Australia vs Cambodia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Australia
4.77 million people
in 2023
Cambodia
5.25 million people
in 2023
Australia rank
73rd
Cambodia rank
70th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Australia
- Cambodia
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 5.25 million people against 4.77 million people in Australia, a difference of 477,220 people.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 73rd and Cambodia ranks 70th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Cambodia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.62 million people | 2.08 million people | 531,875 people | Australia |
| 1960s | 3.34 million people | 2.65 million people | 690,812 people | Australia |
| 1970s | 3.76 million people | 2.77 million people | 993,637 people | Australia |
| 1980s | 3.73 million people | 2.57 million people | 1.17 million people | Australia |
| 1990s | 3.88 million people | 4.41 million people | 527,243 people | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 4.04 million people | 5.07 million people | 1.03 million people | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 4.49 million people | 4.97 million people | 480,824 people | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 4.78 million people | 5.23 million people | 450,200 people | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Australia or Cambodia?
- Cambodia, at 5.25 million people against 4.77 million people in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Australia and Cambodia?
- 477,220 people, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cambodia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Cambodia rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Australia ranks 73rd and Cambodia ranks 70th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.