Population, total in Cambodia
Cambodia: Population, total was 17.85 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in Cambodia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 17.85 million for population, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Cambodia peaked at 17.85 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.09 million, in 1979.
That places Cambodia 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.02 million | 5.45 million | 6.60 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.21 million | 5.09 million | 6.78 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.02 million | 5.20 million | 7.07 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.77 million | 7.37 million | 12.27 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.35 million | 12.46 million | 14.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.50 million | 14.50 million | 16.48 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.30 million | 16.73 million | 17.85 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More climate change data for Cambodia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Urban population 7.34 million (2025)
- Urban population 41.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 1.24 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 251.61 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 1.24 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 1.24 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in Cambodia?
- Population, total in Cambodia was 17.85 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.85 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.09 million in 1979.
- How does Cambodia rank for population, total?
- Cambodia ranks 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.