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Cambodia population
Cambodia population now
18,100,150
A projection read at this second, not a count: the UN's totals for 1 January 2026 and 2027, joined by a straight line. 95% range for 31 December 2026: 17.0–19.3 million.
Mid-2023, UN estimate: 17,423,880
- Year
- 2026
- projection · medium
- Population, mid-2026
- 18.0512 million
- 95% range, 31 Dec: 17.0–19.3 million
- Median age
- 27.4
- Aged 65+
- 6.6%
male female projection · one cell = 5,000 people
How to read this: one row for each age, newborns at the bottom; men on the left, women on the right.
KHM · 1950–2100 · in brief
Cambodia in numbers
17,423,880 people lived in Cambodia in mid-2023: 0.22% of the world's people, and the 73rd-largest population of the 236 countries and areas the UN reports. That is 4.0 times its 1950 population of 4.4 million.
The UN's medium projection has it peaking in 2078 at 23.4 million, then falling to 22.7 million by 2100. The projection is uncertain: on 1 January 2100 the UN's 95% range runs from 8.5 million to 56.1 million.
The medium projection has deaths passing births in 2088 and staying above them from then on. Deaths also outnumbered births in 1975–1978.
The median age was 18.5 in 1950 and 26.8 in 2023; the projection has 43.7 in 2100. 6.0% of people were 65 or older in 2023, against 23.5% projected for 2100. The working-age population (15–64) is projected to peak in 2069 at 15.1 million.
By size it is the 73rd country in 2023; the projection puts it 73rd in 2050 and 71st in 2100. In the medium projection it overtakes Romania in 2029, the Netherlands in 2030 and Ecuador in 2038. It is overtaken by Zimbabwe in 2032, Benin in 2041 and Burundi in 2042.
- Population, mid-2023
- 17,423,880
- Rank by population, 2023
- 73 of 236
- Share of the world, 2023
- 0.22%
- Change in a year, mid-2022 to mid-2023
- +1.29% · +222,156 people
- People per km² of land, 2023
- 99
- Land area, 2023
- 176,520 km²
- Births, 2023
- 361,586
- Deaths, 2023
- 111,340
- Net migration, 2023
- −31,837
- Children per woman, 2023
- 2.58
- Median age, 2023
- 26.8 years
- Life expectancy at birth, 2023
- 70.7 years
- In a city, 2025
- 19 of every 100
- Population, mid-1950
- 4,375,256
- Projected, mid-2050
- 21,931,455
- Projected, mid-2100
- 22,738,858
KHM · 1950–2100 · total population
Population, 1950–2100
estimate projection, up to the bottom of the 95% range 95% range medium projection. Every column stands for a single year, counted on 1 January, and the paper rules slice it into cells of equal size.
Show the numbers: Cambodia, 1950–2100
| Year | Kind | Population, 1 Jan | 95% range | Births | Deaths | Children per woman | Life expectancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | estimate | 4,325,499 | 203,959 | 106,298 | 6.53 | 38.9 | |
| 1951 | estimate | 4,425,014 | 207,892 | 107,951 | 6.51 | 39.0 | |
| 1952 | estimate | 4,526,370 | 212,207 | 109,123 | 6.51 | 39.3 | |
