Population growth rate in Cambodia
Cambodia: Population growth rate was -0.266 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.266
Change on year
down 8.1%
World rank
121st
of 239 countries
All-time high
8.4
in 1994
All-time low
-8.49
in 1978
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Cambodia, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Cambodia is -0.266, measured in 2100.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and down 94.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Cambodia peaked at 8.4 in 1994 and was at its lowest, -8.49, in 1978.
That places Cambodia 121st out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.0945 | — |
| 1800 | 0.0538 | -43.1% |
| 1900 | 0.6583 | +1123.8% |
| 1905 | 0.6583 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.2053 | -68.8% |
| 1915 | -0.4702 | -329.0% |
| 1920 | -0.4496 | -4.4% |
| 1925 | -0.4496 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.059 | -113.1% |
| 1935 | 0.8207 | +1291.9% |
| 1940 | 2.06 | +151.6% |
| 1945 | 3.84 | +85.9% |
| 1950 | 2.27 | -40.7% |
| 1951 | 2.27 | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 2.25 | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 2.17 | -3.5% |
| 1954 | 2.19 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 2.21 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 2.2 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 2.19 | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 2.09 | -4.5% |
| 1959 | 2.16 | +3.4% |
| 1960 | 2.18 | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 2.22 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 2.27 | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 2.09 | -7.9% |
| 1964 | 2.1 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 2.1 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 2.1 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 2.1 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 2.1 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 2.11 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | -1.06 | -150.2% |
| 1971 | 0.507 | -148.0% |
| 1972 | 1.08 | +114.0% |
| 1973 | 0.879 | -19.0% |
| 1974 | 0.409 | -53.5% |
| 1975 | -6.56 | -1703.7% |
| 1976 | -7.52 | +14.7% |
| 1977 | -8.32 | +10.7% |
| 1978 | -8.49 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 3.86 | -145.5% |
| 1980 | 0.493 | -87.2% |
| 1981 | 2.72 | +451.1% |
| 1982 | 2.95 | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 4.25 | +44.0% |
| 1984 | 3.06 | -28.0% |
| 1985 | 3.62 | +18.5% |
| 1986 | 4.22 | +16.5% |
| 1987 | 4.26 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 3.36 | -21.3% |
| 1989 | 4.16 | +24.0% |
| 1990 | 4.18 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 4.11 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 6.62 | +60.9% |
| 1993 | 5.46 | -17.5% |
| 1994 | 8.4 | +53.9% |
| 1995 | 7.82 | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 7.25 | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 6.54 | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 1.8 | -72.5% |
| 1999 | 1.61 | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 1.57 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.56 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.53 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.49 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.46 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.46 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.49 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.46 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.57 | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 1.58 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.53 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.5 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.49 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.47 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.45 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.47 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3 | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 1.19 | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 1.33 | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 1.61 | +20.6% |
| 2021 | 1.35 | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 1.31 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.25 | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 1.2 | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 1.16 | -3.3% |
| 2026 | 1.1 | -4.7% |
| 2027 | 1.09 | -1.6% |
| 2028 | 1.06 | -2.8% |
| 2029 | 1.02 | -3.4% |
| 2030 | 0.986 | -3.4% |
| 2031 | 0.966 | -2.0% |
| 2032 | 0.932 | -3.5% |
| 2033 | 0.916 | -1.7% |
