This statistic shows the biggest cities in Cambodia in 2019. In 2019, approximately **** million people lived in Phnum Pénh (Phnom Penh), the country's capital, making it the biggest city in Cambodia.

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in Cambodia was reported at 51.23 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Cambodia - Population in the largest city - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Population in largest city in Cambodia was reported at 2352680 in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Cambodia - Population in largest city - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Cambodia KH: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data was reported at 51.231 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 51.202 % for 2023. Cambodia KH: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 51.372 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2024, with 65 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 91.592 % in 1974 and a record low of 32.757 % in 1979. Cambodia KH: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population 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. Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.;United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.;Weighted average;

Cambodia KH: Population in Largest City data was reported at 2,352,680.000 Person in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,281,198.000 Person for 2023. Cambodia KH: Population in Largest City data is updated yearly, averaging 919,470.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2024, with 65 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,352,680.000 Person in 2024 and a record low of 100,000.000 Person in 1979. Cambodia KH: Population in Largest City 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. Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.;United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.;;

The share of urban population in Cambodia increased by 0.5 percentage points (+1.99 percent) compared to the previous year. With 25.57 percent, the share thereby reached its highest value in the observed period. Notably, the share continuously increased over the last years.A population may be defined as urban depending on the size (population or area) or population density of the village, town, or city. The urbanization rate then refers to the share of the total population who live in an urban setting. International comparisons may be inconsistent due to differing parameters for what constitutes an urban center.Find more key insights for the share of urban population in countries like Laos and Timor-Leste.

Abstract

The 2024 Cambodia Informal Sector Enterprise Survey was conducted by the World Bank Group's (WBG) Enterprise Analysis Unit (DECEA) in four Cambodian cities: Battambang, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, and Sihanoukville. Mekong Economics Ltd served as the main contractor, with MRTS Consulting as the local sub-contractor. The data collection took place from July to October 2024.

The primary objectives of the Informal Sector Enterprise Surveys are to: i) understand demographics of the informal sector in the covered cities, ii) describe the environment within which these businesses operate, and iii) enable data analysis based on the samples that are representative at each city level.

Geographic coverage

Four Cambodian cities: Battambang, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville.

Analysis unit

• Informal business

Universe

For the 2024 Informal Sector Enterprise Survey in cities in Cambodia, a business is considered informal if it is not registered with the Ministry of Commerce's Business Registration Department or has no tax id. Thus, the universe of the survey includes all businesses that meet the above definition of informality, including all sectors of activity of any size. The universe excludes, however, any illicit or illegal activity.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

A challenge to conducting a representative survey of informal sector businesses is the lack of a proper sampling frame since these businesses are not registered and, therefore, they are almost always absent from official registries or any other potential sampling frame. The Informal Sector Enterprise Surveys follow an area-based sampling methodology. Each city is overlayed with a spatial grid, dividing the area into squares of equal size. In the case of the 2024 Informal Sector Enterprise Surveys in cities in Cambodia these squares are measured [150 meters by 150 meters]. This spatial grid is prepared using a GIS software. Often, the boundaries of the city match a set of administrative boundaries. Nevertheless, when appropriate, a wider urban area (possibly outside of administrative boundaries) is used to best capture the extent of informal business activity in an area. The resulting map is reviewed and approved by the relevant WBG Task Team Leader (TTL) in consultation with the implementing contractor.

Note: Detailed sampling methodology can be found on the Enterprise Surveys website under the Informal Businesses section, Methodology page (https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/informal-businesses/methodology).

Mode of data collection

Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]

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最大城市人口在12-01-2024达2,352,680.000人，相较于12-01-2023的2,281,198.000人有所增长。最大城市人口数据按年更新，12-01-1960至12-01-2024期间平均值为919,470.000人，共65份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2024，达2,352,680.000人，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-1979，为100,000.000人。CEIC提供的最大城市人口数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的柬埔寨 – Table KH.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics。

Abstract

The CSES is a household survey with questions to households and the household members. In the household questionnaire there are a number of modules with questions relating to the living conditions, e.g. housing conditions, education, health, expenditure/income and labour force. It is designed to provide information on social and economic conditions of households for policy studies on poverty, household production and final consumption for the National Accounts and weights for the CPI.

The main objective of the survey is to collect statistical information about living standards of the population and the extent of poverty. Essential areas as household production and cash income, household level and structure of consumption including poverty and nutrition, education and access to schooling, health and access to medical care, transport and communication, housing and amenities and family and social relations. For recording expenditure, consumption and income the Diary Method was applied for the first time. The survey also included a Time Use Form detailing activities of household members during a 24-hour period.

Another main objective of the survey is also to collect accurate statistical information about living standards of the population and the extent of poverty as an essential instrument to assist the government in diagnosing the problems and designing effective policies for reducing poverty, and in evaluating the progress of poverty reduction which are the main priorities in the "Rectangular Strategy" of the Royal Government of Cambodia.

Geographic coverage

National Phnom Penh/Other Urban/Other Rural Provinces/Groups of provinces

Analysis unit

Households

Individuals

Universe

All resident households in Cambodia

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

In this section the sampling design and the sample selection for CSES 2009, is described. The sampling design for the 2009 survey is the same as that used for the CSES 2004. The sampling design for the 2004 CSES is described in for instance National Institute of Statistics (2005a).

The sampling frame for the 2009 survey is based on preliminary data from the General Population Census conducted in 2008. The sample is selected as a three stage cluster sample with villages in the first stage, enumeration areas in the second stage and households in the third.

