Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and Cyprus

Fertility rate in Cambodia vs Cyprus 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 1.39 in Cyprus in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cambodia vs Cyprus 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	Cyprus
1960	6.31	3.39
1961	6.3	3.62
1962	6.3	3.51
1963	6.29	3.49
1964	6.29	3.41
1965	6.27	3.47
1966	6.24	3.4
1967	6.2	3.32
1968	6.17	3.27
1969	6.12	3.19
1970	6.07	3.07
1971	6.01	3.04
1972	5.94	2.99
1973	5.56	2.4
1974	4.8	2.28
1975	4.1	2.11
1976	3.41	2.33
1977	2.72	2.09
1978	3.34	2.08
1979	4.56	2.14
1980	5.77	2.3
1981	6.04	2.15
1982	6.19	2.49
1983	6.3	2.49
1984	6.34	2.51
1985	6.31	2.43
1986	6.23	2.45
1987	6.1	2.39
1988	5.94	2.47
1989	5.68	2.37
1990	5.64	2.4
1991	5.59	2.34
1992	5.49	2.46
1993	5.43	2.25
1994	5.28	2.16
1995	5.08	2.03
1996	4.87	1.95
1997	4.39	1.86
1998	4.13	1.76
1999	3.93	1.67
2000	3.79	1.64
2001	3.69	1.57
2002	3.57	1.5
2003	3.43	1.51
2004	3.31	1.51
2005	3.24	1.48
2006	3.18	1.51
2007	3.13	1.45
2008	3.05	1.48
2009	2.97	1.48
2010	2.86	1.43
2011	2.78	1.36
2012	2.75	1.38
2013	2.74	1.3
2014	2.73	1.31
2015	2.73	1.32
2016	2.73	1.36
2017	2.72	1.32
2018	2.72	1.32
2019	2.73	1.33
2020	2.7	1.36
2021	2.66	1.39
2022	2.62	1.39
2023	2.58	1.39
2024	2.55	1.38
2025	2.51	1.37
2026	2.49	1.37
2027	2.46	1.36
2028	2.43	1.36
2029	2.41	1.36
2030	2.38	1.37
2031	2.36	1.37
2032	2.33	1.37
2033	2.31	1.37
2034	2.29	1.37
2035	2.26	1.38
2036	2.24	1.38
2037	2.22	1.38
2038	2.2	1.38
2039	2.18	1.39
2040	2.17	1.39
2041	2.15	1.39
2042	2.14	1.39
2043	2.12	1.4
2044	2.11	1.4
2045	2.09	1.4
2046	2.08	1.41
2047	2.07	1.41
2048	2.06	1.42
2049	2.05	1.42
2050	2.03	1.42

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cambodia	Cyprus
1960	43.7%	36.5%
1961	43.8%	36.4%
1962	43.9%	35.8%
1963	44%	35.1%
1964	44.1%	34.5%
1965	44.1%	34%
1966	44.1%	33.5%
1967	44%	33%
1968	44%	32.6%
1969	43.9%	32.1%
1970	44.4%	31.7%
1971	45%	31.2%
1972	45.2%	30.8%
1973	45.2%	30.3%
1974	44.9%	30%
1975	44.8%	29.6%
1976	44.7%	28.8%
1977	44.2%	27.9%
1978	43.8%	27%
1979	43%	26.2%
1980	42.5%	25.5%
1981	42.7%	25%
1982	42.6%	24.8%
1983	42.5%	24.9%
1984	42.4%	25.1%
1985	42.5%	25.2%
1986	42.5%	25.2%
1987	42.5%	25.2%
1988	42.8%	25.1%
1989	43.2%	25%
1990	43.7%	24.8%
1991	44.5%	24.7%
1992	45%	24.6%
1993	45.3%	24.6%
1994	46%	24.7%
1995	46.4%	24.6%
1996	46.2%	24.3%
1997	45.4%	23.9%
1998	44.5%	23.4%
1999	43.6%	22.9%
2000	42.5%	22.3%
2001	41.5%	21.7%
2002	40.5%	21.3%
2003	39.5%	21%
2004	38.5%	20.5%
2005	37.6%	19.9%
2006	36.6%	19.3%
2007	35.6%	18.7%
2008	34.7%	18%
2009	33.9%	17.5%
2010	33.3%	17%
2011	32.8%	16.6%
2012	32.4%	16.4%
2013	32.2%	16.2%
2014	32%	16.1%
2015	31.9%	16%
2016	31.8%	15.9%
2017	31.7%	15.9%
2018	31.5%	15.9%
2019	31.3%	15.9%
2020	31.1%	15.9%
2021	30.8%	16%
2022	30.5%	16%
2023	30.1%	16.1%
2024	29.8%	16.1%
2025	29.5%	16.1%
2026	29.2%	16%
2027	28.9%	16%
2028	28.6%	15.9%
2029	28.3%	15.8%
2030	28%	15.6%
2031	27.6%	15.4%
2032	27.2%	15.2%
2033	26.9%	15%
2034	26.5%	14.8%
2035	26.1%	14.6%
2036	25.7%	14.3%
2037	25.4%	14%
2038	25.1%	13.8%
2039	24.8%	13.5%
2040	24.6%	13.3%
2041	24.3%	13.1%
2042	24.1%	12.9%
2043	23.9%	12.7%
2044	23.7%	12.6%
2045	23.6%	12.5%
2046	23.4%	12.4%
2047	23.2%	12.4%
2048	23%	12.4%
2049	22.9%	12.3%
2050	22.7%	12.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 16.1% in Cyprus in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 24.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and Cyprus compared.

