Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and Kiribati

Fertility rate in Cambodia vs Kiribati 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 3.15 in Kiribati in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cambodia vs Kiribati 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	Kiribati
1960	6.31	6.44
1961	6.3	6.48
1962	6.3	6.42
1963	6.29	6.35
1964	6.29	6.29
1965	6.27	6.26
1966	6.24	6.23
1967	6.2	6.11
1968	6.17	5.98
1969	6.12	5.85
1970	6.07	5.71
1971	6.01	5.55
1972	5.94	5.37
1973	5.56	5.2
1974	4.8	5.09
1975	4.1	5.02
1976	3.41	4.96
1977	2.72	4.96
1978	3.34	4.97
1979	4.56	4.97
1980	5.77	4.96
1981	6.04	4.96
1982	6.19	4.95
1983	6.3	4.91
1984	6.34	4.91
1985	6.31	4.91
1986	6.23	4.87
1987	6.1	4.81
1988	5.94	4.73
1989	5.68	4.69
1990	5.64	4.67
1991	5.59	4.64
1992	5.49	4.57
1993	5.43	4.49
1994	5.28	4.44
1995	5.08	4.42
1996	4.87	4.43
1997	4.39	4.37
1998	4.13	4.29
1999	3.93	4.18
2000	3.79	4.07
2001	3.69	3.96
2002	3.57	3.81
2003	3.43	3.7
2004	3.31	3.73
2005	3.24	3.76
2006	3.18	3.82
2007	3.13	3.87
2008	3.05	3.9
2009	2.97	3.91
2010	2.86	3.9
2011	2.78	3.88
2012	2.75	3.77
2013	2.74	3.64
2014	2.73	3.52
2015	2.73	3.44
2016	2.73	3.38
2017	2.72	3.34
2018	2.72	3.32
2019	2.73	3.29
2020	2.7	3.25
2021	2.66	3.22
2022	2.62	3.18
2023	2.58	3.15
2024	2.55	3.12
2025	2.51	3.09
2026	2.49	3.06
2027	2.46	3.03
2028	2.43	3
2029	2.41	2.97
2030	2.38	2.94
2031	2.36	2.92
2032	2.33	2.89
2033	2.31	2.86
2034	2.29	2.84
2035	2.26	2.81
2036	2.24	2.79
2037	2.22	2.77
2038	2.2	2.74
2039	2.18	2.72
2040	2.17	2.69
2041	2.15	2.67
2042	2.14	2.64
2043	2.12	2.62
2044	2.11	2.6
2045	2.09	2.58
2046	2.08	2.56
2047	2.07	2.54
2048	2.06	2.52
2049	2.05	2.5
2050	2.03	2.48

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cambodia	Kiribati
1960	43.7%	43.2%
1961	43.8%	43.5%
1962	43.9%	43.8%
1963	44%	44%
1964	44.1%	44%
1965	44.1%	43.9%
1966	44.1%	44.1%
1967	44%	44.5%
1968	44%	44.9%
1969	43.9%	45%
1970	44.4%	44.9%
1971	45%	44.8%
1972	45.2%	44.8%
1973	45.2%	44.6%
1974	44.9%	44.2%
1975	44.8%	43.7%
1976	44.7%	43.2%
1977	44.2%	42.8%
1978	43.8%	42.3%
1979	43%	41.8%
1980	42.5%	41.1%
1981	42.7%	40.5%
1982	42.6%	39.9%
1983	42.5%	39.5%
1984	42.4%	39.2%
1985	42.5%	39.2%
1986	42.5%	39.2%
1987	42.5%	39.4%
1988	42.8%	39.7%
1989	43.2%	39.9%
1990	43.7%	40.2%
1991	44.5%	40.5%
1992	45%	40.8%
1993	45.3%	41%
1994	46%	41.2%
1995	46.4%	41.2%
1996	46.2%	41.1%
1997	45.4%	41%
1998	44.5%	40.8%
1999	43.6%	40.5%
2000	42.5%	40.1%
2001	41.5%	39.8%
2002	40.5%	39.3%
2003	39.5%	38.9%
2004	38.5%	38.4%
2005	37.6%	38%
2006	36.6%	37.6%
2007	35.6%	37.3%
2008	34.7%	37%
2009	33.9%	36.8%
2010	33.3%	36.6%
2011	32.8%	36.4%
2012	32.4%	36.1%
2013	32.2%	35.7%
2014	32%	35.4%
2015	31.9%	35.2%
2016	31.8%	35%
2017	31.7%	35%
2018	31.5%	35.1%
2019	31.3%	35.1%
2020	31.1%	35.2%
2021	30.8%	35.2%
2022	30.5%	35.1%
2023	30.1%	34.9%
2024	29.8%	34.7%
2025	29.5%	34.4%
2026	29.2%	34%
2027	28.9%	33.5%
2028	28.6%	33.1%
2029	28.3%	32.7%
2030	28%	32.4%
2031	27.6%	32%
2032	27.2%	31.7%
2033	26.9%	31.3%
2034	26.5%	31%
2035	26.1%	30.6%
2036	25.7%	30.3%
2037	25.4%	30%
2038	25.1%	29.7%
2039	24.8%	29.4%
2040	24.6%	29.2%
2041	24.3%	29%
2042	24.1%	28.8%
2043	23.9%	28.6%
2044	23.7%	28.4%
2045	23.6%	28.3%
2046	23.4%	28.1%
2047	23.2%	27.9%
2048	23%	27.8%
2049	22.9%	27.6%
2050	22.7%	27.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 34.7% in Kiribati in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 40.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and Kiribati compared.

