Share of births by age of mother in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of births by age of mother was 10.34 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10.34
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
84th
of 236 countries
All-time high
12.49
in 2001
All-time low
5.92
in 1994
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of births by age of mother in Cambodia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share of births by age of mother in Cambodia stood at 10.34.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of births by age of mother in Cambodia peaked at 12.49 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.92, in 1994.
That places Cambodia 84th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share of births by age of mother in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8.85 | — |
| 1951 | 8.88 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 8.91 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 8.93 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 8.97 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 9.02 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 9.07 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 9.09 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 9.11 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 9.13 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 9.32 | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 9.53 | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 9.71 | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 9.91 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 10.15 | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 10.27 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 10.47 | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 10.75 | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 11.03 | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 11.2 | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 11.29 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 11.68 | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 11.68 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 11.48 | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 10.58 | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 10.01 | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 9.49 | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 8.99 | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 11.03 | +22.7% |
| 1979 | 11.39 | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 11.32 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 11.26 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 11.01 | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 10.85 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 9.91 | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 9.09 | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 8.84 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 9.28 | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 9.7 | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 9.6 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 9.54 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 9.29 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 8.66 | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 6.83 | -21.2% |
| 1994 | 5.92 | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 6.21 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 6.7 | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 8.67 | +29.4% |
| 1998 | 10.58 | +22.1% |
| 1999 | 11.31 | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 11.98 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 12.49 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 11.75 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 11.52 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 10.7 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 10.4 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 10.8 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 10.92 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 10.66 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 10.78 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 11.46 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 11.58 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 11.92 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 11.73 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 11.07 | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 10.46 | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 9.99 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 9.73 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 9.69 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 9.74 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 9.65 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 9.83 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 10.05 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 10.34 | +2.8% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 10.34 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.1, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 10.34 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.08, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of births by age of mother 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +29.4% | 6.7 | 8.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9 | 8.85 | 9.13 | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.24 | 9.32 | 11.2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.76 | 8.99 | 11.68 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.09 | 8.84 | 11.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.37 | 5.92 | 11.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.2 | 10.4 | 12.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.74 | 9.69 | 11.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.97 | 9.65 | 10.34 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 81 Dominica 10.43 compare
- 82 Micronesia (country) 10.43 compare
- 83 Saint Kitts and Nevis 10.38 compare
- 85 French Guiana 10.3 compare
- 86 Syria 10.3 compare
- 87 Romania 10.2 compare
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)
- Population growth rate -0.266 (2100)
- Population density 128.82 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.20 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of births by age of mother in Cambodia?
- Share of births by age of mother in Cambodia was 10.34 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of births by age of mother recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.49 in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of births by age of mother recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.92 in 1994.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of births by age of mother?
- Cambodia ranks 84th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of births by age of mother rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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