The crude birth rate in Cambodia decreased to 20.75 live births per 1,000 inhabitants compared to the previous year. The rate thereby reached its lowest value in recent years. The crude birth rate is the annual number of live births in a given population, expressed per 1,000 people. When looked at in unison with the crude death rate, the rate of natural increase can be determined.Find more statistics on other topics about Cambodia with key insights such as total fertility rate, health expenditure as a share of gross domestic product, and fertility rate of women aged between 15 and 19 years old.

The total population in Cambodia was estimated at 17.6 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - Cambodia Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The total population of Cambodia was estimated at approximately 17.18 million people in 2024. Following a continuous upward trend, the total population has risen by around 9.44 million people since 1986. Between 2024 and 2030, the total population will rise by around 1.06 million people, continuing its consistent upward trajectory.This indicator describes the total population in the country at hand. This total population of the country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.

Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) in Cambodia was reported at 64.03 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Cambodia - Population ages 15-64, female (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Cambodia KH: Population: Total data was reported at 17,423,880.000 Person in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 17,201,724.000 Person for 2022. Cambodia KH: Population: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 7,899,966.500 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17,423,880.000 Person in 2023 and a record low of 5,088,808.000 Person in 1979. Cambodia KH: Population: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cambodia – Table KH.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.;(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision; (2) Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices; (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics; (4) United Nations Statistics Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years).;Sum;Relevance to gender indicator: disaggregating the population composition by gender will help a country in projecting its demand for social services on a gender basis.

Cambodia Population: Census: Urban data was reported at 7,172,206.000 Person in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,135,194.000 Person for 2019. Cambodia Population: Census: Urban data is updated yearly, averaging 2,614,027.000 Person from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2024, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,172,206.000 Person in 2024 and a record low of 1,795,575.000 Person in 1998. Cambodia Population: Census: Urban data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cambodia – Table KH.G002: Population: Census.

Population growth (annual %) in Cambodia was reported at 1.2259 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Cambodia - Population growth (annual %) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

This vector dataset provides the population density by commune in Cambodia, as provided by Cambodian Demographic Census 2008 (Ministry of Planning, National Institute of Statistics). Dataset were provided to Open Development Cambodia (ODC) in vector format by Save Cambodia's Wildlife's Atlas Working Group.

The annual population growth in Cambodia declined to 1.28 percent in 2023. Population growth deals with the annual change in total population, and is affected by factors such as fertility, mortality, and migration.Find more key insights for the annual population growth in countries like Laos and Brunei.

Cambodia Population Distribution: Urban: Married data was reported at 60.000 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 63.300 % for 2020. Cambodia Population Distribution: Urban: Married data is updated yearly, averaging 61.650 % from Jun 2020 (Median) to 2021, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 63.300 % in 2020 and a record low of 60.000 % in 2021. Cambodia Population Distribution: Urban: Married data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cambodia – Table KH.G001: Population: Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey (CSES).

Abstract

The 2021-22 Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey (2021-22 CDHS) was implemented by the National Institute of Statistics (NIS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH). Data collection took place from September 15, 2021, to February 15, 2022.

The primary objective of the 2021-22 CDHS is to provide up-to-date estimates of basic demographic and health indicators. Specifically, the survey collected information on fertility, awareness and use of family planning methods, breastfeeding practices, nutritional status of women and children, maternal and child health, adult and childhood mortality, women’s empowerment, domestic violence, awareness and behavior regarding HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and other health-related issues such as smoking.

The information collected through the 2021-22 CDHS is intended to assist policymakers and program managers in evaluating and designing programs and strategies for improving the health of Cambodia’s population. The survey also provides data on indicators relevant to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Cambodia.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

• Household
• Individual
• Children age 0-5
• Woman age 15-49
• Man age 15 to 49

Universe

The survey covered all de jure household members (usual residents), all women aged 15-49, all men age 15-49, and all children aged 0-4 resident in the household.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Mode of data collection

Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]

Research instrument

Four questionnaires were used in the 2021-22 CDHS: the Household Questionnaire, the Woman’s Questionnaire, the Man’s Questionnaire, and the Biomarker Questionnaire. The questionnaires, based on The DHS Program’s model questionnaires, were adapted to reflect the population and health issues relevant to Cambodia. In addition, a self-administered Fieldworker Questionnaire collected information about the survey’s fieldworkers.

