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

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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

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
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. This only includes people aged 65+.