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Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and Haiti

Updated on by Georank team

Cambodia has an annual birth rate of 20.8 births per 1,000 people, compared to 22.2 for Haiti. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 2.58 in Cambodia and 2.66 in Haiti — 2.99% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -59.1% in Cambodia and by -57% in Haiti — in 1960, it was 6.31 and 6.18, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Cambodia is ranked 71/196 by birth rate compared to 60/196 for Haiti.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 23.3 years in Cambodia, compared to 22.4 years in Haiti.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 27.8 in Cambodia — it's 29.5 in Haiti.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 46.9 in Cambodia vs 49.8 in Haiti.
  • In Cambodia, 26.4% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 27.1% in Haiti.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.44% in Cambodia and +1.44% in Haiti.

Birth rate data compared

Cambodia Haiti
Fertility rate 2.58 2.66
Birth rate 20.8 22.2
Birth rate rank 71/196 60/196
Age at first childbirth 23.3 years 22.4 years
Average age at childbearing 27.8 years 29.5 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 47.6 48.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 140.6 111.8
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 28.1 42.5
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 26.4% 27.1%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 44.7% 31.8%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 98.7% 41.6%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.14% 0.33%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 1.18% 2.33%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 2.03% 4.03%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 2.29% 5.51%
Population change due to births and deaths +250,242 +167,381
Natural population change rank 55/196 67/196
Natural population change rate +1.44% +1.44%
Population growth +1.23% +1.16%
Population growth rank 90/197 95/197
Life expectancy 71 years 65.3 years

Fertility rate in Cambodia vs Haiti 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 2.66 in Haiti in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Cambodia
Factual

UN forecast
Haiti
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Cambodia Haiti
1960 6.31 6.18
1961 6.3 6.18
1962 6.3 6.18
1963 6.29 6.17
1964 6.29 6.16
1965 6.27 6.13
1966 6.24 6.09
1967 6.2 6.05
1968 6.17 6.01
1969 6.12 5.96
1970 6.07 5.91
1971 6.01 5.88
1972 5.94 5.85
1973 5.56 5.81
1974 4.8 5.78
1975 4.1 5.75
1976 3.41 5.71
1977 2.72 5.67
1978 3.34 5.64
1979 4.56 5.59
1980 5.77 5.56
1981 6.04 5.53
1982 6.19 5.53
1983 6.3 5.51
1984 6.34 5.51
1985 6.31 5.5
1986 6.23 5.48
1987 6.1 5.47
1988 5.94 5.47
1989 5.68 5.44
1990 5.64 5.41
1991 5.59 5.32
1992 5.49 5.21
1993 5.43 5.1
1994 5.28 4.99
1995 5.08 4.88
1996 4.87 4.78
1997 4.39 4.67
1998 4.13 4.56
1999 3.93 4.45
2000 3.79 4.39
2001 3.69 4.25
2002 3.57 4.13
2003 3.43 4.05
2004 3.31 3.94
2005 3.24 3.84
2006 3.18 3.76
2007 3.13 3.69
2008 3.05 3.62
2009 2.97 3.57
2010 2.86 3.5
2011 2.78 3.43
2012 2.75 3.32
2013 2.74 3.22
2014 2.73 3.16
2015 2.73 3.11
2016 2.73 3.05
2017 2.72 2.99
2018 2.72 2.92
2019 2.73 2.86
2020 2.7 2.8
2021 2.66 2.75
2022 2.62 2.7
2023 2.58 2.66
2024 2.55 2.63
2025 2.51 2.59
2026 2.49 2.55
2027 2.46 2.52
2028 2.43 2.49
2029 2.41 2.46
2030 2.38 2.43
2031 2.36 2.41
2032 2.33 2.38
2033 2.31 2.35
2034 2.29 2.33
2035 2.26 2.3
2036 2.24 2.28
2037 2.22 2.26
2038 2.2 2.25
2039 2.18 2.23
2040 2.17 2.21
2041 2.15 2.19
2042 2.14 2.18
2043 2.12 2.16
2044 2.11 2.14
2045 2.09 2.13
2046 2.08 2.11
2047 2.07 2.1
2048 2.06 2.09
2049 2.05 2.07
2050 2.03 2.06

