Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and DR Congo

Fertility rate in Cambodia vs DR Congo 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 6.05 in the DR Congo in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cambodia vs the DR Congo 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	DR Congo
1960	6.31	6.11
1961	6.3	6.12
1962	6.3	6.14
1963	6.29	6.16
1964	6.29	6.19
1965	6.27	6.21
1966	6.24	6.24
1967	6.2	6.27
1968	6.17	6.29
1969	6.12	6.3
1970	6.07	6.33
1971	6.01	6.34
1972	5.94	6.37
1973	5.56	6.39
1974	4.8	6.4
1975	4.1	6.42
1976	3.41	6.44
1977	2.72	6.45
1978	3.34	6.46
1979	4.56	6.48
1980	5.77	6.5
1981	6.04	6.52
1982	6.19	6.54
1983	6.3	6.56
1984	6.34	6.59
1985	6.31	6.61
1986	6.23	6.63
1987	6.1	6.65
1988	5.94	6.66
1989	5.68	6.65
1990	5.64	6.65
1991	5.59	6.65
1992	5.49	6.64
1993	5.43	6.64
1994	5.28	6.64
1995	5.08	6.68
1996	4.87	6.67
1997	4.39	6.69
1998	4.13	6.7
1999	3.93	6.69
2000	3.79	6.7
2001	3.69	6.66
2002	3.57	6.61
2003	3.43	6.55
2004	3.31	6.53
2005	3.24	6.53
2006	3.18	6.55
2007	3.13	6.56
2008	3.05	6.58
2009	2.97	6.59
2010	2.86	6.59
2011	2.78	6.58
2012	2.75	6.56
2013	2.74	6.53
2014	2.73	6.48
2015	2.73	6.44
2016	2.73	6.39
2017	2.72	6.35
2018	2.72	6.3
2019	2.73	6.25
2020	2.7	6.21
2021	2.66	6.16
2022	2.62	6.11
2023	2.58	6.05
2024	2.55	5.98
2025	2.51	5.9
2026	2.49	5.8
2027	2.46	5.71
2028	2.43	5.62
2029	2.41	5.52
2030	2.38	5.42
2031	2.36	5.32
2032	2.33	5.2
2033	2.31	5.09
2034	2.29	4.99
2035	2.26	4.87
2036	2.24	4.77
2037	2.22	4.64
2038	2.2	4.55
2039	2.18	4.47
2040	2.17	4.38
2041	2.15	4.3
2042	2.14	4.21
2043	2.12	4.14
2044	2.11	4.06
2045	2.09	3.99
2046	2.08	3.92
2047	2.07	3.85
2048	2.06	3.78
2049	2.05	3.72
2050	2.03	3.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cambodia	DR Congo
1960	43.7%	42.9%
1961	43.8%	42.8%
1962	43.9%	42.7%
1963	44%	42.7%
1964	44.1%	42.7%
1965	44.1%	42.8%
1966	44.1%	42.9%
1967	44%	43%
1968	44%	43.2%
1969	43.9%	43.3%
1970	44.4%	43.4%
1971	45%	43.6%
1972	45.2%	43.8%
1973	45.2%	44%
1974	44.9%	44.2%
1975	44.8%	44.3%
1976	44.7%	44.5%
1977	44.2%	44.6%
1978	43.8%	44.5%
1979	43%	44.3%
1980	42.5%	44.2%
1981	42.7%	44.3%
1982	42.6%	44.3%
1983	42.5%	44.2%
1984	42.4%	44.1%
1985	42.5%	44.1%
1986	42.5%	44.1%
1987	42.5%	44.2%
1988	42.8%	44.3%
1989	43.2%	44.3%
1990	43.7%	44.4%
1991	44.5%	44.4%
1992	45%	44.5%
1993	45.3%	44.5%
1994	46%	44.1%
1995	46.4%	44%
1996	46.2%	44.7%
1997	45.4%	45.4%
1998	44.5%	45.6%
1999	43.6%	45.6%
2000	42.5%	45.7%
2001	41.5%	45.7%
2002	40.5%	45.7%
2003	39.5%	45.8%
2004	38.5%	45.9%
2005	37.6%	45.9%
2006	36.6%	45.9%
2007	35.6%	46%
2008	34.7%	46%
2009	33.9%	46.1%
2010	33.3%	46.1%
2011	32.8%	46%
2012	32.4%	46%
2013	32.2%	46%
2014	32%	46%
2015	31.9%	46%
2016	31.8%	45.9%
2017	31.7%	45.8%
2018	31.5%	45.9%
2019	31.3%	46%
2020	31.1%	46.1%
2021	30.8%	46.1%
2022	30.5%	46.1%
2023	30.1%	46.1%
2024	29.8%	46%
2025	29.5%	45.9%
2026	29.2%	45.8%
2027	28.9%	45.7%
2028	28.6%	45.5%
2029	28.3%	45.3%
2030	28%	45%
2031	27.6%	44.8%
2032	27.2%	44.5%
2033	26.9%	44.2%
2034	26.5%	43.8%
2035	26.1%	43.4%
2036	25.7%	43%
2037	25.4%	42.6%
2038	25.1%	42.2%
2039	24.8%	41.7%
2040	24.6%	41.3%
2041	24.3%	40.9%
2042	24.1%	40.4%
2043	23.9%	40%
2044	23.7%	39.6%
2045	23.6%	39.2%
2046	23.4%	38.8%
2047	23.2%	38.4%
2048	23%	38%
2049	22.9%	37.7%
2050	22.7%	37.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 46% in the DR Congo in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 44.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and the DR Congo compared.

