Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Cambodia
Cambodia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 13.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Cambodia, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Cambodia stood at 13.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Cambodia peaked at 26.6% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1975.
Cambodia ranks 97th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.1% | — |
| 1961 | 7.0% | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 7.0% | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 7.0% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 7.1% | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 7.2% | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 7.3% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 8.5% | +16.4% |
| 1968 | 9.8% | +16.5% |
| 1969 | 11.5% | +16.4% |
| 1970 | 13.6% | +18.3% |
| 1971 | 16.2% | +19.3% |
| 1972 | 19.1% | +18.1% |
| 1973 | 22.5% | +17.8% |
| 1974 | 26.6% | +18.2% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | -94.3% |
| 1976 | 1.6% | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 1.8% | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 1.9% | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 4.6% | +133.2% |
| 1981 | 7.1% | +54.3% |
| 1982 | 7.1% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 7.1% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 7.1% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 7.1% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 7.3% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 7.5% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 7.8% | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 8.1% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 8.3% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 8.2% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 9.0% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 9.1% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 13.6% | +1.9% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 13.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 72% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 13.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.6%, 48% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +133.2% | 2.0% | 4.6% |
| 1975 | -94.3% | 26.6% | 1.5% |
| 1981 | +54.3% | 4.6% | 7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.9% | 7.0% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.7% | 1.5% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 4.6% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 8.0% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 9.2% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.5% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.4% | 13.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More climate change data for Cambodia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 62.43 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,288 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 331.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 20,858 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,187 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.31 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Cambodia?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Cambodia was 13.6% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 1974.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1975.
- How does Cambodia rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Cambodia ranks 97th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.