Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.4111 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cambodia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.4111 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cambodia peaked at 0.4111 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0468 people per person, in 1975.
That places Cambodia 169th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1018 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1027 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1027 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1019 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1029 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1037 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1043 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1047 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1129 people per person | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 0.14 people per person | +23.9% |
| 1970 | 0.176 people per person | +25.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2256 people per person | +28.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2936 people per person | +30.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3303 people per person | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1895 people per person | -42.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0468 people per person | -75.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0508 people per person | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0555 people per person | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0582 people per person | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0923 people per person | +58.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1273 people per person | +38.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1292 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1317 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1347 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1378 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1409 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.144 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1472 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1505 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1538 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1572 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1606 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1641 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1677 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1713 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.175 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1788 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1818 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1837 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1851 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1862 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1872 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.188 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1889 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1898 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1909 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1923 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.194 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1966 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.202 people per person | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2112 people per person | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2238 people per person | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2394 people per person | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2576 people per person | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2782 people per person | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3007 people per person | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3248 people per person | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3501 people per person | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3764 people per person | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3958 people per person | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3983 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4011 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4037 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4063 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4087 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.4111 people per person | +0.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.4111 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.4111 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 63% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -75.3% | 0.1895 people per person | 0.0468 people per person |
| 1979 | +58.6% | 0.0582 people per person | 0.0923 people per person |
| 1974 | -42.6% | 0.3303 people per person | 0.1895 people per person |
| 1980 | +38.0% | 0.0923 people per person | 0.1273 people per person |
| 1972 | +30.2% | 0.2256 people per person | 0.2936 people per person |
| 1971 | +28.2% | 0.176 people per person | 0.2256 people per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1078 people per person | 0.1018 people per person | 0.14 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1519 people per person | 0.0468 people per person | 0.3303 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1397 people per person | 0.1273 people per person | 0.1538 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1725 people per person | 0.1572 people per person | 0.1851 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1916 people per person | 0.1862 people per person | 0.202 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2958 people per person | 0.2112 people per person | 0.3958 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4049 people per person | 0.3983 people per person | 0.4111 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More population data for Cambodia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2557 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.5337 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2557 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 20,258 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.8407 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6579 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 128.82 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.20 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cambodia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cambodia was 0.4111 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4111 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0468 people per person in 1975.
- How does Cambodia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 169th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.