Urban population share 2050 in Cambodia
Cambodia: Urban population share 2050 was 41.11 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
41.11
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
185th
of 238 countries
All-time high
41.11
in 2025
All-time low
0.0005
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban population share 2050 in Cambodia, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population share 2050 in Cambodia is 41.11, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population share 2050 in Cambodia peaked at 41.11 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0005, in 1000.
Cambodia ranks 185th of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population share 2050 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 | 7.85 | -14.0% |
| 1951 | 8.01 | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 8.23 | +2.6% |
| 1953 | 8.47 | +3.0% |
| 1954 | 8.74 | +3.2% |
| 1955 | 9.02 | +3.2% |
| 1956 | 9.3 | +3.1% |
| 1957 | 9.57 | +2.9% |
| 1958 | 9.81 | +2.5% |
| 1959 | 10.02 | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 10.18 | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 10.27 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 10.27 | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 10.19 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 10.29 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 10.37 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 10.43 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 10.47 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 11.29 | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 14 | +23.9% |
| 1970 | 17.6 | +25.7% |
| 1971 | 22.56 | +28.2% |
| 1972 | 29.36 | +30.2% |
| 1973 | 33.03 | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 18.95 | -42.6% |
| 1975 | 4.68 | -75.3% |
| 1976 | 5.08 | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 5.55 | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 5.82 | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 9.23 | +58.6% |
| 1980 | 12.73 | +38.0% |
| 1981 | 12.92 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 13.17 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 13.47 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 13.78 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 14.09 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 14.4 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 14.72 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 15.05 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 15.38 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 15.72 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 16.06 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 16.41 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 16.77 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 17.13 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 17.5 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 17.88 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 18.18 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 18.37 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 18.51 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 18.62 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 18.72 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 18.8 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 18.89 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 18.98 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 19.09 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 19.23 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 19.4 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 19.66 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 20.2 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 21.12 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 22.38 | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 23.94 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 25.76 | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 27.82 | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 30.07 | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 32.48 | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 35.01 | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 37.64 | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 39.58 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 39.83 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 40.11 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 40.37 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 40.63 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 40.87 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 41.11 | +0.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 41.11 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.87, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 41.11 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 65.45, 63% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 2050 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 | 8.9 | 7.85 | 10.02 | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.78 | 10.18 | 14 | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.19 | 4.68 | 33.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.97 | 12.73 | 15.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.25 | 15.72 | 18.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.16 | 18.62 | 20.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.58 | 21.12 | 39.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.49 | 39.83 | 41.11 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population share 2050 in Cambodia?
- Urban population share 2050 in Cambodia was 41.11 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.11 in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 in 1000.
- How does Cambodia rank for urban population share 2050?
- Cambodia ranks 185th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. 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 Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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