| 1953 | estimate | 4,629,552 | 217,022 | 110,441 | 6.52 | 39.6 | |
| 1954 | estimate | 4,731,349 | 221,025 | 111,600 | 6.52 | 39.9 | |
| 1955 | estimate | 4,836,316 | 225,581 | 112,519 | 6.53 | 40.3 | |
| 1956 | estimate | 4,944,427 | 229,292 | 113,772 | 6.51 | 40.5 | |
| 1957 | estimate | 5,054,541 | 232,628 | 114,429 | 6.48 | 40.9 | |
| 1958 | estimate | 5,166,327 | 234,920 | 115,018 | 6.42 | 41.2 | |
| 1959 | estimate | 5,275,342 | 236,470 | 115,022 | 6.36 | 41.6 | |
| 1960 | estimate | 5,390,518 | 239,161 | 114,925 | 6.31 | 42.1 | |
| 1961 | estimate | 5,509,413 | 243,398 | 115,139 | 6.30 | 42.6 | |
| 1962 | estimate | 5,632,923 | 248,207 | 115,350 | 6.30 | 43.1 | |
| 1963 | estimate | 5,762,193 | 253,003 | 115,441 | 6.29 | 43.6 | |
| 1964 | estimate | 5,883,827 | 257,010 | 115,797 | 6.29 | 44.0 | |
| 1965 | estimate | 6,008,530 | 260,444 | 115,989 | 6.27 | 44.5 | |
| 1966 | estimate | 6,136,049 | 263,738 | 116,156 | 6.24 | 45.0 | |
| 1967 | estimate | 6,266,415 | 267,148 | 117,105 | 6.20 | 45.2 | |
| 1968 | estimate | 6,399,474 | 271,038 | 117,596 | 6.17 | 45.6 | |
| 1969 | estimate | 6,535,173 | 275,097 | 118,324 | 6.12 | 45.9 | |
| 1970 | estimate | 6,674,278 | 278,911 | 156,079 | 6.07 | 38.6 | |
| 1971 | estimate | 6,604,087 | 266,715 | 152,906 | 6.01 | 38.7 | |
| 1972 | estimate | 6,637,673 | 264,715 | 151,524 | 5.94 | 38.9 | |
| 1973 | estimate | 6,710,098 | 251,987 | 150,677 | 5.56 | 39.1 | |
| 1974 | estimate | 6,769,355 | 220,380 | 147,380 | 4.80 | 39.3 | |
| 1975 | estimate | 6,797,125 | 185,959 | 569,761 | 4.10 | 12.8 | |
| 1976 | estimate | 6,365,617 | 147,296 | 555,801 | 3.41 | 11.6 | |
| 1977 | estimate | 5,904,365 | 110,966 | 527,086 | 2.72 | 11.3 | |
| 1978 | estimate | 5,432,736 | 132,018 | 489,493 | 3.34 | 11.6 | |
| 1979 | estimate | 4,990,569 | 176,711 | 98,566 | 4.56 | 41.1 | |
| 1980 | estimate | 5,187,047 | 245,426 | 86,269 | 5.77 | 47.5 | |
| 1981 | estimate | 5,212,697 | 254,786 | 88,207 | 6.04 | 48.0 | |
| 1982 | estimate | 5,356,294 | 269,636 | 89,334 | 6.19 | 48.8 | |
| 1983 | estimate | 5,516,570 | 283,685 | 90,840 | 6.30 | 49.4 | |
| 1984 | estimate | 5,755,836 | 300,525 | 92,828 | 6.34 | 50.1 | |
| 1985 | estimate | 5,934,398 | 307,427 | 93,331 | 6.31 | 50.8 | |
| 1986 | estimate | 6,153,169 | 315,362 | 93,676 | 6.23 | 51.6 | |
| 1987 | estimate | 6,418,217 | 324,796 | 89,730 | 6.10 | 53.7 | |
| 1988 | estimate | 6,697,723 | 333,402 | 90,198 | 5.94 | 54.4 | |
| 1989 | estimate | 6,926,304 | 330,058 | 90,844 | 5.68 | 54.8 | |
| 1990 | estimate | 7,220,642 | 341,965 | 92,189 | 5.64 | 55.2 | |
| 1991 | estimate | 7,528,862 | 351,756 | 94,051 | 5.59 | 55.6 | |
| 1992 | estimate | 7,844,837 | 356,968 | 96,297 | 5.49 | 55.8 | |
| 1993 | estimate | 8,381,330 | 382,935 | 100,714 | 5.43 | 56.0 | |
| 1994 | estimate | 8,851,433 | 391,232 | 104,508 | 5.28 | 56.2 | |
| 1995 | estimate | 9,626,890 | 388,899 | 108,726 | 5.08 | 56.6 | |
