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Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and Venezuela

Updated on by Georank team

Cambodia has an annual birth rate of 20.8 births per 1,000 people, compared to 15.1 for Venezuela. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 2.58 in Cambodia and 2.08 in Venezuela — 19.4% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -59.1% in Cambodia and by -67.4% in Venezuela — in 1960, it was 6.31 and 6.38, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Cambodia is ranked 71/196 by birth rate compared to 101/196 for Venezuela.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 27.8 in Cambodia — it's 26.3 in Venezuela.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 46.9 in Cambodia vs 73.3 in Venezuela.
  • In Cambodia, 26.4% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.5% in Venezuela.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.44% in Cambodia and +0.75% in Venezuela.

Birth rate data compared

Cambodia Venezuela
Fertility rate 2.58 2.08
Birth rate 20.8 15.1
Birth rate rank 71/196 101/196
Age at first childbirth 23.3 years n/a
Average age at childbearing 27.8 years 26.3 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 47.6 72.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 140.6 113.7
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 28.1 13.3
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 26.4% 24.5%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 44.7% 61.7%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 98.7% 98.7%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.14% 0.23%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 1.18% 1.5%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 2.03% 2.15%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 2.29% 2.43%
Population change due to births and deaths +250,242 +213,020
Natural population change rank 55/196 59/196
Natural population change rate +1.44% +0.75%
Population growth +1.23% +0.37%
Population growth rank 90/197 142/197
Life expectancy 71 years 72.8 years

Fertility rate in Cambodia vs Venezuela 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 2.08 in Venezuela in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cambodia vs Venezuela population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Cambodia
Factual

UN forecast
Venezuela
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Cambodia Venezuela
1960 6.31 6.38
1961 6.3 6.3
1962 6.3 6.23
1963 6.29 6.16
1964 6.29 6.07
1965 6.27 5.98
1966 6.24 5.87
1967 6.2 5.75
1968 6.17 5.61
1969 6.12 5.47
1970 6.07 5.32
1971 6.01 5.17
1972 5.94 5.04
1973 5.56 4.91
1974 4.8 4.79
1975 4.1 4.69
1976 3.41 4.59
1977 2.72 4.49
1978 3.34 4.4
1979 4.56 4.3
1980 5.77 4.2
1981 6.04 4.1
1982 6.19 4.01
1983 6.3 3.93
1984 6.34 3.86
1985 6.31 3.79
1986 6.23 3.73
1987 6.1 3.67
1988 5.94 3.6
1989 5.68 3.52
1990 5.64 3.45
1991 5.59 3.37
1992 5.49 3.29
1993 5.43 3.22
1994 5.28 3.15
1995 5.08 3.08
1996 4.87 3.02
1997 4.39 2.97
1998 4.13 2.91
1999 3.93 2.86
2000 3.79 2.79
2001 3.69 2.78
2002 3.57 2.74
2003 3.43 2.7
2004 3.31 2.64
2005 3.24 2.63
2006 3.18 2.6
2007 3.13 2.52
2008 3.05 2.48
2009 2.97 2.42
2010 2.86 2.4
2011 2.78 2.4
2012 2.75 2.38
2013 2.74 2.33
2014 2.73 2.3
2015 2.73 2.25
2016 2.73 2.22
2017 2.72 2.18
2018 2.72 2.15
2019 2.73 2.13
2020 2.7 2.12
2021 2.66 2.11
2022 2.62 2.09
2023 2.58 2.08
2024 2.55 2.08
2025 2.51 2.06
2026 2.49 2.04
2027 2.46 2.03
2028 2.43 2.01
2029 2.41 2
2030 2.38 1.99
2031 2.36 1.98
2032 2.33 1.97
2033 2.31 1.96
2034 2.29 1.95
2035 2.26 1.94
2036 2.24 1.93
2037 2.22 1.92
2038 2.2 1.91
2039 2.18 1.91
2040 2.17 1.9
2041 2.15 1.89
2042 2.14 1.88
2043 2.12 1.87
2044 2.11 1.86
2045 2.09 1.86
2046 2.08 1.85
2047 2.07 1.84
2048 2.06 1.84
2049 2.05 1.83
2050 2.03 1.83

