Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and Ethiopia

Fertility rate in Cambodia vs Ethiopia 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 3.99 in Ethiopia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cambodia vs Ethiopia 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	Ethiopia
1960	6.31	6.51
1961	6.3	6.53
1962	6.3	6.56
1963	6.29	6.59
1964	6.29	6.61
1965	6.27	6.63
1966	6.24	6.66
1967	6.2	6.68
1968	6.17	6.7
1969	6.12	6.72
1970	6.07	6.78
1971	6.01	6.84
1972	5.94	6.9
1973	5.56	6.96
1974	4.8	7.02
1975	4.1	7.08
1976	3.41	7.13
1977	2.72	7.19
1978	3.34	7.23
1979	4.56	7.25
1980	5.77	7.29
1981	6.04	7.31
1982	6.19	7.34
1983	6.3	7.35
1984	6.34	7.36
1985	6.31	7.34
1986	6.23	7.32
1987	6.1	7.29
1988	5.94	7.26
1989	5.68	7.23
1990	5.64	7.2
1991	5.59	7.16
1992	5.49	7.13
1993	5.43	7.09
1994	5.28	7.05
1995	5.08	7
1996	4.87	6.93
1997	4.39	6.87
1998	4.13	6.79
1999	3.93	6.72
2000	3.79	6.65
2001	3.69	6.58
2002	3.57	6.5
2003	3.43	6.4
2004	3.31	6.3
2005	3.24	6.19
2006	3.18	6.05
2007	3.13	5.89
2008	3.05	5.7
2009	2.97	5.49
2010	2.86	5.28
2011	2.78	5.08
2012	2.75	4.89
2013	2.74	4.71
2014	2.73	4.61
2015	2.73	4.53
2016	2.73	4.47
2017	2.72	4.4
2018	2.72	4.37
2019	2.73	4.35
2020	2.7	4.27
2021	2.66	4.18
2022	2.62	4.08
2023	2.58	3.99
2024	2.55	3.91
2025	2.51	3.81
2026	2.49	3.72
2027	2.46	3.64
2028	2.43	3.57
2029	2.41	3.5
2030	2.38	3.43
2031	2.36	3.36
2032	2.33	3.3
2033	2.31	3.24
2034	2.29	3.19
2035	2.26	3.14
2036	2.24	3.08
2037	2.22	3.03
2038	2.2	2.99
2039	2.18	2.94
2040	2.17	2.9
2041	2.15	2.86
2042	2.14	2.83
2043	2.12	2.79
2044	2.11	2.75
2045	2.09	2.72
2046	2.08	2.68
2047	2.07	2.65
2048	2.06	2.62
2049	2.05	2.59
2050	2.03	2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cambodia	Ethiopia
1960	43.7%	42.2%
1961	43.8%	42.2%
1962	43.9%	42.1%
1963	44%	42.2%
1964	44.1%	42.3%
1965	44.1%	42.5%
1966	44.1%	42.9%
1967	44%	43.2%
1968	44%	43.5%
1969	43.9%	43.8%
1970	44.4%	44.2%
1971	45%	44.5%
1972	45.2%	44.9%
1973	45.2%	45.2%
1974	44.9%	45.4%
1975	44.8%	45.6%
1976	44.7%	45.7%
1977	44.2%	45.9%
1978	43.8%	46.1%
1979	43%	46.2%
1980	42.5%	46.3%
1981	42.7%	46.4%
1982	42.6%	46.5%
1983	42.5%	46.4%
1984	42.4%	46.2%
1985	42.5%	46.1%
1986	42.5%	46%
1987	42.5%	46%
1988	42.8%	46%
1989	43.2%	46.1%
1990	43.7%	46.2%
1991	44.5%	46.2%
1992	45%	46.2%
1993	45.3%	46.4%
1994	46%	46.5%
1995	46.4%	46.7%
1996	46.2%	46.9%
1997	45.4%	47.1%
1998	44.5%	47.4%
1999	43.6%	47.6%
2000	42.5%	47.7%
2001	41.5%	47.8%
2002	40.5%	47.8%
2003	39.5%	47.7%
2004	38.5%	47.6%
2005	37.6%	47.4%
2006	36.6%	47.2%
2007	35.6%	46.9%
2008	34.7%	46.6%
2009	33.9%	46.2%
2010	33.3%	45.7%
2011	32.8%	45.2%
2012	32.4%	44.6%
2013	32.2%	44%
2014	32%	43.4%
2015	31.9%	42.9%
2016	31.8%	42.3%
2017	31.7%	41.8%
2018	31.5%	41.3%
2019	31.3%	40.9%
2020	31.1%	40.5%
2021	30.8%	40.1%
2022	30.5%	39.7%
2023	30.1%	39.4%
2024	29.8%	39.1%
2025	29.5%	38.8%
2026	29.2%	38.5%
2027	28.9%	38.3%
2028	28.6%	38.1%
2029	28.3%	37.8%
2030	28%	37.6%
2031	27.6%	37.3%
2032	27.2%	37%
2033	26.9%	36.6%
2034	26.5%	36.2%
2035	26.1%	35.8%
2036	25.7%	35.4%
2037	25.4%	34.9%
2038	25.1%	34.5%
2039	24.8%	34%
2040	24.6%	33.6%
2041	24.3%	33.2%
2042	24.1%	32.8%
2043	23.9%	32.4%
2044	23.7%	32%
2045	23.6%	31.7%
2046	23.4%	31.3%
2047	23.2%	31%
2048	23%	30.7%
2049	22.9%	30.3%
2050	22.7%	30%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 39.1% in Ethiopia in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 46.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and Ethiopia compared.

