Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and Taiwan

Fertility rate in Cambodia vs Taiwan 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 0.89 in Taiwan in 2024. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cambodia vs Taiwan 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	Taiwan
1951	-	7.04
1952	-	-
1953	-	-
1954	-	-
1955	-	-
1956	-	-
1957	-	-
1958	-	-
1959	-	-
1960	6.31	-
1961	6.3	-
1962	6.3	-
1963	6.29	-
1964	6.29	-
1965	6.27	-
1966	6.24	-
1967	6.2	-
1968	6.17	-
1969	6.12	-
1970	6.07	-
1971	6.01	-
1972	5.94	-
1973	5.56	-
1974	4.8	-
1975	4.1	-
1976	3.41	-
1977	2.72	-
1978	3.34	-
1979	4.56	-
1980	5.77	-
1981	6.04	2.46
1982	6.19	-
1983	6.3	-
1984	6.34	-
1985	6.31	-
1986	6.23	-
1987	6.1	-
1988	5.94	-
1989	5.68	-
1990	5.64	-
1991	5.59	1.72
1992	5.49	-
1993	5.43	-
1994	5.28	-
1995	5.08	-
1996	4.87	-
1997	4.39	-
1998	4.13	-
1999	3.93	-
2000	3.79	-
2001	3.69	1.4
2002	3.57	-
2003	3.43	-
2004	3.31	-
2005	3.24	-
2006	3.18	-
2007	3.13	-
2008	3.05	-
2009	2.97	-
2010	2.86	-
2011	2.78	1.07
2012	2.75	-
2013	2.74	-
2014	2.73	-
2015	2.73	1.18
2016	2.73	1.17
2017	2.72	1.13
2018	2.72	1.06
2019	2.73	1.05
2020	2.7	0.99
2021	2.66	0.98
2022	2.62	0.87
2023	2.58	0.87
2024	2.55	0.89
2025	2.51	0.88
2026	2.49	0.88
2027	2.46	0.89
2028	2.43	0.9
2029	2.41	0.91
2030	2.38	0.91
2031	2.36	0.92
2032	2.33	0.93
2033	2.31	0.95
2034	2.29	0.96
2035	2.26	0.97
2036	2.24	0.98
2037	2.22	0.99
2038	2.2	1
2039	2.18	1.01
2040	2.17	1.02
2041	2.15	1.03
2042	2.14	1.04
2043	2.12	1.05
2044	2.11	1.06
2045	2.09	1.07
2046	2.08	1.07
2047	2.07	1.08
2048	2.06	1.09
2049	2.05	1.1
2050	2.03	1.1

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cambodia	Taiwan
1960	43.7%	-
1961	43.8%	-
1962	43.9%	-
1963	44%	-
1964	44.1%	-
1965	44.1%	-
1966	44.1%	-
1967	44%	-
1968	44%	-
1969	43.9%	-
1970	44.4%	-
1971	45%	-
1972	45.2%	-
1973	45.2%	-
1974	44.9%	36.2%
1975	44.8%	35.4%
1976	44.7%	34.7%
1977	44.2%	34%
1978	43.8%	33.3%
1979	43%	32.7%
1980	42.5%	32.1%
1981	42.7%	31.6%
1982	42.6%	31.2%
1983	42.5%	30.8%
1984	42.4%	30.2%
1985	42.5%	29.6%
1986	42.5%	29%
1987	42.5%	28.4%
1988	42.8%	28%
1989	43.2%	27.5%
1990	43.7%	27.1%
1991	44.5%	26.3%
1992	45%	25.8%
1993	45.3%	25.1%
1994	46%	24.4%
1995	46.4%	23.8%
1996	46.2%	23.1%
1997	45.4%	22.6%
1998	44.5%	22%
1999	43.6%	21.4%
2000	42.5%	21.1%
2001	41.5%	20.8%
2002	40.5%	20.4%
2003	39.5%	19.8%
2004	38.5%	19.3%
2005	37.6%	18.7%
2006	36.6%	18.1%
2007	35.6%	17.6%
2008	34.7%	17%
2009	33.9%	16.3%
2010	33.3%	15.6%
2011	32.8%	15.1%
2012	32.4%	14.6%
2013	32.2%	14.3%
2014	32%	14%
2015	31.9%	13.6%
2016	31.8%	13.3%
2017	31.7%	13.1%
2018	31.5%	12.9%
2019	31.3%	12.8%
2020	31.1%	12.6%
2021	30.8%	12.4%
2022	30.5%	12.1%
2023	30.1%	11.9%
2024	29.8%	11.7%
2025	29.5%	11.5%
2026	29.2%	11.3%
2027	28.9%	10.9%
2028	28.6%	10.5%
2029	28.3%	10.2%
2030	28%	9.8%
2031	27.6%	9.39%
2032	27.2%	9.06%
2033	26.9%	8.79%
2034	26.5%	8.55%
2035	26.1%	8.34%
2036	25.7%	8.2%
2037	25.4%	8.11%
2038	25.1%	8.06%
2039	24.8%	8.03%
2040	24.6%	8.01%
2041	24.3%	7.99%
2042	24.1%	7.99%
2043	23.9%	8%
2044	23.7%	8.01%
2045	23.6%	8.03%
2046	23.4%	8.06%
2047	23.2%	8.1%
2048	23%	8.14%
2049	22.9%	8.19%
2050	22.7%	8.24%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 11.7% in Taiwan in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 27.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and Taiwan compared.

