Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and Panama

Fertility rate in Cambodia vs Panama 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 2.12 in Panama in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cambodia vs Panama 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	Panama
1960	6.31	5.83
1961	6.3	5.87
1962	6.3	5.87
1963	6.29	5.87
1964	6.29	5.81
1965	6.27	5.73
1966	6.24	5.65
1967	6.2	5.53
1968	6.17	5.41
1969	6.12	5.29
1970	6.07	5.18
1971	6.01	5.05
1972	5.94	4.91
1973	5.56	4.74
1974	4.8	4.58
1975	4.1	4.41
1976	3.41	4.26
1977	2.72	4.12
1978	3.34	3.98
1979	4.56	3.88
1980	5.77	3.8
1981	6.04	3.72
1982	6.19	3.66
1983	6.3	3.6
1984	6.34	3.52
1985	6.31	3.43
1986	6.23	3.34
1987	6.1	3.25
1988	5.94	3.17
1989	5.68	3.12
1990	5.64	3.07
1991	5.59	3
1992	5.49	2.95
1993	5.43	2.91
1994	5.28	2.88
1995	5.08	2.85
1996	4.87	2.83
1997	4.39	2.81
1998	4.13	2.79
1999	3.93	2.77
2000	3.79	2.74
2001	3.69	2.72
2002	3.57	2.7
2003	3.43	2.68
2004	3.31	2.68
2005	3.24	2.64
2006	3.18	2.62
2007	3.13	2.61
2008	3.05	2.61
2009	2.97	2.59
2010	2.86	2.59
2011	2.78	2.6
2012	2.75	2.59
2013	2.74	2.57
2014	2.73	2.55
2015	2.73	2.53
2016	2.73	2.5
2017	2.72	2.46
2018	2.72	2.4
2019	2.73	2.29
2020	2.7	2.18
2021	2.66	2.15
2022	2.62	2.14
2023	2.58	2.12
2024	2.55	2.11
2025	2.51	2.09
2026	2.49	2.07
2027	2.46	2.06
2028	2.43	2.04
2029	2.41	2.02
2030	2.38	2.01
2031	2.36	2
2032	2.33	1.99
2033	2.31	1.97
2034	2.29	1.96
2035	2.26	1.95
2036	2.24	1.95
2037	2.22	1.94
2038	2.2	1.93
2039	2.18	1.92
2040	2.17	1.91
2041	2.15	1.91
2042	2.14	1.9
2043	2.12	1.89
2044	2.11	1.89
2045	2.09	1.88
2046	2.08	1.88
2047	2.07	1.87
2048	2.06	1.87
2049	2.05	1.86
2050	2.03	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cambodia	Panama
1960	43.7%	44.2%
1961	43.8%	44.3%
1962	43.9%	44.5%
1963	44%	44.6%
1964	44.1%	44.7%
1965	44.1%	44.8%
1966	44.1%	44.8%
1967	44%	44.8%
1968	44%	44.7%
1969	43.9%	44.6%
1970	44.4%	44.5%
1971	45%	44.3%
1972	45.2%	44.1%
1973	45.2%	43.9%
1974	44.9%	43.6%
1975	44.8%	43.3%
1976	44.7%	42.9%
1977	44.2%	42.4%
1978	43.8%	41.9%
1979	43%	41.4%
1980	42.5%	40.8%
1981	42.7%	40.3%
1982	42.6%	39.8%
1983	42.5%	39.3%
1984	42.4%	38.8%
1985	42.5%	38.3%
1986	42.5%	37.8%
1987	42.5%	37.4%
1988	42.8%	36.9%
1989	43.2%	36.5%
1990	43.7%	36.1%
1991	44.5%	35.7%
1992	45%	35.3%
1993	45.3%	34.9%
1994	46%	34.6%
1995	46.4%	34.2%
1996	46.2%	33.9%
1997	45.4%	33.5%
1998	44.5%	33.1%
1999	43.6%	32.8%
2000	42.5%	32.4%
2001	41.5%	32%
2002	40.5%	31.6%
2003	39.5%	31.3%
2004	38.5%	31%
2005	37.6%	30.6%
2006	36.6%	30.3%
2007	35.6%	30%
2008	34.7%	29.7%
2009	33.9%	29.5%
2010	33.3%	29.2%
2011	32.8%	28.9%
2012	32.4%	28.7%
2013	32.2%	28.4%
2014	32%	28.2%
2015	31.9%	27.9%
2016	31.8%	27.6%
2017	31.7%	27.4%
2018	31.5%	27.1%
2019	31.3%	26.7%
2020	31.1%	26.4%
2021	30.8%	26%
2022	30.5%	25.7%
2023	30.1%	25.3%
2024	29.8%	24.9%
2025	29.5%	24.5%
2026	29.2%	24.1%
2027	28.9%	23.8%
2028	28.6%	23.4%
2029	28.3%	23%
2030	28%	22.6%
2031	27.6%	22.2%
2032	27.2%	21.9%
2033	26.9%	21.6%
2034	26.5%	21.3%
2035	26.1%	21%
2036	25.7%	20.9%
2037	25.4%	20.7%
2038	25.1%	20.5%
2039	24.8%	20.3%
2040	24.6%	20.1%
2041	24.3%	20%
2042	24.1%	19.8%
2043	23.9%	19.6%
2044	23.7%	19.4%
2045	23.6%	19.3%
2046	23.4%	19.1%
2047	23.2%	18.9%
2048	23%	18.8%
2049	22.9%	18.6%
2050	22.7%	18.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 24.9% in Panama in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 36.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and Panama compared.

