Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and Dominica

Fertility rate in Cambodia vs Dominica 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 1.48 in Dominica in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cambodia vs Dominica 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	Dominica
1960	6.31	6.18
1961	6.3	6.16
1962	6.3	6.12
1963	6.29	6.08
1964	6.29	6.03
1965	6.27	5.95
1966	6.24	5.86
1967	6.2	5.74
1968	6.17	5.59
1969	6.12	5.41
1970	6.07	5.22
1971	6.01	4.99
1972	5.94	4.67
1973	5.56	4.28
1974	4.8	3.84
1975	4.1	3.46
1976	3.41	3.19
1977	2.72	3.02
1978	3.34	2.96
1979	4.56	2.96
1980	5.77	3.04
1981	6.04	3.11
1982	6.19	3.17
1983	6.3	3.18
1984	6.34	3.15
1985	6.31	3.12
1986	6.23	3.08
1987	6.1	3.06
1988	5.94	3.06
1989	5.68	3.06
1990	5.64	3.09
1991	5.59	3.15
1992	5.49	3.18
1993	5.43	3.2
1994	5.28	2.96
1995	5.08	2.71
1996	4.87	2.55
1997	4.39	2.41
1998	4.13	2.32
1999	3.93	2.46
2000	3.79	2.35
2001	3.69	2.4
2002	3.57	2.16
2003	3.43	2.08
2004	3.31	2.02
2005	3.24	2
2006	3.18	2.07
2007	3.13	2.02
2008	3.05	1.97
2009	2.97	1.92
2010	2.86	1.89
2011	2.78	1.86
2012	2.75	1.83
2013	2.74	1.78
2014	2.73	1.71
2015	2.73	1.65
2016	2.73	1.58
2017	2.72	1.54
2018	2.72	1.52
2019	2.73	1.5
2020	2.7	1.5
2021	2.66	1.48
2022	2.62	1.48
2023	2.58	1.48
2024	2.55	1.48
2025	2.51	1.47
2026	2.49	1.46
2027	2.46	1.46
2028	2.43	1.46
2029	2.41	1.46
2030	2.38	1.46
2031	2.36	1.46
2032	2.33	1.46
2033	2.31	1.46
2034	2.29	1.46
2035	2.26	1.46
2036	2.24	1.46
2037	2.22	1.47
2038	2.2	1.47
2039	2.18	1.47
2040	2.17	1.47
2041	2.15	1.48
2042	2.14	1.48
2043	2.12	1.48
2044	2.11	1.48
2045	2.09	1.49
2046	2.08	1.49
2047	2.07	1.49
2048	2.06	1.49
2049	2.05	1.5
2050	2.03	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cambodia	Dominica
1960	43.7%	44.7%
1961	43.8%	45%
1962	43.9%	45.3%
1963	44%	45.6%
1964	44.1%	46%
1965	44.1%	46.4%
1966	44.1%	46.9%
1967	44%	47.5%
1968	44%	48.1%
1969	43.9%	48.7%
1970	44.4%	48.7%
1971	45%	48.1%
1972	45.2%	47.3%
1973	45.2%	46.5%
1974	44.9%	45.7%
1975	44.8%	44.9%
1976	44.7%	44.1%
1977	44.2%	43.3%
1978	43.8%	42.5%
1979	43%	41.7%
1980	42.5%	40.7%
1981	42.7%	39.6%
1982	42.6%	38.2%
1983	42.5%	36.9%
1984	42.4%	35.8%
1985	42.5%	34.9%
1986	42.5%	34.2%
1987	42.5%	33.6%
1988	42.8%	33.2%
1989	43.2%	33.1%
1990	43.7%	33.1%
1991	44.5%	33.2%
1992	45%	33%
1993	45.3%	32.8%
1994	46%	32.6%
1995	46.4%	32.3%
1996	46.2%	31.9%
1997	45.4%	31.5%
1998	44.5%	31.1%
1999	43.6%	30.6%
2000	42.5%	30%
2001	41.5%	29.3%
2002	40.5%	28.7%
2003	39.5%	28%
2004	38.5%	27.4%
2005	37.6%	26.8%
2006	36.6%	26.2%
2007	35.6%	25.5%
2008	34.7%	24.7%
2009	33.9%	24.1%
2010	33.3%	23.5%
2011	32.8%	23.1%
2012	32.4%	22.6%
2013	32.2%	22.5%
2014	32%	22.3%
2015	31.9%	21.7%
2016	31.8%	20.8%
2017	31.7%	19.9%
2018	31.5%	19.5%
2019	31.3%	19.2%
2020	31.1%	18.8%
2021	30.8%	18.5%
2022	30.5%	18.3%
2023	30.1%	18.1%
2024	29.8%	17.9%
2025	29.5%	17.6%
2026	29.2%	17.4%
2027	28.9%	17.1%
2028	28.6%	16.8%
2029	28.3%	16.5%
2030	28%	16.3%
2031	27.6%	16%
2032	27.2%	15.9%
2033	26.9%	15.7%
2034	26.5%	15.6%
2035	26.1%	15.5%
2036	25.7%	15.4%
2037	25.4%	15.3%
2038	25.1%	15.3%
2039	24.8%	15.2%
2040	24.6%	15.2%
2041	24.3%	15.2%
2042	24.1%	15.1%
2043	23.9%	15.1%
2044	23.7%	15.1%
2045	23.6%	15.1%
2046	23.4%	15.1%
2047	23.2%	15%
2048	23%	15%
2049	22.9%	15%
2050	22.7%	14.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 17.9% in Dominica in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 33.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and Dominica compared.

