Urban population in Cambodia
Cambodia: Urban population was 41.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population in Cambodia, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population in Cambodia is 41.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Cambodia peaked at 41.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1975.
Cambodia ranks 171st of 217 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 in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10.2% | — |
| 1961 | 10.3% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 10.3% | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 10.2% | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 10.3% | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 10.4% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 10.4% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 10.5% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 11.3% | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 14.0% | +23.9% |
| 1970 | 17.6% | +25.7% |
| 1971 | 22.6% | +28.2% |
| 1972 | 29.4% | +30.2% |
| 1973 | 33.0% | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 18.9% | -42.6% |
| 1975 | 4.7% | -75.3% |
| 1976 | 5.1% | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 5.6% | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 5.8% | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 9.2% | +58.6% |
| 1980 | 12.7% | +38.0% |
| 1981 | 12.9% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 13.2% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 13.5% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 13.8% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 14.1% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 14.4% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 14.7% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 15.0% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 15.4% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 15.7% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 16.1% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 16.8% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 17.1% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 17.5% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 17.9% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 18.4% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 30.1% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 37.6% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 39.6% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 39.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 40.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 40.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 40.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 40.9% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 41.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.8% | 10.2% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.2% | 4.7% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 12.7% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 15.7% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 18.6% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 21.1% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 39.8% | 41.1% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Cambodia
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 685.25 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Cambodia?
- Urban population in Cambodia was 41.1% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1975.
- How does Cambodia rank for urban population?
- Cambodia ranks 171st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population 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 World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.