.13	1.44
2008	3.05	1.58
2009	2.97	1.68
2010	2.86	1.67
2011	2.78	1.73
2012	2.75	1.67
2013	2.74	1.68
2014	2.73	1.66
2015	2.73	1.69
2016	2.73	1.6
2017	2.72	1.59
2018	2.72	1.61
2019	2.73	1.54
2020	2.7	1.49
2021	2.66	1.43
2022	2.62	1.41
2023	2.58	1.44
2024	2.55	1.45
2025	2.51	1.45
2026	2.49	1.45
2027	2.46	1.46
2028	2.43	1.46
2029	2.41	1.46
2030	2.38	1.47
2031	2.36	1.47
2032	2.33	1.47
2033	2.31	1.48
2034	2.29	1.48
2035	2.26	1.49
2036	2.24	1.49
2037	2.22	1.49
2038	2.2	1.49
2039	2.18	1.49
2040	2.17	1.49
2041	2.15	1.49
2042	2.14	1.5
2043	2.12	1.5
2044	2.11	1.5
2045	2.09	1.5
2046	2.08	1.51
2047	2.07	1.51
2048	2.06	1.51
2049	2.05	1.51
2050	2.03	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cambodia	Cuba
1960	43.7%	36%
1961	43.8%	36.2%
1962	43.9%	36.5%
1963	44%	36.8%
1964	44.1%	37.1%
1965	44.1%	37.3%
1966	44.1%	37.5%
1967	44%	37.7%
1968	44%	37.8%
1969	43.9%	37.9%
1970	44.4%	38%
1971	45%	37.9%
1972	45.2%	37.8%
1973	45.2%	37.6%
1974	44.9%	37.3%
1975	44.8%	36.8%
1976	44.7%	36.2%
1977	44.2%	35.4%
1978	43.8%	34.3%
1979	43%	33.2%
1980	42.5%	31.9%
1981	42.7%	30.5%
1982	42.6%	29.3%
1983	42.5%	28.1%
1984	42.4%	27.1%
1985	42.5%	26.1%
1986	42.5%	25.2%
1987	42.5%	24.3%
1988	42.8%	23.6%
1989	43.2%	23.1%
1990	43.7%	22.8%
1991	44.5%	22.5%
1992	45%	22.4%
1993	45.3%	22.2%
1994	46%	22.1%
1995	46.4%	22.1%
1996	46.2%	22.1%
1997	45.4%	22%
1998	44.5%	21.8%
1999	43.6%	21.5%
2000	42.5%	21.3%
2001	41.5%	20.9%
2002	40.5%	20.6%
2003	39.5%	20.2%
2004	38.5%	19.8%
2005	37.6%	19.4%
2006	36.6%	18.9%
2007	35.6%	18.5%
2008	34.7%	18.2%
2009	33.9%	17.9%
2010	33.3%	17.7%
2011	32.8%	17.5%
2012	32.4%	17.3%
2013	32.2%	17.1%
2014	32%	16.9%
2015	31.9%	16.7%
2016	31.8%	16.5%
2017	31.7%	16.3%
2018	31.5%	16.1%
2019	31.3%	16%
2020	31.1%	15.8%
2021	30.8%	15.8%
2022	30.5%	15.7%
2023	30.1%	15.5%
2024	29.8%	15.3%
2025	29.5%	15%
2026	29.2%	14.7%
2027	28.9%	14.4%
2028	28.6%	14.1%
2029	28.3%	13.9%
2030	28%	13.6%
2031	27.6%	13.4%
2032	27.2%	13.2%
2033	26.9%	13%
2034	26.5%	12.8%
2035	26.1%	12.7%
2036	25.7%	12.6%
2037	25.4%	12.6%
2038	25.1%	12.5%
2039	24.8%	12.4%
2040	24.6%	12.4%
2041	24.3%	12.3%
2042	24.1%	12.3%
2043	23.9%	12.2%
2044	23.7%	12.2%
2045	23.6%	12.1%
2046	23.4%	12.1%
2047	23.2%	12%
2048	23%	12%
2049	22.9%	11.9%
2050	22.7%	11.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 15.3% in Cuba in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 22.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and Cuba compared.