Natural population change in Cambodia vs Ethiopia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.67% in Cambodia and +2.64% in Ethiopia. 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	Ethiopia
1960	124,237	511,694
1961	128,259	538,518
1962	132,861	563,650
1963	137,562	590,998
1964	141,216	618,667
1965	144,460	642,359
1966	147,583	616,281
1967	150,046	695,283
1968	153,444	715,602
1969	156,777	736,428
1970	122,832	760,821
1971	113,813	787,047
1972	113,190	779,808
1973	101,304	807,535
1974	73,001	777,306
1975	-383,806	801,425
1976	-408,505	899,577
1977	-416,117	929,381
1978	-357,478	943,388
1979	78,143	987,203
1980	159,157	1,007,516
1981	166,578	1,018,838
1982	180,300	1,080,853
1983	192,849	863,472
1984	207,700	920,670
1985	214,101	997,050
1986	221,684	1,050,277
1987	235,064	1,356,853
1988	243,203	1,393,356
1989	239,211	1,441,769
1990	249,776	1,479,663
1991	257,709	1,579,416
1992	260,673	1,673,839
1993	282,221	1,734,851
1994	286,728	1,788,133
1995	280,168	1,831,068
1996	274,147	1,896,364
1997	252,351	1,945,112
1998	251,076	1,984,989
1999	245,425	2,010,987
2000	246,330	2,083,622
2001	250,726	2,137,791
2002	251,860	2,189,683
2003	251,884	2,231,223
2004	251,650	2,296,999
2005	256,756	2,353,375
2006	263,697	2,393,585
2007	270,745	2,436,753
2008	272,132	2,465,283
2009	274,700	2,467,118
2010	272,266	2,498,048
2011	272,161	2,527,811
2012	276,649	2,533,398
2013	281,013	2,546,020
2014	283,193	2,623,647
2015	284,390	2,713,529
2016	284,130	2,809,889
2017	282,698	2,899,143
2018	280,671	3,015,231
2019	276,870	3,132,780
2020	268,745	3,199,718
2021	255,939	3,204,673
2022	257,269	3,300,114
2023	250,242	3,338,649

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs Ethiopia

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 195 deaths in Ethiopia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cambodia	Ethiopia
1985	874	1,329
1986	824	1,317
1987	772	1,289
1988	742	1,306
1989	702	1,296
1990	681	1,320
1991	681	1,239
1992	667	1,218
1993	680	1,168
1994	665	1,113
1995	642	1,060
1996	622	1,008
1997	580	957
1998	557	911
1999	517	901
2000	476	870
2001	437	856
2002	399	826
2003	366	797
2004	344	764
2005	323	754
2006	303	729
2007	290	704
2008	272	678
2009	251	649
2010	234	619
2011	214	588
2012	197	545
2013	182	494
2014	172	444
2015	166	401
2016	159	364
2017	155	327
2018	151	297
2019	149	269
2020	164	244
2021	189	250
2022	159	207
2023	137	195

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.29% in Cambodia and 4.65% in Ethiopia. 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	Ethiopia
1966	-	27.8%
1967	-	24.9%
1968	-	24.8%
1969	-	24.8%
1970	-	24.7%
1971	-	24.7%
1972	-	24.7%
1973	-	24.6%
1974	-	28.3%
1975	52.5%	28.2%
1976	54.1%	24.5%
1977	52.5%	24.5%
1978	48.5%	24.4%
1979	20.7%	24.2%
1980	18.1%	24%
1981	15.9%	23.8%
1982	14.1%	23.5%
1983	13%	32%
1984	12.4%	31.4%
1985	12%	30.3%
1986	11.8%	29.7%
1987	11.7%	21.5%
1988	11.6%	21%
1989	11.6%	20.6%
1990	11.6%	20.2%
1991	11.6%	19.7%
1992	11.7%	19.1%
1993	11.7%	18.5%
1994	11.9%	17.9%
1995	12%	17.2%
1996	12%	16.6%
1997	11.9%	15.9%
1998	11.7%	15.3%
1999	11.3%	14.7%
2000	10.6%	14%
2001	9.65%	13.4%
2002	8.67%	12.8%
2003	7.8%	12.1%
2004	7.08%	11.5%
2005	6.48%	10.9%
2006	5.98%	10.3%
2007	5.54%	9.74%
2008	5.13%	9.23%
2009	4.74%	8.76%
2010	4.37%	8.32%
2011	4.05%	7.91%
2012	3.77%	7.53%
2013	3.53%	7.16%
2014	3.33%	6.82%
2015	3.16%	6.49%
2016	3.02%	6.17%
2017	2.89%	5.89%
2018	2.77%	5.64%
2019	2.67%	5.41%
2020	2.56%	5.2%
2021	2.47%	5%
2022	2.38%	4.82%
2023	2.29%	4.65%