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Cambodia
Factual

UN forecast
Venezuela
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Cambodia Venezuela
1960 43.7% 46.8%
1961 43.8% 46.9%
1962 43.9% 47%
1963 44% 47%
1964 44.1% 47%
1965 44.1% 46.9%
1966 44.1% 46.8%
1967 44% 46.6%
1968 44% 46.3%
1969 43.9% 46%
1970 44.4% 45.6%
1971 45% 45.2%
1972 45.2% 44.7%
1973 45.2% 44.3%
1974 44.9% 43.8%
1975 44.8% 43.3%
1976 44.7% 42.9%
1977 44.2% 42.5%
1978 43.8% 42.1%
1979 43% 41.7%
1980 42.5% 41.3%
1981 42.7% 41%
1982 42.6% 40.6%
1983 42.5% 40.3%
1984 42.4% 39.9%
1985 42.5% 39.6%
1986 42.5% 39.3%
1987 42.5% 39%
1988 42.8% 38.7%
1989 43.2% 38.4%
1990 43.7% 38.1%
1991 44.5% 37.8%
1992 45% 37.4%
1993 45.3% 37%
1994 46% 36.6%
1995 46.4% 36.2%
1996 46.2% 35.8%
1997 45.4% 35.3%
1998 44.5% 34.9%
1999 43.6% 34.5%
2000 42.5% 34%
2001 41.5% 33.6%
2002 40.5% 33.1%
2003 39.5% 32.7%
2004 38.5% 32.2%
2005 37.6% 31.8%
2006 36.6% 31.4%
2007 35.6% 31%
2008 34.7% 30.6%
2009 33.9% 30.3%
2010 33.3% 29.9%
2011 32.8% 29.5%
2012 32.4% 29.2%
2013 32.2% 28.9%
2014 32% 28.5%
2015 31.9% 28.2%
2016 31.8% 27.9%
2017 31.7% 27.8%
2018 31.5% 27.9%
2019 31.3% 28%
2020 31.1% 27.8%
2021 30.8% 27.4%
2022 30.5% 26.8%
2023 30.1% 26.2%
2024 29.8% 25.5%
2025 29.5% 24.9%
2026 29.2% 24.3%
2027 28.9% 23.8%
2028 28.6% 23.2%
2029 28.3% 22.8%
2030 28% 22.4%
2031 27.6% 22%
2032 27.2% 21.7%
2033 26.9% 21.5%
2034 26.5% 21.4%
2035 26.1% 21.4%
2036 25.7% 21.4%
2037 25.4% 21.5%
2038 25.1% 21.5%
2039 24.8% 21.4%
2040 24.6% 21.4%
2041 24.3% 21.3%
2042 24.1% 21.2%
2043 23.9% 21.1%
2044 23.7% 20.9%
2045 23.6% 20.7%
2046 23.4% 20.5%
2047 23.2% 20.3%
2048 23% 20%
2049 22.9% 19.8%
2050 22.7% 19.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 25.5% in Venezuela in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 38.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and Venezuela compared.

Natural population change in Cambodia vs Venezuela by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.67% in Cambodia and +1% in Venezuela. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Cambodia
Venezuela

