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 country's urbanization rate refers to the share of the total population living in an urban setting. International comparisons of urbanization rates may be inconsistent, due to discrepancies between definitions of what constitutes an urban center (based on population size, area, or space between dwellings, among others).

The share of rural population in Cambodia saw no significant changes in 2023 in comparison to the previous year 2022 and remained at around 74.43 percent. But still, the share reached its lowest value of the observation period in 2023. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between the total population and urban population.Find more key insights for the share of rural population in countries like Laos and Malaysia.

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

In 2023, the share of urban population in Indonesia remained nearly unchanged at around 58.57 percent. Still, the share reached its highest value in the observed period in 2023. 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 Cambodia and Laos.

This statistic shows the degree of urbanization in the ASEAN countries in Asia from 2013 to 2023. Urbanization is defined as the share of urban population in the total population. The ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. In 2023, 25.57 percent of the total population of Cambodia lived in urban areas.

In 2023, the share of rural population in Thailand decreased by 0.7 percentage points (-1.49 percent) compared to 2022. In 2023, the share thereby reached its lowest value in recent years. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between the total population and urban population.Find more key insights for the share of rural population in countries like Myanmar and Cambodia.

The share of rural population in Indonesia decreased to 41.43 percent compared to the previous year. Therefore, the share in Indonesia saw its lowest number in that year with 41.43 percent. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between the total population and urban population.Find more key insights for the share of rural population in countries like Cambodia and Malaysia.

In 2023, the share of urban population in Timor-Leste remained nearly unchanged at around 32.46 percent. Still, the share reached its highest value in the observed period in 2023. A country's urbanization rate refers to the share of the total population living in an urban setting. International comparisons of urbanization rates may be inconsistent, due to discrepancies between definitions of what constitutes an urban center (based on population size, area, or space between dwellings, among others).Find more key insights for the share of urban population in countries like Indonesia and Cambodia.