Cambodia Population (LIVE)

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Cambodia Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Cambodia is 17,788,642 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Cambodia 2025 population is estimated at 17,847,982 people at mid-year.
  • Cambodia population is equivalent to 0.22% of the total world population.
  • Cambodia ranks number 73 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Cambodia is 101 per Km² (262 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 176,520 Km² (68,155 sq. miles).
  • 26.45% of the population is urban (4,721,141 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Cambodia is 26.2 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Cambodia (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Cambodia
Global
Rank
2025 17,847,982 1.19% 209,181 −31,469 26.2 2.51 101 26.5% 4,721,141 0.22% 8,231,613,070 73
2024 17,638,801 1.23% 214,921 −32,960 26 2.55 100 26% 4,581,944 0.22% 8,161,972,572 73
2023 17,423,880 1.29% 222,156 −31,837 25.8 2.58 99 25.5% 4,445,360 0.22% 8,091,734,930 73
2022 17,201,724 1.41% 238,125 −31,350 25.6 2.62 97 25.1% 4,311,303 0.21% 8,021,407,192 73
2020 16,725,474 1.37% 220,445 0 25.1 2.7 95 24.2% 4,050,459 0.21% 7,887,001,292 72
2015 15,623,251 1.5% 224,505 −58,101 23.2 2.73 89 22% 3,443,036 0.21% 7,470,491,872 70
2010 14,500,726 1.53% 212,305 −49,781 21.3 2.86 82 20% 2,903,806 0.21% 7,021,732,148 68
2005 13,439,202 1.52% 195,373 −60,473 19.1 3.24 76 18.9% 2,544,414 0.20% 6,586,970,132 67
2000 12,462,336 4.46% 488,768 −50,957 17 3.79 71 18.1% 2,258,686 0.20% 6,171,702,993 64
1995 10,018,497 6.32% 528,749 503,042 15.9 5.08 57 18.4% 1,844,262 0.17% 5,758,878,982 76
1990 7,374,752 4.06% 266,194 58,455 17.2 5.64 42 18.9% 1,395,017 0.14% 5,327,803,110 85
1985 6,043,783 3.05% 168,782 4,677 16.8 6.31 34 17.8% 1,074,486 0.12% 4,868,943,465 91
1980 5,199,872 −4.6% −276,300 −133,508 16.7 5.77 29 12.7% 662,376 0.12% 4,447,606,236 91
1975 6,581,371 −0.17% −11,562 −47,717 16.1 4.1 37 5.1% 336,810 0.16% 4,070,735,277 75
1970 6,639,182 1.8% 113,379 −193,008 16.5 6.07 38 16.8% 1,117,077 0.18% 3,694,683,794 69
1965 6,072,289 2.19% 124,465 −16,930 16.8 6.27 34 11.5% 700,389 0.18% 3,334,533,703 68
1960 5,449,966 2.19% 111,919 −5,339 17.1 6.31 31 10.8% 588,531 0.18% 3,015,470,894 68
1955 4,890,372 2.25% 103,023 −4,946 17.3 6.53 28 10.6% 516,753 0.18% 2,740,213,792 70

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Cambodia Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Cambodia
Global
Rank
2030 18,827,388 1.07% 195,881 −30,625 27.1 2.38 107 29% 5,457,774 0.22% 8,569,124,911 71
2035 19,720,141 0.93% 178,551 −25,277 28.2 2.26 112 31.8% 6,271,831 0.22% 8,885,210,181 72
2040 20,540,682 0.82% 164,108 −29,536 29.6 2.17 116 34.9% 7,162,015 0.22% 9,177,190,203 71
2045 21,286,237 0.72% 149,111 −27,950 30.8 2.1 121 38.1% 8,101,923 0.23% 9,439,639,668 72
2050 21,931,455 0.6% 129,044 −29,019 32.2 2.04 124 41.3% 9,061,599 0.23% 9,664,378,587 73

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Cambodia Demographics

Life Expectancy
71.0 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
18.1

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
21.7

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


Notes

The Cambodia Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Cambodia delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Cambodia (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.