🇰🇭 Population of Cambodia

16,944,826
Current Population of Cambodia
179,494
Net population growth this year
93.60
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of Cambodia reached 16,944,826, of which 8,384,562 people are male and 8,560,264 female. The country has a population density of 93.5997 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of 1.059% for the year. According to the latest data, Cambodia is set to increase its population size by 174,549 people next year. Making the total population count of Cambodia 17,121,847 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Cambodia (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of Cambodia grown from 4,380,380 people to 16,944,826. An increase of the population size by 286.83% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 4,380,380 2,190,638 2,189,742 103,739 24.1963 2.368%
1951 4,485,391 2,242,722 2,242,669 106,283 24.7764 2.37%
1952 4,592,875 2,296,096 2,296,780 108,686 25.3701 2.367%
1953 4,702,061 2,350,268 2,351,794 109,686 25.9732 2.333%
1954 4,814,378 2,405,885 2,408,493 114,948 26.5936 2.388%
1955 4,931,224 2,463,847 2,467,376 118,743 27.2391 2.408%
1956 5,051,840 2,523,674 2,528,167 122,491 27.9053 2.425%
1957 5,175,949 2,585,099 2,590,849 125,726 28.5909 2.429%
1958 5,298,410 2,645,563 2,652,846 119,195 29.2673 2.25%
1959 5,419,152 2,705,146 2,714,006 122,290 29.9343 2.257%
1960 5,541,676 2,765,763 2,775,913 122,758 30.6111 2.215%
1961 5,664,654 2,826,456 2,838,198 123,199 31.2904 2.175%
1962 5,788,854 2,887,559 2,901,294 125,200 31.9764 2.163%
1963 5,913,680 2,948,933 2,964,747 124,451 32.6659 2.105%
1964 6,040,848 3,011,363 3,029,485 129,884 33.3684 2.15%
1965 6,170,728 3,075,159 3,095,568 129,875 34.0858 2.105%
1966 6,299,230 3,138,321 3,160,909 127,130 34.7956 2.018%
1967 6,426,446 3,200,620 3,225,826 127,301 35.4984 1.981%
1968 6,553,109 3,262,426 3,290,683 126,027 36.198 1.923%
1969 6,679,708 3,324,135 3,355,573 127,170 36.8973 1.904%
1970 6,708,525 3,328,634 3,379,892 -69,536 37.0565 -1.037%
1971 6,696,324 3,305,067 3,391,257 45,134 36.9891 0.674%
1972 6,766,290 3,323,742 3,442,548 94,797 37.3756 1.401%
1973 6,852,360 3,351,162 3,501,198 77,345 37.851 1.129%
1974 6,913,408 3,366,403 3,547,006 44,751 38.1882 0.647%
1975 6,727,922 3,223,398 3,504,525 -415,723 37.1637 -6.181%
1976 6,307,122 2,958,874 3,348,247 -425,879 34.8392 -6.755%
1977 6,040,196 2,811,654 3,228,543 -107,971 33.3648 -1.788%
1978 5,961,192 2,762,829 3,198,364 -50,037 32.9284 -0.839%
1979 6,051,808 2,796,246 3,255,562 231,268 33.4289 3.822%
1980 6,198,960 2,864,782 3,334,177 63,035 34.2418 1.017%
1981 6,364,472 2,946,970 3,417,502 267,991 35.156 4.211%
1982 6,619,700 3,073,843 3,545,857 242,463 36.5659 3.663%
1983 6,881,962 3,204,343 3,677,619 282,063 38.0145 4.099%
1984 7,133,899 3,329,806 3,804,094 221,810 39.4062 3.109%
1985 7,376,090 3,450,448 3,925,641 262,571 40.744 3.56%
1986 7,661,317 3,596,108 4,065,209 307,884 42.3195 4.019%
1987 7,975,598 3,761,124 4,214,473 320,677 44.0556 4.021%
1988 8,269,780 3,913,102 4,356,678 267,687 45.6806 3.237%
1989 8,570,928 4,069,201 4,501,727 334,610 47.344 3.905%
1990 8,910,808 4,249,932 4,660,876 345,150 49.2215 3.874%
1991 9,259,362 4,435,706 4,823,656 351,957 51.1468 3.802%
1992 9,718,215 4,693,520 5,024,696 565,750 53.6814 5.823%
1993 10,243,550 4,994,432 5,249,118 484,921 56.5833 4.735%
1994 10,636,353 5,208,877 5,427,475 300,684 58.753 2.827%
1995 10,919,528 5,353,490 5,566,038 265,666 60.3172 2.433%
1996 11,182,612 5,487,410 5,695,203 260,503 61.7704 2.33%
1997 11,431,569 5,614,524 5,817,046 237,410 63.1456 2.077%
1998 11,669,077 5,730,750 5,938,327 237,606 64.4576 2.036%
1999 11,899,006 5,843,626 6,055,380 222,253 65.7277 1.868%
2000 12,118,841 5,956,510 6,162,331 217,416 66.942 1.794%
2001 12,338,192 6,069,095 6,269,097 221,286 68.1536 1.794%
2002 12,561,778 6,183,561 6,378,218 225,887 69.3887 1.798%
2003 12,787,710 6,299,051 6,488,659 225,977 70.6367 1.767%
2004 13,016,371 6,416,257 6,600,114 231,343 71.8997 1.777%
2005 13,246,583 6,534,656 6,711,926 229,082 73.1714 1.729%
2006 13,477,779 6,653,612 6,824,167 233,310 74.4485 1.731%
2007 13,714,791 6,775,426 6,939,365 240,714 75.7577 1.755%
2008 13,943,888 6,893,678 7,050,210 217,481 77.0232 1.56%
2009 14,155,740 7,001,368 7,154,373 206,223 78.1934 1.457%
2010 14,363,532 7,104,881 7,258,651 209,360 79.3412 1.458%
2011 14,573,884 7,209,608 7,364,277 211,345 80.5031 1.45%
2012 14,786,640 7,315,560 7,471,081 214,167 81.6784 1.448%
2013 14,999,683 7,421,510 7,578,172 211,918 82.8552 1.413%
2014 15,210,817 7,526,346 7,684,470 210,349 84.0214 1.383%
2015 15,417,523 7,629,132 7,788,391 203,064 85.1632 1.317%
2016 15,624,584 7,731,897 7,892,686 211,057 86.307 1.351%
2017 15,830,688 7,834,348 7,996,341 201,153 87.4455 1.271%
2018 16,025,238 7,930,999 8,094,240 187,947 88.5201 1.173%
2019 16,207,746 8,021,264 8,186,482 177,068 89.5282 1.093%
2020 16,396,860 8,115,527 8,281,334 201,161 90.5729 1.227%
2021 16,589,023 8,212,067 8,376,956 183,165 91.6343 1.104%
2022 16,767,842 8,299,527 8,468,316 174,473 92.6221 1.041%
2023 16,944,826 8,384,562 8,560,264 179,494 93.5997 1.059%

