Cambodia — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Cambodia, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Cambodia was 1.18% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 8.10% in 1995. The lowest was -8.40% in 1978 (about -7.1× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.97% per year.
Cambodia ranks 90 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 41%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 0.64%, so Cambodia sits above it. It peaked in 1995 and has fallen 85% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 19%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 10 of 37 economies; Malaysia (1.17%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 569% in 1975. That is 12% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1992.
World ranking. Climbed: 113th of 216 in 1961 → 193rd of 216 in 1970 → 104th of 216 in 1980 → 13th of 216 in 1990 → 93rd of 217 in 2000 → 85th of 217 in 2010 → 82nd of 217 in 2020 → 90th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.18% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 1.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 1.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 1.33% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 1.48% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 1.47% | +0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 1.26% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 1.24% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 1.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 1.46% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 1.46% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 1.48% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 1.52% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 1.56% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 1.58% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 1.52% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 1.48% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 1.48% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 1.46% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 1.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 1.51% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 1.54% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 1.56% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 1.59% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 1.71% | -2.4 pp |
| 1998 | 4.12% | -2.8 pp |
| 1997 | 6.88% | -0.6 pp |
| 1996 | 7.52% | -0.6 pp |
| 1995 | 8.1% | +1.1 pp |
| 1994 | 6.98% | +1.0 pp |
| 1993 | 6.02% | +0.6 pp |
| 1992 | 5.4% | +1.3 pp |
| 1991 | 4.14% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 4.17% | +0.4 pp |
| 1989 | 3.77% | -0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 3.8% | -0.4 pp |
| 1987 | 4.24% | +0.3 pp |
| 1986 | 3.92% | +0.6 pp |
| 1985 | 3.34% | -0.3 pp |
| 1984 | 3.64% | +0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 3.61% | +0.8 pp |
| 1982 | 2.83% | +1.2 pp |
| 1981 | 1.61% | -0.5 pp |
| 1980 | 2.16% | +4.5 pp |
| 1979 | -2.39% | +6.0 pp |
| 1978 | -8.4% | -0.5 pp |
| 1977 | -7.91% | -0.9 pp |
| 1976 | -7.02% | -4.0 pp |
| 1975 | -3.02% | -3.7 pp |
| 1974 | 0.64% | -0.3 pp |
| 1973 | 0.98% | +0.2 pp |
| 1972 | 0.8% | +1.1 pp |
| 1971 | -0.28% | -0.8 pp |
| 1970 | 0.52% | -1.6 pp |
| 1969 | 2.1% | +0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 2.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 2.1% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 2.1% | +0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 2.1% | +0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 2.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 2.18% | -0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 2.24% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 2.2% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Cambodia’s Population growth in 1962?
2.24% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Cambodia’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -46.4% in total — about 1.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.18%; 2024: 1.23%; 2023: 1.28%; 2022: 1.33%; 2021: 1.48%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.