Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and Dominican Republic

Fertility rate in Cambodia vs Dominican Republic 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 2.24 in the Dominican Republic in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cambodia vs the Dominican Republic 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	Dominican Republic
1960	6.31	7.56
1961	6.3	7.49
1962	6.3	7.4
1963	6.29	7.3
1964	6.29	7.19
1965	6.27	7.05
1966	6.24	6.95
1967	6.2	6.76
1968	6.17	6.55
1969	6.12	6.37
1970	6.07	6.18
1971	6.01	6.01
1972	5.94	5.84
1973	5.56	5.67
1974	4.8	5.44
1975	4.1	5.24
1976	3.41	5.05
1977	2.72	4.84
1978	3.34	4.64
1979	4.56	4.47
1980	5.77	4.3
1981	6.04	4.15
1982	6.19	4.01
1983	6.3	3.95
1984	6.34	3.82
1985	6.31	3.69
1986	6.23	3.6
1987	6.1	3.53
1988	5.94	3.5
1989	5.68	3.48
1990	5.64	3.41
1991	5.59	3.35
1992	5.49	3.29
1993	5.43	3.23
1994	5.28	3.16
1995	5.08	3.1
1996	4.87	3.04
1997	4.39	2.92
1998	4.13	2.84
1999	3.93	2.85
2000	3.79	2.87
2001	3.69	2.83
2002	3.57	2.76
2003	3.43	2.7
2004	3.31	2.64
2005	3.24	2.57
2006	3.18	2.51
2007	3.13	2.51
2008	3.05	2.55
2009	2.97	2.57
2010	2.86	2.56
2011	2.78	2.53
2012	2.75	2.5
2013	2.74	2.47
2014	2.73	2.45
2015	2.73	2.43
2016	2.73	2.41
2017	2.72	2.4
2018	2.72	2.4
2019	2.73	2.37
2020	2.7	2.33
2021	2.66	2.29
2022	2.62	2.27
2023	2.58	2.24
2024	2.55	2.22
2025	2.51	2.19
2026	2.49	2.17
2027	2.46	2.15
2028	2.43	2.13
2029	2.41	2.11
2030	2.38	2.08
2031	2.36	2.07
2032	2.33	2.05
2033	2.31	2.03
2034	2.29	2.02
2035	2.26	2
2036	2.24	1.99
2037	2.22	1.98
2038	2.2	1.96
2039	2.18	1.95
2040	2.17	1.94
2041	2.15	1.93
2042	2.14	1.93
2043	2.12	1.92
2044	2.11	1.91
2045	2.09	1.9
2046	2.08	1.89
2047	2.07	1.89
2048	2.06	1.88
2049	2.05	1.87
2050	2.03	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cambodia	Dominican Republic
1960	43.7%	48.6%
1961	43.8%	48.9%
1962	43.9%	49.1%
1963	44%	49.2%
1964	44.1%	49.3%
1965	44.1%	49.4%
1966	44.1%	49.3%
1967	44%	49.2%
1968	44%	48.9%
1969	43.9%	48.6%
1970	44.4%	48.2%
1971	45%	47.7%
1972	45.2%	47.3%
1973	45.2%	46.8%
1974	44.9%	46.3%
1975	44.8%	45.8%
1976	44.7%	45.2%
1977	44.2%	44.7%
1978	43.8%	44.2%
1979	43%	43.7%
1980	42.5%	43.2%
1981	42.7%	42.7%
1982	42.6%	42.3%
1983	42.5%	41.8%
1984	42.4%	41.4%
1985	42.5%	41%
1986	42.5%	40.6%
1987	42.5%	40.2%
1988	42.8%	39.8%
1989	43.2%	39.4%
1990	43.7%	39.1%
1991	44.5%	38.7%
1992	45%	38.4%
1993	45.3%	38%
1994	46%	37.7%
1995	46.4%	37.3%
1996	46.2%	37%
1997	45.4%	36.6%
1998	44.5%	36.1%
1999	43.6%	35.7%
2000	42.5%	35.3%
2001	41.5%	35%
2002	40.5%	34.6%
2003	39.5%	34.2%
2004	38.5%	33.7%
2005	37.6%	33.2%
2006	36.6%	32.7%
2007	35.6%	32.2%
2008	34.7%	31.7%
2009	33.9%	31.3%
2010	33.3%	30.9%
2011	32.8%	30.5%
2012	32.4%	30.1%
2013	32.2%	29.8%
2014	32%	29.5%
2015	31.9%	29.2%
2016	31.8%	28.8%
2017	31.7%	28.5%
2018	31.5%	28.2%
2019	31.3%	27.9%
2020	31.1%	27.7%
2021	30.8%	27.4%
2022	30.5%	27.2%
2023	30.1%	26.9%
2024	29.8%	26.6%
2025	29.5%	26.2%
2026	29.2%	25.8%
2027	28.9%	25.4%
2028	28.6%	25.1%
2029	28.3%	24.7%
2030	28%	24.3%
2031	27.6%	24%
2032	27.2%	23.6%
2033	26.9%	23.3%
2034	26.5%	22.9%
2035	26.1%	22.6%
2036	25.7%	22.3%
2037	25.4%	22%
2038	25.1%	21.7%
2039	24.8%	21.5%
2040	24.6%	21.3%
2041	24.3%	21%
2042	24.1%	20.8%
2043	23.9%	20.6%
2044	23.7%	20.4%
2045	23.6%	20.3%
2046	23.4%	20.1%
2047	23.2%	19.9%
2048	23%	19.8%
2049	22.9%	19.6%
2050	22.7%	19.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 26.6% in the Dominican Republic in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 39.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and the Dominican Republic compared.