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Cambodia
Factual

UN forecast
Haiti
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Cambodia Haiti
1960 43.7% 40.6%
1961 43.8% 40.7%
1962 43.9% 40.8%
1963 44% 40.8%
1964 44.1% 40.9%
1965 44.1% 40.9%
1966 44.1% 40.9%
1967 44% 41%
1968 44% 41%
1969 43.9% 41%
1970 44.4% 40.9%
1971 45% 40.9%
1972 45.2% 40.9%
1973 45.2% 40.9%
1974 44.9% 40.9%
1975 44.8% 41%
1976 44.7% 41%
1977 44.2% 41.1%
1978 43.8% 41.1%
1979 43% 41.1%
1980 42.5% 41.2%
1981 42.7% 41.2%
1982 42.6% 41.3%
1983 42.5% 41.4%
1984 42.4% 41.4%
1985 42.5% 41.5%
1986 42.5% 41.6%
1987 42.5% 41.7%
1988 42.8% 41.8%
1989 43.2% 41.8%
1990 43.7% 41.9%
1991 44.5% 41.9%
1992 45% 41.9%
1993 45.3% 41.8%
1994 46% 41.7%
1995 46.4% 41.6%
1996 46.2% 41.4%
1997 45.4% 41.2%
1998 44.5% 41%
1999 43.6% 40.7%
2000 42.5% 40.4%
2001 41.5% 40.1%
2002 40.5% 39.7%
2003 39.5% 39.3%
2004 38.5% 38.9%
2005 37.6% 38.4%
2006 36.6% 37.9%
2007 35.6% 37.5%
2008 34.7% 37.1%
2009 33.9% 36.6%
2010 33.3% 36.2%
2011 32.8% 35.9%
2012 32.4% 35.5%
2013 32.2% 35.1%
2014 32% 34.7%
2015 31.9% 34.3%
2016 31.8% 33.9%
2017 31.7% 33.6%
2018 31.5% 33.3%
2019 31.3% 32.9%
2020 31.1% 32.6%
2021 30.8% 32.3%
2022 30.5% 31.9%
2023 30.1% 31.6%
2024 29.8% 31.2%
2025 29.5% 30.8%
2026 29.2% 30.4%
2027 28.9% 30%
2028 28.6% 29.6%
2029 28.3% 29.2%
2030 28% 28.8%
2031 27.6% 28.5%
2032 27.2% 28.1%
2033 26.9% 27.8%
2034 26.5% 27.4%
2035 26.1% 27.1%
2036 25.7% 26.8%
2037 25.4% 26.5%
2038 25.1% 26.3%
2039 24.8% 26%
2040 24.6% 25.7%
2041 24.3% 25.5%
2042 24.1% 25.2%
2043 23.9% 25%
2044 23.7% 24.8%
2045 23.6% 24.5%
2046 23.4% 24.3%
2047 23.2% 24.1%
2048 23% 23.8%
2049 22.9% 23.6%
2050 22.7% 23.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 31.2% in Haiti in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 41.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and Haiti compared.

Natural population change in Cambodia vs Haiti by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.67% in Cambodia and +1.58% in Haiti. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Cambodia
Haiti