Statements that can be derived from Cambodia's population data

  • Cambodia has a population of 16,944,826 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • Cambodia's population is equivalent to 0.21% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, Cambodia's population will grow with 179,494 people.
  • In 2023, 29,998 more people will emigrate from Cambodia than immigrate to the country.
  • The median age of the population in Cambodia is 27.09 years.
  • In Cambodia there are 93.60 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 19.35 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Cambodia.
  • In Cambodia, 8,384,562 of the total population are male, and 8,560,264 are female.

Future Population of Cambodia (2023 - 2100)

Cambodia's population is set to incease in the future from 16,944,826 people to 19,118,804 people. An increase of the population size by 336.46% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 16,944,826 8,384,562 8,560,264 179,494 93.5997 1.059%
2024 17,121,847 8,470,438 8,651,410 174,549 94.5776 1.019%
2025 17,293,532 8,553,524 8,740,008 168,819 95.5259 0.976%
2026 17,460,074 8,633,904 8,826,170 164,266 96.4458 0.941%
2027 17,621,659 8,711,670 8,909,988 158,903 97.3384 0.902%
2028 17,779,074 8,787,228 8,991,846 155,928 98.2079 0.877%
2029 17,933,485 8,861,150 9,072,336 152,895 99.0609 0.853%
2030 18,084,248 8,933,092 9,151,156 148,629 99.8937 0.822%
2031 18,231,391 9,003,060 9,228,330 145,658 100.7064 0.799%
2032 18,375,249 9,071,226 9,304,022 142,057 101.5011 0.773%
2033 18,515,538 9,137,452 9,378,086 138,523 102.276 0.748%
2034 18,652,904 9,202,063 9,450,841 136,208 103.0348 0.73%
2035 18,787,213 9,264,987 9,522,226 132,409 103.7767 0.705%
2036 18,917,434 9,325,708 9,591,726 128,035 104.496 0.677%
2037 19,043,897 9,384,393 9,659,504 124,890 105.1946 0.656%
2038 19,166,243 9,440,872 9,725,372 119,802 105.8704 0.625%
2039 19,283,610 9,494,708 9,788,902 114,933 106.5187 0.596%
2040 19,396,431 9,546,103 9,850,328 110,708 107.1419 0.571%
2041 19,504,774 9,595,096 9,909,679 105,979 107.7404 0.543%
2042 19,608,512 9,641,656 9,966,856 101,496 108.3134 0.518%
2043 19,707,547 9,685,737 10,021,810 96,574 108.8604 0.49%
2044 19,801,361 9,727,078 10,074,283 91,054 109.3786 0.46%
2045 19,889,964 9,765,682 10,124,282 86,153 109.8681 0.433%
2046 19,973,587 9,801,667 10,171,920 81,092 110.33 0.406%
2047 20,052,513 9,835,202 10,217,312 76,760 110.7659 0.383%
2048 20,126,275 9,866,054 10,260,222 70,764 111.1734 0.352%
2049 20,194,550 9,894,097 10,300,452 65,785 111.5505 0.326%
2050 20,258,435 9,919,926 10,338,509 61,987 111.9034 0.306%
2051 20,318,232 9,943,695 10,374,538 57,607 112.2337 0.284%
2052 20,373,952 9,965,430 10,408,522 53,832 112.5415 0.264%
2053 20,426,043 9,985,372 10,440,672 50,350 112.8292 0.246%
2054 20,474,594 10,003,564 10,471,030 46,752 113.0974 0.228%
