2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Khmer (official) 95%, French, English

Ethnic Groups

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

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 33.2% (male 2,389,668/female 2,338,838)

15-64 years - : 63.2% (male 4,372,480/female 4,627,895)

65 years and over - : 3.6% (male 193,338/female 319,421) (2008 est.)

Median Age

Total: 21.7 years

Male: 21 years

Female: 22.5 years (2008 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.04 male(s)/female

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

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

65 years and over - : 0.6 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.96 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 56.59 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 63.76 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 49.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 61.69 years

Male: 59.65 years

Female: 63.83 years (2008 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, Japanese encephalitis, and malaria

Note: Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2008)

Education Expenditures

1.7% of GDP (2004)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 73.6%

Male: 84.7%

Female: 64.1% (2004 est.)

Year

Population

  • 14,241,640

Nationality

  • Cambodian(s) noun


  • Cambodian adjective


Religions

  • Theravada Buddhist
    95.00%
  • Other
    5.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.752% (2008 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 25.68 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death Rate

  • 8.16 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Migration Rate

  • NA (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 3.08 children born/woman (2008 est.)