Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and North Korea

Fertility rate in Cambodia vs North Korea 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 1.78 in North Korea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cambodia vs North Korea 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	North Korea
1960	6.31	3.57
1961	6.3	3.26
1962	6.3	3.41
1963	6.29	3.63
1964	6.29	3.55
1965	6.27	3.56
1966	6.24	3.71
1967	6.2	4.05
1968	6.17	3.87
1969	6.12	3.86
1970	6.07	3.85
1971	6.01	3.74
1972	5.94	3.89
1973	5.56	3.35
1974	4.8	3.14
1975	4.1	3.05
1976	3.41	2.84
1977	2.72	2.77
1978	3.34	2.79
1979	4.56	2.85
1980	5.77	2.84
1981	6.04	2.92
1982	6.19	2.85
1983	6.3	2.78
1984	6.34	2.71
1985	6.31	2.65
1986	6.23	2.59
1987	6.1	2.53
1988	5.94	2.47
1989	5.68	2.41
1990	5.64	2.39
1991	5.59	2.35
1992	5.49	2.29
1993	5.43	2.22
1994	5.28	2.18
1995	5.08	2.15
1996	4.87	2.09
1997	4.39	2.03
1998	4.13	1.99
1999	3.93	1.97
2000	3.79	1.94
2001	3.69	1.94
2002	3.57	1.92
2003	3.43	1.91
2004	3.31	1.9
2005	3.24	1.87
2006	3.18	1.94
2007	3.13	1.94
2008	3.05	1.97
2009	2.97	1.91
2010	2.86	1.89
2011	2.78	1.88
2012	2.75	1.88
2013	2.74	1.88
2014	2.73	1.87
2015	2.73	1.86
2016	2.73	1.86
2017	2.72	1.85
2018	2.72	1.83
2019	2.73	1.83
2020	2.7	1.82
2021	2.66	1.81
2022	2.62	1.8
2023	2.58	1.78
2024	2.55	1.78
2025	2.51	1.77
2026	2.49	1.75
2027	2.46	1.74
2028	2.43	1.73
2029	2.41	1.73
2030	2.38	1.72
2031	2.36	1.72
2032	2.33	1.71
2033	2.31	1.71
2034	2.29	1.71
2035	2.26	1.7
2036	2.24	1.7
2037	2.22	1.7
2038	2.2	1.69
2039	2.18	1.69
2040	2.17	1.69
2041	2.15	1.69
2042	2.14	1.69
2043	2.12	1.69
2044	2.11	1.68
2045	2.09	1.68
2046	2.08	1.68
2047	2.07	1.68
2048	2.06	1.67
2049	2.05	1.67
2050	2.03	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cambodia	North Korea
1960	43.7%	37.5%
1961	43.8%	37%
1962	43.9%	36.6%
1963	44%	36.5%
1964	44.1%	36.6%
1965	44.1%	36.7%
1966	44.1%	37.3%
1967	44%	38.3%
1968	44%	39.2%
1969	43.9%	39.8%
1970	44.4%	40.1%
1971	45%	40.3%
1972	45.2%	40.2%
1973	45.2%	39.8%
1974	44.9%	39.3%
1975	44.8%	38.8%
1976	44.7%	38.3%
1977	44.2%	37.7%
1978	43.8%	36.9%
1979	43%	36%
1980	42.5%	35.1%
1981	42.7%	34.2%
1982	42.6%	33.1%
1983	42.5%	32%
1984	42.4%	30.9%
1985	42.5%	29.9%
1986	42.5%	29%
1987	42.5%	28%
1988	42.8%	27.3%
1989	43.2%	26.8%
1990	43.7%	26.5%
1991	44.5%	26.4%
1992	45%	26.3%
1993	45.3%	26.4%
1994	46%	26.4%
1995	46.4%	26.4%
1996	46.2%	26.3%
1997	45.4%	26.2%
1998	44.5%	26%
1999	43.6%	25.8%
2000	42.5%	25.6%
2001	41.5%	25.3%
2002	40.5%	25%
2003	39.5%	24.6%
2004	38.5%	24.3%
2005	37.6%	23.9%
2006	36.6%	23.4%
2007	35.6%	23%
2008	34.7%	22.5%
2009	33.9%	22.1%
2010	33.3%	21.6%
2011	32.8%	21.2%
2012	32.4%	20.8%
2013	32.2%	20.4%
2014	32%	20.1%
2015	31.9%	19.8%
2016	31.8%	19.6%
2017	31.7%	19.4%
2018	31.5%	19.2%
2019	31.3%	19.1%
2020	31.1%	19.1%
2021	30.8%	19.1%
2022	30.5%	19%
2023	30.1%	19%
2024	29.8%	18.9%
2025	29.5%	18.9%
2026	29.2%	18.9%
2027	28.9%	18.8%
2028	28.6%	18.7%
2029	28.3%	18.6%
2030	28%	18.5%
2031	27.6%	18.3%
2032	27.2%	18.1%
2033	26.9%	17.9%
2034	26.5%	17.6%
2035	26.1%	17.4%
2036	25.7%	17.1%
2037	25.4%	16.8%
2038	25.1%	16.6%
2039	24.8%	16.3%
2040	24.6%	16.1%
2041	24.3%	15.9%
2042	24.1%	15.7%
2043	23.9%	15.5%
2044	23.7%	15.4%
2045	23.6%	15.3%
2046	23.4%	15.2%
2047	23.2%	15.2%
2048	23%	15.2%
2049	22.9%	15.2%
