Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and El Salvador

Fertility rate in Cambodia vs El Salvador by year

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Cambodia

El Salvador

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Year	Fertility rate
	Cambodia	El Salvador
2023	2.58	1.78
2022	2.62	1.79
2021	2.66	1.8
2020	2.7	1.82
2019	2.73	1.84
2018	2.72	1.85
2017	2.72	1.9
2016	2.73	1.97
2015	2.73	2.07
2014	2.73	2.13
2013	2.74	2.15
2012	2.75	2.19
2011	2.78	2.22
2010	2.86	2.24
2009	2.97	2.26
2008	3.05	2.29
2007	3.13	2.35
2006	3.18	2.4
2005	3.24	2.44
2004	3.31	2.52
2003	3.43	2.64
2002	3.57	2.78
2001	3.69	2.93
2000	3.79	3.08
1999	3.93	3.22
1998	4.13	3.34
1997	4.39	3.38
1996	4.87	3.48
1995	5.08	3.57
1994	5.28	3.61
1993	5.43	3.69
1992	5.49	3.8
1991	5.59	3.89
1990	5.64	3.96
1989	5.68	4.03
1988	5.94	4.1
1987	6.1	4.18
1986	6.23	4.19
1985	6.31	4.32
1984	6.34	4.48
1983	6.3	4.65
1982	6.19	4.83
1981	6.04	4.99
1980	5.77	5.11
1979	4.56	5.23
1978	3.34	5.36
1977	2.72	5.47
1976	3.41	5.59
1975	4.1	5.71
1974	4.8	5.82
1973	5.56	5.93
1972	5.94	6.03
1971	6.01	6.13
1970	6.07	6.18
1969	6.12	6.28
1968	6.17	6.39
1967	6.2	6.49
1966	6.24	6.57
1965	6.27	6.64
1964	6.29	6.68
1963	6.29	6.69
1962	6.3	6.68
1961	6.3	6.64
1960	6.31	6.62

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Cambodia was 2.58 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.78 in El Salvador in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cambodia vs El Salvador population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Cambodia

El Salvador

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Year	Natural population change
	Cambodia	El Salvador
2023	250,242	51,985
2022	257,269	53,138
2021	255,939	46,530
2020	268,745	48,244
2019	276,870	56,816
2018	280,671	57,509
2017	282,698	59,824
2016	284,130	63,751
2015	284,390	69,263
2014	283,193	72,581
2013	281,013	73,869
2012	276,649	75,495
2011	272,161	76,182
2010	272,266	75,695
2009	274,700	74,908
2008	272,132	75,107
2007	270,745	76,776
2006	263,697	80,887
2005	256,756	84,883
2004	251,650	90,905
2003	251,884	97,849
2002	251,860	106,137
2001	250,726	114,313
2000	246,330	122,315
1999	245,425	128,947
1998	251,076	134,065
1997	252,351	134,448
1996	274,147	136,929
1995	280,168	138,268
1994	286,728	137,974
1993	282,221	138,432
1992	260,673	139,221
1991	257,709	140,691
1990	249,776	140,311
1989	239,211	139,093
1988	243,203	136,230
1987	235,064	133,667
1986	221,684	130,177
1985	214,101	127,248
1984	207,700	125,036
1983	192,849	121,700
1982	180,300	120,938
1981	166,578	117,346
1980	159,157	111,771
1979	78,143	123,838
1978	-357,478	124,468
1977	-416,117	121,446
1976	-408,505	120,511
1975	-383,806	116,737
1974	73,001	113,846
1973	101,304	111,546
1972	113,190	107,604
1971	113,813	104,714
1970	122,832	100,499
1969	156,777	99,848
1968	153,444	98,851
1967	150,046	98,424
1966	147,583	97,156
1965	144,460	95,341
1964	141,216	93,328
1963	137,562	90,794
1962	132,861	88,237
1961	128,259	84,614
1960	124,237	81,544

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.44% in Cambodia and +0.82% in El Salvador.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +1.67% in Cambodia and +0.93% in El Salvador.

