Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Cambodia
Cambodia: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 2.58 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.58
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
77th
of 229 countries
All-time high
6.53
in 1950
All-time low
2.58
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Cambodia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Cambodia stood at 2.58. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Cambodia peaked at 6.53 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.58, in 2023.
Cambodia ranks 77th of 229 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.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.53 | — |
| 1951 | 6.51 | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 6.51 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 6.52 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 6.52 | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 6.53 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 6.51 | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 6.48 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 6.42 | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 6.36 | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 6.31 | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 6.3 | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 6.3 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 6.29 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 6.29 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 6.27 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 6.24 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 6.2 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 6.17 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 6.12 | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 6.07 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 6.01 | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 5.94 | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 5.56 | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 4.8 | -13.7% |
| 1975 | 4.1 | -14.5% |
| 1976 | 3.41 | -16.9% |
| 1977 | 2.72 | -20.3% |
| 1978 | 3.34 | +22.9% |
| 1979 | 4.56 | +36.5% |
| 1980 | 5.77 | +26.7% |
| 1981 | 6.04 | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 6.19 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 6.3 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 6.34 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 6.31 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 6.23 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 6.1 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 5.94 | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 5.68 | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 5.64 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 5.59 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 5.49 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 5.43 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 5.28 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 5.08 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 4.87 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 4.39 | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 4.13 | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 3.93 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 3.79 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 3.69 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 3.57 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 3.43 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 3.31 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 3.24 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 3.17 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 3.13 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 3.05 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.97 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 2.86 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 2.78 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 2.75 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2.74 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.73 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.73 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.73 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.72 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.72 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.73 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.7 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.66 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.62 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 2.58 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.49 | 6.36 | 6.53 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.25 | 6.12 | 6.31 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.65 | 2.72 | 6.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.09 | 5.68 | 6.34 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.98 | 3.93 | 5.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.33 | 2.97 | 3.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.75 | 2.72 | 2.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.64 | 2.58 | 2.7 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More poverty & inequality data for Cambodia
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,722 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.95 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 11.95 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -11.57 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.506 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 8.47 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.128 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Cambodia?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Cambodia was 2.58 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.53 in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.58 in 2023.
- How does Cambodia rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Cambodia ranks 77th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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