2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Khmer (official) 95%, French, English

Ethnic Groups

Khmer 90%
Vietnamese 5%
Chinese 1%
Other 4%
%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 35.6% (male 2,497,595/female 2,447,754)

15-64 years - : 61% (male 4,094,946/female 4,370,159)

65 years and over - : 3.4% (male 180,432/female 290,541) (2006 est.)

Median Age

Total: 20.6 years

Male: 19.9 years

Female: 21.4 years (2006 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.94 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.62 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.95 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 68.78 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 77.35 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 59.84 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 59.29 years

Male: 57.35 years

Female: 61.32 years (2006 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

2.6% (2003 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

15,000 (2003 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: Very high

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

Vectorborne diseases: Dengue fever, malaria, and Japanese encephalitis are high risks in some locations

Note: At present, H5N1 avian influenza poses a minimal risk; during outbreaks among birds, rare cases could occur among US citizens who have close contact with infected birds or poultry (2005)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 73.6%

Male: 84.7%

Female: 64.1% (2004 est.)

Year

Population

  • 13,881,427

Nationality

  • Cambodian(s) noun


  • Cambodian adjective


Religions

  • Theravada Buddhist
    95.00%
  • Other
    5.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.78% (2006 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 26.9 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death Rate

  • 9.06 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 3.37 children born/woman (2006 est.)