| 1996 | estimate | 10,410,104 | 386,800 | 112,657 | 4.87 | 56.8 | |
| 1997 | estimate | 11,192,435 | 366,448 | 114,097 | 4.39 | 57.3 | |
| 1998 | estimate | 11,949,529 | 366,081 | 115,009 | 4.13 | 57.9 | |
| 1999 | estimate | 12,166,816 | 357,184 | 111,750 | 3.93 | 58.6 | |
| 2000 | estimate | 12,364,646 | 354,758 | 108,419 | 3.79 | 59.5 | |
| 2001 | estimate | 12,560,027 | 355,824 | 105,106 | 3.69 | 60.5 | |
| 2002 | estimate | 12,756,941 | 353,882 | 102,024 | 3.57 | 61.4 | |
| 2003 | estimate | 12,953,541 | 350,806 | 98,928 | 3.43 | 62.4 | |
| 2004 | estimate | 13,148,395 | 347,814 | 96,170 | 3.31 | 63.3 | |
| 2005 | estimate | 13,341,067 | 350,813 | 94,066 | 3.24 | 64.1 | |
| 2006 | estimate | 13,537,337 | 356,349 | 92,645 | 3.17 | 64.9 | |
| 2007 | estimate | 13,740,718 | 362,784 | 92,035 | 3.13 | 65.5 | |
| 2008 | estimate | 13,942,822 | 363,698 | 91,579 | 3.05 | 66.2 | |
| 2009 | estimate | 14,164,137 | 365,845 | 91,147 | 2.97 | 66.8 | |
| 2010 | estimate | 14,389,483 | 363,038 | 90,768 | 2.86 | 67.3 | |
| 2011 | estimate | 14,611,969 | 362,638 | 90,466 | 2.78 | 67.9 | |
| 2012 | estimate | 14,833,199 | 367,322 | 90,674 | 2.75 | 68.4 | |
| 2013 | estimate | 15,056,972 | 372,579 | 91,560 | 2.74 | 68.8 | |
| 2014 | estimate | 15,283,443 | 375,729 | 92,531 | 2.73 | 69.1 | |
| 2015 | estimate | 15,510,100 | 378,364 | 93,967 | 2.73 | 69.4 | |
| 2016 | estimate | 15,736,401 | 379,768 | 95,640 | 2.73 | 69.6 | |
| 2017 | estimate | 15,969,205 | 380,213 | 97,512 | 2.72 | 69.8 | |
| 2018 | estimate | 16,177,540 | 380,367 | 99,702 | 2.72 | 70.0 | |
| 2019 | estimate | 16,371,503 | 378,867 | 102,000 | 2.73 | 70.1 | |
| 2020 | estimate | 16,591,105 | 374,795 | 106,051 | 2.70 | 70.1 | |
| 2021 | estimate | 16,859,842 | 371,827 | 115,876 | 2.66 | 69.3 | |
| 2022 | estimate | 17,088,769 | 366,027 | 108,772 | 2.62 | 70.5 | |
| 2023 | estimate | 17,314,678 | 361,586 | 111,340 | 2.58 | 70.7 | |
| 2024 | estimate | 17,533,083 | 358,220 | 113,839 | 2.55 | 70.8 | |
| 2025 | projection | 17,744,518 | 17.3–18.1 million | 354,622 | 116,217 | 2.51 | 71.0 |
| 2026 | projection | 17,951,445 | 17.2–18.7 million | 352,442 | 118,566 | 2.49 | 71.1 |
| 2027 | projection | 18,150,994 | 17.0–19.3 million | 350,324 | 121,050 | 2.46 | 71.3 |
| 2028 | projection | 18,349,297 | 16.8–19.9 million | 348,403 | 123,551 | 2.43 | 71.5 |
| 2029 | projection | 18,544,245 | 16.7–20.5 million | 346,722 | 126,247 | 2.41 | 71.6 |
| 2030 | projection | 18,734,542 | 16.5–21.1 million | 345,224 | 128,904 | 2.38 | 71.8 |
| 2031 | projection | 18,920,234 | 16.4–21.7 million | 343,865 | 131,618 | 2.35 | 71.9 |
| 2032 | projection | 19,103,869 | 16.3–22.2 million | 342,747 | 134,603 | 2.33 | 72.0 |
| 2033 | projection | 19,282,832 | 16.0–22.7 million | 342,185 | 137,468 | 2.31 | 72.2 |
| 2034 | projection | 19,460,324 | 16.0–23.4 million | 341,953 | 140,261 | 2.29 | 72.3 |
| 2035 | projection | 19,633,429 | 15.7–24.0 million | 341,770 | 143,068 | 2.26 | 72.5 |