2055 20,519,579 10,020,024 10,499,556 43,218 113.3459 0.211%
2056 20,561,126 10,034,808 10,526,318 39,877 113.5754 0.194%
2057 20,599,180 10,047,923 10,551,257 36,230 113.7856 0.176%
2058 20,633,986 10,059,538 10,574,448 33,382 113.9779 0.162%
2059 20,665,582 10,069,654 10,595,927 29,809 114.1524 0.144%
2060 20,693,613 10,078,126 10,615,488 26,255 114.3073 0.127%
2061 20,718,219 10,085,064 10,633,154 22,956 114.4432 0.111%
2062 20,739,275 10,090,408 10,648,867 19,156 114.5595 0.092%
2063 20,756,715 10,094,150 10,662,564 15,724 114.6558 0.076%
2064 20,770,030 10,096,051 10,673,978 10,905 114.7294 0.053%
2065 20,779,347 10,096,180 10,683,167 7,731 114.7808 0.037%
2066 20,784,999 10,094,770 10,690,229 3,572 114.812 0.017%
2067 20,786,769 10,091,772 10,694,998 -31 114.8218 0.0%
2068 20,783,995 10,086,850 10,697,144 -5,519 114.8065 -0.027%
2069 20,776,458 10,079,902 10,696,556 -9,554 114.7649 -0.046%
2070 20,764,507 10,071,107 10,693,400 -14,348 114.6989 -0.069%
2071 20,748,383 10,060,642 10,687,741 -17,900 114.6098 -0.086%
2072 20,727,968 10,048,474 10,679,494 -22,930 114.497 -0.111%
2073 20,703,641 10,034,807 10,668,834 -25,724 114.3626 -0.124%
2074 20,676,149 10,020,072 10,656,077 -29,260 114.2108 -0.142%
2075 20,644,895 10,003,969 10,640,926 -33,248 114.0381 -0.161%
2076 20,610,184 9,986,630 10,623,554 -36,173 113.8464 -0.176%
2077 20,572,339 9,968,190 10,604,148 -39,519 113.6374 -0.192%
2078 20,531,219 9,948,528 10,582,692 -42,719 113.4102 -0.208%
2079 20,487,444 9,927,872 10,559,572 -44,833 113.1684 -0.219%
2080 20,441,202 9,906,290 10,534,912 -47,649 112.913 -0.233%
2081 20,392,855 9,883,932 10,508,922 -49,047 112.6459 -0.241%
2082 20,342,994 9,861,054 10,481,940 -50,674 112.3705 -0.249%
2083 20,291,330 9,837,448 10,453,882 -52,653 112.0851 -0.259%
2084 20,237,989 9,813,118 10,424,872 -54,029 111.7905 -0.267%
2085 20,182,866 9,787,958 10,394,908 -56,217 111.486 -0.279%
2086 20,126,189 9,762,016 10,364,172 -57,139 111.1729 -0.284%
2087 20,068,054 9,735,350 10,332,704 -59,130 110.8518 -0.295%
2088 20,008,080 9,707,736 10,300,344 -60,818 110.5205 -0.304%
2089 19,946,338 9,679,218 10,267,120 -62,666 110.1795 -0.314%
2090 19,882,281 9,649,474 10,232,806 -65,448 109.8256 -0.329%
2091 19,816,056 9,618,562 10,197,495 -67,001 109.4598 -0.338%
2092 19,747,861 9,586,658 10,161,202 -69,390 109.0831 -0.351%
2093 19,677,206 9,553,469 10,123,737 -71,921 108.6928 -0.366%
2094 19,604,327 9,519,121 10,085,206 -73,836 108.2903 -0.377%
2095 19,529,262 9,483,673 10,045,588 -76,295 107.8756 -0.391%
2096 19,451,744 9,446,972 10,004,772 -78,741 107.4474 -0.405%
2097 19,371,843 9,409,056 9,962,787 -81,059 107.0061 -0.418%
2098 19,289,507 9,369,958 9,919,549 -83,613 106.5513 -0.433%
2099 19,205,031 9,329,854 9,875,177 -85,340 106.0846 -0.444%
2100 19,118,804 9,288,908 9,829,896 -87,114 105.6083 -0.456%

