Languages

Khmer (official) 95%, French, English

Ethnic Groups

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

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 31.9% (male 2,398,710/ female 2,373,652)

15-64 years - : 64.3% (male 4,621,781/ female 4,989,200)

65 years and over - : 3.8% (male 214,208/ female 355,114) (2012 est.)

population pyramid - :

Median Age

Total: 23.3 years

Male: 22.6 years

Female: 24 years (2012 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.04 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.01 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 0.93 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 0.94 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 54.08 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 61.02 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 46.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 63.04 years

Male: 60.66 years

Female: 65.53 years (2012 est.)

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.5% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 69

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

3,100 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 45

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 (2009)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

28.8% (2008)country comparison to the world: 20

Education Expenditures

2.1% of GDP (2009)country comparison to the world: 153

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 73.6%

Male: 84.7%

Female: 64.1% (2004 est.)

Year

Population

  • 14,952,665

Nationality

  • Cambodian(s) noun


  • Cambodian adjective


Religions

  • Buddhist Official
    96.40%
  • Muslim
    2.10%
  • Other
    1.30%
  • Unspecified Census
    0.22%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.687% (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 71

Birth Rate

  • 25.17 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 58

Death Rate

  • 7.97 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 103

Migration Rate

  • -0.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 131

Health Expenditure

  • 5.8% of GDP (2009)country comparison to the world: 112

Physicians Density

  • 0.227 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.1 beds/1,000 population (2004)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.78 children born/woman (2012 est.)country comparison to the world: 72