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Cambodia Haiti
1960 124,237 85,368
1961 128,259 87,563
1962 132,861 89,683
1963 137,562 86,394
1964 141,216 93,987
1965 144,460 95,754
1966 147,583 96,973
1967 150,046 99,266
1968 153,444 101,300
1969 156,777 103,133
1970 122,832 105,208
1971 113,813 107,968
1972 113,190 110,709
1973 101,304 113,223
1974 73,001 115,941
1975 -383,806 118,508
1976 -408,505 120,992
1977 -416,117 123,520
1978 -357,478 125,885
1979 78,143 128,206
1980 159,157 130,773
1981 166,578 133,695
1982 180,300 137,214
1983 192,849 140,422
1984 207,700 144,211
1985 214,101 148,364
1986 221,684 152,288
1987 235,064 156,468
1988 243,203 160,750
1989 239,211 163,947
1990 249,776 167,420
1991 257,709 167,919
1992 260,673 168,980
1993 282,221 169,240
1994 286,728 169,260
1995 280,168 171,852
1996 274,147 173,351
1997 252,351 174,962
1998 251,076 175,687
1999 245,425 177,421
2000 246,330 180,677
2001 250,726 178,741
2002 251,860 178,126
2003 251,884 179,543
2004 251,650 174,071
2005 256,756 180,618
2006 263,697 182,866
2007 270,745 184,223
2008 272,132 185,364
2009 274,700 187,804
2010 272,266 95,965
2011 272,161 184,695
2012 276,649 183,702
2013 281,013 181,457
2014 283,193 182,009
2015 284,390 182,063
2016 284,130 180,902
2017 282,698 180,310
2018 280,671 178,632
2019 276,870 176,550
2020 268,745 169,264
2021 255,939 158,994
2022 257,269 164,214
2023 250,242 167,381

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Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs Haiti

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 328 deaths in Haiti.

Cambodia
Haiti
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Cambodia Haiti
1985 874 991
1986 824 975
1987 772 952
1988 742 929
1989 702 900
1990 681 874
1991 681 831
1992 667 793
1993 680 747
1994 665 710
1995 642 638
1996 622 588
1997 580 551
1998 557 511
1999 517 464
2000 476 440
2001 437 428
2002 399 410
2003 366 385
2004 344 427
2005 323 355
2006 303 368
2007 290 383
2008 272 394
2009 251 397
2010 234 398
2011 214 409
2012 197 385
2013 182 380
2014 172 373
2015 166 364
2016 159 356
2017 155 351
2018 151 358
2019 149 351
2020 164 346
2021 189 385
2022 159 331
2023 137 328

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.29% in Cambodia and 5.51% in Haiti. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Cambodia
Haiti

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Cambodia Haiti
1960 - 29.2%
1961 - 28.8%
1962 - 28.3%
1963 - 27.9%
1964 - 27.4%
1965 - 27%
1966 - 26.5%
1967 - 26%
1968 - 25.5%
1969 - 25%
1970 - 24.5%
1971 - 23.9%
1972 - 23.4%
1973 - 22.8%
1974 - 22.3%
1975 52.5% 21.7%
1976 54.1% 21.2%
1977 52.5% 20.6%
1978 48.5% 20.1%
1979 20.7% 19.6%
1980 18.1% 19.1%
1981 15.9% 18.6%
1982 14.1% 18.1%
1983 13% 17.6%
1984 12.4% 17.1%
1985 12% 16.6%
1986 11.8% 16.2%
1987 11.7% 15.8%
1988 11.6% 15.3%
1989 11.6% 14.9%
1990 11.6% 14.5%
1991 11.6% 14.1%
1992 11.7% 13.7%
1993 11.7% 13.2%
1994 11.9% 12.8%
1995 12% 12.4%
1996 12% 12%
1997 11.9% 11.5%
1998 11.7% 11.1%
1999 11.3% 10.7%
2000 10.6% 10.4%
2001 9.65% 10%
2002 8.67% 9.68%
2003 7.8% 9.4%
2004 7.08% 9.14%
2005 6.48% 8.91%
2006 5.98% 8.69%
2007 5.54% 8.49%
2008 5.13% 8.29%
2009 4.74% 8.11%
2010 4.37% 13.7%
2011 4.05% 7.74%
2012 3.77% 7.56%
2013 3.53% 7.38%
2014 3.33% 7.19%
2015 3.16% 6.99%
2016 3.02% 6.79%
2017 2.89% 6.61%
2018 2.77% 6.42%
2019 2.67% 6.23%
2020 2.56% 6.04%
2021 2.47% 5.85%
2022 2.38% 5.69%
2023 2.29% 5.51%

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