Natural population change in Cambodia vs Taiwan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.67% in Cambodia and -0.05% in Taiwan. 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	Taiwan
1960	124,237	-
1961	128,259	-
1962	132,861	-
1963	137,562	-
1964	141,216	-
1965	144,460	-
1966	147,583	346,958
1967	150,046	356,019
1968	153,444	365,133
1969	156,777	379,160
1970	122,832	393,010
1971	113,813	401,921
1972	113,190	410,193
1973	101,304	417,863
1974	73,001	425,401
1975	-383,806	433,225
1976	-408,505	442,018
1977	-416,117	450,897
1978	-357,478	459,289
1979	78,143	468,197
1980	159,157	477,138
1981	166,578	326,883
1982	180,300	332,774
1983	192,849	338,181
1984	207,700	343,199
1985	214,101	347,942
1986	221,684	351,930
1987	235,064	355,657
1988	243,203	359,694
1989	239,211	363,606
1990	249,776	367,657
1991	257,709	215,698
1992	260,673	217,809
1993	282,221	219,858
1994	286,728	221,832
1995	280,168	223,736
1996	274,147	225,564
1997	252,351	227,591
1998	251,076	229,712
1999	245,425	231,550
2000	246,330	233,382
2001	250,726	132,707
2002	251,860	133,431
2003	251,884	134,023
2004	251,650	134,522
2005	256,756	135,015
2006	263,697	135,572
2007	270,745	136,130
2008	272,132	136,607
2009	274,700	137,086
2010	272,266	137,458
2011	272,161	43,836
2012	276,649	43,981
2013	281,013	44,121
2014	283,193	44,233
2015	284,390	49,741
2016	284,130	35,980
2017	282,698	22,613
2018	280,671	8,725
2019	276,870	1,416
2020	268,745	-7,782
2021	255,939	-30,039
2022	257,269	-68,327
2023	250,242	-69,794
2024	-	-67,188

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs Taiwan

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 14 deaths in Taiwan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cambodia	Taiwan
1985	874	-
1986	824	9.4
1987	772	8.9
1988	742	9
1989	702	12.7
1990	681	12.2
1991	681	8.1
1992	667	6.8
1993	680	9.2
1994	665	8
1995	642	7.7
1996	622	7.7
1997	580	9.2
1998	557	8.9
1999	517	8.4
2000	476	7.8
2001	437	7.8
2002	399	7.8
2003	366	7.8
2004	344	7.8
2005	323	7.8
2006	303	7.8
2007	290	7.8
2008	272	7.8
2009	251	7.8
2010	234	7.8
2011	214	7.8
2012	197	8.5
2013	182	8.5
2014	172	8.5
2015	166	11.3
2016	159	11.6
2017	155	11.6
2018	151	11.6
2019	149	15.4
2020	164	13
2021	189	14
2022	159	14
2023	137	14
2024	-	14