| 2034 | 0.886 | -3.3% |
| 2035 | 0.879 | -0.8% |
| 2036 | 0.831 | -5.5% |
| 2037 | 0.831 | +0.0% |
| 2038 | 0.811 | -2.4% |
| 2039 | 0.786 | -3.1% |
| 2040 | 0.757 | -3.7% |
| 2041 | 0.744 | -1.7% |
| 2042 | 0.73 | -1.9% |
| 2043 | 0.706 | -3.3% |
| 2044 | 0.68 | -3.7% |
| 2045 | 0.655 | -3.7% |
| 2046 | 0.638 | -2.6% |
| 2047 | 0.608 | -4.7% |
| 2048 | 0.585 | -3.8% |
| 2049 | 0.564 | -3.6% |
| 2050 | 0.527 | -6.6% |
| 2051 | 0.514 | -2.5% |
| 2052 | 0.48 | -6.6% |
| 2053 | 0.455 | -5.2% |
| 2054 | 0.433 | -4.8% |
| 2055 | 0.403 | -6.9% |
| 2056 | 0.383 | -5.0% |
| 2057 | 0.368 | -3.9% |
| 2058 | 0.344 | -6.5% |
| 2059 | 0.323 | -6.1% |
| 2060 | 0.3 | -7.1% |
| 2061 | 0.273 | -9.0% |
| 2062 | 0.242 | -11.4% |
| 2063 | 0.227 | -6.2% |
| 2064 | 0.216 | -4.8% |
| 2065 | 0.178 | -17.6% |
| 2066 | 0.175 | -1.7% |
| 2067 | 0.164 | -6.3% |
| 2068 | 0.133 | -18.9% |
| 2069 | 0.117 | -12.0% |
| 2070 | 0.095 | -18.8% |
| 2071 | 0.088 | -7.4% |
| 2072 | 0.076 | -13.6% |
| 2073 | 0.053 | -30.3% |
| 2074 | 0.053 | +0.0% |
| 2075 | 0.026 | -50.9% |
| 2076 | 0.031 | +19.2% |
| 2077 | 0.018 | -41.9% |
| 2078 | -0.004 | -122.2% |
| 2079 | -0.018 | +350.0% |
| 2080 | -0.025 | +38.9% |
| 2081 | -0.026 | +4.0% |
| 2082 | -0.034 | +30.8% |
| 2083 | -0.053 | +55.9% |
| 2084 | -0.073 | +37.7% |
| 2085 | -0.077 | +5.5% |
| 2086 | -0.093 | +20.8% |
| 2087 | -0.105 | +12.9% |
| 2088 | -0.1 | -4.8% |
| 2089 | -0.135 | +35.0% |
| 2090 | -0.137 | +1.5% |
| 2091 | -0.137 | -0.0% |
| 2092 | -0.163 | +19.0% |
| 2093 | -0.172 | +5.5% |
| 2094 | -0.193 | +12.2% |
| 2095 | -0.189 | -2.1% |
| 2096 | -0.216 | +14.3% |
| 2097 | -0.233 | +7.9% |
| 2098 | -0.248 | +6.4% |
| 2099 | -0.246 | -0.8% |
| 2100 | -0.266 | +8.1% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's -0.266 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.038. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's -0.266 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.318, 84% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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 | -1703.7% | 0.409 | -6.56 |
| 1935 | +1291.9% | 0.059 | 0.8207 |
| 1900 | +1123.8% | 0.0538 | 0.6583 |
| 1981 | +451.1% | 0.493 | 2.72 |
| 2079 | -350.0% | -0.004 | -0.018 |
| 1915 | -329.0% | 0.2053 | -0.4702 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.0945 | 0.0945 | 0.0945 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0538 | 0.0538 | 0.0538 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.6583 | 0.6583 | 0.6583 | 2 |
| 1910s | -0.1324 | -0.4702 | 0.2053 | 2 |
| 1920s | -0.4496 | -0.4496 | -0.4496 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.4398 | 0.059 | 0.8207 | 2 |
| 1940s | 2.95 | 2.06 | 3.84 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.2 | 2.09 | 2.27 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.14 | 2.09 | 2.27 | 10 |
| 1970s | -2.52 | -8.49 | 3.86 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.31 | 0.493 | 4.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.38 | 1.61 | 8.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.52 | 1.46 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 | 1.19 | 1.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 | 1.02 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.8824 | 0.786 | 0.986 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.6667 | 0.564 | 0.757 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.423 | 0.323 | 0.527 | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.2025 | 0.117 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.0418 | -0.018 | 0.095 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.0721 | -0.135 | -0.025 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.1934 | -0.248 | -0.137 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.266 | -0.266 | -0.266 | 1 |
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- 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)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6579 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 128.82 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.20 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.266 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Cambodia?
- Population growth rate in Cambodia was -0.266 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4 in 1994.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.49 in 1978.
- How does Cambodia rank for population growth rate?
- Cambodia ranks 121st out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.2%. 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 Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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