Cambodia vs Syria: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Cambodia
1.04 million people
in 2023
Syria
1.11 million people
in 2023
Cambodia rank
74th
Syria rank
71st
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Cambodia
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 1.11 million people against 1.04 million people in Cambodia, a difference of 67,160 people.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.
Cambodia ranks 74th and Syria ranks 71st of 236 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 128,862 people | 248,510 people | 119,648 people | Syria |
| 1960s | 168,345 people | 230,190 people | 61,844 people | Syria |
| 1970s | 193,395 people | 235,598 people | 42,203 people | Syria |
| 1980s | 190,862 people | 299,619 people | 108,757 people | Syria |
| 1990s | 267,146 people | 452,733 people | 185,587 people | Syria |
| 2000s | 441,132 people | 644,012 people | 202,880 people | Syria |
| 2010s | 704,193 people | 826,789 people | 122,596 people | Syria |
| 2020s | 972,450 people | 1.03 million people | 55,054 people | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Cambodia or Syria?
- Syria, at 1.11 million people against 1.04 million people in Cambodia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Cambodia and Syria?
- 67,160 people, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cambodia and Syria rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Cambodia ranks 74th and Syria ranks 71st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.