| 2036 | projection | 19,806,853 | 15.7–24.7 million | 341,774 | 145,905 | 2.24 | 72.6 |
| 2037 | projection | 19,972,207 | 15.5–25.3 million | 342,107 | 148,718 | 2.22 | 72.8 |
| 2038 | projection | 20,138,801 | 15.4–25.9 million | 342,030 | 151,489 | 2.20 | 72.9 |
| 2039 | projection | 20,302,804 | 15.3–26.5 million | 342,085 | 154,166 | 2.18 | 73.0 |
| 2040 | projection | 20,462,927 | 15.2–26.9 million | 341,923 | 156,876 | 2.17 | 73.2 |
| 2041 | projection | 20,618,438 | 15.0–27.5 million | 341,814 | 159,628 | 2.15 | 73.3 |
| 2042 | projection | 20,772,320 | 14.9–28.1 million | 341,536 | 162,376 | 2.14 | 73.4 |
| 2043 | projection | 20,924,432 | 14.8–28.6 million | 340,743 | 165,059 | 2.13 | 73.6 |
| 2044 | projection | 21,072,642 | 14.9–29.3 million | 339,612 | 167,822 | 2.11 | 73.7 |
| 2045 | projection | 21,216,516 | 14.8–30.0 million | 337,799 | 170,404 | 2.10 | 73.8 |
| 2046 | projection | 21,355,959 | 14.7–30.7 million | 336,125 | 172,898 | 2.08 | 74.0 |
| 2047 | projection | 21,492,734 | 14.6–31.0 million | 334,012 | 175,568 | 2.07 | 74.1 |
| 2048 | projection | 21,623,708 | 14.4–31.6 million | 332,272 | 178,226 | 2.06 | 74.3 |
| 2049 | projection | 21,750,662 | 14.3–32.4 million | 330,408 | 180,710 | 2.05 | 74.4 |
| 2050 | projection | 21,873,714 | 14.2–33.0 million | 327,811 | 183,318 | 2.04 | 74.5 |
| 2051 | projection | 21,989,196 | 14.2–33.5 million | 325,673 | 185,884 | 2.03 | 74.7 |
| 2052 | projection | 22,102,465 | 14.1–33.9 million | 323,273 | 188,652 | 2.02 | 74.8 |
| 2053 | projection | 22,208,826 | 13.9–34.7 million | 320,567 | 191,429 | 2.00 | 74.9 |
| 2054 | projection | 22,310,004 | 13.7–35.3 million | 318,105 | 194,129 | 2.00 | 75.0 |
| 2055 | projection | 22,406,892 | 13.4–35.9 million | 315,661 | 196,802 | 1.99 | 75.2 |
| 2056 | projection | 22,497,430 | 13.6–36.3 million | 313,230 | 199,498 | 1.98 | 75.3 |
| 2057 | projection | 22,583,804 | 13.6–36.6 million | 311,238 | 202,194 | 1.97 | 75.5 |
| 2058 | projection | 22,667,014 | 13.6–37.0 million | 309,375 | 205,082 | 1.96 | 75.6 |
| 2059 | projection | 22,745,223 | 13.6–37.4 million | 307,540 | 208,033 | 1.96 | 75.7 |
| 2060 | projection | 22,818,763 | 13.3–37.9 million | 305,587 | 210,964 | 1.95 | 75.9 |
| 2061 | projection | 22,887,210 | 13.2–38.8 million | 304,001 | 214,047 | 1.94 | 76.0 |
| 2062 | projection | 22,949,675 | 13.0–39.2 million | 302,092 | 217,236 | 1.93 | 76.1 |
| 2063 | projection | 23,005,181 | 12.8–39.3 million | 300,382 | 220,359 | 1.93 | 76.3 |
| 2064 | projection | 23,057,487 | 12.6–39.9 million | 299,017 | 223,533 | 1.92 | 76.4 |
| 2065 | projection | 23,107,277 | 12.2–40.5 million | 297,779 | 226,597 | 1.92 | 76.5 |
| 2066 | projection | 23,148,427 | 12.1–40.5 million | 296,464 | 229,548 | 1.91 | 76.7 |
| 2067 | projection | 23,188,960 | 12.2–40.6 million | 295,004 | 232,584 | 1.91 | 76.8 |