Natural population change in Cambodia vs DR Congo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.67% in Cambodia and +3.29% in the DR Congo. 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	DR Congo
1960	124,237	363,517
1961	128,259	368,207
1962	132,861	383,406
1963	137,562	398,972
1964	141,216	406,334
1965	144,460	429,002
1966	147,583	463,397
1967	150,046	479,552
1968	153,444	497,682
1969	156,777	514,800
1970	122,832	533,300
1971	113,813	549,343
1972	113,190	564,495
1973	101,304	578,280
1974	73,001	593,539
1975	-383,806	608,655
1976	-408,505	624,147
1977	-416,117	638,242
1978	-357,478	646,411
1979	78,143	691,773
1980	159,157	724,111
1981	166,578	748,371
1982	180,300	774,823
1983	192,849	807,122
1984	207,700	844,956
1985	214,101	885,670
1986	221,684	925,334
1987	235,064	959,875
1988	243,203	995,278
1989	239,211	1,027,238
1990	249,776	1,063,508
1991	257,709	1,114,033
1992	260,673	1,152,781
1993	282,221	1,209,242
1994	286,728	1,259,539
1995	280,168	1,395,440
1996	274,147	1,380,490
1997	252,351	1,392,037
1998	251,076	1,375,130
1999	245,425	1,450,318
2000	246,330	1,549,518
2001	250,726	1,594,999
2002	251,860	1,631,597
2003	251,884	1,679,188
2004	251,650	1,731,022
2005	256,756	1,800,300
2006	263,697	1,889,398
2007	270,745	1,963,738
2008	272,132	2,044,210
2009	274,700	2,126,912
2010	272,266	2,212,255
2011	272,161	2,310,679
2012	276,649	2,405,462
2013	281,013	2,489,378
2014	283,193	2,580,251
2015	284,390	2,665,016
2016	284,130	2,753,687
2017	282,698	2,883,245
2018	280,671	2,993,184
2019	276,870	3,075,538
2020	268,745	3,156,152
2021	255,939	3,227,992
2022	257,269	3,347,664
2023	250,242	3,467,787

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs DR Congo

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 427 deaths in the DR Congo.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cambodia	DR Congo
1985	874	934
1986	824	902
1987	772	863
1988	742	824
1989	702	791
1990	681	755
1991	681	735
1992	667	709
1993	680	683
1994	665	656
1995	642	644
1996	622	661
1997	580	617
1998	557	605
1999	517	601
2000	476	585
2001	437	588
2002	399	601
2003	366	605
2004	344	607
2005	323	613
2006	303	619
2007	290	631
2008	272	620
2009	251	608
2010	234	601
2011	214	589
2012	197	578
2013	182	567
2014	172	558
2015	166	545
2016	159	526
2017	155	519
2018	151	508
2019	149	493
2020	164	489
2021	189	507
2022	159	456
2023	137	427

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.29% in Cambodia and 7.32% in the DR Congo. 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	DR Congo
1969	-	25.1%
1970	-	24.7%
1971	-	24.3%
1972	-	24%
1973	-	23.7%
1974	-	23.4%
1975	52.5%	23%
1976	54.1%	22.6%
1977	52.5%	22.3%
1978	48.5%	21.9%
1979	20.7%	21.5%
1980	18.1%	21.2%
1981	15.9%	20.9%
1982	14.1%	20.6%
1983	13%	20.3%
1984	12.4%	20%
1985	12%	19.7%
1986	11.8%	19.5%
1987	11.7%	19.2%
1988	11.6%	19%
1989	11.6%	18.8%
1990	11.6%	18.5%
1991	11.6%	18.3%
1992	11.7%	18.1%
1993	11.7%	17.9%
1994	11.9%	17.7%
1995	12%	17.5%
1996	12%	17.3%
1997	11.9%	17%
1998	11.7%	16.7%
1999	11.3%	16.3%
2000	10.6%	15.9%
2001	9.65%	15.5%
2002	8.67%	15%
2003	7.8%	14.6%
2004	7.08%	14.1%
2005	6.48%	13.6%
2006	5.98%	13.1%
2007	5.54%	12.7%
2008	5.13%	12.2%
2009	4.74%	11.8%
2010	4.37%	11.4%
2011	4.05%	11%
2012	3.77%	10.6%
2013	3.53%	10.3%
2014	3.33%	9.9%
2015	3.16%	9.56%
2016	3.02%	9.23%
2017	2.89%	8.93%
2018	2.77%	8.63%
2019	2.67%	8.35%
2020	2.56%	8.07%
2021	2.47%	7.81%
2022	2.38%	7.57%
2023	2.29%	7.32%