Long term urban population region in Cambodia
Cambodia: Long term urban population region was 26.56 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
26.56
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
187th
of 202 countries
All-time high
29.3
in 1974
All-time low
0.0005
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Long term urban population region in Cambodia, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long term urban population region in Cambodia is 26.56, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long term urban population region in Cambodia peaked at 29.3 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0005, in 1000.
That places Cambodia 187th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long term urban population region in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0005 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0014 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0041 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0123 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.037 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.1111 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.3333 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 1 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 1.13 | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 1.23 | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 1.35 | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 1.48 | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 1.62 | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 1.78 | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 1.94 | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 2.13 | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 2.33 | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 2.55 | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 2.8 | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 3.06 | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 3.36 | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 3.68 | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 4.03 | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 4.41 | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 4.83 | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 5.29 | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 5.79 | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 6.35 | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 6.95 | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 7.61 | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 8.34 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 9.13 | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 10 | +9.5% |
| 1951 | 10.03 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 10 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 9.94 | -0.6% |
| 1954 | 9.88 | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 9.83 | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 9.79 | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 9.78 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 9.77 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 9.77 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 9.77 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 9.75 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 9.77 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 9.91 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 10.08 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 10.28 | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 10.54 | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 11.74 | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 13.06 | +11.2% |
| 1969 | 14.44 | +10.6% |
| 1970 | 15.84 | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 18.76 | +18.4% |
| 1972 | 22.02 | +17.4% |
| 1973 | 25.55 | +16.1% |
| 1974 | 29.3 | +14.7% |
| 1975 | 4.41 | -84.9% |
| 1976 | 4.43 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 4.42 | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 4.42 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 4.46 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 9.31 | +108.6% |
| 1981 | 12.79 | +37.4% |
| 1982 | 12.7 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 12.74 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 12.82 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 12.88 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 12.87 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 12.84 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 12.82 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 12.81 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 12.81 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 13.12 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 13.44 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 13.77 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 14.1 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 14.42 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 14.92 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 15.63 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 16.29 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 16.81 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 17.33 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 17.61 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 17.89 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 18.16 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 18.44 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 18.72 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 19 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 19.28 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 19.55 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 19.83 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 20.11 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 20.52 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 20.94 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 21.35 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 21.77 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 22.18 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 22.6 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 23.01 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 23.43 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 23.84 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 24.26 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 24.72 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 25.18 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 25.64 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 26.1 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 26.56 | +1.8% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 26.56 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.04, 56% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 26.56 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.03, 45% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long term urban population region in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0005 | 0.0014 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0014 | 0.0041 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0041 | 0.0123 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0123 | 0.037 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.037 | 0.1111 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.1111 | 0.3333 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0014 | 0.0014 | 0.0014 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0041 | 0.0041 | 0.0041 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0123 | 0.0123 | 0.0123 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.037 | 0.037 | 0.037 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1111 | 0.1111 | 0.1111 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | 0.3333 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.78 | 1.78 | 1.78 | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.94 | 1.94 | 1.94 | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.13 | 2.13 | 2.13 | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.33 | 2.33 | 2.33 | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.55 | 2.55 | 2.55 | 1 |
| 1810s | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 |
| 1820s | 3.06 | 3.06 | 3.06 | 1 |
| 1830s | 3.36 | 3.36 | 3.36 | 1 |
| 1840s | 3.68 | 3.68 | 3.68 | 1 |
| 1850s | 4.03 | 4.03 | 4.03 | 1 |
| 1860s | 4.41 | 4.41 | 4.41 | 1 |
| 1870s | 4.83 | 4.83 | 4.83 | 1 |
| 1880s | 5.29 | 5.29 | 5.29 | 1 |
| 1890s | 5.79 | 5.79 | 5.79 | 1 |
| 1900s | 6.35 | 6.35 | 6.35 | 1 |
| 1910s | 6.95 | 6.95 | 6.95 | 1 |
| 1920s | 7.61 | 7.61 | 7.61 | 1 |
| 1930s | 8.34 | 8.34 | 8.34 | 1 |
| 1940s | 9.13 | 9.13 | 9.13 | 1 |
| 1950s | 9.88 | 9.77 | 10.03 | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.93 | 9.75 | 14.44 | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.36 | 4.41 | 29.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.46 | 9.31 | 12.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.53 | 12.81 | 16.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.58 | 17.33 | 19.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.98 | 20.11 | 23.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.41 | 24.26 | 26.56 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is long term urban population region in Cambodia?
- Long term urban population region in Cambodia was 26.56 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long term urban population region recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3 in 1974.
- What is the lowest long term urban population region recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 in 1000.
- How does Cambodia rank for long term urban population region?
- Cambodia ranks 187th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long term urban population region rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long term urban population region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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