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Cambodia
A Southeast Asian kingdom with a civilization dating back over a thousand years, Cambodia is home to Angkor Wat, the world's largest religious monument and a testament to the mighty Khmer Empire. The capital Phnom Penh sits at the confluence of the Mekong and Tonlé Sap rivers. The country has rebuilt remarkably since the devastation of the Khmer Rouge era in the 1970s.
Major cities: Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Battambang, Sihanoukville
2024
17.6M
UN
2050
21.9M
UN
2100
22.7M
UN
~2200
13.0M
GPU
~2500
3.0M
GPU
Population17.6M
Fertility (TFR)2.55
Life expectancy70.8
Median age25.8
Infant mortality20.3 per 1,000
Pop. density99/km²
Urbanization41%
Youth share (0-14)30%
Land area176,520 km²
LanguageKhmer 95%
ReligionBuddhist
HDI0.606 (#151)
RegionAsia
Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.
UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.38M | 6.53 | 38.9 | 46.6 | 24.3 | +2K | 2.2% |
| 1955 | 4.89M | 6.53 | 40.3 | 46.1 | 23.0 | -5K | 2.3% |
| 1960 | 5.45M | 6.31 | 42.1 | 43.9 | 21.1 | -5K | 2.3% |
| 1965 | 6.07M | 6.27 | 44.5 | 42.9 | 19.1 | -17K | 2.4% |
| 1970 | 6.64M | 6.07 | 38.6 | 42.0 | 23.5 | -193K | 1.9% |
| 1975 | 6.58M | 4.10 | 12.8 | 28.3 | 86.6 | -48K | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 5.20M | 5.77 | 47.5 | 47.2 | 16.6 | -134K | 3.1% |
| 1985 | 6.04M | 6.31 | 50.8 | 50.9 | 15.4 | +5K | 3.5% |
| 1990 | 7.37M | 5.64 | 55.2 | 46.4 | 12.5 | +58K | 3.4% |
| 1995 | 10.0M | 5.08 | 56.6 | 38.8 | 10.9 | +503K | 2.8% |
| 2000 | 12.5M | 3.79 | 59.5 | 28.5 | 8.7 | -51K | 2.0% |
| 2005 | 13.4M | 3.24 | 64.1 | 26.1 | 7.0 | -60K | 1.9% |
| 2010 | 14.5M | 2.86 | 67.3 | 25.0 | 6.3 | -50K | 1.9% |
| 2015 | 15.6M | 2.73 | 69.4 | 24.2 | 6.0 | -58K | 1.8% |
| 2020 | 16.7M | 2.70 | 70.1 | 22.4 | 6.3 | 0K | 1.6% |
| 2024Now | 17.6M | 2.55 | 70.8 | 20.3 | 6.5 | -33K | 1.4% |
| 2025 | 17.8M | 2.51 | 71.0 | 19.9 | 6.5 | -31K | 1.3% |
| 2030 | 18.8M | 2.38 | 71.8 | 18.3 | 6.8 | -31K | 1.1% |
| 2035 | 19.7M | 2.26 | 72.5 | 17.3 | 7.3 | -25K | 1.0% |
| 2040 | 20.5M | 2.17 | 73.2 | 16.6 | 7.6 | -30K | 0.9% |
| 2045 | 21.3M | 2.09 | 73.8 | 15.9 | 8.0 | -28K | 0.8% |
| 2050 | 21.9M | 2.03 | 74.5 | 14.9 | 8.4 | -29K | 0.7% |
| 2055 | 22.5M | 1.99 | 75.2 | 14.1 | 8.8 | -28K | 0.5% |
| 2060 | 22.9M | 1.95 | 75.9 | 13.4 | 9.2 | -26K | 0.4% |
| 2065 | 23.1M | 1.92 | 76.5 | 12.9 | 9.8 | -30K | 0.3% |
| 2070 | 23.3M | 1.89 | 77.2 | 12.5 | 10.3 | -28K | 0.2% |
| 2075 | 23.4M | 1.87 | 77.9 | 12.1 | 10.6 | -27K | 0.1% |
| 2080 | 23.4M | 1.85 | 78.5 | 11.6 | 10.8 | -25K | 0.1% |
| 2085 | 23.3M | 1.84 | 79.2 | 11.2 | 11.0 | -25K | 0.0% |
| 2090 | 23.2M | 1.82 | 79.8 | 10.9 | 11.3 | -24K | 0.0% |
| 2095 | 23.0M | 1.81 | 80.5 | 10.6 | 11.6 | -21K | -0.1% |
| 2100 | 22.7M | 1.80 | 81.1 | 10.4 | 12.1 | -23K | -0.2% |