Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cambodia, 1978

Cambodia
1978
Total fertility rate: 3.34
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Cambodia was 3.34 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (161 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 132,018 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.34
Births
132,018
Births per 1,000 people
25.3
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.4
Population
5,211,652
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
10-140.80.1%325
15-1941.16.2%14,242
20-24142.821.4%40,511
25-29160.924.1%33,806
30-34140.221.0%21,175
35-39111.016.6%14,196
40-4456.08.4%6,357
45-4913.52.0%1,342
50-540.80.1%65