Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate in Cambodia vs Saint Lucia 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 1.38 in Saint Lucia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cambodia vs Saint Lucia 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	Saint Lucia
1960	6.31	6.77
1961	6.3	6.84
1962	6.3	6.82
1963	6.29	6.72
1964	6.29	6.76
1965	6.27	6.69
1966	6.24	6.61
1967	6.2	6.51
1968	6.17	6.39
1969	6.12	6.25
1970	6.07	6.1
1971	6.01	5.95
1972	5.94	5.81
1973	5.56	5.69
1974	4.8	5.57
1975	4.1	5.36
1976	3.41	5.16
1977	2.72	4.97
1978	3.34	4.83
1979	4.56	4.58
1980	5.77	4.41
1981	6.04	4.28
1982	6.19	4.17
1983	6.3	4.08
1984	6.34	4.02
1985	6.31	3.97
1986	6.23	3.8
1987	6.1	3.61
1988	5.94	3.44
1989	5.68	3.31
1990	5.64	3.24
1991	5.59	3.19
1992	5.49	3.11
1993	5.43	3
1994	5.28	3.03
1995	5.08	3.03
1996	4.87	2.71
1997	4.39	2.74
1998	4.13	2.4
1999	3.93	2.5
2000	3.79	2.21
2001	3.69	2.13
2002	3.57	2.03
2003	3.43	1.94
2004	3.31	1.86
2005	3.24	1.81
2006	3.18	1.77
2007	3.13	1.7
2008	3.05	1.7
2009	2.97	1.74
2010	2.86	1.67
2011	2.78	1.5
2012	2.75	1.5
2013	2.74	1.5
2014	2.73	1.49
2015	2.73	1.47
2016	2.73	1.46
2017	2.72	1.45
2018	2.72	1.44
2019	2.73	1.42
2020	2.7	1.41
2021	2.66	1.4
2022	2.62	1.39
2023	2.58	1.38
2024	2.55	1.38
2025	2.51	1.38
2026	2.49	1.37
2027	2.46	1.37
2028	2.43	1.36
2029	2.41	1.36
2030	2.38	1.37
2031	2.36	1.37
2032	2.33	1.37
2033	2.31	1.37
2034	2.29	1.37
2035	2.26	1.38
2036	2.24	1.38
2037	2.22	1.38
2038	2.2	1.38
2039	2.18	1.38
2040	2.17	1.39
2041	2.15	1.39
2042	2.14	1.4
2043	2.12	1.4
2044	2.11	1.4
2045	2.09	1.41
2046	2.08	1.41
2047	2.07	1.41
2048	2.06	1.41
2049	2.05	1.42
2050	2.03	1.42

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cambodia	Saint Lucia
1960	43.7%	47.1%
1961	43.8%	48.1%
1962	43.9%	48.9%
1963	44%	49.6%
1964	44.1%	50.1%
1965	44.1%	50.5%
1966	44.1%	50.4%
1967	44%	50%
1968	44%	49.8%
1969	43.9%	50%
1970	44.4%	50.2%
1971	45%	50.4%
1972	45.2%	50.4%
1973	45.2%	50.2%
1974	44.9%	49.9%
1975	44.8%	49.5%
1976	44.7%	48.9%
1977	44.2%	47.9%
1978	43.8%	46.6%
1979	43%	45.5%
1980	42.5%	44.8%
1981	42.7%	44.3%
1982	42.6%	43.9%
1983	42.5%	43.5%
1984	42.4%	43.3%
1985	42.5%	43.1%
1986	42.5%	42.8%
1987	42.5%	42.6%
1988	42.8%	41.7%
1989	43.2%	40.2%
1990	43.7%	38.9%
1991	44.5%	38.1%
1992	45%	37.7%
1993	45.3%	37.3%
1994	46%	37%
1995	46.4%	36.7%
1996	46.2%	36.2%
1997	45.4%	35.7%
1998	44.5%	34.7%
1999	43.6%	33.5%
2000	42.5%	32.4%
2001	41.5%	31.4%
2002	40.5%	30.7%
2003	39.5%	30%
2004	38.5%	29.2%
2005	37.6%	28.4%
2006	36.6%	27.6%
2007	35.6%	26.8%
2008	34.7%	25.9%
2009	33.9%	25.1%
2010	33.3%	24.3%
2011	32.8%	23.5%
2012	32.4%	22.7%
2013	32.2%	22.1%
2014	32%	21.5%
2015	31.9%	20.9%
2016	31.8%	20.3%
2017	31.7%	19.9%
2018	31.5%	19.5%
2019	31.3%	19.1%
2020	31.1%	18.7%
2021	30.8%	18.5%
2022	30.5%	18.2%
2023	30.1%	17.9%
2024	29.8%	17.5%
2025	29.5%	17.2%
2026	29.2%	17.1%
2027	28.9%	16.9%
2028	28.6%	16.8%
2029	28.3%	16.6%
2030	28%	16.5%
2031	27.6%	16.3%
2032	27.2%	16.1%
2033	26.9%	15.9%
2034	26.5%	15.7%
2035	26.1%	15.6%
2036	25.7%	15.4%
2037	25.4%	15.2%
2038	25.1%	15%
2039	24.8%	14.8%
2040	24.6%	14.6%
2041	24.3%	14.4%
2042	24.1%	14.2%
2043	23.9%	14.1%
2044	23.7%	13.9%
2045	23.6%	13.7%
2046	23.4%	13.6%
2047	23.2%	13.4%
2048	23%	13.3%
2049	22.9%	13.1%
2050	22.7%	13%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 17.5% in Saint Lucia in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 38.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and Saint Lucia compared.

