Demographics

Demographics of Cambodia in 2023 - Structure, Labor, Regional Trends

Last Updated: October 30, 2023
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Population

16.487 million

TFR

2.32 Child

Median Age

26.8 Years Old

Dependency Ratio

55.5 %

Life Expectancy

69.9 Years

Net Migration Rate

-1.8 ‰

Executive Summary

Cambodia - Population Growth

Note: % | Forecast After 2023 (UN, Statistics Office, Local Agency)

Population Structure

The population demographic data has been updated to October 2023 based primarily on the United Nations population database, with some countries using their own statistical agencies. All data listed is from 2022 (unless otherwise noted).

Population +

174 k people

Birth

318 k people

Death

114 k people

Net Migration

-30 k people

Cambodia - Population Growth Drivers
Note: % | forecast after 2023
Cambodia - Age Structure - Historical & Forecast
Note: % | forecast after 2023

Natural Growth

12.2 ‰

Net Migration

-1.8 ‰

Young Dependency

47.7 %

Old Dependency

7.8 %

Cambodia - Median Age
Note: Age
Cambodia - Demographic Structure
Source: UN Population; OOSGA Analytics

Culture Brief

Races

Khmer 95.4%, Cham 2.4%, Chinese 1.5%, other 0.7% (2019-20 est. by CIA)

Language Used

Khmer (official) 95.8%, minority languages 2.9%, Chinese 0.6%, Vietnamese 0.5%, other 0.2% (2019 est.)

Religion

Buddhist (official) 97.1%, Muslim 2%, Christian 0.3%, other 0.5% (2019 est. by CIA)

Cambodia - Education
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Cambodia - Education Comparison (Tertiary Education)
Note: %

Labor Brief

Cambodia - Labor Participation Rate
Note: %
Cambodia - Labor Participation by Groups
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Cambodia - Labor Participation By Sectors
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Regional Brief

Cambodia - Population in Key Regions
Cambodia - GDP Per Capita in Key Regions
Reference
  • Population project by age group: UN population database | Data after 2022 is estimated/forecasted | Forecasted with medium variant
  • Currency: nominal USD, unless otherwise specified. | IMF
  • Economic projection: OECD, IMF, EIU, Local Government
  • Culture, ethnicities, languages: CIA Factbook
  •  Education: World Bank
  • Labor Participation: ILO, OOSGA.org
  • Data Aggregation & Calculation: OOSGA.org
  • Analysis: Economic Team
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