Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Cambodia

Urban population in Cambodia in 2025 — 7,336,524 people. Ranked 81 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,222.7%.

2025 7.34M people +1.76% vs 2024
World rank 81of 217
Period maximum 7.34M people2025
Period minimum 303,241 people1978

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Cambodia, 1960–202502M4M6M8M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 554,675 people1962: 585,181 people1964: 611,897 people1966: 646,663 people1968: 730,394 people1970: 1,168,351 people1972: 1,959,589 people1974: 1,285,141 people1976: 311,826 people1978: 303,241 people1980: 662,100 people1982: 716,082 people1984: 805,333 people1986: 905,120 people1988: 1,024,957 people1990: 1,158,998 people1992: 1,331,337 people1994: 1,582,455 people1996: 1,931,638 people1998: 2,215,274 people2000: 2,321,013 people2002: 2,417,253 people2004: 2,514,030 people2006: 2,622,783 people2008: 2,762,556 people2010: 3,063,021 people2012: 3,578,018 people2014: 4,283,067 people2016: 5,148,474 people2018: 6,125,801 people2020: 6,662,201 people2022: 6,945,130 people2024: 7,209,455 people2025: 7,336,524 people
Change over the period: +6.78M (+1,222.67%) Average annual rate: 4.05 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Cambodia 7.34M people
World 4.75B people
East Asia & Pacific 1.55B people
South-Eastern Asia computed 381M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.43B people
Urban population — Cambodia, by year Cambodia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 7.34M +127,069 +1.76%
2024 7.21M +130,293 +1.84%
2023 7.08M +134,032 +1.93%
2022 6.95M +136,874 +2.01%
2021 6.81M +146,055 +2.19%
2020 6.66M +138,402 +2.12%
2019 6.52M +397,998 +6.5%
2018 6.13M +498,065 +8.85%
2017 5.63M +479,262 +9.31%
2016 5.15M +451,043 +9.6%
2015 4.7M +414,364 +9.67%
2014 4.28M +374,543 +9.58%
2013 3.91M +330,506 +9.24%
2012 3.58M +282,739 +8.58%
2011 3.3M +232,258 +7.58%
2010 3.06M +179,395 +6.22%
2009 2.88M +121,070 +4.38%
2008 2.76M +76,758 +2.86%
2007 2.69M +63,015 +2.4%
2006 2.62M +56,934 +2.22%
2005 2.57M +51,819 +2.06%
2004 2.51M +48,940 +1.99%
2003 2.47M +47,837 +1.98%
2002 2.42M +47,752 +2.02%
2001 2.37M +48,488 +2.09%
2000 2.32M +50,481 +2.22%
1999 2.27M +55,258 +2.49%
1998 2.22M +111,133 +5.28%
1997 2.1M +172,503 +8.93%
1996 1.93M +178,777 +10.2%
1995 1.75M +170,406 +10.77%
1994 1.58M +137,854 +9.54%
1993 1.44M +113,264 +8.51%
1992 1.33M +96,848 +7.85%
1991 1.23M +75,491 +6.51%
1990 1.16M +71,262 +6.55%
1989 1.09M +62,779 +6.13%
1988 1.02M +59,604 +6.17%
1987 965,353 +60,233 +6.65%
1986 905,120 +53,808 +6.32%
1985 851,312 +45,979 +5.71%
1984 805,333 +45,865 +6.04%
1983 759,468 +43,386 +6.06%
1982 716,082 +33,373 +4.89%
1981 682,709 +20,609 +3.11%
1980 662,100 +192,429 +40.97%
1979 469,671 +166,430 +54.88%
1978 303,241 −11,448 −3.64%
1977 314,689 +2,863 +0.92%
1976 311,826 +3,903 +1.27%
1975 307,923 −977,218 −76.04%
1974 1.29M −940,856 −42.27%
1973 2.23M +266,408 +13.6%
1972 1.96M +466,065 +31.21%
1971 1.49M +325,173 +27.83%
1970 1.17M +243,946 +26.39%
1969 924,405 +194,011 +26.56%
1968 730,394 +67,199 +10.13%
1967 663,195 +16,532 +2.56%
1966 646,663 +17,265 +2.74%
1965 629,398 +17,501 +2.86%
1964 611,897 +18,338 +3.09%
1963 593,559 +8,378 +1.43%
1962 585,181 +12,804 +2.24%
1961 572,377 +17,702 +3.19%
1960 554,675

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

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