Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cambodia, 1972

Cambodia
1972
Total fertility rate: 5.94
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cambodia was 5.94 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (274 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 264,715 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.94
Births
264,715
Births per 1,000 people
39.7
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.02
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
6,673,886
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-141.00.1%411
15-1982.77.0%30,510
20-24255.621.5%73,747
25-29274.123.1%60,741
30-34250.921.1%48,271
35-39199.116.8%33,531
40-44101.68.6%14,802
45-4920.81.7%2,593
50-541.00.1%109