Urban population growth in Cambodia
The urban population of Cambodia changed by 1.75% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 1978.
Cambodia, 2025
1.75%
Change from 2024
−0.08percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
82nd of 217
Urban population growth in Cambodia over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cambodia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.75% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 1.82% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 1.91% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 1.99% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 2.17% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 2.10% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 6.29% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 8.48% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 8.90% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 9.17% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 9.23% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 9.15% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 8.84% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 8.23% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 7.31% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 6.04% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 4.29% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 2.82% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 2.37% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 2.19% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 2.04% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 1.97% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 1.96% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 2.00% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 2.07% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.08 percentage points from 1.82% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 9.23%, the figure has changed by −7.49 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Cambodia has the 82nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Cambodia
All statistics for Cambodia
Urban population share
41.1%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
1.18%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
17,423,880 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
25.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.58 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.25%
2023 · UN Population Division