Cleaning operations

The processing of the 2021-22 CDHS data began as soon as the fieldwork started. When data collection was completed in each cluster, the electronic data files were transferred via the IFSS to the NIS central office in Phnom Penh. The data files were registered and checked for inconsistencies, incompleteness, and outliers. Errors and inconsistencies were communicated to the field teams for review and correction. Secondary editing, done by NIS data processors, was carried out in the central office and included resolving inconsistencies and coding open-ended questions. The paper Biomarker Questionnaires were collected by field coordinators and then compared with the electronic data files to assess whether any inconsistencies arose during data entry. Data processing and editing were carried out using the CSPro software package. The concurrent data collection and processing offered an advantage because it maximized the likelihood of the data being error-free. Timely generation of field check tables allowed for effective monitoring. The secondary editing of the data was completed in March 2022.

Response rate

A total of 21,270 households were selected for the CDHS sample, of which 20,967 were found to be occupied. Of the occupied households, 20,806 were successfully interviewed, yielding a response rate of 99%. In the interviewed households, 19,845 women age 15-49 were identified as eligible for individual interviews. Interviews were completed with 19,496 women, yielding a response rate of 98%. In the subsample of households selected for the male survey, 9,079 men age 15-49 were identified as eligible for individual interviews and 8,825 were successfully interviewed, yielding a response rate of 97%.

Sampling error estimates

The estimates from a sample survey are affected by two types of errors: (1) nonsampling errors and (2) sampling errors. Nonsampling errors are errors that were made during data collection and data processing such as failure to locate and interview the correct household, misunderstanding of the questions by either the interviewer or the respondent, and data entry errors. Although numerous efforts were made during the implementation of the 2021-22 Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey (CDHS) to minimize this type of error, nonsampling errors are impossible to eliminate completely and difficult to evaluate statistically.

Sampling errors, on the other hand, can be evaluated statistically. The sample of respondents selected in the 2021-22 CDHS is only one of many possible samples that could have been selected from the same population, using exactly the same design. Each of those samples would yield results that differ somewhat from the results of the actual sample selected. Sampling errors are a measure of the variability between all possible samples. Although the degree of variability is not known exactly, it can be estimated from the survey results.

A sampling error is usually measured in terms of the standard error for a particular statistic (mean, percentage, etc.), which is the square root of the variance. The standard error can be used to calculate confidence intervals within which the true value for the population can reasonably be assumed to fall. For example, for any given statistic calculated from a sample survey, the value of that statistic will fall within a range of plus or minus two times the standard error of that statistic in 95% of all possible samples of identical size and design.

If the sample of respondents had been selected as a simple random sample, it would have been possible to use straightforward formulas for calculating sampling errors. However, the 2021-22 CDHS sample was the result of a multistage stratified design, and, consequently, it was necessary to use more complex formulas. The computer software used to calculate sampling errors for the 2021-22 CDHS was an SAS program. This program used the Taylor linearization method for estimate variances for survey estimates that are means or proportions. The Jackknife repeated replication method is used for variance estimation of more complex statistics such as fertility and mortality rates.

A more detailed description of estimates of sampling errors are presented in APPENDIX B of the survey report.

Data appraisal

Data Quality Tables

• Household age distribution
• Age distribution of eligible and interviewed women
• Age distribution of eligible and interviewed men
• Age displacement at age 14/15
• Age displacement at age 49/50
• Pregnancy outcomes by years preceding the survey
• Completeness of reporting
• Height and weight data completeness and quality for children
• Height measurements from random subsample of measured children
• Interference in height and weight measurements of children
• Interference in height and weight measurements of women
• Heaping in anthropometric measurements for children (digit preference)
• Observation of handwashing facility
• School attendance by single-year age
• Vaccination cards photographed
• Number of enumeration areas completed by month and province
• Sibship size and sex ratio of siblings
• Pregnancy-related mortality trends
• Pregnancy-related mortality

See details of the data quality tables in Appendix C of the final report.

