Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and Guyana

Fertility rate in Cambodia vs Guyana 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 2.41 in Guyana in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cambodia vs Guyana 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	Guyana
1960	6.31	6.33
1961	6.3	6.34
1962	6.3	6.33
1963	6.29	6.31
1964	6.29	6.23
1965	6.27	6.14
1966	6.24	6.02
1967	6.2	5.89
1968	6.17	5.75
1969	6.12	5.58
1970	6.07	5.41
1971	6.01	5.26
1972	5.94	5.08
1973	5.56	4.87
1974	4.8	4.64
1975	4.1	4.45
1976	3.41	4.28
1977	2.72	4.12
1978	3.34	3.97
1979	4.56	3.86
1980	5.77	3.77
1981	6.04	3.72
1982	6.19	3.68
1983	6.3	3.64
1984	6.34	3.54
1985	6.31	3.47
1986	6.23	3.38
1987	6.1	3.31
1988	5.94	3.23
1989	5.68	3.19
1990	5.64	3.18
1991	5.59	3.18
1992	5.49	3.19
1993	5.43	3.2
1994	5.28	3.23
1995	5.08	3.24
1996	4.87	3.23
1997	4.39	3.22
1998	4.13	3.18
1999	3.93	3.13
2000	3.79	3.06
2001	3.69	2.96
2002	3.57	2.84
2003	3.43	2.75
2004	3.31	2.68
2005	3.24	2.65
2006	3.18	2.66
2007	3.13	2.68
2008	3.05	2.7
2009	2.97	2.69
2010	2.86	2.68
2011	2.78	2.69
2012	2.75	2.7
2013	2.74	2.71
2014	2.73	2.7
2015	2.73	2.67
2016	2.73	2.63
2017	2.72	2.59
2018	2.72	2.55
2019	2.73	2.52
2020	2.7	2.49
2021	2.66	2.46
2022	2.62	2.44
2023	2.58	2.41
2024	2.55	2.39
2025	2.51	2.37
2026	2.49	2.35
2027	2.46	2.32
2028	2.43	2.3
2029	2.41	2.28
2030	2.38	2.26
2031	2.36	2.23
2032	2.33	2.21
2033	2.31	2.2
2034	2.29	2.18
2035	2.26	2.16
2036	2.24	2.15
2037	2.22	2.13
2038	2.2	2.12
2039	2.18	2.11
2040	2.17	2.1
2041	2.15	2.09
2042	2.14	2.07
2043	2.12	2.06
2044	2.11	2.05
2045	2.09	2.03
2046	2.08	2.02
2047	2.07	2.01
2048	2.06	2
2049	2.05	1.98
2050	2.03	1.98

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cambodia	Guyana
1960	43.7%	46.8%
1961	43.8%	47%
1962	43.9%	47.4%
1963	44%	47.6%
1964	44.1%	47.7%
1965	44.1%	47.8%
1966	44.1%	47.7%
1967	44%	47.5%
1968	44%	47.3%
1969	43.9%	46.9%
1970	44.4%	46.6%
1971	45%	46.3%
1972	45.2%	46%
1973	45.2%	45.7%
1974	44.9%	45.3%
1975	44.8%	44.9%
1976	44.7%	44.4%
1977	44.2%	43.9%
1978	43.8%	43.4%
1979	43%	42.9%
1980	42.5%	42.5%
1981	42.7%	41.9%
1982	42.6%	41.2%
1983	42.5%	40.5%
1984	42.4%	39.9%
1985	42.5%	39.2%
1986	42.5%	38.6%
1987	42.5%	38%
1988	42.8%	37.5%
1989	43.2%	37.2%
1990	43.7%	36.9%
1991	44.5%	36.7%
1992	45%	36.5%
1993	45.3%	36.4%
1994	46%	36.4%
1995	46.4%	36.4%
1996	46.2%	36.4%
1997	45.4%	36.5%
1998	44.5%	36.6%
1999	43.6%	36.6%
2000	42.5%	36.6%
2001	41.5%	36.5%
2002	40.5%	36.4%
2003	39.5%	36.1%
2004	38.5%	35.8%
2005	37.6%	35.3%
2006	36.6%	34.7%
2007	35.6%	34.1%
2008	34.7%	33.5%
2009	33.9%	32.9%
2010	33.3%	32.2%
2011	32.8%	31.6%
2012	32.4%	31.1%
2013	32.2%	30.8%
2014	32%	30.5%
2015	31.9%	30.3%
2016	31.8%	30.1%
2017	31.7%	30%
2018	31.5%	29.5%
2019	31.3%	29.3%
2020	31.1%	29.5%
2021	30.8%	29.4%
2022	30.5%	29.4%
2023	30.1%	29.3%
2024	29.8%	29.2%
2025	29.5%	28.9%
2026	29.2%	28.7%
2027	28.9%	28.4%
2028	28.6%	28.1%
2029	28.3%	27.8%
2030	28%	27.4%
2031	27.6%	27%
2032	27.2%	26.7%
2033	26.9%	26.3%
2034	26.5%	26%
2035	26.1%	25.6%
2036	25.7%	25.2%
2037	25.4%	24.9%
2038	25.1%	24.6%
2039	24.8%	24.3%
2040	24.6%	24.1%
2041	24.3%	23.9%
2042	24.1%	23.6%
2043	23.9%	23.4%
2044	23.7%	23.3%
2045	23.6%	23.1%
2046	23.4%	22.9%
2047	23.2%	22.7%
2048	23%	22.6%
2049	22.9%	22.4%
2050	22.7%	22.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 29.2% in Guyana in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 36.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and Guyana compared.

