Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and Palau

Fertility rate in Cambodia vs Palau 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 1.91 in Palau in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cambodia vs Palau 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	Palau
1960	6.31	7.19
1961	6.3	7.17
1962	6.3	7.15
1963	6.29	7.12
1964	6.29	7.08
1965	6.27	7.01
1966	6.24	6.93
1967	6.2	6.84
1968	6.17	6.71
1969	6.12	6.58
1970	6.07	6.39
1971	6.01	6.16
1972	5.94	5.9
1973	5.56	5.59
1974	4.8	5.26
1975	4.1	4.9
1976	3.41	4.53
1977	2.72	4.09
1978	3.34	3.74
1979	4.56	3.49
1980	5.77	3.35
1981	6.04	3.28
1982	6.19	3.22
1983	6.3	3.14
1984	6.34	3.08
1985	6.31	3.01
1986	6.23	2.98
1987	6.1	2.93
1988	5.94	2.91
1989	5.68	2.92
1990	5.64	2.88
1991	5.59	2.74
1992	5.49	2.71
1993	5.43	2.73
1994	5.28	2.66
1995	5.08	2.55
1996	4.87	2.39
1997	4.39	2.19
1998	4.13	2.01
1999	3.93	1.91
2000	3.79	1.82
2001	3.69	1.87
2002	3.57	1.92
2003	3.43	1.96
2004	3.31	1.99
2005	3.24	2.02
2006	3.18	2
2007	3.13	1.97
2008	3.05	1.95
2009	2.97	1.94
2010	2.86	1.94
2011	2.78	1.97
2012	2.75	2.01
2013	2.74	2.05
2014	2.73	2.03
2015	2.73	2
2016	2.73	2.06
2017	2.72	2.02
2018	2.72	1.97
2019	2.73	1.98
2020	2.7	1.97
2021	2.66	1.95
2022	2.62	1.93
2023	2.58	1.91
2024	2.55	1.88
2025	2.51	1.86
2026	2.49	1.84
2027	2.46	1.82
2028	2.43	1.81
2029	2.41	1.8
2030	2.38	1.79
2031	2.36	1.78
2032	2.33	1.77
2033	2.31	1.76
2034	2.29	1.76
2035	2.26	1.75
2036	2.24	1.75
2037	2.22	1.75
2038	2.2	1.74
2039	2.18	1.74
2040	2.17	1.74
2041	2.15	1.74
2042	2.14	1.73
2043	2.12	1.73
2044	2.11	1.73
2045	2.09	1.73
2046	2.08	1.73
2047	2.07	1.72
2048	2.06	1.72
2049	2.05	1.72
2050	2.03	1.72

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cambodia	Palau
1960	43.7%	47%
1961	43.8%	48.2%
1962	43.9%	49.1%
1963	44%	49.8%
1964	44.1%	50.1%
1965	44.1%	50.3%
1966	44.1%	50.2%
1967	44%	49.6%
1968	44%	48.4%
1969	43.9%	47.2%
1970	44.4%	46.5%
1971	45%	46.2%
1972	45.2%	46%
1973	45.2%	45.6%
1974	44.9%	44.9%
1975	44.8%	44.2%
1976	44.7%	43.4%
1977	44.2%	42.7%
1978	43.8%	41.9%
1979	43%	41.1%
1980	42.5%	40.1%
1981	42.7%	38.9%
1982	42.6%	37.7%
1983	42.5%	36.7%
1984	42.4%	36%
1985	42.5%	35.4%
1986	42.5%	34.5%
1987	42.5%	33.2%
1988	42.8%	32%
1989	43.2%	31%
1990	43.7%	30.2%
1991	44.5%	29.4%
1992	45%	28.8%
1993	45.3%	28.5%
1994	46%	28.2%
1995	46.4%	28%
1996	46.2%	27.5%
1997	45.4%	26.7%
1998	44.5%	25.8%
1999	43.6%	24.8%
2000	42.5%	24.1%
2001	41.5%	24%
2002	40.5%	24.1%
2003	39.5%	24.2%
2004	38.5%	24.2%
2005	37.6%	23.9%
2006	36.6%	23.2%
2007	35.6%	22.5%
2008	34.7%	21.9%
2009	33.9%	21.4%
2010	33.3%	21%
2011	32.8%	20.6%
2012	32.4%	20.3%
2013	32.2%	20.2%
2014	32%	20.3%
2015	31.9%	20.3%
2016	31.8%	20.1%
2017	31.7%	19.9%
2018	31.5%	19.7%
2019	31.3%	19.5%
2020	31.1%	19.2%
2021	30.8%	19.1%
2022	30.5%	18.8%
2023	30.1%	18.5%
2024	29.8%	18.2%
2025	29.5%	17.9%
2026	29.2%	17.6%
2027	28.9%	17.3%
2028	28.6%	17%
2029	28.3%	16.7%
2030	28%	16.5%
2031	27.6%	16.3%
2032	27.2%	16.1%
2033	26.9%	16%
2034	26.5%	16%
2035	26.1%	15.9%
2036	25.7%	15.9%
2037	25.4%	15.9%
2038	25.1%	15.9%
2039	24.8%	15.9%
2040	24.6%	16%
2041	24.3%	16%
2042	24.1%	16.1%
2043	23.9%	16.2%
2044	23.7%	16.2%
2045	23.6%	16.3%
2046	23.4%	16.3%
2047	23.2%	16.3%
2048	23%	16.4%
2049	22.9%	16.4%
2050	22.7%	16.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 18.2% in Palau in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 30.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and Palau compared.

