Urban population, per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Urban population, per capita was 0.4111 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Cambodia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in Cambodia stood at 0.4111 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Cambodia peaked at 0.4111 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0468 units per person, in 1975.
Cambodia ranks 171st of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1018 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1027 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1027 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1019 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1029 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1037 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1043 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1047 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1129 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 0.14 units per person | +23.9% |
| 1970 | 0.176 units per person | +25.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2256 units per person | +28.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2936 units per person | +30.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3303 units per person | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1895 units per person | -42.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0468 units per person | -75.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0508 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0555 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0582 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0923 units per person | +58.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1273 units per person | +38.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1292 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1317 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1347 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1378 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1409 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.144 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1472 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1505 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1538 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1572 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1606 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1641 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1677 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1713 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.175 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1788 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1818 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1837 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1851 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1862 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1872 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.188 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1889 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1898 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1909 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1923 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.194 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1966 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.202 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2112 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2238 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2394 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2576 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2782 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3007 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3248 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3501 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3764 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3958 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3983 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4011 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4037 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4063 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4087 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.4111 units per person | +0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -75.3% | 0.1895 units per person | 0.0468 units per person |
| 1979 | +58.6% | 0.0582 units per person | 0.0923 units per person |
| 1974 | -42.6% | 0.3303 units per person | 0.1895 units per person |
| 1980 | +38.0% | 0.0923 units per person | 0.1273 units per person |
| 1972 | +30.2% | 0.2256 units per person | 0.2936 units per person |
| 1971 | +28.2% | 0.176 units per person | 0.2256 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1078 units per person | 0.1018 units per person | 0.14 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1519 units per person | 0.0468 units per person | 0.3303 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1397 units per person | 0.1273 units per person | 0.1538 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1725 units per person | 0.1572 units per person | 0.1851 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1916 units per person | 0.1862 units per person | 0.202 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2958 units per person | 0.2112 units per person | 0.3958 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4049 units per person | 0.3983 units per person | 0.4111 units per person | 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 urban population, per capita in Cambodia?
- Urban population, per capita in Cambodia was 0.4111 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4111 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0468 units per person in 1975.
- How does Cambodia rank for urban population, per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 171st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.