Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and Maldives

Fertility rate in Cambodia vs Maldives 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 1.58 in Maldives in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cambodia vs Maldives 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	Maldives
1960	6.31	6.71
1961	6.3	6.79
1962	6.3	6.89
1963	6.29	6.94
1964	6.29	7
1965	6.27	7.07
1966	6.24	7.15
1967	6.2	7.23
1968	6.17	7.28
1969	6.12	7.33
1970	6.07	7.39
1971	6.01	7.38
1972	5.94	7.37
1973	5.56	7.4
1974	4.8	7.38
1975	4.1	7.32
1976	3.41	7.29
1977	2.72	7.27
1978	3.34	7.23
1979	4.56	7.23
1980	5.77	7.23
1981	6.04	7.19
1982	6.19	7.15
1983	6.3	7.09
1984	6.34	7.03
1985	6.31	6.94
1986	6.23	6.85
1987	6.1	6.73
1988	5.94	6.58
1989	5.68	6.39
1990	5.64	6.13
1991	5.59	5.8
1992	5.49	5.44
1993	5.43	5.06
1994	5.28	4.69
1995	5.08	4.29
1996	4.87	3.86
1997	4.39	3.48
1998	4.13	3.17
1999	3.93	2.9
2000	3.79	2.69
2001	3.69	2.53
2002	3.57	2.42
2003	3.43	2.34
2004	3.31	2.26
2005	3.24	2.2
2006	3.18	2.2
2007	3.13	2.29
2008	3.05	2.37
2009	2.97	2.39
2010	2.86	2.35
2011	2.78	2.31
2012	2.75	2.25
2013	2.74	2.17
2014	2.73	2.09
2015	2.73	2
2016	2.73	1.9
2017	2.72	1.8
2018	2.72	1.71
2019	2.73	1.64
2020	2.7	1.61
2021	2.66	1.6
2022	2.62	1.58
2023	2.58	1.58
2024	2.55	1.56
2025	2.51	1.55
2026	2.49	1.53
2027	2.46	1.53
2028	2.43	1.52
2029	2.41	1.52
2030	2.38	1.52
2031	2.36	1.51
2032	2.33	1.51
2033	2.31	1.51
2034	2.29	1.51
2035	2.26	1.51
2036	2.24	1.52
2037	2.22	1.52
2038	2.2	1.52
2039	2.18	1.52
2040	2.17	1.52
2041	2.15	1.52
2042	2.14	1.52
2043	2.12	1.52
2044	2.11	1.52
2045	2.09	1.53
2046	2.08	1.53
2047	2.07	1.53
2048	2.06	1.54
2049	2.05	1.54
2050	2.03	1.54

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cambodia	Maldives
1960	43.7%	37.9%
1961	43.8%	38.2%
1962	43.9%	38.7%
1963	44%	39.4%
1964	44.1%	40.3%
1965	44.1%	41.8%
1966	44.1%	43.5%
1967	44%	44.7%
1968	44%	45.2%
1969	43.9%	45.4%
1970	44.4%	45.6%
1971	45%	45.8%
1972	45.2%	45.8%
1973	45.2%	45.7%
1974	44.9%	45.6%
1975	44.8%	45.6%
1976	44.7%	45.8%
1977	44.2%	45.7%
1978	43.8%	45.8%
1979	43%	45.9%
1980	42.5%	45.9%
1981	42.7%	45.9%
1982	42.6%	45.8%
1983	42.5%	45.6%
1984	42.4%	45.4%
1985	42.5%	45.5%
1986	42.5%	45.9%
1987	42.5%	46.3%
1988	42.8%	46.6%
1989	43.2%	46.8%
1990	43.7%	47%
1991	44.5%	47.1%
1992	45%	47%
1993	45.3%	46.8%
1994	46%	46.5%
1995	46.4%	45.8%
1996	46.2%	45%
1997	45.4%	44.1%
1998	44.5%	42.9%
1999	43.6%	41.6%
2000	42.5%	40.2%
2001	41.5%	38.7%
2002	40.5%	37.1%
2003	39.5%	35.6%
2004	38.5%	34.2%
2005	37.6%	32.7%
2006	36.6%	31.2%
2007	35.6%	29.5%
2008	34.7%	28%
2009	33.9%	26.7%
2010	33.3%	25.7%
2011	32.8%	24.9%
2012	32.4%	24.3%
2013	32.2%	23.9%
2014	32%	23.5%
2015	31.9%	23.2%
2016	31.8%	22.8%
2017	31.7%	22.5%
2018	31.5%	22.1%
2019	31.3%	21.7%
2020	31.1%	21.2%
2021	30.8%	20.8%
2022	30.5%	20.4%
2023	30.1%	20%
2024	29.8%	19.6%
2025	29.5%	19%
2026	29.2%	18.4%
2027	28.9%	17.8%
2028	28.6%	17.2%
2029	28.3%	16.6%
2030	28%	16%
2031	27.6%	15.5%
2032	27.2%	15.1%
2033	26.9%	14.6%
2034	26.5%	14.2%
2035	26.1%	13.9%
2036	25.7%	13.6%
2037	25.4%	13.4%
2038	25.1%	13.2%
2039	24.8%	13%
2040	24.6%	12.9%
2041	24.3%	12.8%
2042	24.1%	12.8%
2043	23.9%	12.8%
2044	23.7%	12.8%
2045	23.6%	12.8%
2046	23.4%	12.9%
2047	23.2%	12.9%
2048	23%	13%
2049	22.9%	13.1%
2050	22.7%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 19.6% in Maldives in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 47% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and Maldives compared.