Population Density of Cambodia

Today, Cambodia has a population density of 93.5997 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 24.1963 people/km² since the 1950 to 93.5997 people/km² in 2023. In the future, Cambodia is projected to reach a population density of 105.6083 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Cambodia Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Cambodia's Population

The population growth rate of Cambodia currently stands at 1.059% as of July 1, 2023. This is an increase by 0.018 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of Cambodia will decrease to 1.059%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Cambodia's population growth is projected to land at a negative rate of -0.456% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Cambodia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 2.368%
1960 2.215%
1970 -1.037%
1980 1.017%
1990 3.874%
2000 1.794%
2010 1.458%
2020 1.227%
Year Growth Rate
2030 0.822%
2040 0.571%
2050 0.306%
2060 0.127%
2070 -0.069%
2080 -0.233%
2090 -0.329%
2100 -0.456%
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Life Expectancy of Cambodia

Today, Cambodia has an average life expectancy of 71.4623 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 38.9368 years since the 1950 to 71.4623 years in 2023. In the future, Cambodia is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 83.0813 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Cambodia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 38,936
1960 42,360
1970 39,128
1980 47,569
1990 55,434
2000 58,625
2010 67,712
2020 70,416
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 72,659
2040 74,217
2050 75,714
2060 77,221
2070 78,714
2080 80,208
2090 81,695
2100 83,081
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Migration to and from Cambodia

In 2023 Cambodia will see net migrations of -29,998 people. This means that 29,998 more people will emigrate from Cambodia than immigrate to the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Cambodia was -29,998.

Net Migration for Cambodia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 1,859
1960 -3,332
1970 -193,005
1980 -134,549
1990 56,166
2000 -4,248
2010 -43,068
2020 -22,308
Year Net Migration
2030 -29,998
2040 -29,998
2050 -29,998
2060 -29,998
2070 -29,998
2080 -29,998
2090 -29,998
2100 -29,998
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Births in Cambodia

In 2023, Cambodia will see 313,156 babies be born. That is a decrease when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Cambodia in 2022, when the country saw 318,335 new borns.

Births Cambodia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 208,816
1960 242,222
1970 277,149
1980 301,349
1990 397,774
2000 334,039
2010 340,475
2020 325,659
Year Births
2030 301,287
2040 295,221
2050 271,749
2060 253,341
2070 236,716
2080 216,917
2090 200,205
2100 185,866
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Deaths in Cambodia

In 2023, 103,666 people will die in Cambodia. That is a decrease of Cambodia's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 113,868 deaths.

Deaths Cambodia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 106,934
1960 116,133
1970 153,686
1980 103,759
1990 108,792
2000 112,381
2010 88,051
2020 102,187
Year Births
2030 122,669
2040 154,517
2050 179,762
2060 197,103
2070 221,059
2080 234,571
2090 235,648
2100 242,986
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Median Age in Cambodia

The median age of Cambodia has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Cambodia will reach 44.8832 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Cambodia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 17.5092
1960 16.8155
1970 16.7703
1980 17.2711
1990 17.1962
2000 18.1112
2010 22.0721
2020 26.1882
Year Median Age
2030 28.6725
2040 31.3258
2050 34.3414
2060 37.2154
2070 39.4102
2080 41.3682
2090 43.3265
2100 44.8832
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Fertility Rate in Cambodia

The fertility rate of Cambodia has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Cambodia will reach 1.7375 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Cambodia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 6.6312
1960 6.2509
1970 5.7195
1980 5.7737
1990 5.6444
2000 3.7719
2010 2.7736
2020 2.3814
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 2.1253
2040 1.9739
2050 1.8919
2060 1.8344
2070 1.7931
2080 1.7654
2090 1.7434
2100 1.7375
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Infant Mortality Rate in Cambodia

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Cambodia while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Cambodia has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 172.4744. Today, Cambodia has a much better infant mortality rate of 19.3491 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Cambodia is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 3.7069 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Cambodia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 172.4744
1960 149.4557
1970 126.2632
1980 115.7773
1990 86.2314
2000 79.9024
2010 35.7276
2020 21.5755
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 15.4765
2040 11.9656
2050 9.3547
2060 7.308
2070 6.0921
2080 5.1121
2090 4.3093
2100 3.7069
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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