Cambodia vs Rwanda: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Cambodia
5.25 million people
in 2023
Rwanda
5.27 million people
in 2023
Cambodia rank
70th
Rwanda rank
69th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Cambodia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 5.27 million people against 5.25 million people in Cambodia, a difference of 18,780 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 70th and Rwanda ranks 69th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 7 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.08 million people | 1.16 million people | 921,615 people | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 2.65 million people | 1.70 million people | 945,268 people | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 2.77 million people | 2.14 million people | 629,958 people | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 2.57 million people | 3.00 million people | 434,666 people | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 4.41 million people | 3.65 million people | 753,306 people | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 5.07 million people | 3.93 million people | 1.14 million people | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 4.97 million people | 4.74 million people | 235,936 people | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 5.23 million people | 5.19 million people | 39,322 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, Cambodia or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 5.27 million people against 5.25 million people in Cambodia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Cambodia and Rwanda?
- 18,780 people, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Rwanda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cambodia and Rwanda rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Cambodia ranks 70th and Rwanda ranks 69th 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.