Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and North Macedonia

Fertility rate in Cambodia vs North Macedonia 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 1.5 in North Macedonia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cambodia vs North Macedonia 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 Macedonia
1960	6.31	3.83
1961	6.3	3.62
1962	6.3	3.5
1963	6.29	3.62
1964	6.29	3.56
1965	6.27	3.52
1966	6.24	3.43
1967	6.2	3.33
1968	6.17	3.22
1969	6.12	3.1
1970	6.07	3.01
1971	6.01	2.93
1972	5.94	2.87
1973	5.56	2.72
1974	4.8	2.7
1975	4.1	2.69
1976	3.41	2.62
1977	2.72	2.49
1978	3.34	2.42
1979	4.56	2.4
1980	5.77	2.36
1981	6.04	2.29
1982	6.19	2.29
1983	6.3	2.25
1984	6.34	2.24
1985	6.31	2.25
1986	6.23	2.25
1987	6.1	2.32
1988	5.94	2.32
1989	5.68	2.25
1990	5.64	2.27
1991	5.59	2.31
1992	5.49	2.28
1993	5.43	2.26
1994	5.28	2.23
1995	5.08	2.13
1996	4.87	2.06
1997	4.39	1.92
1998	4.13	1.89
1999	3.93	1.77
2000	3.79	1.86
2001	3.69	1.73
2002	3.57	1.79
2003	3.43	1.75
2004	3.31	1.52
2005	3.24	1.5
2006	3.18	1.46
2007	3.13	1.46
2008	3.05	1.47
2009	2.97	1.5
2010	2.86	1.6
2011	2.78	1.46
2012	2.75	1.5
2013	2.74	1.5
2014	2.73	1.5
2015	2.73	1.49
2016	2.73	1.5
2017	2.72	1.43
2018	2.72	1.42
2019	2.73	1.34
2020	2.7	1.31
2021	2.66	1.6
2022	2.62	1.6
2023	2.58	1.5
2024	2.55	1.5
2025	2.51	1.5
2026	2.49	1.51
2027	2.46	1.51
2028	2.43	1.51
2029	2.41	1.51
2030	2.38	1.52
2031	2.36	1.52
2032	2.33	1.52
2033	2.31	1.52
2034	2.29	1.52
2035	2.26	1.52
2036	2.24	1.53
2037	2.22	1.53
2038	2.2	1.53
2039	2.18	1.53
2040	2.17	1.53
2041	2.15	1.53
2042	2.14	1.53
2043	2.12	1.54
2044	2.11	1.54
2045	2.09	1.54
2046	2.08	1.54
2047	2.07	1.55
2048	2.06	1.55
2049	2.05	1.55
2050	2.03	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cambodia	North Macedonia
1960	43.7%	37.7%
1961	43.8%	37.8%
1962	43.9%	37.6%
1963	44%	37.2%
1964	44.1%	36.7%
1965	44.1%	36.3%
1966	44.1%	35.8%
1967	44%	35.2%
1968	44%	34.7%
1969	43.9%	34.1%
1970	44.4%	33.5%
1971	45%	33%
1972	45.2%	32.6%
1973	45.2%	32.2%
1974	44.9%	31.7%
1975	44.8%	31.3%
1976	44.7%	30.9%
1977	44.2%	30.6%
1978	43.8%	30.3%
1979	43%	29.9%
1980	42.5%	29.5%
1981	42.7%	29.1%
1982	42.6%	28.8%
1983	42.5%	28.5%
1984	42.4%	28.3%
1985	42.5%	28.1%
1986	42.5%	27.8%
1987	42.5%	27.6%
1988	42.8%	27.4%
1989	43.2%	27.1%
1990	43.7%	26.9%
1991	44.5%	26.5%
1992	45%	26.1%
1993	45.3%	25.7%
1994	46%	25.5%
1995	46.4%	25.4%
1996	46.2%	25.1%
1997	45.4%	24.8%
1998	44.5%	24.4%
1999	43.6%	23.9%
2000	42.5%	23.4%
2001	41.5%	22.9%
2002	40.5%	22.5%
2003	39.5%	22.1%
2004	38.5%	21.7%
2005	37.6%	21.2%
2006	36.6%	20.8%
2007	35.6%	20.4%
2008	34.7%	20%
2009	33.9%	19.7%
2010	33.3%	19.3%
2011	32.8%	19%
2012	32.4%	18.8%
2013	32.2%	18.6%
2014	32%	18.3%
2015	31.9%	18%
2016	31.8%	17.8%
2017	31.7%	17.5%
2018	31.5%	17.4%
2019	31.3%	17.2%
2020	31.1%	17.2%
2021	30.8%	17.2%
2022	30.5%	17.2%
2023	30.1%	17.1%
2024	29.8%	16.8%
2025	29.5%	16.5%
2026	29.2%	16.2%
2027	28.9%	15.9%
2028	28.6%	15.6%
2029	28.3%	15.3%
2030	28%	14.9%
2031	27.6%	14.6%
2032	27.2%	14.3%
2033	26.9%	14%
2034	26.5%	13.7%
2035	26.1%	13.5%
2036	25.7%	13.3%
2037	25.4%	13.1%
2038	25.1%	13%
2039	24.8%	13%
2040	24.6%	13%
2041	24.3%	12.9%
2042	24.1%	12.9%
2043	23.9%	13%
2044	23.7%	13%
2045	23.6%	13%
2046	23.4%	13%
2047	23.2%	13%
2048	23%	13.1%
2049	22.9%	13.1%
2050	22.7%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 16.8% in North Macedonia in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 26.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and North Macedonia compared.

