Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and Uruguay

Fertility rate in Cambodia vs Uruguay 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 1.41 in Uruguay in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cambodia vs Uruguay 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	Uruguay
1960	6.31	2.83
1961	6.3	2.85
1962	6.3	2.87
1963	6.29	2.88
1964	6.29	2.86
1965	6.27	2.84
1966	6.24	2.82
1967	6.2	2.78
1968	6.17	2.77
1969	6.12	2.77
1970	6.07	2.77
1971	6.01	2.77
1972	5.94	2.78
1973	5.56	2.86
1974	4.8	2.96
1975	4.1	3.02
1976	3.41	3.01
1977	2.72	2.9
1978	3.34	2.83
1979	4.56	2.71
1980	5.77	2.59
1981	6.04	2.53
1982	6.19	2.51
1983	6.3	2.49
1984	6.34	2.47
1985	6.31	2.47
1986	6.23	2.47
1987	6.1	2.49
1988	5.94	2.5
1989	5.68	2.5
1990	5.64	2.48
1991	5.59	2.45
1992	5.49	2.43
1993	5.43	2.41
1994	5.28	2.42
1995	5.08	2.4
1996	4.87	2.36
1997	4.39	2.33
1998	4.13	2.27
1999	3.93	2.25
2000	3.79	2.2
2001	3.69	2.16
2002	3.57	2.16
2003	3.43	2.12
2004	3.31	2.09
2005	3.24	2.1
2006	3.18	2.07
2007	3.13	2.05
2008	3.05	2.03
2009	2.97	2.02
2010	2.86	2.01
2011	2.78	1.99
2012	2.75	2.01
2013	2.74	2.03
2014	2.73	2.03
2015	2.73	2.04
2016	2.73	1.97
2017	2.72	1.82
2018	2.72	1.68
2019	2.73	1.57
2020	2.7	1.5
2021	2.66	1.45
2022	2.62	1.43
2023	2.58	1.41
2024	2.55	1.4
2025	2.51	1.39
2026	2.49	1.38
2027	2.46	1.38
2028	2.43	1.38
2029	2.41	1.38
2030	2.38	1.38
2031	2.36	1.39
2032	2.33	1.39
2033	2.31	1.39
2034	2.29	1.39
2035	2.26	1.4
2036	2.24	1.4
2037	2.22	1.4
2038	2.2	1.4
2039	2.18	1.41
2040	2.17	1.41
2041	2.15	1.41
2042	2.14	1.42
2043	2.12	1.42
2044	2.11	1.42
2045	2.09	1.42
2046	2.08	1.42
2047	2.07	1.43
2048	2.06	1.43
2049	2.05	1.43
2050	2.03	1.44

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cambodia	Uruguay
1960	43.7%	27.6%
1961	43.8%	27.6%
1962	43.9%	27.7%
1963	44%	27.8%
1964	44.1%	27.9%
1965	44.1%	27.9%
1966	44.1%	28%
1967	44%	28%
1968	44%	27.9%
1969	43.9%	27.8%
1970	44.4%	27.8%
1971	45%	27.7%
1972	45.2%	27.5%
1973	45.2%	27.4%
1974	44.9%	27.4%
1975	44.8%	27.4%
1976	44.7%	27.4%
1977	44.2%	27.3%
1978	43.8%	27.3%
1979	43%	27.2%
1980	42.5%	27%
1981	42.7%	26.9%
1982	42.6%	26.7%
1983	42.5%	26.6%
1984	42.4%	26.5%
1985	42.5%	26.4%
1986	42.5%	26.2%
1987	42.5%	26.1%
1988	42.8%	26%
1989	43.2%	25.8%
1990	43.7%	25.6%
1991	44.5%	25.3%
1992	45%	25.1%
1993	45.3%	24.9%
1994	46%	24.7%
1995	46.4%	24.7%
1996	46.2%	24.6%
1997	45.4%	24.6%
1998	44.5%	24.5%
1999	43.6%	24.5%
2000	42.5%	24.4%
2001	41.5%	24.2%
2002	40.5%	24.1%
2003	39.5%	23.9%
2004	38.5%	23.7%
2005	37.6%	23.5%
2006	36.6%	23.3%
2007	35.6%	23.1%
2008	34.7%	22.8%
2009	33.9%	22.6%
2010	33.3%	22.3%
2011	32.8%	22%
2012	32.4%	21.7%
2013	32.2%	21.5%
2014	32%	21.3%
2015	31.9%	21.1%
2016	31.8%	21%
2017	31.7%	20.8%
2018	31.5%	20.5%
2019	31.3%	20.2%
2020	31.1%	19.8%
2021	30.8%	19.4%
2022	30.5%	19.1%
2023	30.1%	18.7%
2024	29.8%	18.3%
2025	29.5%	17.9%
2026	29.2%	17.5%
2027	28.9%	17.1%
2028	28.6%	16.7%
2029	28.3%	16.3%
2030	28%	15.8%
2031	27.6%	15.4%
2032	27.2%	15.1%
2033	26.9%	14.8%
2034	26.5%	14.7%
2035	26.1%	14.6%
2036	25.7%	14.5%
2037	25.4%	14.5%
2038	25.1%	14.4%
2039	24.8%	14.4%
2040	24.6%	14.3%
2041	24.3%	14.3%
2042	24.1%	14.3%
2043	23.9%	14.2%
2044	23.7%	14.1%
2045	23.6%	14.1%
2046	23.4%	14%
2047	23.2%	13.9%
2048	23%	13.8%
2049	22.9%	13.7%
2050	22.7%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 18.3% in Uruguay in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 25.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and Uruguay compared.