Natural population change in Cambodia vs Panama by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.67% in Cambodia and +1.31% in Panama. 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	Panama
1960	124,237	35,431
1961	128,259	37,100
1962	132,861	38,537
1963	137,562	39,872
1964	141,216	40,806
1965	144,460	41,604
1966	147,583	42,457
1967	150,046	43,054
1968	153,444	43,641
1969	156,777	44,278
1970	122,832	45,075
1971	113,813	45,867
1972	113,190	46,311
1973	101,304	46,540
1974	73,001	46,932
1975	-383,806	47,149
1976	-408,505	47,307
1977	-416,117	47,438
1978	-357,478	47,694
1979	78,143	48,362
1980	159,157	49,077
1981	166,578	50,018
1982	180,300	50,858
1983	192,849	51,880
1984	207,700	52,436
1985	214,101	52,573
1986	221,684	52,681
1987	235,064	52,690
1988	243,203	52,767
1989	239,211	52,295
1990	249,776	53,451
1991	257,709	53,079
1992	260,673	53,186
1993	282,221	53,591
1994	286,728	53,845
1995	280,168	54,069
1996	274,147	54,512
1997	252,351	55,060
1998	251,076	55,482
1999	245,425	55,911
2000	246,330	56,236
2001	250,726	56,654
2002	251,860	57,011
2003	251,884	57,458
2004	251,650	58,281
2005	256,756	58,014
2006	263,697	58,067
2007	270,745	58,454
2008	272,132	58,961
2009	274,700	59,168
2010	272,266	59,418
2011	272,161	60,411
2012	276,649	60,471
2013	281,013	60,295
2014	283,193	60,227
2015	284,390	59,896
2016	284,130	59,454
2017	282,698	58,607
2018	280,671	57,508
2019	276,870	54,420
2020	268,745	46,599
2021	255,939	46,747
2022	257,269	50,556
2023	250,242	50,197

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs Panama

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 37 deaths in Panama.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cambodia	Panama
1985	874	95
1986	824	94
1987	772	93
1988	742	93
1989	702	96
1990	681	89
1991	681	87
1992	667	85
1993	680	81
1994	665	78
1995	642	77
1996	622	73
1997	580	70
1998	557	68
1999	517	65
2000	476	64
2001	437	62
2002	399	59
2003	366	58
2004	344	57
2005	323	57
2006	303	56
2007	290	55
2008	272	55
2009	251	55
2010	234	56
2011	214	55
2012	197	53
2013	182	52
2014	172	49
2015	166	48
2016	159	47
2017	155	47
2018	151	43
2019	149	41
2020	164	74
2021	189	59
2022	159	40
2023	137	37

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.29% in Cambodia and 1.33% in Panama. 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	Panama
1960	-	9.31%
1961	-	9.04%
1962	-	8.78%
1963	-	8.52%
1964	-	8.28%
1965	-	8.05%
1966	-	7.83%
1967	-	7.62%
1968	-	7.38%
1969	-	7.1%
1970	-	6.78%
1971	-	6.43%
1972	-	6.07%
1973	-	5.72%
1974	-	5.41%
1975	52.5%	5.15%
1976	54.1%	4.93%
1977	52.5%	4.76%
1978	48.5%	4.61%
1979	20.7%	4.47%
1980	18.1%	4.34%
1981	15.9%	4.19%
1982	14.1%	4.05%
1983	13%	3.9%
1984	12.4%	3.75%
1985	12%	3.61%
1986	11.8%	3.47%
1987	11.7%	3.35%
1988	11.6%	3.24%
1989	11.6%	3.14%
1990	11.6%	3.05%
1991	11.6%	2.97%
1992	11.7%	2.91%
1993	11.7%	2.87%
1994	11.9%	2.83%
1995	12%	2.8%
1996	12%	2.77%
1997	11.9%	2.73%
1998	11.7%	2.68%
1999	11.3%	2.63%
2000	10.6%	2.56%
2001	9.65%	2.49%
2002	8.67%	2.41%
2003	7.8%	2.33%
2004	7.08%	2.25%
2005	6.48%	2.17%
2006	5.98%	2.1%
2007	5.54%	2.03%
2008	5.13%	1.97%
2009	4.74%	1.91%
2010	4.37%	1.86%
2011	4.05%	1.81%
2012	3.77%	1.77%
2013	3.53%	1.75%
2014	3.33%	1.73%
2015	3.16%	1.72%
2016	3.02%	1.7%
2017	2.89%	1.68%
2018	2.77%	1.65%
2019	2.67%	1.59%
2020	2.56%	1.52%
2021	2.47%	1.45%
2022	2.38%	1.39%
2023	2.29%	1.33%