| 2068 | projection | 23,226,956 | 12.1–41.2 million | 293,714 | 235,396 | 1.90 | 76.9 |
| 2069 | projection | 23,257,851 | 12.0–41.5 million | 292,218 | 238,044 | 1.90 | 77.1 |
| 2070 | projection | 23,285,000 | 11.8–42.3 million | 290,887 | 240,329 | 1.89 | 77.2 |
| 2071 | projection | 23,307,242 | 11.6–43.1 million | 289,264 | 242,553 | 1.89 | 77.3 |
| 2072 | projection | 23,327,694 | 11.4–43.7 million | 287,649 | 244,599 | 1.89 | 77.5 |
| 2073 | projection | 23,345,467 | 11.3–44.2 million | 286,135 | 246,260 | 1.88 | 77.6 |
| 2074 | projection | 23,357,811 | 11.3–44.9 million | 284,058 | 247,737 | 1.88 | 77.8 |
| 2075 | projection | 23,370,128 | 11.3–45.6 million | 282,239 | 248,832 | 1.87 | 77.9 |
| 2076 | projection | 23,376,140 | 11.2–45.6 million | 280,115 | 249,859 | 1.87 | 78.0 |
| 2077 | projection | 23,383,426 | 11.2–46.4 million | 278,272 | 250,749 | 1.86 | 78.2 |
| 2078 | projection | 23,387,622 | 11.1–46.7 million | 276,188 | 251,707 | 1.86 | 78.3 |
| 2079 | projection | 23,386,803 | 10.9–47.2 million | 274,001 | 252,498 | 1.85 | 78.4 |
| 2080 | projection | 23,382,503 | 10.9–47.7 million | 272,181 | 253,041 | 1.85 | 78.5 |
| 2081 | projection | 23,376,575 | 10.7–48.4 million | 270,346 | 253,482 | 1.85 | 78.7 |
| 2082 | projection | 23,370,484 | 10.6–48.7 million | 268,566 | 253,827 | 1.85 | 78.8 |
| 2083 | projection | 23,362,438 | 10.6–49.0 million | 266,575 | 254,432 | 1.84 | 78.9 |
| 2084 | projection | 23,350,088 | 10.5–49.4 million | 264,441 | 255,084 | 1.84 | 79.1 |
| 2085 | projection | 23,333,010 | 10.3–49.7 million | 262,244 | 255,693 | 1.84 | 79.2 |
| 2086 | projection | 23,315,026 | 10.1–50.2 million | 260,323 | 256,573 | 1.83 | 79.3 |
| 2087 | projection | 23,293,362 | 10.1–50.0 million | 258,256 | 257,766 | 1.83 | 79.5 |
| 2088 | projection | 23,268,944 | 10.0–50.5 million | 256,550 | 258,661 | 1.83 | 79.6 |
| 2089 | projection | 23,245,571 | 10.0–51.0 million | 254,833 | 259,897 | 1.83 | 79.7 |
| 2090 | projection | 23,214,225 | 9.9–51.7 million | 253,024 | 261,025 | 1.82 | 79.8 |
| 2091 | projection | 23,182,340 | 9.8–52.5 million | 251,072 | 262,312 | 1.82 | 80.0 |
| 2092 | projection | 23,150,555 | 9.7–53.3 million | 249,562 | 263,643 | 1.82 | 80.1 |
| 2093 | projection | 23,112,757 | 9.6–54.0 million | 247,963 | 265,059 | 1.82 | 80.2 |
| 2094 | projection | 23,072,934 | 9.2–54.5 million | 246,465 | 266,554 | 1.81 | 80.4 |
| 2095 | projection | 23,028,431 | 9.0–54.5 million | 244,893 | 267,926 | 1.81 | 80.5 |
| 2096 | projection | 22,984,835 | 9.0–55.5 million | 243,475 | 269,253 | 1.81 | 80.6 |
| 2097 | projection | 22,935,260 | 8.9–55.2 million | 241,806 | 270,716 | 1.81 | 80.8 |
| 2098 | projection | 22,881,913 | 8.8–55.4 million | 240,176 | 272,028 | 1.81 | 80.9 |
| 2099 | projection | 22,825,295 | 8.7–55.7 million | 238,457 | 273,426 | 1.80 | 81.0 |
| 2100 | projection | 22,769,153 | 8.5–56.1 million | 236,756 | 274,481 | 1.80 | 81.1 |
Show the numbers: Cambodia, mid-2026, by single year of age
