Cambodia vs Zimbabwe: Has the population peaked?
Cambodia
17.42 million people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
16.34 million people
in 2023
Cambodia rank
73rd
Zimbabwe rank
74th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Cambodia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 17.42 million people against 16.34 million people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.08 million people.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 73rd and Zimbabwe ranks 74th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.84 million people | 3.22 million people | 1.62 million people | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 6.02 million people | 4.41 million people | 1.61 million people | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 6.21 million people | 5.98 million people | 235,409 people | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 6.02 million people | 8.52 million people | 2.51 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 9.77 million people | 10.99 million people | 1.21 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 13.35 million people | 12.46 million people | 894,620 people | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 15.50 million people | 14.31 million people | 1.19 million people | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 17.08 million people | 15.93 million people | 1.15 million people | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Cambodia or Zimbabwe?
- Cambodia, at 17.42 million people against 16.34 million people in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Cambodia and Zimbabwe?
- 1.08 million people, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cambodia and Zimbabwe rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Cambodia ranks 73rd and Zimbabwe ranks 74th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.