Natural population change in Cambodia vs Uruguay by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.67% in Cambodia and +0.19% in Uruguay. 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	Uruguay
1960	124,237	30,438
1961	128,259	30,975
1962	132,861	31,441
1963	137,562	31,824
1964	141,216	31,340
1965	144,460	30,807
1966	147,583	30,293
1967	150,046	29,514
1968	153,444	29,103
1969	156,777	28,805
1970	122,832	28,737
1971	113,813	28,584
1972	113,190	28,896
1973	101,304	30,213
1974	73,001	32,221
1975	-383,806	33,393
1976	-408,505	33,199
1977	-416,117	31,321
1978	-357,478	30,076
1979	78,143	27,456
1980	159,157	25,451
1981	166,578	24,968
1982	180,300	25,224
1983	192,849	24,146
1984	207,700	23,684
1985	214,101	23,988
1986	221,684	24,505
1987	235,064	24,469
1988	243,203	25,071
1989	239,211	25,322
1990	249,776	25,699
1991	257,709	25,422
1992	260,673	24,847
1993	282,221	24,212
1994	286,728	24,637
1995	280,168	24,872
1996	274,147	24,635
1997	252,351	23,737
1998	251,076	22,114
1999	245,425	21,844
2000	246,330	21,060
2001	250,726	20,729
2002	251,860	20,073
2003	251,884	18,628
2004	251,650	18,067
2005	256,756	18,926
2006	263,697	17,783
2007	270,745	17,422
2008	272,132	16,838
2009	274,700	16,947
2010	272,266	16,231
2011	272,161	14,934
2012	276,649	15,520
2013	281,013	16,318
2014	283,193	16,238
2015	284,390	16,194
2016	284,130	14,008
2017	282,698	10,907
2018	280,671	7,322
2019	276,870	3,873
2020	268,745	4,048
2021	255,939	-5,621
2022	257,269	-2,964
2023	250,242	298

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs Uruguay

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 15 deaths in Uruguay.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cambodia	Uruguay
1985	874	41
1986	824	41
1987	772	41
1988	742	39
1989	702	36
1990	681	35
1991	681	33
1992	667	33
1993	680	31
1994	665	30
1995	642	29
1996	622	28
1997	580	27
1998	557	25
1999	517	24
2000	476	23
2001	437	24
2002	399	23
2003	366	23
2004	344	21
2005	323	20
2006	303	20
2007	290	19
2008	272	19
2009	251	18
2010	234	17
2011	214	17
2012	197	16
2013	182	16
2014	172	16
2015	166	16
2016	159	16
2017	155	16
2018	151	16
2019	149	16
2020	164	20
2021	189	49
2022	159	20
2023	137	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.29% in Cambodia and 0.67% in Uruguay. 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	Uruguay
1960	-	6.33%
1961	-	6.21%
1962	-	6.06%
1963	-	5.93%
1964	-	5.83%
1965	-	5.77%
1966	-	5.74%
1967	-	5.7%
1968	-	5.64%
1969	-	5.53%
1970	-	5.4%
1971	-	5.33%
1972	-	5.34%
1973	-	5.39%
1974	-	5.46%
1975	52.5%	5.49%
1976	54.1%	5.41%
1977	52.5%	5.18%
1978	48.5%	4.83%
1979	20.7%	4.41%
1980	18.1%	3.98%
1981	15.9%	3.6%
1982	14.1%	3.31%
1983	13%	3.1%
1984	12.4%	2.95%
1985	12%	2.84%
1986	11.8%	2.74%
1987	11.7%	2.62%
1988	11.6%	2.51%
1989	11.6%	2.42%
1990	11.6%	2.37%
1991	11.6%	2.32%
1992	11.7%	2.29%
1993	11.7%	2.25%
1994	11.9%	2.19%
1995	12%	2.12%
1996	12%	2.03%
1997	11.9%	1.93%
1998	11.7%	1.84%
1999	11.3%	1.76%
2000	10.6%	1.7%
2001	9.65%	1.66%
2002	8.67%	1.62%
2003	7.8%	1.58%
2004	7.08%	1.52%
2005	6.48%	1.44%
2006	5.98%	1.35%
2007	5.54%	1.27%
2008	5.13%	1.19%
2009	4.74%	1.13%
2010	4.37%	1.08%
2011	4.05%	1.04%
2012	3.77%	1%
2013	3.53%	0.97%
2014	3.33%	0.93%
2015	3.16%	0.89%
2016	3.02%	0.85%
2017	2.89%	0.81%
2018	2.77%	0.77%
2019	2.67%	0.74%
2020	2.56%	0.71%
2021	2.47%	0.7%
2022	2.38%	0.68%
2023	2.29%	0.67%