| Age | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 177,835 | 169,722 |
| 1 | 178,654 | 170,575 |
| 2 | 180,062 | 171,898 |
| 3 | 181,616 | 173,422 |
| 4 | 183,716 | 175,507 |
| 5 | 185,454 | 177,260 |
| 6 | 186,670 | 178,534 |
| 7 | 186,381 | 178,340 |
| 8 | 184,276 | 176,412 |
| 9 | 181,844 | 174,218 |
| 10 | 179,114 | 171,850 |
| 11 | 175,984 | 169,276 |
| 12 | 172,796 | 166,660 |
| 13 | 170,067 | 164,360 |
| 14 | 168,180 | 162,668 |
| 15 | 168,020 | 162,278 |
| 16 | 168,802 | 162,570 |
| 17 | 169,246 | 162,718 |
| 18 | 169,188 | 162,620 |
| 19 | 166,601 | 160,614 |
| 20 | 161,300 | 156,626 |
| 21 | 154,983 | 151,522 |
| 22 | 147,558 | 144,908 |
| 23 | 141,122 | 139,834 |
| 24 | 136,887 | 137,623 |
| 25 | 133,043 | 135,568 |
| 26 | 129,140 | 133,102 |
| 27 | 126,272 | 131,459 |
| 28 | 124,823 | 130,906 |
| 29 | 125,362 | 131,849 |
| 30 | 127,936 | 134,600 |
| 31 | 131,281 | 137,994 |
| 32 | 135,119 | 141,534 |
| 33 | 138,334 | 144,039 |
| 34 | 140,436 | 145,326 |
| 35 | 140,838 | 145,176 |
| 36 | 139,106 | 143,219 |
| 37 | 136,804 | 141,134 |
| 38 | 133,966 | 138,723 |
| 39 | 131,382 | 136,336 |
| 40 | 129,690 | 134,678 |
| 41 | 127,833 | 132,902 |
| 42 | 126,274 | 131,350 |
| 43 | 125,488 | 130,169 |
| 44 | 124,538 | 128,596 |
| 45 | 120,219 | 123,882 |
| 46 | 111,116 | 114,465 |
| 47 | 100,314 | 103,404 |
| 48 | 89,488 | 92,655 |
| 49 | 79,462 | 83,044 |
| 50 | 71,616 | 75,850 |
| 51 | 67,067 | 72,079 |
| 52 | 66,599 | 72,386 |
| 53 | 68,651 | 75,014 |
| 54 | 71,040 | 77,978 |
| 55 | 71,959 | 79,678 |
| 56 | 70,966 | 79,320 |
| 57 | 69,384 | 78,255 |
| 58 | 67,276 | 76,864 |
| 59 | 64,612 | 75,035 |
| 60 | 62,168 | 73,078 |
| 61 | 60,002 | 71,006 |
| 62 | 57,954 | 69,170 |
| 63 | 55,774 | 67,291 |
| 64 | 53,280 | 65,297 |
| 65 | 49,990 | 63,004 |
| 66 | 45,642 | 59,823 |
| 67 | 41,228 | 56,575 |
| 68 | 37,198 | 53,596 |
| 69 | 33,549 | 50,788 |
| 70 | 30,407 | 47,978 |
| 71 | 27,765 | 44,842 |
| 72 | 25,648 | 41,878 |
| 73 | 23,697 | 38,874 |
| 74 | 21,681 | 35,481 |
| 75 | 19,710 | 32,182 |
| 76 | 17,753 | 29,007 |
| 77 | 15,638 | 25,618 |
| 78 | 13,606 | 22,455 |
| 79 | 11,713 | 19,557 |
| 80 | 10,040 | 16,979 |
| 81 | 8,619 | 14,753 |
| 82 | 7,299 | 12,619 |
| 83 | 6,193 | 10,846 |
| 84 | 5,189 | 9,266 |
| 85 | 4,244 | 7,778 |
| 86 | 3,435 | 6,472 |
| 87 | 2,700 | 5,222 |
| 88 | 2,080 | 4,141 |
| 89 | 1,575 | 3,246 |
| 90 | 1,172 | 2,511 |
| 91 | 858 | 1,911 |
| 92 | 608 | 1,403 |
| 93 | 425 | 1,017 |
| 94 | 277 | 692 |
| 95 | 164 | 430 |
| 96 | 92 | 256 |
| 97 | 50 | 146 |
| 98 | 27 | 84 |
| 99 | 14 | 49 |
| 100+ | 14 | 59 |
KHM · 1950–2100 · every age, every year
Cambodia, every age in every year
Each column is a year and each row an age; the denser the ink in a cell, the more people. Everyone born in the same year climbs one 45° diagonal, so famines, baby booms and migration show up as streaks. Select a cell to follow its generation.
