Cambodia vs Zimbabwe: Population

Cambodia
17.42 million people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
16.34 million people
in 2023
Cambodia rank
73rd
Zimbabwe rank
74th

Population over time

  • Cambodia
  • Zimbabwe
5.0M10.0M15.0M195019862023

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 population, Cambodia or Zimbabwe?
Cambodia, at 17.42 million people against 16.34 million people in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in population 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 population?
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 Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.