Natural population change in Cambodia vs Cyprus by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.67% in Cambodia and +0.45% in Cyprus. 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	Cyprus
1960	124,237	8,385
1961	128,259	9,584
1962	132,861	9,455
1963	137,562	8,568
1964	141,216	8,322
1965	144,460	9,643
1966	147,583	9,478
1967	150,046	9,313
1968	153,444	9,153
1969	156,777	8,857
1970	122,832	8,412
1971	113,813	8,398
1972	113,190	8,244
1973	101,304	5,405
1974	73,001	321
1975	-383,806	5,023
1976	-408,505	6,546
1977	-416,117	5,607
1978	-357,478	5,949
1979	78,143	6,620
1980	159,157	7,954
1981	166,578	7,135
1982	180,300	9,282
1983	192,849	9,318
1984	207,700	9,516
1985	214,101	9,242
1986	221,684	9,412
1987	235,064	9,114
1988	243,203	9,595
1989	239,211	9,156
1990	249,776	9,417
1991	257,709	9,102
1992	260,673	9,844
1993	282,221	8,463
1994	286,728	7,973
1995	280,168	7,226
1996	274,147	6,911
1997	252,351	6,444
1998	251,076	5,879
1999	245,425	5,524
2000	246,330	5,570
2001	250,726	5,308
2002	251,860	5,225
2003	251,884	5,484
2004	251,650	5,705
2005	256,756	5,646
2006	263,697	6,166
2007	270,745	5,983
2008	272,132	6,429
2009	274,700	6,820
2010	272,266	6,723
2011	272,161	6,271
2012	276,649	6,726
2013	281,013	6,116
2014	283,193	6,193
2015	284,390	6,340
2016	284,130	6,643
2017	282,698	6,082
2018	280,671	5,905
2019	276,870	5,679
2020	268,745	5,826
2021	255,939	5,305
2022	257,269	4,466
2023	250,242	5,025

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs Cyprus

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 14 deaths in Cyprus.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cambodia	Cyprus
1985	874	19
1986	824	18
1987	772	17
1988	742	17
1989	702	16
1990	681	15
1991	681	15
1992	667	15
1993	680	15
1994	665	15
1995	642	14
1996	622	14
1997	580	13
1998	557	13
1999	517	12
2000	476	12
2001	437	11
2002	399	11
2003	366	10
2004	344	10
2005	323	10
2006	303	10
2007	290	10
2008	272	10
2009	251	10
2010	234	10
2011	214	10
2012	197	10
2013	182	10
2014	172	11
2015	166	11
2016	159	12
2017	155	12
2018	151	13
2019	149	13
2020	164	87
2021	189	98
2022	159	53
2023	137	14

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.29% in Cambodia and 0.35% in Cyprus. 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	Cyprus
1971	-	3.81%
1972	-	3.72%
1973	-	3.63%
1974	-	3.53%
1975	52.5%	3.37%
1976	54.1%	3.16%
1977	52.5%	2.91%
1978	48.5%	2.65%
1979	20.7%	2.39%
1980	18.1%	2.16%
1981	15.9%	1.96%
1982	14.1%	1.78%
1983	13%	1.61%
1984	12.4%	1.45%
1985	12%	1.33%
1986	11.8%	1.23%
1987	11.7%	1.16%
1988	11.6%	1.13%
1989	11.6%	1.12%
1990	11.6%	1.11%
1991	11.6%	1.09%
1992	11.7%	1.06%
1993	11.7%	1.02%
1994	11.9%	0.97%
1995	12%	0.91%
1996	12%	0.86%
1997	11.9%	0.81%
1998	11.7%	0.76%
1999	11.3%	0.71%
2000	10.6%	0.66%
2001	9.65%	0.62%
2002	8.67%	0.58%
2003	7.8%	0.54%
2004	7.08%	0.5%
2005	6.48%	0.46%
2006	5.98%	0.42%
2007	5.54%	0.39%
2008	5.13%	0.37%
2009	4.74%	0.35%
2010	4.37%	0.33%
2011	4.05%	0.32%
2012	3.77%	0.3%
2013	3.53%	0.3%
2014	3.33%	0.29%
2015	3.16%	0.29%
2016	3.02%	0.29%
2017	2.89%	0.3%
2018	2.77%	0.3%
2019	2.67%	0.31%
2020	2.56%	0.32%
2021	2.47%	0.34%
2022	2.38%	0.35%
2023	2.29%	0.35%