Natural population change in Cambodia vs Palau by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.67% in Cambodia and +0.15% in Palau. 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	Palau
1960	124,237	296
1961	128,259	298
1962	132,861	296
1963	137,562	291
1964	141,216	284
1965	144,460	275
1966	147,583	268
1967	150,046	266
1968	153,444	275
1969	156,777	283
1970	122,832	286
1971	113,813	287
1972	113,190	280
1973	101,304	268
1974	73,001	256
1975	-383,806	249
1976	-408,505	236
1977	-416,117	213
1978	-357,478	193
1979	78,143	176
1980	159,157	165
1981	166,578	161
1982	180,300	170
1983	192,849	176
1984	207,700	181
1985	214,101	181
1986	221,684	182
1987	235,064	182
1988	243,203	183
1989	239,211	185
1990	249,776	181
1991	257,709	175
1992	260,673	183
1993	282,221	196
1994	286,728	195
1995	280,168	186
1996	274,147	166
1997	252,351	140
1998	251,076	116
1999	245,425	100
2000	246,330	85
2001	250,726	88
2002	251,860	88
2003	251,884	86
2004	251,650	83
2005	256,756	80
2006	263,697	79
2007	270,745	80
2008	272,132	79
2009	274,700	81
2010	272,266	81
2011	272,161	83
2012	276,649	86
2013	281,013	88
2014	283,193	73
2015	284,390	55
2016	284,130	53
2017	282,698	43
2018	280,671	29
2019	276,870	23
2020	268,745	8
2021	255,939	-3
2022	257,269	-7
2023	250,242	-10

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs Palau

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 89 deaths in Palau.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cambodia	Palau
1985	874	95
1986	824	92
1987	772	88
1988	742	96
1989	702	93
1990	681	100
1991	681	106
1992	667	113
1993	680	109
1994	665	116
1995	642	111
1996	622	123
1997	580	125
1998	557	119
1999	517	115
2000	476	119
2001	437	118
2002	399	117
2003	366	108
2004	344	106
2005	323	105
2006	303	105
2007	290	98
2008	272	99
2009	251	94
2010	234	96
2011	214	83
2012	197	84
2013	182	85
2014	172	78
2015	166	79
2016	159	80
2017	155	80
2018	151	82
2019	149	84
2020	164	117
2021	189	109
2022	159	121
2023	137	89

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.29% in Cambodia and 2.23% in Palau. 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	Palau
1965	-	9.58%
1966	-	9.27%
1967	-	8.97%
1968	-	8.65%
1969	-	8.34%
1970	-	8%
1971	-	7.62%
1972	-	7.24%
1973	-	6.85%
1974	-	6.46%
1975	52.5%	6.06%
1976	54.1%	5.7%
1977	52.5%	5.37%
1978	48.5%	5.09%
1979	20.7%	4.84%
1980	18.1%	4.63%
1981	15.9%	4.44%
1982	14.1%	4.27%
1983	13%	4.13%
1984	12.4%	4.01%
1985	12%	3.9%
1986	11.8%	3.81%
1987	11.7%	3.73%
1988	11.6%	3.66%
1989	11.6%	3.6%
1990	11.6%	3.53%
1991	11.6%	3.47%
1992	11.7%	3.4%
1993	11.7%	3.32%
1994	11.9%	3.23%
1995	12%	3.14%
1996	12%	3.04%
1997	11.9%	2.94%
1998	11.7%	2.84%
1999	11.3%	2.74%
2000	10.6%	2.65%
2001	9.65%	2.55%
2002	8.67%	2.46%
2003	7.8%	2.38%
2004	7.08%	2.29%
2005	6.48%	2.21%
2006	5.98%	2.14%
2007	5.54%	2.07%
2008	5.13%	2.02%
2009	4.74%	1.98%
2010	4.37%	1.97%
2011	4.05%	1.97%
2012	3.77%	1.99%
2013	3.53%	2.03%
2014	3.33%	2.08%
2015	3.16%	2.14%
2016	3.02%	2.21%
2017	2.89%	2.28%
2018	2.77%	2.32%
2019	2.67%	2.34%
2020	2.56%	2.33%
2021	2.47%	2.3%
2022	2.38%	2.27%
2023	2.29%	2.23%