Natural population change in Cambodia vs Guyana by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.67% in Cambodia and +1.36% in Guyana. 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	Guyana
1960	124,237	17,867
1961	128,259	18,092
1962	132,861	18,344
1963	137,562	18,606
1964	141,216	18,729
1965	144,460	18,791
1966	147,583	18,862
1967	150,046	18,933
1968	153,444	19,035
1969	156,777	19,133
1970	122,832	19,233
1971	113,813	19,273
1972	113,190	19,219
1973	101,304	18,991
1974	73,001	18,589
1975	-383,806	18,317
1976	-408,505	18,083
1977	-416,117	17,805
1978	-357,478	17,539
1979	78,143	17,402
1980	159,157	17,298
1981	166,578	17,471
1982	180,300	17,644
1983	192,849	17,753
1984	207,700	17,466
1985	214,101	17,292
1986	221,684	16,940
1987	235,064	16,600
1988	243,203	16,189
1989	239,211	15,947
1990	249,776	15,917
1991	257,709	15,896
1992	260,673	15,990
1993	282,221	16,099
1994	286,728	16,185
1995	280,168	15,991
1996	274,147	15,768
1997	252,351	15,568
1998	251,076	15,292
1999	245,425	14,763
2000	246,330	14,128
2001	250,726	13,307
2002	251,860	12,218
2003	251,884	11,344
2004	251,650	10,767
2005	256,756	10,455
2006	263,697	10,525
2007	270,745	10,741
2008	272,132	10,792
2009	274,700	10,758
2010	272,266	10,652
2011	272,161	10,713
2012	276,649	10,633
2013	281,013	10,887
2014	283,193	11,143
2015	284,390	11,199
2016	284,130	11,168
2017	282,698	11,108
2018	280,671	10,946
2019	276,870	11,665
2020	268,745	10,307
2021	255,939	8,125
2022	257,269	11,042
2023	250,242	10,716

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs Guyana

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 75 deaths in Guyana.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cambodia	Guyana
1985	874	241
1986	824	238
1987	772	234
1988	742	230
1989	702	227
1990	681	224
1991	681	219
1992	667	208
1993	680	205
1994	665	204
1995	642	207
1996	622	202
1997	580	195
1998	557	184
1999	517	178
2000	476	171
2001	437	163
2002	399	164
2003	366	164
2004	344	162
2005	323	166
2006	303	167
2007	290	158
2008	272	153
2009	251	146
2010	234	141
2011	214	135
2012	197	133
2013	182	128
2014	172	121
2015	166	117
2016	159	114
2017	155	110
2018	151	105
2019	149	107
2020	164	109
2021	189	189
2022	159	83
2023	137	75

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.29% in Cambodia and 2.57% in Guyana. 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	Guyana
1960	-	9.19%
1961	-	8.81%
1962	-	8.49%
1963	-	8.21%
1964	-	7.99%
1965	-	7.8%
1966	-	7.66%
1967	-	7.56%
1968	-	7.48%
1969	-	7.43%
1970	-	7.39%
1971	-	7.37%
1972	-	7.35%
1973	-	7.33%
1974	-	7.31%
1975	52.5%	7.27%
1976	54.1%	7.24%
1977	52.5%	7.19%
1978	48.5%	7.14%
1979	20.7%	7.08%
1980	18.1%	7.02%
1981	15.9%	6.96%
1982	14.1%	6.89%
1983	13%	6.82%
1984	12.4%	6.74%
1985	12%	6.66%
1986	11.8%	6.57%
1987	11.7%	6.47%
1988	11.6%	6.35%
1989	11.6%	6.22%
1990	11.6%	6.08%
1991	11.6%	5.92%
1992	11.7%	5.77%
1993	11.7%	5.6%
1994	11.9%	5.45%
1995	12%	5.3%
1996	12%	5.16%
1997	11.9%	5.02%
1998	11.7%	4.89%
1999	11.3%	4.77%
2000	10.6%	4.65%
2001	9.65%	4.53%
2002	8.67%	4.42%
2003	7.8%	4.32%
2004	7.08%	4.23%
2005	6.48%	4.14%
2006	5.98%	4.05%
2007	5.54%	3.97%
2008	5.13%	3.89%
2009	4.74%	3.81%
2010	4.37%	3.73%
2011	4.05%	3.65%
2012	3.77%	3.58%
2013	3.53%	3.49%
2014	3.33%	3.4%
2015	3.16%	3.31%
2016	3.02%	3.21%
2017	2.89%	3.11%
2018	2.77%	3.02%
2019	2.67%	2.93%
2020	2.56%	2.84%
2021	2.47%	2.75%
2022	2.38%	2.66%
2023	2.29%	2.57%