Natural population change in Cambodia vs Dominican Republic by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.67% in Cambodia and +1.34% in the Dominican Republic. 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	Dominican Republic
1960	124,237	117,346
1961	128,259	120,316
1962	132,861	122,977
1963	137,562	124,994
1964	141,216	127,504
1965	144,460	125,345
1966	147,583	132,096
1967	150,046	133,091
1968	153,444	133,666
1969	156,777	135,445
1970	122,832	137,835
1971	113,813	140,473
1972	113,190	143,255
1973	101,304	146,283
1974	73,001	147,652
1975	-383,806	149,339
1976	-408,505	151,201
1977	-416,117	152,825
1978	-357,478	154,043
1979	78,143	154,779
1980	159,157	157,697
1981	166,578	158,419
1982	180,300	159,597
1983	192,849	163,136
1984	207,700	164,263
1985	214,101	164,091
1986	221,684	165,674
1987	235,064	167,552
1988	243,203	171,291
1989	239,211	175,365
1990	249,776	176,748
1991	257,709	177,371
1992	260,673	177,481
1993	282,221	177,691
1994	286,728	176,882
1995	280,168	175,439
1996	274,147	174,008
1997	252,351	168,419
1998	251,076	164,287
1999	245,425	167,742
2000	246,330	171,684
2001	250,726	170,193
2002	251,860	166,740
2003	251,884	163,267
2004	251,650	158,789
2005	256,756	155,405
2006	263,697	151,122
2007	270,745	152,066
2008	272,132	156,664
2009	274,700	160,893
2010	272,266	162,072
2011	272,161	162,094
2012	276,649	160,915
2013	281,013	159,330
2014	283,193	157,260
2015	284,390	154,258
2016	284,130	151,550
2017	282,698	151,565
2018	280,671	150,852
2019	276,870	144,869
2020	268,745	137,417
2021	255,939	128,866
2022	257,269	138,767
2023	250,242	132,360

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs Dominican Republic

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 124 deaths in the Dominican Republic.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cambodia	Dominican Republic
1985	874	249
1986	824	241
1987	772	231
1988	742	221
1989	702	213
1990	681	203
1991	681	193
1992	667	185
1993	680	176
1994	665	166
1995	642	152
1996	622	138
1997	580	122
1998	557	109
1999	517	92
2000	476	76
2001	437	68
2002	399	68
2003	366	71
2004	344	78
2005	323	83
2006	303	87
2007	290	90
2008	272	94
2009	251	96
2010	234	92
2011	214	91
2012	197	89
2013	182	91
2014	172	95
2015	166	102
2016	159	106
2017	155	104
2018	151	107
2019	149	118
2020	164	121
2021	189	153
2022	159	124
2023	137	124

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.29% in Cambodia and 3.14% in the Dominican Republic. 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	Dominican Republic
1960	-	14.8%
1961	-	14.6%
1962	-	14.5%
1963	-	14.3%
1964	-	14.1%
1965	-	13.8%
1966	-	13.5%
1967	-	13.3%
1968	-	13%
1969	-	12.7%
1970	-	12.4%
1971	-	12%
1972	-	11.7%
1973	-	11.3%
1974	-	10.9%
1975	52.5%	10.5%
1976	54.1%	10.1%
1977	52.5%	9.71%
1978	48.5%	9.35%
1979	20.7%	9.01%
1980	18.1%	8.68%
1981	15.9%	8.36%
1982	14.1%	8.05%
1983	13%	7.76%
1984	12.4%	7.48%
1985	12%	7.21%
1986	11.8%	6.94%
1987	11.7%	6.69%
1988	11.6%	6.44%
1989	11.6%	6.19%
1990	11.6%	5.95%
1991	11.6%	5.7%
1992	11.7%	5.46%
1993	11.7%	5.22%
1994	11.9%	5%
1995	12%	4.78%
1996	12%	4.58%
1997	11.9%	4.4%
1998	11.7%	4.24%
1999	11.3%	4.1%
2000	10.6%	3.98%
2001	9.65%	3.88%
2002	8.67%	3.8%
2003	7.8%	3.73%
2004	7.08%	3.67%
2005	6.48%	3.62%
2006	5.98%	3.59%
2007	5.54%	3.56%
2008	5.13%	3.54%
2009	4.74%	3.52%
2010	4.37%	3.51%
2011	4.05%	3.5%
2012	3.77%	3.49%
2013	3.53%	3.5%
2014	3.33%	3.5%
2015	3.16%	3.5%
2016	3.02%	3.5%
2017	2.89%	3.5%
2018	2.77%	3.47%
2019	2.67%	3.43%
2020	2.56%	3.38%
2021	2.47%	3.31%
2022	2.38%	3.22%
2023	2.29%	3.14%