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Cambodia

According to the World Bank, Cambodia was home to 17.6 million people in 2024 — the 72nd most populous of 217 countries, 0.22% of everyone on Earth.

REGIONEast Asia & Pacific
INCOME GROUP · WORLD BANKLower middle income
CAPITALPhnom Penh

Cambodia by the numbers

METRICVALUEWORLD RANKSHARE
PopulationWorld Bank, 202417.6 million72nd of 2170.22%
People
Population GrowthWorld Bank, 20241.2%91st of 217
Birth RateWorld Bank, 202420.3 / 1,00072nd of 217
Death RateWorld Bank, 20246.5 / 1,000141st of 217
Fertility RateWorld Bank, 20242.5575th of 217
Urban PopulationWorld Bank, 202440.9%170th of 217
Economy
GDP (current US$)World Bank, 2024$46.4B99th of 2140.04%
GDP per capitaWorld Bank, 2024$2.6K163rd of 214
GNI per capitaWorld Bank, 2024$2.5K157th of 207
InflationWorld Bank, 20240.8%172nd of 193
UnemploymentWorld Bank, 20250.3%186th of 187
Health
Life ExpectancyWorld Bank, 202470.8 yrs148th of 217
Infant MortalityWorld Bank, 202416.4 / 1,00077th of 196
Health SpendingWorld Bank, 20244.6%133rd of 193
PhysiciansWorld Bank, 20230.2 / 1,000175th of 208
Environment
CO₂ per capitaWorld Bank, 20241.10139th of 203
Forest CoverWorld Bank, 202343.1%66th of 214
Renewable EnergyWorld Bank, 202252.4%46th of 212
Society
Internet UsersWorld Bank, 202568.5%137th of 213
Mobile SubscriptionsWorld Bank, 2024116.1 / 1,000104th of 214
Literacy RateWorld Bank, 202471.9%135th of 170
Land
Population DensityWorld Bank, 202398.7105th of 216
Arable LandWorld Bank, 202323.3%45th of 206

23 live measures for Cambodia, each linking to its world map and ranking. Every figure carries its source and year; where the source has no value for Cambodia, the table says so in words rather than inventing a number.

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