Cambodia: Population growth

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 Cambodia

Population growth, percent

 Latest value 1.18
 Year 2025
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1961 - 2025
 Average 1.82
 Min - Max -8.40 - 8.10
 Source United Nations Population Division
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The latest value from 2025 is 1.18 percent, a decline from 1.23 percent in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 1.11 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Cambodia from 1961 to 2025 is 1.82 percent. The minimum value, -8.4 percent, was reached in 1978 while the maximum of 8.1 percent was recorded in 1995. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Cambodia: Population growth
 2025 1.18
 2024 1.23
 2023 1.28
 2022 1.33
 2021 1.48
 2020 1.47
 2019 1.26
 2018 1.24




Definition: Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Population size 17.85 2025 million
 Percent urban population 41.11 2025 percent
 Population density 99 2023 people per square km
 Population ages 65 and above 6.38 2025 percent
 Percent children 29.50 2025 percent
 Percent female population 51.00 2024 percent
 Rural population, percent 58.89 2025 percent
 Age dependency ratio 55.94 2025 percent
 Refugee population 24 2023 refugees
 Population growth 1.18 2025 percent
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