Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Cambodia

Share of population under 15 in Cambodia in 2025 — 29.5%. Ranked 73 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 14.2 pp.

2025 29.5% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 73of 217
Period maximum 46.4%1995
Period minimum 29.5%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Cambodia, 1960–202525303540455019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 43.7%1962: 43.9%1964: 44.1%1966: 44.1%1968: 44%1970: 44.4%1972: 45.2%1974: 44.9%1976: 44.7%1978: 43.8%1980: 42.5%1982: 42.6%1984: 42.4%1986: 42.5%1988: 42.8%1990: 43.7%1992: 45%1994: 46%1996: 46.2%1998: 44.5%2000: 42.5%2002: 40.5%2004: 38.5%2006: 36.6%2008: 34.7%2010: 33.3%2012: 32.4%2014: 32%2016: 31.8%2018: 31.5%2020: 31.1%2022: 30.5%2024: 29.8%2025: 29.5%
Change over the period: −14.2 pp Annual average: -0.22 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Cambodia 29.5%
World 24.4%
South-Eastern Asia computed 23.5%
Share of population under 15 — Cambodia, by year Cambodia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 29.5 −0.3 pp
2024 29.8 −0.3 pp
2023 30.1 −0.3 pp
2022 30.5 −0.3 pp
2021 30.8 −0.3 pp
2020 31.1 −0.2 pp
2019 31.3 −0.2 pp
2018 31.5 −0.2 pp
2017 31.7 −0.1 pp
2016 31.8 −0.1 pp
2015 31.9 −0.1 pp
2014 32 −0.2 pp
2013 32.2 −0.2 pp
2012 32.4 −0.3 pp
2011 32.8 −0.5 pp
2010 33.3 −0.6 pp
2009 33.9 −0.8 pp
2008 34.7 −0.9 pp
2007 35.6 −1 pp
2006 36.6 −1 pp
2005 37.6 −1 pp
2004 38.5 −1 pp
2003 39.5 −1 pp
2002 40.5 −1 pp
2001 41.5 −1 pp
2000 42.5 −1 pp
1999 43.6 −1 pp
1998 44.5 −0.9 pp
1997 45.4 −0.7 pp
1996 46.2 −0.3 pp
1995 46.4 +0.4 pp
1994 46 +0.7 pp
1993 45.3 +0.3 pp
1992 45 +0.5 pp
1991 44.5 +0.8 pp
1990 43.7 +0.5 pp
1989 43.2 +0.4 pp
1988 42.8 +0.2 pp
1987 42.5 −0 pp
1986 42.5 +0 pp
1985 42.5 +0.1 pp
1984 42.4 −0 pp
1983 42.5 −0.2 pp
1982 42.6 −0.1 pp
1981 42.7 +0.2 pp
1980 42.5 −0.5 pp
1979 43 −0.8 pp
1978 43.8 −0.4 pp
1977 44.2 −0.5 pp
1976 44.7 −0.1 pp
1975 44.8 −0.1 pp
1974 44.9 −0.2 pp
1973 45.2 −0 pp
1972 45.2 +0.2 pp
1971 45 +0.7 pp
1970 44.4 +0.5 pp
1969 43.9 −0.1 pp
1968 44 −0.1 pp
1967 44 −0 pp
1966 44.1 −0 pp
1965 44.1 −0 pp
1964 44.1 +0.1 pp
1963 44 +0.1 pp
1962 43.9 +0.1 pp
1961 43.8 +0.1 pp
1960 43.7

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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