Natural population change in Cambodia vs Dominica by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.67% in Cambodia and -0.03% in Dominica. 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	Dominica
1960	124,237	1,720
1961	128,259	1,762
1962	132,861	1,786
1963	137,562	1,796
1964	141,216	1,792
1965	144,460	1,778
1966	147,583	1,752
1967	150,046	1,716
1968	153,444	1,673
1969	156,777	1,628
1970	122,832	1,574
1971	113,813	1,549
1972	113,190	1,497
1973	101,304	1,400
1974	73,001	1,267
1975	-383,806	1,142
1976	-408,505	1,050
1977	-416,117	996
1978	-357,478	991
1979	78,143	981
1980	159,157	1,090
1981	166,578	1,169
1982	180,300	1,250
1983	192,849	1,301
1984	207,700	1,308
1985	214,101	1,302
1986	221,684	1,285
1987	235,064	1,256
1988	243,203	1,222
1989	239,211	1,178
1990	249,776	1,138
1991	257,709	1,103
1992	260,673	1,111
1993	282,221	1,130
1994	286,728	1,002
1995	280,168	853
1996	274,147	753
1997	252,351	662
1998	251,076	595
1999	245,425	647
2000	246,330	561
2001	250,726	556
2002	251,860	429
2003	251,884	387
2004	251,650	360
2005	256,756	339
2006	263,697	364
2007	270,745	319
2008	272,132	272
2009	274,700	220
2010	272,266	171
2011	272,161	121
2012	276,649	167
2013	281,013	110
2014	283,193	257
2015	284,390	157
2016	284,130	177
2017	282,698	-124
2018	280,671	-60
2019	276,870	-75
2020	268,745	-88
2021	255,939	-205
2022	257,269	-118
2023	250,242	-111

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs Dominica

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 36 deaths in Dominica.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cambodia	Dominica
1985	874	61
1986	824	63
1987	772	63
1988	742	68
1989	702	69
1990	681	77
1991	681	81
1992	667	80
1993	680	79
1994	665	77
1995	642	73
1996	622	71
1997	580	67
1998	557	64
1999	517	64
2000	476	61
2001	437	58
2002	399	56
2003	366	55
2004	344	54
2005	323	54
2006	303	54
2007	290	53
2008	272	53
2009	251	50
2010	234	50
2011	214	49
2012	197	51
2013	182	50
2014	172	53
2015	166	63
2016	159	48
2017	155	44
2018	151	43
2019	149	41
2020	164	47
2021	189	110
2022	159	44
2023	137	36

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.29% in Cambodia and 3.55% in Dominica. 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	Dominica
1960	-	13.6%
1961	-	12.4%
1962	-	11.3%
1963	-	10.3%
1964	-	9.41%
1965	-	8.59%
1966	-	7.84%
1967	-	7.16%
1968	-	6.54%
1969	-	5.98%
1970	-	5.48%
1971	-	5.02%
1972	-	4.61%
1973	-	4.24%
1974	-	3.91%
1975	52.5%	3.61%
1976	54.1%	3.35%
1977	52.5%	3.12%
1978	48.5%	2.92%
1979	20.7%	2.74%
1980	18.1%	2.58%
1981	15.9%	2.45%
1982	14.1%	2.33%
1983	13%	2.22%
1984	12.4%	2.14%
1985	12%	2.06%
1986	11.8%	2%
1987	11.7%	1.95%
1988	11.6%	1.91%
1989	11.6%	1.88%
1990	11.6%	1.85%
1991	11.6%	1.84%
1992	11.7%	1.82%
1993	11.7%	1.82%
1994	11.9%	1.82%
1995	12%	1.83%
1996	12%	1.84%
1997	11.9%	1.86%
1998	11.7%	1.88%
1999	11.3%	1.91%
2000	10.6%	1.94%
2001	9.65%	1.97%
2002	8.67%	2.01%
2003	7.8%	2.06%
2004	7.08%	2.11%
2005	6.48%	2.16%
2006	5.98%	2.22%
2007	5.54%	2.28%
2008	5.13%	2.35%
2009	4.74%	2.42%
2010	4.37%	2.5%
2011	4.05%	2.57%
2012	3.77%	2.66%
2013	3.53%	2.74%
2014	3.33%	2.83%
2015	3.16%	2.93%
2016	3.02%	3.02%
2017	2.89%	3.12%
2018	2.77%	3.21%
2019	2.67%	3.3%
2020	2.56%	3.38%
2021	2.47%	3.45%
2022	2.38%	3.51%
2023	2.29%	3.55%