KHM · ages 15–64
Who does the work in Cambodia
On the UN's projection, Cambodia will have the most working-age people it ever has in 2069: 15,052,700 people aged 15–64. In 2023 it had 11,138,800.
aged 15–64 children under 15 aged 65 and over
How to read this: the orange squares are 100 people aged 15–64 in 2023, and the rows below are how many children (teal) and how many people aged 65 or older (violet) lived alongside them.
Fewer than 50 dependants live alongside every 100 people aged 15–64 in 4 years: 2041–2044.
fewer than 50 dependants per 100 the same, projected 50 or more
How to read this: one stripe a year from 1950 to 2100. A stripe takes colour in a year when fewer than 50 dependants live alongside every 100 people of working age, and stays grey otherwise; hatching means the year is projected.
KHM · arrivals minus departures
Who arrives in Cambodia, and who leaves
In 2020–2025 Cambodia loses 27,782 people a year: everyone who arrives, minus everyone who leaves. The age at which that happens most is 20–24, at 9,431 a year more leaving than arriving.
more arrive than leave more leave than arrive
How to read this: left to right is age, from babies to 100. Blue squares above the line are ages at which more people arrive than leave; orange squares below it, ages at which more leave than arrive. These are the UN's projection for 2020–2025. There is no record of migration by age before 2020.
Across the counted years, 1950 to 2023, its biggest single-year gain was 508,187 (1996); its biggest loss, 193,008 (1970).
In 2024, 83,925 people living in Cambodia had been born in another country, fewer than 1 of every 100 people there, against fewer than 1 in 1990.
KHM · births by the mother's age · 1950–2100
Who has the babies in Cambodia
Of every 100 babies born in Cambodia in 2023, 10 had a mother under 20, 76 a mother aged 20 to 34 and 14 a mother aged 35 or older. In 1950 it was 9 under 20 and 19 aged 35 or older.
9 · 72 · 19
10 · 76 · 14
11 · 77 · 12
The mother's age: under 20 20 to 34 35 or older projected
How to read this: each block is 100 babies born in that year, one square each, coloured by how old the mother was. The numbers under a block are the three groups, youngest mothers first.
- Babies born, 2023
- 361,586
- Average age when women have a baby
- 27.9 years
- 30.0 in 1950
- Babies a year per 1,000 girls aged 15–19
- 47
- 79 in 1950
Babies by the mother's age, 1950–2100
| Mother's age | 1950 | 1975 | 2000 | 2023 | 2050 projected | 2100 projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10–14 | 262 | 348 | 730 | 283 | 155 | 52 |
| 15–19 | 17,793 | 18,338 | 41,734 | 37,041 | 34,789 | 11,313 |
| 20–24 | 55,920 | 53,814 | 96,340 | 100,447 | 91,070 | 42,629 |
| 25–29 | 50,880 | 45,268 | 84,698 | 98,079 | 92,441 | 70,665 |
| 30–34 | 40,127 | 32,878 | 69,280 | 74,395 | 68,416 | 68,705 |
| 35–39 | 26,494 | 23,045 | 42,489 | 37,196 | 30,308 | 33,712 |
| 40–44 | 10,684 | 10,227 | 16,934 | 13,035 | 9,851 | 9,009 |
| 45–49 | 1,729 | 1,952 | 2,451 | 1,061 | 754 | 657 |
| 50–54 | 70 | 89 | 102 | 49 | 27 | 14 |
| All babies | 203,959 | 185,959 | 354,758 | 361,586 | 327,811 | 236,756 |
The UN's births for each year, split by the mother's age in the UN's own proportions.