Birth rate in Cambodia vs El Salvador by year

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Cambodia

El Salvador

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Cambodia	El Salvador
2023	20.8	15.8
2022	21.3	15.9
2021	21.9	16.2
2020	22.4	16.3
2019	23	16.6
2018	23.4	16.7
2017	23.7	17.1
2016	24	17.7
2015	24.2	18.6
2014	24.4	19
2013	24.6	19.2
2012	24.6	19.4
2011	24.6	19.6
2010	25	19.7
2009	25.6	19.8
2008	25.9	20
2007	26.2	20.6
2006	26.1	21
2005	26.1	21.4
2004	26.3	22.1
2003	26.9	23.1
2002	27.5	24.4
2001	28.1	25.8
2000	28.5	27.1
1999	29.1	28.3
1998	30.4	29.4
1997	31.7	29.6
1996	35.8	30.3
1995	38.8	30.8
1994	42.3	31
1993	44.4	31.3
1992	44	32.2
1991	45.8	33.1
1990	46.4	33.7
1989	46.7	34.4
1988	48.9	34.9
1987	49.5	35.2
1986	50.2	35.1
1985	50.9	35.7
1984	51.4	36.7
1983	50.3	37.7
1982	49.6	38.6
1981	48.2	39.6
1980	47.2	39.8
1979	34.7	40.1
1978	25.3	40.4
1977	19.6	40.8
1976	24	41.2
1975	28.3	41.5
1974	32.5	41.9
1973	37.4	42.2
1972	39.7	42.5
1971	40.3	42.8
1970	42	42.8
1969	41.7	43.5
1968	41.9	44.3
1967	42.2	45.1
1966	42.5	45.7
1965	42.9	46.3
1964	43.2	46.8
1963	43.4	47
1962	43.6	47.1
1961	43.7	47
1960	43.9	47

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 20.8 in Cambodia and 15.8 in El Salvador, compared with 43.9 and 47, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Cambodia

Factual

UN forecast

El Salvador

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Cambodia	El Salvador
2100	16.3%	12.6%
2099	16.3%	12.6%
2098	16.4%	12.7%
2097	16.5%	12.7%
2096	16.6%	12.7%
2095	16.7%	12.7%
2094	16.7%	12.8%
2093	16.8%	12.8%
2092	16.9%	12.8%
2091	17%	12.9%
2090	17.1%	12.9%
2089	17.2%	12.9%
2088	17.3%	13%
2087	17.4%	13%
2086	17.5%	13.1%
2085	17.6%	13.1%
2084	17.7%	13.2%
2083	17.8%	13.2%
2082	18%	13.3%
2081	18.1%	13.3%
2080	18.2%	13.4%
2079	18.3%	13.5%
2078	18.4%	13.6%
2077	18.5%	13.6%
2076	18.6%	13.7%
2075	18.7%	13.8%
2074	18.8%	13.9%
2073	18.9%	14%
2072	19%	14%
2071	19.1%	14.1%
2070	19.2%	14.2%
2069	19.3%	14.3%
2068	19.5%	14.5%
2067	19.6%	14.6%
2066	19.8%	14.7%
2065	19.9%	14.8%
2064	20.1%	14.9%
2063	20.3%	15%
2062	20.5%	15.2%
2061	20.7%	15.3%
2060	20.9%	15.5%
2059	21.1%	15.6%
2058	21.3%	15.8%
2057	21.5%	15.9%
2056	21.7%	16.1%
2055	21.9%	16.3%
2054	22.1%	16.4%
2053	22.2%	16.6%
2052	22.4%	16.8%
2051	22.6%	17%
2050	22.8%	17.2%
2049	23%	17.5%
2048	23.1%	17.7%
2047	23.3%	17.9%
2046	23.5%	18.2%
2045	23.7%	18.4%
2044	23.8%	18.7%
2043	24%	18.9%
2042	24.2%	19.2%
2041	24.5%	19.4%
2040	24.7%	19.7%
2039	24.9%	19.9%
2038	25.2%	20.2%
2037	25.5%	20.5%
2036	25.9%	20.7%
2035	26.3%	21%
2034	26.7%	21.2%
2033	27.1%	21.5%
2032	27.4%	21.8%
2031	27.8%	22.1%
2030	28.2%	22.5%
2029	28.5%	22.9%
2028	28.8%	23.3%
2027	29.1%	23.7%
2026	29.4%	24.2%
2025	29.6%	24.6%
2024	29.8%	24.8%
2023	30.1%	25.2%
2022	30.5%	25.6%
2021	30.8%	26%
2020	31.1%	26.3%
2019	31.3%	26.7%
2018	31.5%	27%
2017	31.7%	27.5%
2016	31.8%	28%
2015	31.9%	28.6%
2014	32%	29.2%
2013	32.2%	29.9%
2012	32.4%	30.6%
2011	32.8%	31.3%
2010	33.3%	32%
2009	33.9%	32.7%
2008	34.7%	33.4%
2007	35.6%	33.9%
2006	36.6%	34.4%
2005	37.6%	34.9%
2004	38.5%	35.4%
2003	39.5%	35.9%
2002	40.5%	36.3%
2001	41.5%	36.7%
2000	42.5%	37.1%
1999	43.6%	37.5%
1998	44.5%	38%
1997	45.4%	38.5%
1996	46.2%	39.1%
1995	46.4%	39.8%
1994	46%	40.5%
1993	45.3%	41.1%
1992	45%	41.5%
1991	44.5%	41.7%
1990	43.7%	41.7%
1989	43.2%	41.8%
1988	42.8%	41.9%
1987	42.5%	42.1%
1986	42.5%	42.4%
1985	42.5%	42.7%
1984	42.4%	43.1%
1983	42.5%	43.4%
1982	42.6%	43.7%
1981	42.7%	43.9%
1980	42.5%	44.2%
1979	43%	44.5%
1978	43.8%	44.9%
1977	44.2%	45.3%
1976	44.7%	45.6%
1975	44.8%	45.9%
1974	44.9%	46.2%
1973	45.2%	46.4%
1972	45.2%	46.6%
1971	45%	46.7%
1970	44.4%	46.8%
1969	43.9%	46.8%
1968	44%	46.6%
1967	44%	46.5%
1966	44.1%	46.3%
1965	44.1%	46.2%
1964	44.1%	46.1%
1963	44%	46%
1962	43.9%	45.8%
1961	43.8%	45.7%
1960	43.7%	45.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 24.8% in El Salvador in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 41.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and El Salvador compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs El Salvador

