2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Khmer (official) 95%, French, English

Ethnic Groups

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

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 31.7% (male 2,428,507/female 2,397,327)

15-24 years - : 21.2% (male 1,597,990/female 1,627,161)

25-54 years - : 38.2% (male 2,828,752/female 2,985,226)

55-64 years - : 4.9% (male 287,073/female 464,991)

65 years and over - : 3.9% (male 221,356/female 367,156) (2013 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 57.3 %

Youth dependency ratio: 48.9 %

Elderly dependency ratio: 8.4 %

Potential support ratio: 11.9 (2013)

Median Age

Total: 23.7 years

Male: 23 years

Female: 24.4 years (2013 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.01 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 0.98 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 0.94 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.63 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 0.94 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 52.7 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 59.54 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 45.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 63.41 years

Male: 61.01 years

Female: 65.93 years (2013 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 13% of population

Rural: 42% of population

Total: 36% of population (2010 est.)

Unimproved:

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 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 (2013)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

2.1% (2008)country comparison to the world: 183

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

29% (2011)country comparison to the world: 19

Education Expenditures

2.6% of GDP (2010)country comparison to the world: 153

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 73.9%

Male: 82.8%

Female: 65.9% (2009 est.)

Year

Population

  • 15,205,539

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
    1.67% (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 72

Birth Rate

  • 24.88 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 59

Death Rate

  • 7.88 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 107

Migration Rate

  • -0.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 127

Urban Areas Population

  • PHNOM PENH (capital) 1.55 million
    (2011)

Health Expenditure

  • 5.7% of GDP (2011)country comparison to the world: 118

Physicians Density

  • 0.23 physicians/1,000 population (2008)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.7 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.72 children born/woman (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 73