Population estimates and projections in Cambodia

Cambodia had an estimated population of 17,423,880 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Cambodia, 2023 (latest estimate) 17,423,880 People
Change from 2022 +1.3% 2022: 17,201,724 people
Projection for 2030 18,827,388 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 21,931,455 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 22,738,858 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 72nd of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Cambodia over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Cambodia
2100 22,738,858 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 23,006,633 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 23,198,283 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 23,324,018 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 23,379,539 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 23,373,134 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 23,296,121 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 23,127,852 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 22,852,986 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 22,452,161 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 21,931,455 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 21,286,237 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 20,540,682 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 19,720,141 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 18,827,388 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 17,847,982 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 17,423,880 people
2022 17,201,724 people
2021 16,974,305 people
2020 16,725,474 people
2019 16,481,304 people
2018 16,274,522 people
2017 16,073,372 people
2016 15,852,803 people
2015 15,623,250 people
2014 15,396,772 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.3% from 17,201,724 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 15,170,208 people, the figure has changed by +14.9%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Cambodia has the 72nd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Cambodia
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024