Natural population change in Cambodia vs Saint Lucia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.67% in Cambodia and +0.34% in Saint Lucia. 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	Saint Lucia
1960	124,237	3,202
1961	128,259	3,173
1962	132,861	3,124
1963	137,562	3,048
1964	141,216	3,074
1965	144,460	3,042
1966	147,583	3,028
1967	150,046	3,113
1968	153,444	3,154
1969	156,777	3,143
1970	122,832	3,093
1971	113,813	3,046
1972	113,190	3,028
1973	101,304	3,033
1974	73,001	3,106
1975	-383,806	3,126
1976	-408,505	3,166
1977	-416,117	3,240
1978	-357,478	3,340
1979	78,143	3,301
1980	159,157	3,275
1981	166,578	3,306
1982	180,300	3,360
1983	192,849	3,443
1984	207,700	3,526
1985	214,101	3,591
1986	221,684	3,496
1987	235,064	3,351
1988	243,203	3,229
1989	239,211	3,146
1990	249,776	3,061
1991	257,709	3,009
1992	260,673	2,981
1993	282,221	2,899
1994	286,728	2,976
1995	280,168	3,019
1996	274,147	2,649
1997	252,351	2,709
1998	251,076	2,294
1999	245,425	2,389
2000	246,330	1,967
2001	250,726	1,860
2002	251,860	1,774
2003	251,884	1,694
2004	251,650	1,615
2005	256,756	1,553
2006	263,697	1,511
2007	270,745	1,422
2008	272,132	1,369
2009	274,700	1,349
2010	272,266	1,176
2011	272,161	934
2012	276,649	916
2013	281,013	892
2014	283,193	852
2015	284,390	841
2016	284,130	767
2017	282,698	724
2018	280,671	694
2019	276,870	609
2020	268,745	562
2021	255,939	-15
2022	257,269	530
2023	250,242	475

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs Saint Lucia

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 44 deaths in Saint Lucia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cambodia	Saint Lucia
1985	874	56
1986	824	57
1987	772	69
1988	742	71
1989	702	66
1990	681	72
1991	681	71
1992	667	58
1993	680	58
1994	665	60
1995	642	60
1996	622	72
1997	580	89
1998	557	89
1999	517	88
2000	476	83
2001	437	70
2002	399	62
2003	366	56
2004	344	54
2005	323	55
2006	303	53
2007	290	55
2008	272	55
2009	251	51
2010	234	56
2011	214	56
2012	197	55
2013	182	53
2014	172	49
2015	166	46
2016	159	46
2017	155	43
2018	151	41
2019	149	43
2020	164	43
2021	189	94
2022	159	48
2023	137	44

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.29% in Cambodia and 1.55% in Saint Lucia. 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	Saint Lucia
1960	-	13.4%
1961	-	12.9%
1962	-	12.3%
1963	-	11.6%
1964	-	11%
1965	-	10.3%
1966	-	9.62%
1967	-	8.96%
1968	-	8.32%
1969	-	7.7%
1970	-	7.1%
1971	-	6.54%
1972	-	6.02%
1973	-	5.53%
1974	-	5.08%
1975	52.5%	4.67%
1976	54.1%	4.3%
1977	52.5%	3.97%
1978	48.5%	3.68%
1979	20.7%	3.42%
1980	18.1%	3.2%
1981	15.9%	3%
1982	14.1%	2.83%
1983	13%	2.68%
1984	12.4%	2.55%
1985	12%	2.44%
1986	11.8%	2.35%
1987	11.7%	2.27%
1988	11.6%	2.2%
1989	11.6%	2.14%
1990	11.6%	2.09%
1991	11.6%	2.05%
1992	11.7%	2.01%
1993	11.7%	1.98%
1994	11.9%	1.95%
1995	12%	1.92%
1996	12%	1.9%
1997	11.9%	1.88%
1998	11.7%	1.87%
1999	11.3%	1.86%
2000	10.6%	1.85%
2001	9.65%	1.84%
2002	8.67%	1.83%
2003	7.8%	1.83%
2004	7.08%	1.83%
2005	6.48%	1.83%
2006	5.98%	1.82%
2007	5.54%	1.82%
2008	5.13%	1.82%
2009	4.74%	1.81%
2010	4.37%	1.8%
2011	4.05%	1.79%
2012	3.77%	1.78%
2013	3.53%	1.77%
2014	3.33%	1.75%
2015	3.16%	1.74%
2016	3.02%	1.72%
2017	2.89%	1.7%
2018	2.77%	1.67%
2019	2.67%	1.65%
2020	2.56%	1.63%
2021	2.47%	1.6%
2022	2.38%	1.58%
2023	2.29%	1.55%