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Languages

Khmer (official) 96.3%, other 3.7% (2008 est.)

Ethnic Groups

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

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 31.6% (male 2,460,659/female 2,423,619)

15-24 years - : 20.5% (male 1,565,135/female 1,596,099)

25-54 years - : 38.9% (male 2,938,366/female 3,082,496)

55-64 years - : 5.1% (male 298,733/female 482,588)

65 years and over - : 4% (male 229,684/female 380,953) (2014 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 57.6 %

Youth dependency ratio: 49 %

Elderly dependency ratio: 8.6 %

Potential support ratio: 11.6 (2014 est.)

Median Age

Total: 24.1 years

Male: 23.4 years

Female: 24.8 years (2014 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female

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

25-54 years - : 0.95 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.94 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 0.94 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 51.36 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 58.1 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 44.31 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 63.78 years

Male: 61.35 years

Female: 66.32 years (2014 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 6.1% of population

Rural: 34.4% of population

Total: 28.7% of population (2012 est.)

Unimproved:

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.8% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 53

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

2,700 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 54

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: 20

Education Expenditures

2.6% of GDP (2010) country comparison to the world: 152

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 73.9%

Male: 82.8%

Female: 65.9% (2009 est.)

Year

Population

  • 15,458,332

Nationality

  • Cambodian(s) noun


  • Cambodian adjective


Religions

  • Buddhist Official
    96.90%
  • Muslim
    1.90%
  • Christian
    0.40%
  • Other Est
    0.82%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.63% (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 75

Birth Rate

  • 24.4 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 60

Death Rate

  • 7.78 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 107

Migration Rate

  • -0.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 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

  • 2.66 children born/woman (2014 est.) country comparison to the world: 74