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Cambodia vs Iraq: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Cambodia
12.32 million people
in 2050
Iraq
12.60 million people
in 2050
Cambodia rank
44th
Iraq rank
43rd

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Cambodia
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 12.60 million people against 12.32 million people in Cambodia, a difference of 283,600 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iraq ahead.

Cambodia ranks 44th and Iraq ranks 43rd of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 35 and Iraq in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Iraq Difference Ahead
1000s 999,995 people 1.95 million people 950,445 people Iraq
1100s 1.10 million people 1.70 million people 604,070 people Iraq
1200s 1.20 million people 1.34 million people 136,920 people Iraq
1300s 1.30 million people 970,789 people 329,051 people Cambodia
1400s 1.40 million people 969,311 people 430,169 people Cambodia
1500s 1.50 million people 967,834 people 530,496 people Cambodia
1600s 1.66 million people 1.21 million people 451,510 people Cambodia
1700s 1.81 million people 964,878 people 846,822 people Cambodia
1710s 1.83 million people 960,592 people 870,208 people Cambodia
1720s 1.85 million people 956,985 people 893,235 people Cambodia
1730s 1.87 million people 953,017 people 916,373 people Cambodia
1740s 1.89 million people 948,655 people 939,645 people Cambodia
1750s 1.91 million people 943,860 people 963,050 people Cambodia
1760s 1.93 million people 938,591 people 986,609 people Cambodia
1770s 1.94 million people 932,804 people 1.01 million people Cambodia
1780s 1.96 million people 926,448 people 1.03 million people Cambodia
1790s 1.98 million people 919,470 people 1.06 million people Cambodia
1800s 1.99 million people 911,809 people 1.08 million people Cambodia
1810s 2.01 million people 950,788 people 1.06 million people Cambodia
1820s 2.03 million people 990,441 people 1.04 million people Cambodia
1830s 2.06 million people 1.03 million people 1.03 million people Cambodia
1840s 2.10 million people 1.07 million people 1.03 million people Cambodia
1850s 2.14 million people 1.11 million people 1.03 million people Cambodia
1860s 2.18 million people 1.15 million people 1.03 million people Cambodia
1870s 2.23 million people 1.29 million people 933,810 people Cambodia
1880s 2.36 million people 1.45 million people 914,840 people Cambodia
1890s 2.52 million people 1.62 million people 899,190 people Cambodia
1900s 2.68 million people 1.81 million people 876,930 people Cambodia
1910s 2.86 million people 2.01 million people 848,360 people Cambodia
1920s 3.08 million people 2.16 million people 914,070 people Cambodia
1930s 3.36 million people 2.18 million people 1.17 million people Cambodia
1940s 3.66 million people 3.01 million people 647,400 people Cambodia
1950s 4.41 million people 3.86 million people 554,028 people Cambodia
1960s 5.37 million people 4.00 million people 1.36 million people Cambodia
1970s 5.23 million people 4.39 million people 840,575 people Cambodia
1980s 5.17 million people 4.81 million people 364,150 people Cambodia
1990s 8.07 million people 6.49 million people 1.58 million people Cambodia
2000s 10.79 million people 8.69 million people 2.10 million people Cambodia
2010s 10.88 million people 11.10 million people 222,863 people Iraq
2020s 10.46 million people 13.94 million people 3.48 million people Iraq
2030s 11.23 million people 15.60 million people 4.37 million people Iraq
2040s 11.94 million people 14.57 million people 2.63 million people Iraq
2050s 12.32 million people 12.60 million people 283,600 people Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Cambodia or Iraq?
Iraq, at 12.60 million people against 12.32 million people in Cambodia as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Cambodia and Iraq?
283,600 people, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Iraq?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Cambodia and Iraq rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Cambodia ranks 44th and Iraq ranks 43rd of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.