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Cambodia Venezuela
1960 124,237 285,105
1961 128,259 292,109
1962 132,861 299,345
1963 137,562 307,279
1964 141,216 314,397
1965 144,460 321,695
1966 147,583 329,697
1967 150,046 335,813
1968 153,444 340,973
1969 156,777 343,596
1970 122,832 350,709
1971 113,813 355,212
1972 113,190 360,749
1973 101,304 367,612
1974 73,001 375,678
1975 -383,806 385,045
1976 -408,505 395,344
1977 -416,117 405,315
1978 -357,478 414,032
1979 78,143 421,256
1980 159,157 425,613
1981 166,578 432,059
1982 180,300 436,564
1983 192,849 443,569
1984 207,700 449,186
1985 214,101 455,517
1986 221,684 468,252
1987 235,064 474,204
1988 243,203 477,569
1989 239,211 478,053
1990 249,776 478,168
1991 257,709 477,917
1992 260,673 474,824
1993 282,221 473,189
1994 286,728 469,178
1995 280,168 469,267
1996 274,147 468,653
1997 252,351 472,002
1998 251,076 469,123
1999 245,425 463,787
2000 246,330 459,802
2001 250,726 451,487
2002 251,860 466,821
2003 251,884 456,902
2004 251,650 455,881
2005 256,756 463,260
2006 263,697 460,152
2007 270,745 452,482
2008 272,132 435,870
2009 274,700 427,257
2010 272,266 425,397
2011 272,161 425,958
2012 276,649 420,758
2013 281,013 408,930
2014 283,193 395,088
2015 284,390 384,560
2016 284,130 359,651
2017 282,698 340,222
2018 280,671 317,302
2019 276,870 274,826
2020 268,745 237,223
2021 255,939 207,746
2022 257,269 216,619
2023 250,242 213,020

Fertility rates around the globe

Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs Venezuela

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 227 deaths in Venezuela.

Cambodia
Venezuela
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Cambodia Venezuela
1985 874 83
1986 824 81
1987 772 81
1988 742 80
1989 702 80
1990 681 83
1991 681 80
1992 667 82
1993 680 82
1994 665 84
1995 642 84
1996 622 86
1997 580 82
1998 557 82
1999 517 88
2000 476 86
2001 437 101
2002 399 87
2003 366 97
2004 344 94
2005 323 93
2006 303 96
2007 290 92
2008 272 103
2009 251 109
2010 234 110
2011 214 104
2012 197 113
2013 182 123
2014 172 133
2015 166 136
2016 159 162
2017 155 195
2018 151 205
2019 149 202
2020 164 207
2021 189 251
2022 159 219
2023 137 227

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.29% in Cambodia and 2.43% in Venezuela. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Cambodia
Venezuela

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Cambodia Venezuela
1960 - 7.97%
1961 - 7.72%
1962 - 7.49%
1963 - 7.3%
1964 - 7.14%
1965 - 7%
1966 - 6.87%
1967 - 6.75%
1968 - 6.61%
1969 - 6.47%
1970 - 6.3%
1971 - 6.12%
1972 - 5.94%
1973 - 5.75%
1974 - 5.57%
1975 52.5% 5.38%
1976 54.1% 5.2%
1977 52.5% 5.01%
1978 48.5% 4.82%
1979 20.7% 4.62%
1980 18.1% 4.42%
1981 15.9% 4.24%
1982 14.1% 4.07%
1983 13% 3.91%
1984 12.4% 3.77%
1985 12% 3.64%
1986 11.8% 3.5%
1987 11.7% 3.37%
1988 11.6% 3.23%
1989 11.6% 3.09%
1990 11.6% 2.96%
1991 11.6% 2.86%
1992 11.7% 2.78%
1993 11.7% 2.73%
1994 11.9% 2.68%
1995 12% 2.63%
1996 12% 2.55%
1997 11.9% 2.45%
1998 11.7% 2.34%
1999 11.3% 2.24%
2000 10.6% 2.15%
2001 9.65% 2.09%
2002 8.67% 2.03%
2003 7.8% 1.98%
2004 7.08% 1.91%
2005 6.48% 1.85%
2006 5.98% 1.79%
2007 5.54% 1.74%
2008 5.13% 1.72%
2009 4.74% 1.71%
2010 4.37% 1.72%
2011 4.05% 1.73%
2012 3.77% 1.76%
2013 3.53% 1.79%
2014 3.33% 1.83%
2015 3.16% 1.92%
2016 3.02% 2.43%
2017 2.89% 2.43%
2018 2.77% 2.43%
2019 2.67% 2.43%
2020 2.56% 2.43%
2021 2.47% 2.43%
2022 2.38% 2.43%
2023 2.29% 2.43%

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