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Cambodia KH: Women Who were First Married by Age 18: % of Women Aged 20-24 data was reported at 17.900 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 18.500 % for 2014. Cambodia KH: Women Who were First Married by Age 18: % of Women Aged 20-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 18.500 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2022, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 24.800 % in 2000 and a record low of 17.900 % in 2022. Cambodia KH: Women Who were First Married by Age 18: % of Women Aged 20-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cambodia – Table KH.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Women who were first married by age 18 refers to the percentage of women ages 20-24 who were first married by age 18.;UNICEF Data; Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), AIDS Indicator Surveys(AIS), Reproductive Health Survey(RHS), and other household surveys.;;This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 5.3.1[https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].

In 2023, the death rate in Cambodia remained nearly unchanged at around 6.39 deaths per 1,000 inhabitants. The crude death rate is the annual number of deaths in a given population, expressed per 1,000 people. When looked at in unison with the crude birth rate, the rate of natural increase can be determined.Find more statistics on other topics about Cambodia with key insights such as number of refugees residing, female smoking rate, and health expenditure as a share of gross domestic product.

Cambodia KH: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Young data was reported at 47.101 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 47.750 % for 2022. Cambodia KH: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Young data is updated yearly, averaging 79.017 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 91.121 % in 1995 and a record low of 47.101 % in 2023. Cambodia KH: Age Dependency Ratio: % of Working-Age Population: Young data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cambodia – Table KH.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.;World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision.;Weighted average;

Population ages 15-64, total in Cambodia was reported at 11296444 Persons in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Cambodia - Population ages 15-64, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Cambodia Population: Census: Preah Vihear data was reported at 249,973.000 Person in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 254,827.000 Person for 2019. Cambodia Population: Census: Preah Vihear data is updated yearly, averaging 235,370.000 Person from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2024, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 254,827.000 Person in 2019 and a record low of 119,261.000 Person in 1998. Cambodia Population: Census: Preah Vihear data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cambodia – Table KH.G002: Population: Census.

Abstract

The population census is the most fundamental source of national population data required by a country for administrative purposes as well as for economic and social planning and research. It is expected to provide a comprehensive and reliable inventory of a country's population. Apart from the size of population in each of the administrative units which is the basic information provided by the census, an analysis of the census data provides information on trends in population growth, age and sex structure of the population, the levels of mortality and fertility, the course of migration, trends in urbanization and on many more characteristics of the population. A study of the current demographic levels and past trends is very essential in making population projections that form the basis of national plans for economic development and other welfare programmes.

The demographic, social and economic indicators as well as other bench mark data at small area levels produced by the 2008 Census will go a long way in monitoring and evaluating the implementation of National Strategic Development Plan programmes in the future."

Geographic coverage

Nation-wide Urbanity 1.Urban 2.Rural Zone 1.Phnom Penh 2.Other Urban area 3.Rural area

Individual Province

1Banteay Meanchey 2Battambang 3Kampong Cham 4Kampong Chhnang 5Kampong Speu 6Kampong Thom 7Kampot 8Kandal 9Koh Kong 10Kratie 11Mondul Kiri 12Phnom Penh 13Preah Vihear 14Prey Veng 15Pursat 16Ratanak Kiri 17Siem Reap 18Preah Sihanouk 19Stung Treng 20Svay Rieng 21Takeo 22Otdar Meanchey 23Kep 24Pailin 25Tboung Khmum

Analysis unit

• Individuals
• Households
• Women of reproductive age
• Deaths in households
• Households in dwelling units

Universe

All resident households in Cambodia

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Sampling procedure

Not Applicable

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face

Research instrument

Two questionnaires were used in the 2019 General Population Census of Cambodia: (i) the house list (Form A) and (ii) the household questionnaire (Form B). FORM A - House list

FORM B Household Questionnaire - PART 1 Identification Particulars - PART 2 Individual Particulars - PART 3 Fertility Information of Females Aged 15 and over listed in column 2 - PART 4 Housing Condition and Facilities - PART 5 Death Household

Cleaning operations

The census data processing division of NIS is responsible for manual editing and coding of questionnaires, data entry, computer editing and tabulation, and the generation of products like the population database and maintenance of the web site.

Sampling error estimates

Not Applicable