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Cambodia

El Salvador

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cambodia	El Salvador
2023	137	39
2022	159	39
2021	189	58
2020	164	48
2019	149	40
2018	151	43
2017	155	44
2016	159	43
2015	166	43
2014	172	41
2013	182	39
2012	197	36
2011	214	35
2010	234	34
2009	251	35
2008	272	33
2007	290	33
2006	303	33
2005	323	34
2004	344	35
2003	366	38
2002	399	40
2001	437	45
2000	476	48
1999	517	53
1998	557	61
1997	580	67
1996	622	78
1995	642	89
1994	665	101
1993	680	114
1992	667	121
1991	681	129
1990	681	145
1989	702	155
1988	742	173
1987	772	178
1986	824	169
1985	874	193

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 39 deaths in El Salvador.

Under-five mortality rates

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Cambodia

El Salvador

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Cambodia	El Salvador
2023	2.29%	1.04%
2022	2.38%	1.08%
2021	2.47%	1.12%
2020	2.56%	1.17%
2019	2.67%	1.22%
2018	2.77%	1.27%
2017	2.89%	1.33%
2016	3.02%	1.39%
2015	3.16%	1.45%
2014	3.33%	1.52%
2013	3.53%	1.59%
2012	3.77%	1.67%
2011	4.05%	1.75%
2010	4.37%	1.84%
2009	4.74%	1.94%
2008	5.13%	2.04%
2007	5.54%	2.15%
2006	5.98%	2.27%
2005	6.48%	2.4%
2004	7.08%	2.55%
2003	7.8%	2.7%
2002	8.67%	2.86%
2001	9.65%	3.04%
2000	10.6%	3.23%
1999	11.3%	3.43%
1998	11.7%	3.65%
1997	11.9%	3.89%
1996	12%	4.15%
1995	12%	4.42%
1994	11.9%	4.71%
1993	11.7%	5%
1992	11.7%	5.3%
1991	11.6%	5.61%
1990	11.6%	5.94%
1989	11.6%	6.28%
1988	11.6%	6.65%
1987	11.7%	7.04%
1986	11.8%	7.47%
1985	12%	7.93%
1984	12.4%	8.42%
1983	13%	8.94%
1982	14.1%	9.46%
1981	15.9%	10%
1980	18.1%	12.5%
1979	20.7%	11.1%
1978	48.5%	11.6%
1977	52.5%	12.1%
1976	54.1%	12.6%
1975	52.5%	13.1%
1974	-	13.5%
1973	-	13.9%
1972	-	14.3%
1971	-	14.6%
1970	-	15%
1969	-	15.3%
1968	-	15.6%
1967	-	16%
1966	-	16.3%
1965	-	16.6%
1964	-	17%
1963	-	17.3%
1962	-	17.7%
1961	-	18.1%
1960	-	18.5%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.29% in Cambodia and 1.04% in El Salvador. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.