Natural population change in Cambodia vs Maldives by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.67% in Cambodia and +1.09% in Maldives. 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	Maldives
1960	124,237	2,241
1961	128,259	2,354
1962	132,861	2,475
1963	137,562	2,567
1964	141,216	2,660
1965	144,460	2,747
1966	147,583	2,845
1967	150,046	3,010
1968	153,444	3,150
1969	156,777	3,260
1970	122,832	3,415
1971	113,813	3,549
1972	113,190	3,707
1973	101,304	3,924
1974	73,001	4,136
1975	-383,806	4,325
1976	-408,505	4,538
1977	-416,117	4,779
1978	-357,478	4,812
1979	78,143	5,275
1980	159,157	5,526
1981	166,578	5,778
1982	180,300	6,058
1983	192,849	6,361
1984	207,700	6,680
1985	214,101	6,944
1986	221,684	7,153
1987	235,064	7,300
1988	243,203	7,414
1989	239,211	7,472
1990	249,776	7,444
1991	257,709	7,295
1992	260,673	7,096
1993	282,221	6,842
1994	286,728	6,550
1995	280,168	6,177
1996	274,147	5,705
1997	252,351	5,267
1998	251,076	4,919
1999	245,425	4,601
2000	246,330	4,372
2001	250,726	4,271
2002	251,860	4,257
2003	251,884	4,316
2004	251,650	4,287
2005	256,756	4,493
2006	263,697	4,766
2007	270,745	5,324
2008	272,132	5,856
2009	274,700	6,227
2010	272,266	6,350
2011	272,161	6,429
2012	276,649	6,445
2013	281,013	6,307
2014	283,193	6,122
2015	284,390	5,914
2016	284,130	5,652
2017	282,698	5,342
2018	280,671	5,088
2019	276,870	4,886
2020	268,745	4,594
2021	255,939	4,426
2022	257,269	4,752
2023	250,242	4,566

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs Maldives

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 32 deaths in Maldives.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cambodia	Maldives
1985	874	552
1986	824	508
1987	772	471
1988	742	424
1989	702	381
1990	681	346
1991	681	310
1992	667	281
1993	680	251
1994	665	222
1995	642	191
1996	622	167
1997	580	149
1998	557	136
1999	517	111
2000	476	94
2001	437	81
2002	399	76
2003	366	70
2004	344	65
2005	323	54
2006	303	52
2007	290	51
2008	272	53
2009	251	52
2010	234	49
2011	214	48
2012	197	47
2013	182	47
2014	172	43
2015	166	41
2016	159	41
2017	155	41
2018	151	40
2019	149	39
2020	164	48
2021	189	60
2022	159	34
2023	137	32

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.29% in Cambodia and 0.57% in Maldives. 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	Maldives
1962	-	33.4%
1963	-	32.5%
1964	-	31.5%
1965	-	30.6%
1966	-	29.7%
1967	-	28.7%
1968	-	27.7%
1969	-	26.8%
1970	-	25.8%
1971	-	24.7%
1972	-	23.6%
1973	-	22.4%
1974	-	21.2%
1975	52.5%	20.1%
1976	54.1%	18.9%
1977	52.5%	17.9%
1978	48.5%	16.9%
1979	20.7%	15.9%
1980	18.1%	15%
1981	15.9%	14.2%
1982	14.1%	13.4%
1983	13%	12.7%
1984	12.4%	12%
1985	12%	11.3%
1986	11.8%	10.7%
1987	11.7%	10.1%
1988	11.6%	9.59%
1989	11.6%	9.06%
1990	11.6%	8.57%
1991	11.6%	8.08%
1992	11.7%	7.61%
1993	11.7%	7.15%
1994	11.9%	6.68%
1995	12%	6.22%
1996	12%	5.74%
1997	11.9%	5.28%
1998	11.7%	4.81%
1999	11.3%	4.36%
2000	10.6%	3.9%
2001	9.65%	3.47%
2002	8.67%	3.08%
2003	7.8%	2.72%
2004	7.08%	2.7%
2005	6.48%	2.16%
2006	5.98%	1.94%
2007	5.54%	1.76%
2008	5.13%	1.61%
2009	4.74%	1.49%
2010	4.37%	1.38%
2011	4.05%	1.29%
2012	3.77%	1.21%
2013	3.53%	1.13%
2014	3.33%	1.05%
2015	3.16%	0.99%
2016	3.02%	0.92%
2017	2.89%	0.86%
2018	2.77%	0.8%
2019	2.67%	0.74%
2020	2.56%	0.69%
2021	2.47%	0.64%
2022	2.38%	0.6%
2023	2.29%	0.57%