Natural population change in Cambodia vs Cuba by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.67% in Cambodia and -0.06% in Cuba. 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	Cuba
1960	124,237	172,816
1961	128,259	183,806
1962	132,861	196,423
1963	137,562	205,788
1964	141,216	209,315
1965	144,460	211,322
1966	147,583	209,179
1967	150,046	207,245
1968	153,444	205,487
1969	156,777	205,581
1970	122,832	201,823
1971	113,813	195,106
1972	113,190	187,588
1973	101,304	177,387
1974	73,001	165,099
1975	-383,806	144,964
1976	-408,505	125,383
1977	-416,117	106,875
1978	-357,478	86,864
1979	78,143	81,192
1980	159,157	74,271
1981	166,578	74,067
1982	180,300	95,866
1983	192,849	101,858
1984	207,700	101,670
1985	214,101	103,228
1986	221,684	105,997
1987	235,064	109,617
1988	243,203	116,626
1989	239,211	114,865
1990	249,776	112,378
1991	257,709	95,398
1992	260,673	83,461
1993	282,221	73,221
1994	286,728	68,604
1995	280,168	66,809
1996	274,147	61,837
1997	252,351	71,828
1998	251,076	71,284
1999	245,425	69,069
2000	246,330	61,133
2001	250,726	57,325
2002	251,860	58,212
2003	251,884	56,170
2004	251,650	44,258
2005	256,756	36,660
2006	263,697	24,508
2007	270,745	24,617
2008	272,132	32,848
2009	274,700	37,543
2010	272,266	37,021
2011	272,161	40,753
2012	276,649	33,864
2013	281,013	29,827
2014	283,193	22,448
2015	284,390	20,464
2016	284,130	9,677
2017	282,698	2,306
2018	280,671	3,436
2019	276,870	-4,245
2020	268,745	-12,808
2021	255,939	-71,616
2022	257,269	-17,961
2023	250,242	-15,880

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs Cuba

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 35 deaths in Cuba.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cambodia	Cuba
1985	874	70
1986	824	70
1987	772	69
1988	742	68
1989	702	66
1990	681	66
1991	681	66
1992	667	66
1993	680	65
1994	665	64
1995	642	62
1996	622	59
1997	580	57
1998	557	54
1999	517	51
2000	476	48
2001	437	46
2002	399	45
2003	366	44
2004	344	44
2005	323	43
2006	303	42
2007	290	42
2008	272	44
2009	251	45
2010	234	44
2011	214	44
2012	197	42
2013	182	42
2014	172	42
2015	166	41
2016	159	40
2017	155	39
2018	151	39
2019	149	40
2020	164	40
2021	189	172
2022	159	41
2023	137	35

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.29% in Cambodia and 0.83% in Cuba. 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	Cuba
1960	-	4.41%
1961	-	4.44%
1962	-	4.45%
1963	-	4.45%
1964	-	4.43%
1965	-	4.38%
1966	-	4.31%
1967	-	4.22%
1968	-	4.11%
1969	-	3.97%
1970	-	3.82%
1971	-	3.65%
1972	-	3.47%
1973	-	3.29%
1974	-	3.11%
1975	52.5%	2.94%
1976	54.1%	2.77%
1977	52.5%	2.62%
1978	48.5%	2.47%
1979	20.7%	2.34%
1980	18.1%	2.22%
1981	15.9%	2.11%
1982	14.1%	2%
1983	13%	1.9%
1984	12.4%	1.81%
1985	12%	1.73%
1986	11.8%	1.64%
1987	11.7%	1.56%
1988	11.6%	1.49%
1989	11.6%	1.41%
1990	11.6%	1.34%
1991	11.6%	1.28%
1992	11.7%	1.22%
1993	11.7%	1.16%
1994	11.9%	1.11%
1995	12%	1.06%
1996	12%	1.01%
1997	11.9%	0.97%
1998	11.7%	0.93%
1999	11.3%	0.89%
2000	10.6%	0.86%
2001	9.65%	0.82%
2002	8.67%	0.79%
2003	7.8%	0.76%
2004	7.08%	0.73%
2005	6.48%	0.71%
2006	5.98%	0.69%
2007	5.54%	0.66%
2008	5.13%	0.65%
2009	4.74%	0.63%
2010	4.37%	0.62%
2011	4.05%	0.61%
2012	3.77%	0.6%
2013	3.53%	0.6%
2014	3.33%	0.6%
2015	3.16%	0.61%
2016	3.02%	0.62%
2017	2.89%	0.64%
2018	2.77%	0.66%
2019	2.67%	0.69%
2020	2.56%	0.72%
2021	2.47%	0.76%
2022	2.38%	0.79%
2023	2.29%	0.83%