Natural population change in Cambodia vs Kiribati by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.67% in Cambodia and +2.05% in Kiribati. 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	Kiribati
1960	124,237	1,141
1961	128,259	1,199
1962	132,861	1,233
1963	137,562	1,273
1964	141,216	1,318
1965	144,460	1,376
1966	147,583	1,437
1967	150,046	1,417
1968	153,444	1,393
1969	156,777	1,367
1970	122,832	1,388
1971	113,813	1,406
1972	113,190	1,406
1973	101,304	1,409
1974	73,001	1,430
1975	-383,806	1,423
1976	-408,505	1,425
1977	-416,117	1,426
1978	-357,478	1,480
1979	78,143	1,509
1980	159,157	1,571
1981	166,578	1,635
1982	180,300	1,697
1983	192,849	1,748
1984	207,700	1,813
1985	214,101	1,881
1986	221,684	1,933
1987	235,064	1,982
1988	243,203	2,022
1989	239,211	2,073
1990	249,776	2,127
1991	257,709	2,176
1992	260,673	2,173
1993	282,221	2,161
1994	286,728	2,168
1995	280,168	2,183
1996	274,147	2,217
1997	252,351	2,220
1998	251,076	2,210
1999	245,425	2,186
2000	246,330	2,153
2001	250,726	2,121
2002	251,860	2,074
2003	251,884	2,045
2004	251,650	2,118
2005	256,756	2,188
2006	263,697	2,285
2007	270,745	2,393
2008	272,132	2,493
2009	274,700	2,573
2010	272,266	2,644
2011	272,161	2,709
2012	276,649	2,678
2013	281,013	2,629
2014	283,193	2,577
2015	284,390	2,555
2016	284,130	2,546
2017	282,698	2,549
2018	280,671	2,561
2019	276,870	2,560
2020	268,745	2,497
2021	255,939	2,408
2022	257,269	2,522
2023	250,242	2,487

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs Kiribati

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 80 deaths in Kiribati.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cambodia	Kiribati
1985	874	246
1986	824	232
1987	772	231
1988	742	220
1989	702	212
1990	681	199
1991	681	188
1992	667	175
1993	680	162
1994	665	150
1995	642	148
1996	622	141
1997	580	132
1998	557	126
1999	517	121
2000	476	119
2001	437	113
2002	399	109
2003	366	105
2004	344	106
2005	323	104
2006	303	102
2007	290	101
2008	272	100
2009	251	99
2010	234	102
2011	214	98
2012	197	98
2013	182	93
2014	172	91
2015	166	90
2016	159	88
2017	155	90
2018	151	87
2019	149	89
2020	164	89
2021	189	122
2022	159	86
2023	137	80

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 Kiribati. 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	Kiribati
1960	-	19.9%
1961	-	19.5%
1962	-	18.9%
1963	-	18.3%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.1%
1966	-	16.4%
1967	-	15.8%
1968	-	15.2%
1969	-	14.6%
1970	-	14.1%
1971	-	13.7%
1972	-	13.3%
1973	-	13%
1974	-	12.7%
1975	52.5%	12.5%
1976	54.1%	12.4%
1977	52.5%	12.3%
1978	48.5%	12.2%
1979	20.7%	12%
1980	18.1%	11.9%
1981	15.9%	11.7%
1982	14.1%	11.6%
1983	13%	11.4%
1984	12.4%	11.1%
1985	12%	10.9%
1986	11.8%	10.6%
1987	11.7%	10.2%
1988	11.6%	9.87%
1989	11.6%	9.5%
1990	11.6%	9.13%
1991	11.6%	8.77%
1992	11.7%	8.44%
1993	11.7%	8.13%
1994	11.9%	7.87%
1995	12%	7.64%
1996	12%	7.42%
1997	11.9%	7.22%
1998	11.7%	7.02%
1999	11.3%	6.83%
2000	10.6%	6.64%
2001	9.65%	6.46%
2002	8.67%	6.31%
2003	7.8%	6.2%
2004	7.08%	6.13%
2005	6.48%	6.07%
2006	5.98%	6.03%
2007	5.54%	5.99%
2008	5.13%	5.93%
2009	4.74%	5.87%
2010	4.37%	5.82%
2011	4.05%	5.79%
2012	3.77%	5.78%
2013	3.53%	5.8%
2014	3.33%	5.84%
2015	3.16%	5.89%
2016	3.02%	5.95%
2017	2.89%	5.99%
2018	2.77%	5.98%
2019	2.67%	5.93%
2020	2.56%	5.86%
2021	2.47%	5.76%
2022	2.38%	5.65%
2023	2.29%	5.51%