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
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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

Indicator
Share 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

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.