Natural population change in Cambodia vs North Macedonia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.67% in Cambodia and -0.07% in North Macedonia. 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 Macedonia
1960	124,237	28,816
1961	128,259	27,846
1962	132,861	25,317
1963	137,562	28,124
1964	141,216	27,889
1965	144,460	28,564
1966	147,583	28,766
1967	150,046	28,401
1968	153,444	28,378
1969	156,777	27,464
1970	122,832	28,022
1971	113,813	28,010
1972	113,190	28,236
1973	101,304	28,032
1974	73,001	28,400
1975	-383,806	28,983
1976	-408,505	28,799
1977	-416,117	27,410
1978	-357,478	27,150
1979	78,143	27,096
1980	159,157	26,547
1981	166,578	25,689
1982	180,300	25,810
1983	192,849	24,690
1984	207,700	24,436
1985	214,101	24,167
1986	221,684	23,720
1987	235,064	24,359
1988	243,203	24,064
1989	239,211	22,912
1990	249,776	22,868
1991	257,709	23,387
1992	260,673	21,659
1993	282,221	20,797
1994	286,728	19,103
1995	280,168	17,239
1996	274,147	14,806
1997	252,351	12,979
1998	251,076	12,446
1999	245,425	10,489
2000	246,330	12,159
2001	250,726	10,174
2002	251,860	9,697
2003	251,884	8,900
2004	251,650	5,444
2005	256,756	4,011
2006	263,697	3,988
2007	270,745	2,974
2008	272,132	3,746
2009	274,700	4,309
2010	272,266	4,866
2011	272,161	3,100
2012	276,649	3,087
2013	281,013	3,653
2014	283,193	3,644
2015	284,390	2,294
2016	284,130	2,374
2017	282,698	1,329
2018	280,671	1,512
2019	276,870	-375
2020	268,745	-5,939
2021	255,939	-9,737
2022	257,269	-4,397
2023	250,242	-3,290

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs North Macedonia

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 3 deaths in North Macedonia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cambodia	North Macedonia
1985	874	17
1986	824	16
1987	772	15
1988	742	16
1989	702	14
1990	681	16
1991	681	15
1992	667	14
1993	680	14
1994	665	13
1995	642	13
1996	622	14
1997	580	13
1998	557	13
1999	517	12
2000	476	11
2001	437	9
2002	399	10
2003	366	8
2004	344	8
2005	323	7
2006	303	7
2007	290	7
2008	272	6
2009	251	6
2010	234	5
2011	214	5
2012	197	5
2013	182	5
2014	172	4
2015	166	4
2016	159	4
2017	155	4
2018	151	3
2019	149	3
2020	164	7
2021	189	12
2022	159	3
2023	137	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.29% in Cambodia and 0.33% in North Macedonia. 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 Macedonia
1975	52.5%	-
1976	54.1%	-
1977	52.5%	-
1978	48.5%	-
1979	20.7%	-
1980	18.1%	-
1981	15.9%	5.79%
1982	14.1%	5.53%
1983	13%	5.25%
1984	12.4%	5.06%
1985	12%	5%
1986	11.8%	4.91%
1987	11.7%	4.69%
1988	11.6%	4.36%
1989	11.6%	4.01%
1990	11.6%	3.7%
1991	11.6%	3.46%
1992	11.7%	3.3%
1993	11.7%	3.13%
1994	11.9%	2.85%
1995	12%	2.45%
1996	12%	2.12%
1997	11.9%	1.93%
1998	11.7%	1.83%
1999	11.3%	1.73%
2000	10.6%	1.59%
2001	9.65%	1.48%
2002	8.67%	1.43%
2003	7.8%	1.43%
2004	7.08%	1.42%
2005	6.48%	1.37%
2006	5.98%	1.3%
2007	5.54%	1.23%
2008	5.13%	1.17%
2009	4.74%	1.1%
2010	4.37%	1.04%
2011	4.05%	1%
2012	3.77%	1.02%
2013	3.53%	1.07%
2014	3.33%	1.11%
2015	3.16%	1.13%
2016	3.02%	1.08%
2017	2.89%	0.97%
2018	2.77%	0.83%
2019	2.67%	0.7%
2020	2.56%	0.59%
2021	2.47%	0.5%
2022	2.38%	0.41%
2023	2.29%	0.33%