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Population in Cambodia

Cambodia: Population was 17.42 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
17.42 million people
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
73rd
of 238 countries
All-time high
17.42 million people
in 2023
All-time low
1.00 million people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Cambodia, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population in Cambodia is 17.42 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Cambodia peaked at 17.42 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.00 million people, in 1000.

Cambodia ranks 73rd of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 1.00 million people 1.00 million people 1.00 million people 1
1100s 1.10 million people 1.10 million people 1.10 million people 1
1200s 1.20 million people 1.20 million people 1.20 million people 1
1300s 1.30 million people 1.30 million people 1.30 million people 1
1400s 1.40 million people 1.40 million people 1.40 million people 1
1500s 1.50 million people 1.50 million people 1.50 million people 1
1600s 1.67 million people 1.67 million people 1.67 million people 1
1700s 1.83 million people 1.83 million people 1.83 million people 1
1710s 1.85 million people 1.85 million people 1.85 million people 1
1720s 1.87 million people 1.87 million people 1.87 million people 1
1730s 1.90 million people 1.90 million people 1.90 million people 1
1740s 1.92 million people 1.92 million people 1.92 million people 1
1750s 1.94 million people 1.94 million people 1.94 million people 1
1760s 1.96 million people 1.96 million people 1.96 million people 1
1770s 1.98 million people 1.98 million people 1.98 million people 1
1780s 2.00 million people 2.00 million people 2.00 million people 1
1790s 2.02 million people 2.02 million people 2.02 million people 1
1800s 2.09 million people 2.09 million people 2.09 million people 10
1810s 2.09 million people 2.09 million people 2.09 million people 10
1820s 2.11 million people 2.09 million people 2.13 million people 10
1830s 2.16 million people 2.14 million people 2.18 million people 10
1840s 2.21 million people 2.19 million people 2.23 million people 10
1850s 2.26 million people 2.24 million people 2.28 million people 10
1860s 2.30 million people 2.28 million people 2.33 million people 10
1870s 2.40 million people 2.34 million people 2.47 million people 10
1880s 2.56 million people 2.49 million people 2.64 million people 10
1890s 2.74 million people 2.66 million people 2.82 million people 10
1900s 2.92 million people 2.84 million people 3.01 million people 10
1910s 2.97 million people 2.91 million people 3.01 million people 10
1920s 2.84 million people 2.79 million people 2.90 million people 10
1930s 2.88 million people 2.79 million people 3.00 million people 10
1940s 3.60 million people 3.06 million people 4.24 million people 10
1950s 4.84 million people 4.38 million people 5.33 million people 10
1960s 6.02 million people 5.45 million people 6.60 million people 10
1970s 6.21 million people 5.09 million people 6.78 million people 10
1980s 6.02 million people 5.20 million people 7.07 million people 10
1990s 9.77 million people 7.37 million people 12.27 million people 10
2000s 13.35 million people 12.46 million people 14.28 million people 10
2010s 15.50 million people 14.50 million people 16.48 million people 10
2020s 17.08 million people 16.73 million people 17.42 million people 4

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 70 Netherlands 18.09 million people compare
  2. 71 Senegal 18.08 million people compare
  3. 72 Ecuador 17.98 million people compare
  4. 74 Zimbabwe 16.34 million people compare
  5. 75 Guinea 14.41 million people compare
  6. 76 Benin 14.11 million people compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Cambodia?
Population in Cambodia was 17.42 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 17.42 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million people in 1000.
How does Cambodia rank for population?
Cambodia ranks 73rd out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cambodia data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.