Fertility rate: births per woman in Cambodia
Cambodia: Fertility rate: births per woman was 2.58 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.58 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
79th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.53 live births per woman
in 1950
All-time low
2.58 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate: births per woman in Cambodia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 2.58 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Cambodia peaked at 6.53 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.58 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Cambodia 79th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate: births per woman in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.53 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.51 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 6.51 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 6.52 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 6.52 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 6.53 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 6.51 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 6.48 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 6.42 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 6.36 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 6.31 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 6.3 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 6.3 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 6.29 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 6.29 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 6.27 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 6.24 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 6.2 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 6.17 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 6.12 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 6.07 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 6.01 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 5.94 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 5.56 live births per woman | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 4.8 live births per woman | -13.7% |
| 1975 | 4.1 live births per woman | -14.5% |
| 1976 | 3.41 live births per woman | -16.9% |
| 1977 | 2.72 live births per woman | -20.3% |
| 1978 | 3.34 live births per woman | +22.9% |
| 1979 | 4.56 live births per woman | +36.5% |
| 1980 | 5.77 live births per woman | +26.7% |
| 1981 | 6.04 live births per woman | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 6.19 live births per woman | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 6.3 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 6.34 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 6.31 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 6.23 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 6.1 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 5.94 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 5.68 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 5.64 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 5.59 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 5.49 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 5.43 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 5.28 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 5.08 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 4.87 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 4.39 live births per woman | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 4.13 live births per woman | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 3.93 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 3.79 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 3.69 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 3.57 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 3.43 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 3.31 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 3.24 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 3.17 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 3.13 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 3.05 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.97 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 2.86 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 2.78 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 2.75 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.74 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.73 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.73 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.73 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.72 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.72 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.73 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.7 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.66 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.62 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 2.58 live births per woman | -1.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 2.58 live births per woman is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.15 live births per woman, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 2.58 live births per woman is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.13 live births per woman, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fertility rate: births per woman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +36.5% | 3.34 live births per woman | 4.56 live births per woman |
| 1980 | +26.7% | 4.56 live births per woman | 5.77 live births per woman |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.49 live births per woman | 6.36 live births per woman | 6.53 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.25 live births per woman | 6.12 live births per woman | 6.31 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.65 live births per woman | 2.72 live births per woman | 6.07 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.09 live births per woman | 5.68 live births per woman | 6.34 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.98 live births per woman | 3.93 live births per woman | 5.64 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.33 live births per woman | 2.97 live births per woman | 3.79 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.75 live births per woman | 2.72 live births per woman | 2.86 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.64 live births per woman | 2.58 live births per woman | 2.7 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More population data for Cambodia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2557 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.5337 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2557 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 20,258 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.8407 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6579 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- 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 fertility rate: births per woman in Cambodia?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Cambodia was 2.58 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.53 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.58 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Cambodia rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Cambodia ranks 79th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. 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 Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.