Cambodia vs Korea, Rep.: Population by world region
Cambodia
22.74 million people
in 2100
Korea, Rep.
21.85 million people
in 2100
Cambodia rank
71st
Korea, Rep. rank
72nd
Population by world region over time
- Cambodia
- Korea, Rep.
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 22.74 million people against 21.85 million people in Korea, Rep., a difference of 890,100 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Korea, Rep. ahead.
Cambodia ranks 71st and Korea, Rep. ranks 72nd of 238 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Korea, Rep. in 47.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Korea, Rep. | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.00 million people | 1.60 million people | 600,000 people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1100s | 1.10 million people | 1.92 million people | 820,000 people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1200s | 1.20 million people | 2.56 million people | 1.36 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1300s | 1.30 million people | 1.92 million people | 620,000 people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1400s | 1.40 million people | 2.24 million people | 840,000 people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1500s | 1.50 million people | 2.56 million people | 1.06 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1600s | 1.67 million people | 3.20 million people | 1.53 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1700s | 1.83 million people | 4.00 million people | 2.17 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1710s | 1.85 million people | 4.40 million people | 2.55 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1720s | 1.87 million people | 4.71 million people | 2.84 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1730s | 1.90 million people | 5.05 million people | 3.15 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1740s | 1.92 million people | 5.41 million people | 3.49 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1750s | 1.94 million people | 5.80 million people | 3.86 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1760s | 1.96 million people | 6.21 million people | 4.25 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1770s | 1.98 million people | 6.65 million people | 4.67 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1780s | 2.00 million people | 7.13 million people | 5.13 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1790s | 2.02 million people | 7.64 million people | 5.61 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1800s | 2.09 million people | 9.39 million people | 7.30 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1810s | 2.09 million people | 9.40 million people | 7.31 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1820s | 2.11 million people | 9.42 million people | 7.31 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1830s | 2.16 million people | 9.47 million people | 7.31 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1840s | 2.21 million people | 9.52 million people | 7.31 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1850s | 2.26 million people | 9.57 million people | 7.32 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1860s | 2.30 million people | 9.63 million people | 7.33 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1870s | 2.40 million people | 9.67 million people | 7.27 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1880s | 2.56 million people | 9.67 million people | 7.11 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1890s | 2.74 million people | 9.68 million people | 6.94 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1900s | 2.92 million people | 9.75 million people | 6.83 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1910s | 2.97 million people | 10.55 million people | 7.58 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1920s | 2.84 million people | 12.35 million people | 9.51 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1930s | 2.88 million people | 14.23 million people | 11.35 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1940s | 3.60 million people | 17.36 million people | 13.75 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1950s | 4.84 million people | 22.05 million people | 17.20 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1960s | 6.02 million people | 29.00 million people | 22.99 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1970s | 6.21 million people | 35.37 million people | 29.16 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1980s | 6.02 million people | 40.84 million people | 34.82 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 1990s | 9.77 million people | 45.29 million people | 35.51 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 2000s | 13.35 million people | 47.73 million people | 34.37 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 2010s | 15.50 million people | 50.53 million people | 35.02 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 2020s | 17.72 million people | 51.65 million people | 33.93 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 2030s | 19.62 million people | 50.33 million people | 30.71 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 2040s | 21.20 million people | 47.36 million people | 26.16 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 2050s | 22.39 million people | 42.85 million people | 20.46 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 2060s | 23.09 million people | 37.38 million people | 14.30 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 2070s | 23.36 million people | 32.24 million people | 8.89 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 2080s | 23.32 million people | 27.73 million people | 4.41 million people | Korea, Rep. |
| 2090s | 23.02 million people | 23.76 million people | 738,820 people | Korea, Rep. |
| 2100s | 22.74 million people | 21.85 million people | 890,100 people | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Cambodia or Korea, Rep.?
- Cambodia, at 22.74 million people against 21.85 million people in Korea, Rep. as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Cambodia and Korea, Rep.?
- 890,100 people, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Korea, Rep.?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Cambodia and Korea, Rep. rank globally for population by world region?
- Cambodia ranks 71st and Korea, Rep. ranks 72nd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.