Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and Denmark

Fertility rate in Cambodia vs Denmark 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 1.5 in Denmark in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cambodia vs Denmark 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	Denmark
1960	6.31	2.57
1961	6.3	2.55
1962	6.3	2.55
1963	6.29	2.67
1964	6.29	2.6
1965	6.27	2.61
1966	6.24	2.62
1967	6.2	2.35
1968	6.17	2.12
1969	6.12	2
1970	6.07	1.95
1971	6.01	2.04
1972	5.94	2.03
1973	5.56	1.92
1974	4.8	1.9
1975	4.1	1.92
1976	3.41	1.75
1977	2.72	1.66
1978	3.34	1.67
1979	4.56	1.6
1980	5.77	1.55
1981	6.04	1.44
1982	6.19	1.43
1983	6.3	1.38
1984	6.34	1.4
1985	6.31	1.45
1986	6.23	1.48
1987	6.1	1.5
1988	5.94	1.56
1989	5.68	1.62
1990	5.64	1.67
1991	5.59	1.68
1992	5.49	1.76
1993	5.43	1.75
1994	5.28	1.81
1995	5.08	1.8
1996	4.87	1.75
1997	4.39	1.75
1998	4.13	1.72
1999	3.93	1.73
2000	3.79	1.77
2001	3.69	1.74
2002	3.57	1.72
2003	3.43	1.76
2004	3.31	1.78
2005	3.24	1.8
2006	3.18	1.85
2007	3.13	1.84
2008	3.05	1.89
2009	2.97	1.84
2010	2.86	1.87
2011	2.78	1.75
2012	2.75	1.73
2013	2.74	1.67
2014	2.73	1.69
2015	2.73	1.71
2016	2.73	1.79
2017	2.72	1.75
2018	2.72	1.73
2019	2.73	1.7
2020	2.7	1.68
2021	2.66	1.72
2022	2.62	1.55
2023	2.58	1.5
2024	2.55	1.51
2025	2.51	1.51
2026	2.49	1.51
2027	2.46	1.52
2028	2.43	1.52
2029	2.41	1.52
2030	2.38	1.53
2031	2.36	1.53
2032	2.33	1.53
2033	2.31	1.53
2034	2.29	1.53
2035	2.26	1.54
2036	2.24	1.54
2037	2.22	1.54
2038	2.2	1.54
2039	2.18	1.54
2040	2.17	1.55
2041	2.15	1.55
2042	2.14	1.55
2043	2.12	1.55
2044	2.11	1.56
2045	2.09	1.56
2046	2.08	1.56
2047	2.07	1.56
2048	2.06	1.56
2049	2.05	1.56
2050	2.03	1.56

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cambodia	Denmark
1960	43.7%	25.2%
1961	43.8%	24.7%
1962	43.9%	24.2%
1963	44%	24%
1964	44.1%	23.8%
1965	44.1%	23.8%
1966	44.1%	23.8%
1967	44%	23.8%
1968	44%	23.7%
1969	43.9%	23.5%
1970	44.4%	23.3%
1971	45%	23.1%
1972	45.2%	23%
1973	45.2%	22.9%
1974	44.9%	22.7%
1975	44.8%	22.6%
1976	44.7%	22.4%
1977	44.2%	22.1%
1978	43.8%	21.8%
1979	43%	21.3%
1980	42.5%	20.8%
1981	42.7%	20.3%
1982	42.6%	19.7%
1983	42.5%	19.2%
1984	42.4%	18.8%
1985	42.5%	18.4%
1986	42.5%	18.1%
1987	42.5%	17.7%
1988	42.8%	17.5%
1989	43.2%	17.2%
1990	43.7%	17.1%
1991	44.5%	17%
1992	45%	17%
1993	45.3%	17.1%
1994	46%	17.2%
1995	46.4%	17.4%
1996	46.2%	17.6%
1997	45.4%	17.9%
1998	44.5%	18.1%
1999	43.6%	18.3%
2000	42.5%	18.5%
2001	41.5%	18.7%
2002	40.5%	18.8%
2003	39.5%	18.8%
2004	38.5%	18.8%
2005	37.6%	18.8%
2006	36.6%	18.7%
2007	35.6%	18.5%
2008	34.7%	18.4%
2009	33.9%	18.2%
2010	33.3%	18%
2011	32.8%	17.8%
2012	32.4%	17.6%
2013	32.2%	17.3%
2014	32%	17.1%
2015	31.9%	16.9%
2016	31.8%	16.8%
2017	31.7%	16.7%
2018	31.5%	16.6%
2019	31.3%	16.4%
2020	31.1%	16.3%
2021	30.8%	16.2%
2022	30.5%	16%
2023	30.1%	15.9%
2024	29.8%	15.7%
2025	29.5%	15.6%
2026	29.2%	15.5%
2027	28.9%	15.4%
2028	28.6%	15.4%
2029	28.3%	15.4%
2030	28%	15.4%
2031	27.6%	15.4%
2032	27.2%	15.3%
2033	26.9%	15.2%
2034	26.5%	15.2%
2035	26.1%	15.1%
2036	25.7%	15%
2037	25.4%	15%
2038	25.1%	15%
2039	24.8%	15%
2040	24.6%	14.9%
2041	24.3%	14.9%
2042	24.1%	14.9%
2043	23.9%	14.8%
2044	23.7%	14.8%
2045	23.6%	14.7%
2046	23.4%	14.7%
2047	23.2%	14.6%
2048	23%	14.6%
2049	22.9%	14.5%
2050	22.7%	14.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 15.7% in Denmark in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and Denmark compared.

