Birth rate by women's age group in Cambodia
Cambodia: Birth rate by women's age group was 46.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
46.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
77th
of 236 countries
All-time high
96.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 1992
All-time low
26.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 1977
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Birth rate by women's age group in Cambodia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 46.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 for birth rate by women's age group in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Cambodia peaked at 96.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 26.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 1977.
Cambodia ranks 77th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Birth rate by women's age group in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 79.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | — |
| 1951 | 79.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 79.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 80.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 80.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 81.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 81.49 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 81.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 81.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 80.83 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 82 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 83.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 85.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 86.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 87.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 86.49 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 86.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 86.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 86.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 86.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 86.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 85.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 82.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 75.2 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 58.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -21.6% |
| 1975 | 47.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -20.2% |
| 1976 | 36.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -22.7% |
| 1977 | 26.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -26.2% |
| 1978 | 41.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +52.9% |
| 1979 | 57.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +40.1% |
| 1980 | 75.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +31.5% |
| 1981 | 77.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 78.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 79.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 74.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 69.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 67.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 72.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 77.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 78.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 84.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 91.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 96.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 87.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 78.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 65.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -17.3% |
| 1996 | 53.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -17.5% |
| 1997 | 52.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 54.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 53.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 54.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 56.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 52.18 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 50.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 45.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 44.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 46.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 47.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 46.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 46.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 49.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 50.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 53.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 55.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 54.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 53.57 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 52.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 51.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 51.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 50.2 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 48.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 47.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 47.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 46.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 46.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 46.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Birth rate by women's age group in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +52.9% | 26.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 41.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 1979 | +40.1% | 41.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 57.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 1980 | +31.5% | 57.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 75.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 1977 | -26.2% | 36.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 26.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 80.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 79.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 81.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 85.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 82 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 87.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 26.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 86.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.2 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 67.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 79.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 52.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 96.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.06 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 44.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 56.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 49.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 55.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 46.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 48.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 74 Haiti 49.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 75 Cuba 48.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 76 Suriname 48.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 78 Barbados 45.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 79 Kiribati 44.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 80 Micronesia (country) 43.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6579 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population density 128.82 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.20 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate by women's age group in Cambodia?
- Birth rate by women's age group in Cambodia was 46.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1992.
- What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1977.
- How does Cambodia rank for birth rate by women's age group?
- Cambodia ranks 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.