KHM · healthy years · 2021
Years in good health in Cambodia
Of the 68.9 years a baby born in Cambodia in 2021 could expect, about 60.6 would be lived in full health (95% range 59.8–61.6). That leaves 8.3 years in less than full health, fewer than the world's 9.5, which mostly means lives are shorter here, with fewer years in which to be ill.
62.0 in full health, 9.5 not: 71.5 years
59.3 in full health, 7.1 not: 66.4 years
a year in full health a year in less than full health
How to read this: each square is a year of life, each row ten years; filled squares are years in full health, rounded to whole years.
Women: 62.0 healthy years of 71.5. Men: 59.3 of 66.4. In 2019, before the pandemic, the healthy years were 61.3.
KHM · forced from home · end of 2025
Displacement in Cambodia
At the end of 2025, 517,555 people were displaced inside Cambodia, about 29 of every 1,000 people living there.
- hosted from abroad28
- displaced inside it517,555
- Cambodia nationals abroad12,978
stayed inside their own country crossed a border
How to read this: one square stands for 10,000 people, so the rows can be compared with one another. The last row is people from Cambodia living in another country, wherever they are. An outlined square means fewer people than one square stands for.
In 2025, 850 people from Cambodia asked for asylum in another country. Of every 100 people from Cambodia whose claims were decided that year, 12 were given protection. Who asks for asylum, and who is given it
KHM · of every 100 people
How people live in Cambodia
Of every 100 people in Cambodia in 2025, 19 lived in a city, 50 in a town or suburb and 31 in the countryside.
cities towns and suburbs rural areas
0.8 of every 100 have no electricity at home (2024). 31.5 of every 100 do not use the internet (2024).
How to read this: 100 squares, one for every 100th person, coloured by where they live, as the key says. The same rule is used in every country.
KHM · adults 25 and over · 2020
How far people in Cambodia went in school
Of every 100 adults in Cambodia in 2020, 22 never went to school and 12 finished upper secondary or went further.
22 never went to school 26 some primary 25 finished primary 15 finished lower secondary 10 finished upper secondary 2 studied after school
The young went further: 12.7 of every 100 women aged 25–29 never went to school, against 37.4 of every 100 aged 60–64 (men: 10.6 against 19.7).
The middle projection has its working-age people most numerous in 2050; those among them who finished upper secondary are most numerous later, in 2090.
How to read this: the row is the adults (25 and over) shrunk to 100 people, coloured by how far each went in school, least schooling on the left. The Wittgenstein Centre's count, 2020.
KHM · cities · 2025
Cities in Cambodia
Cambodia had 10 cities in 2025, home to 3.5 million people. The largest, Phnom Penh, holds 13 of every 100 people in Cambodia.
- Phnom Penh2,261,055
- Siem Reap352,948
- Battambang179,778
- Anlong Veng172,053
- Poipet127,995
- Sihanoukville105,307
- Trapeang Prasat96,464
- Phumi Roessei77,897
- Sisophon62,066
- Kampong Cham56,032
How to read this: the 10 largest cities in 2025, bars on one scale. A city is the whole built-up area on the UN's rule, not the city's own boundary.
Apparatus
Sources and method
Every figure on this page comes from the UN's World Population Prospects 2024: the annual country tables (estimates to 2023, projections with 95% intervals from 2024), and the population by single year of age and sex for the pyramid.
The censuses, surveys and registers behind the UN's estimates for Cambodia are listed, source by source, on the UN's own data sources page.
Sources: UN WPP 2024 · World Bank · UNHCR · country code lists · UN WUP 2025 · Wittgenstein Centre · WHO GHO · flag-icons · Natural Earth. Every source, its licence and how to cite it →
Checked before it was drawn
Verified 2026-09-30 · 73 canaries The pyramid for every year was checked against the published total. What that stamp counts, and what every page here has to pass before it can be built: how this site checks its figures.