Natural population change in Cambodia vs Denmark by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.67% in Cambodia and +0.09% in Denmark. 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	Denmark
1960	124,237	32,515
1961	128,259	33,205
1962	132,861	32,070
1963	137,562	36,539
1964	141,216	36,832
1965	144,460	37,596
1966	147,583	38,858
1967	150,046	33,363
1968	153,444	27,243
1969	156,777	23,481
1970	122,832	22,673
1971	113,813	26,801
1972	113,190	24,958
1973	101,304	21,092
1974	73,001	19,676
1975	-383,806	20,746
1976	-408,505	11,667
1977	-416,117	11,703
1978	-357,478	9,187
1979	78,143	4,605
1980	159,157	1,537
1981	166,578	-3,073
1982	180,300	-2,559
1983	192,849	-6,649
1984	207,700	-5,623
1985	214,101	-4,603
1986	221,684	-2,561
1987	235,064	-1,538
1988	243,203	0
1989	239,211	2,053
1990	249,776	2,056
1991	257,709	4,639
1992	260,673	6,722
1993	282,221	4,670
1994	286,728	8,850
1995	280,168	6,280
1996	274,147	6,842
1997	252,351	7,927
1998	251,076	7,956
1999	245,425	6,919
2000	246,330	9,078
2001	250,726	6,967
2002	251,860	5,376
2003	251,884	7,007
2004	251,650	9,188
2005	256,756	9,755
2006	263,697	9,787
2007	270,745	8,192
2008	272,132	10,438
2009	274,700	8,285
2010	272,266	8,876
2011	272,161	6,685
2012	276,649	5,592
2013	281,013	3,931
2014	283,193	5,644
2015	284,390	5,683
2016	284,130	9,165
2017	282,698	8,071
2018	280,671	6,373
2019	276,870	6,977
2020	268,745	5,831
2021	255,939	5,857
2022	257,269	-1,180
2023	250,242	-595

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs Denmark

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 4 deaths in Denmark.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cambodia	Denmark
1985	874	12
1986	824	12
1987	772	12
1988	742	13
1989	702	13
1990	681	12
1991	681	12
1992	667	12
1993	680	12
1994	665	12
1995	642	12
1996	622	11
1997	580	10
1998	557	9
1999	517	9
2000	476	9
2001	437	9
2002	399	9
2003	366	8
2004	344	8
2005	323	8
2006	303	7
2007	290	7
2008	272	7
2009	251	7
2010	234	7
2011	214	6
2012	197	6
2013	182	5
2014	172	5
2015	166	5
2016	159	5
2017	155	5
2018	151	5
2019	149	4
2020	164	4
2021	189	8
2022	159	6
2023	137	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.29% in Cambodia and 0.34% in Denmark. 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	Denmark
1960	-	2.5%
1961	-	2.45%
1962	-	2.38%
1963	-	2.3%
1964	-	2.21%
1965	-	2.11%
1966	-	2.01%
1967	-	1.9%
1968	-	1.81%
1969	-	1.73%
1970	-	1.66%
1971	-	1.58%
1972	-	1.49%
1973	-	1.39%
1974	-	1.31%
1975	52.5%	1.23%
1976	54.1%	1.17%
1977	52.5%	1.11%
1978	48.5%	1.06%
1979	20.7%	1.03%
1980	18.1%	1%
1981	15.9%	0.98%
1982	14.1%	0.96%
1983	13%	0.96%
1984	12.4%	0.96%
1985	12%	0.97%
1986	11.8%	0.97%
1987	11.7%	0.97%
1988	11.6%	0.96%
1989	11.6%	0.93%
1990	11.6%	0.89%
1991	11.6%	0.84%
1992	11.7%	0.79%
1993	11.7%	0.74%
1994	11.9%	0.69%
1995	12%	0.65%
1996	12%	0.63%
1997	11.9%	0.6%
1998	11.7%	0.59%
1999	11.3%	0.57%
2000	10.6%	0.56%
2001	9.65%	0.55%
2002	8.67%	0.54%
2003	7.8%	0.52%
2004	7.08%	0.5%
2005	6.48%	0.48%
2006	5.98%	0.46%
2007	5.54%	0.45%
2008	5.13%	0.43%
2009	4.74%	0.42%
2010	4.37%	0.41%
2011	4.05%	0.41%
2012	3.77%	0.41%
2013	3.53%	0.41%
2014	3.33%	0.41%
2015	3.16%	0.41%
2016	3.02%	0.4%
2017	2.89%	0.4%
2018	2.77%	0.39%
2019	2.67%	0.38%
2020	2.56%	0.37%
2021	2.47%	0.36%
2022	2.38%	0.35%
2023	2.29%	0.34%