Cambodia vs Myanmar: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Cambodia
13.6%
in 2025
Myanmar
13.5%
in 2025
Cambodia rank
97th
Myanmar rank
98th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Cambodia
- Myanmar
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 13.6% against 13.5% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Myanmar ahead.
Cambodia ranks 97th and Myanmar ranks 98th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.9% | 8.5% | 0.6% | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 10.7% | 8.6% | 2.1% | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 8.7% | 1.7% | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 9.3% | 0.8% | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 10.3% | 0.6% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 11.9% | 0.6% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 13.1% | 0.1% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Cambodia or Myanmar?
- Cambodia, at 13.6% against 13.5% in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Cambodia and Myanmar?
- 0.1%, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Myanmar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and Myanmar rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Cambodia ranks 97th and Myanmar ranks 98th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.