2050	22.7%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Cambodia vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.67% in Cambodia and +0.42% in North Korea. 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	North Korea
1960	124,237	277,717
1961	128,259	257,788
1962	132,861	286,534
1963	137,562	321,805
1964	141,216	323,623
1965	144,460	335,587
1966	147,583	363,882
1967	150,046	414,632
1968	153,444	399,837
1969	156,777	404,189
1970	122,832	406,129
1971	113,813	393,220
1972	113,190	411,997
1973	101,304	338,600
1974	73,001	306,902
1975	-383,806	288,966
1976	-408,505	255,841
1977	-416,117	242,870
1978	-357,478	243,533
1979	78,143	251,409
1980	159,157	255,206
1981	166,578	273,800
1982	180,300	276,332
1983	192,849	279,046
1984	207,700	282,987
1985	214,101	287,714
1986	221,684	293,227
1987	235,064	296,030
1988	243,203	299,305
1989	239,211	303,078
1990	249,776	312,460
1991	257,709	320,551
1992	260,673	324,002
1993	282,221	320,880
1994	286,728	320,861
1995	280,168	233,381
1996	274,147	226,095
1997	252,351	211,325
1998	251,076	197,589
1999	245,425	181,613
2000	246,330	161,591
2001	250,726	143,321
2002	251,860	119,504
2003	251,884	178,775
2004	251,650	155,838
2005	256,756	132,765
2006	263,697	129,171
2007	270,745	120,521
2008	272,132	122,015
2009	274,700	111,530
2010	272,266	112,443
2011	272,161	114,798
2012	276,649	118,773
2013	281,013	122,519
2014	283,193	127,078
2015	284,390	127,365
2016	284,130	125,048
2017	282,698	120,181
2018	280,671	113,164
2019	276,870	106,208
2020	268,745	95,920
2021	255,939	99,710
2022	257,269	96,495
2023	250,242	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs North Korea

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 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cambodia	North Korea
1985	874	76
1986	824	68
1987	772	62
1988	742	55
1989	702	49
1990	681	43
1991	681	38
1992	667	37
1993	680	46
1994	665	57
1995	642	127
1996	622	128
1997	580	128
1998	557	129
1999	517	129
2000	476	129
2001	437	130
2002	399	131
2003	366	76
2004	344	77
2005	323	78
2006	303	80
2007	290	80
2008	272	79
2009	251	78
2010	234	77
2011	214	76
2012	197	76
2013	182	75
2014	172	73
2015	166	72
2016	159	71
2017	155	70
2018	151	69
2019	149	66
2020	164	66
2021	189	72
2022	159	67
2023	137	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.29% in Cambodia and 1.8% in North Korea. 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	North Korea
1960	-	11.6%
1961	-	11.2%
1962	-	10.8%
1963	-	10.4%
1964	-	9.92%
1965	-	9.46%
1966	-	8.96%
1967	-	8.45%
1968	-	7.94%
1969	-	7.45%
1970	-	6.99%
1971	-	6.58%
1972	-	6.2%
1973	-	5.86%
1974	-	5.56%
1975	52.5%	5.28%
1976	54.1%	5.03%
1977	52.5%	4.8%
1978	48.5%	4.59%
1979	20.7%	4.4%
1980	18.1%	4.22%
1981	15.9%	4.05%
1982	14.1%	3.91%
1983	13%	3.8%
1984	12.4%	3.71%
1985	12%	3.68%
1986	11.8%	3.68%
1987	11.7%	3.78%
1988	11.6%	3.83%
1989	11.6%	3.95%
1990	11.6%	4.07%
1991	11.6%	4.18%
1992	11.7%	4.25%
1993	11.7%	4.27%
1994	11.9%	4.25%
1995	12%	10.8%
1996	12%	10.6%
1997	11.9%	10.5%
1998	11.7%	10.3%
1999	11.3%	10.2%
2000	10.6%	10%
2001	9.65%	9.9%
2002	8.67%	9.78%
2003	7.8%	3.45%
2004	7.08%	3.38%
2005	6.48%	3.33%
2006	5.98%	3.28%
2007	5.54%	3.24%
2008	5.13%	3.1%
2009	4.74%	3%
2010	4.37%	2.87%
2011	4.05%	2.72%
2012	3.77%	2.57%
2013	3.53%	2.41%
2014	3.33%	2.26%
2015	3.16%	2.14%
2016	3.02%	2.06%
2017	2.89%	1.91%
2018	2.77%	1.84%
2019	2.67%	1.77%
2020	2.56%	1.74%
2021	2.47%	1.74%
2022	2.38%	1.77%
2023	2.29%	1.8%