Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Cambodia

Children under 15 in Cambodia in 2025 — 5,264,673 people. Ranked 70 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 120.8%.

2025 5.26M people +0.18% vs 2024
World rank 70of 217
Period maximum 5.37M people1998
Period minimum 2.19M people1979

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Cambodia, 1960–20252M3M4M5M6M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,383,861 people1962: 2,503,065 people1964: 2,621,550 people1966: 2,732,949 people1968: 2,844,532 people1970: 2,945,675 people1972: 3,015,829 people1974: 3,048,536 people1976: 2,743,388 people1978: 2,283,040 people1980: 2,210,295 people1982: 2,317,282 people1984: 2,478,645 people1986: 2,673,702 people1988: 2,914,211 people1990: 3,221,953 people1992: 3,650,950 people1994: 4,248,785 people1996: 4,985,827 people1998: 5,370,106 people2000: 5,302,468 people2002: 5,207,425 people2004: 5,105,752 people2006: 4,991,587 people2008: 4,870,800 people2010: 4,824,855 people2012: 4,846,444 people2014: 4,934,539 people2016: 5,045,373 people2018: 5,131,040 people2020: 5,197,910 people2022: 5,238,685 people2024: 5,255,154 people2025: 5,264,673 people
Change over the period: +2.88M (+120.85%) Average annual rate: 1.23 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cambodia

Cambodia 5.26M people
World 2.01B people
East Asia & Pacific 420M people
South-Eastern Asia computed 164M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 945M people
Children under 15 — Cambodia, by year Cambodia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 5.26M +9,519 +0.18%
2024 5.26M +8,727 +0.17%
2023 5.25M +7,742 +0.15%
2022 5.24M +13,776 +0.26%
2021 5.22M +26,999 +0.52%
2020 5.2M +35,364 +0.69%
2019 5.16M +31,506 +0.61%
2018 5.13M +35,133 +0.69%
2017 5.1M +50,534 +1%
2016 5.05M +56,925 +1.14%
2015 4.99M +53,909 +1.09%
2014 4.93M +48,662 +1%
2013 4.89M +39,433 +0.81%
2012 4.85M +21,191 +0.44%
2011 4.83M +398 +0.01%
2010 4.82M −13,912 −0.29%
2009 4.84M −32,033 −0.66%
2008 4.87M −54,862 −1.11%
2007 4.93M −65,925 −1.32%
2006 4.99M −59,896 −1.19%
2005 5.05M −54,269 −1.06%
2004 5.11M −53,380 −1.03%
2003 5.16M −48,293 −0.93%
2002 5.21M −47,046 −0.9%
2001 5.25M −47,997 −0.91%
2000 5.3M −43,370 −0.81%
1999 5.35M −24,268 −0.45%
1998 5.37M +112,767 +2.14%
1997 5.26M +271,512 +5.45%
1996 4.99M +335,204 +7.21%
1995 4.65M +401,838 +9.46%
1994 4.25M +344,840 +8.83%
1993 3.9M +252,995 +6.93%
1992 3.65M +233,581 +6.84%
1991 3.42M +195,416 +6.07%
1990 3.22M +166,804 +5.46%
1989 3.06M +140,938 +4.84%
1988 2.91M +125,006 +4.48%
1987 2.79M +115,503 +4.32%
1986 2.67M +103,379 +4.02%
1985 2.57M +91,678 +3.7%
1984 2.48M +85,978 +3.59%
1983 2.39M +75,385 +3.25%
1982 2.32M +60,855 +2.7%
1981 2.26M +46,132 +2.09%
1980 2.21M +22,324 +1.02%
1979 2.19M −95,069 −4.16%
1978 2.28M −221,856 −8.86%
1977 2.5M −238,492 −8.69%
1976 2.74M −207,701 −7.04%
1975 2.95M −97,447 −3.2%
1974 3.05M +4,987 +0.16%
1973 3.04M +27,720 +0.92%
1972 3.02M +35,062 +1.18%
1971 2.98M +35,092 +1.19%
1970 2.95M +45,459 +1.57%
1969 2.9M +55,684 +1.96%
1968 2.84M +55,718 +2%
1967 2.79M +55,865 +2.04%
1966 2.73M +55,805 +2.08%
1965 2.68M +55,594 +2.12%
1964 2.62M +57,544 +2.24%
1963 2.56M +60,941 +2.43%
1962 2.5M +60,843 +2.49%
1961 2.44M +58,361 +2.45%
1960 2.38M

About the indicator

The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.

Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.