The Sampling Frame

Preliminary data from the General Population Census 2008 was used to construct the sampling frame for the first stage sampling, i.e. sampling of villages. All villages except 'special settlements' were included in the frame. In all, the first stage sampling frame of villages consisted of 14,073 villages, see Appendix 1. Compared to previous years the frame used for the 2009 survey based on the census 2008 was more up to date than in previous surveys which were based on the population census 1998.

The following variables were used from the census; Province code, province name, district code, district name, commune code, commune name, village code, village name, urban-rural classification of villages, the number of households per village and, the number of enumeration areas in the village.

In the second-stage Enumeration Areas (EA) are selected in each selected village. In most villages only one EA was selected but in some large villages more than one was selected.

For the third stage, the sampling of households, a frame was constructed in field. For selected EAs the census map of the village, including EAs and residences, was given to enumerator who updated the map and listed the households in the selected EA. A sample of households was then selected from the list.

Stratification

The sampling frame of villages was stratified by province and urban and rural. There are 24 provinces and each village is classified as either urban or rural which means that in total we have 48 strata, see Appendix 1. Each stratum of villages was sorted by district, commune and village code.

Sampling

The sampling design in the CSES 2009 survey is a three-stage design. In stage one a sample of villages is selected, in stage two an Enumeration Area (EA) is selected from each village selected in stage one, and in stage three a sample of households is selected from each EA selected in stage two. The sampling designs used in the three stages were:

Stage 1. A systematic pps sample of villages, Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) was selected from each stratum,

i.e. without replacement systematic sampling with probabilities proportional to size. The size measure used was the number of households in the village according to the sampling frame.

Stage 2. One EA was selected by Simple Random Sampling (SRS), in each village selected in stage 1.

As mentioned above, in a few large villages more than one EA was selected.

Stage 3. In each selected EA a sample of households was selected by systematic sampling.

The selection of villages and EAs were done at NIS while the selection of households in stage three was done in field. As mentioned in section 1.1 all households in selected EAs were listed by the enumerator. The sample of households was then selected from the list.

Sample sizes and allocation

The sample size of PSUs, were, as in the 2004 survey, 720 villages (or EAs). In urban villages 10 households were selected and in rural 20 households. In all 12,000 households were selected.

Urban and rural villages were treated separately in the allocation. The allocation was done in two steps. First the sample sizes for urban and rural villages in the frame were determined and then sample sizes for the provinces within urban and rural areas were determined, i.e. the strata sample sizes.

The total sample size was divided into to two, one sample size for urban villages and the other for rural villages. The calculation of the sample sizes for urban and rural areas were done using the proportion of consumption in the two parts of the population. Data on consumption from the CSES 2007 survey was used. The resulting sample sizes for urban villages was 240 and for rural 480. (Some adjustments of the calculated sample sizes were done, resulting in the numbers 240 and 480).

Allocation of the total sample size on the strata within urban and rural areas respectively, was done in the following way. The sample size, i.e. the number of PSUs, villages, selected from stratum h, is proportional to the number of households in stratum h, i.e.

n(Ih)=n1(Mh/Sum of Mh) (1.1)

where,

is the sample size in stratum h, i.e. the number villages selected in stratum h,

is the total sample size of villages for urban or rural villages,

H is the number of strata in urban or rural areas,

is the number of households in stratum h according to the frame.

As mentioned above, the sample size calculations are done separately for urban and rural villages, i.e. for strata with urban villages (1.1) is used with nI = 240 and is the number of households in urban villages in the frame and for rural villages (1.1) is used with nI = 480 and is the

number of households in rural villages in the frame.

Monthly samples

In section 1.3 the selection of the annual sample was described. The annual sample was divided into 12 monthly samples of equal sizes. The monthly samples consisted of 20 urban and 40 rural villages. The division of the annual sample into monthly samples was done so that as far as possible each province would be represented in each monthly sample. Since the sample size of villages in some provinces is smaller than 12, all provinces were not included in all monthly samples. Also, the outline of the fieldwork with teams of 4 enumerators and one supervisor puts constraints on how to divide the annual sample into monthly samples. The supervisors must travel between the villages in a team and therefore the geographical distance between the villages surveyed by a team cannot be too large.

Estimation

Totals, ratios such as means or proportions were estimated for the population or for subgroups of population, i.e. domains of study. The domains were defined by e.g. region or sex. Means and proportions were estimated by first estimating totals and then calculating the ratio of two estimated totals. To estimate totals from a sample survey weights are needed.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Four different questionnaires or forms were used in the survey:

1. Household listing form

The Household listing and mapping were done prior to the sampling. During the household listing the enumerator recorded household information on e.g. location, number of members and principal economic activity.

1. Village questionnaire

The Village questionnaire was used to gather basic common information on:

    1. Demographic information

    2. Economy & Infrastructure

    3. Rainfall & Natural disasters

    4. Education

    5. Health

    6. Retail prices (food and non-food items)

    7. Employment & Wages

    8. Access to common property resources during the last 5 years

    9. Sale prices of agricultural land in the village

    10. Recruitment of children for work outside the village 

1. Household questionnaire

The following modules were included in the Household questionnaire:

1. Initial visit

01A. List of household member

01B. Food, beverages and tobacco consumption during the last 7 days

01C. Recall non-food expenditures

01D. Vulnerability

1. Education & Literacy

2. Information on migration (includes past and current migration)

   1. Housing

3. Household economic activities

05A.Land ownership

05B.Production of

最大城市人口占城市总人口的百分比在12-01-2024达51.231%，相较于12-01-2023的51.202%有所增长。最大城市人口占城市总人口的百分比数据按年更新，12-01-1960至12-01-2024期间平均值为51.372%，共65份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-1974，达91.592%，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-1979，为32.757%。CEIC提供的最大城市人口占城市总人口的百分比数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的柬埔寨 – Table KH.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics。