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Languages

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

Ethnic Groups

Khmer 97.6%
Cham 1.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Vietnamese 0.1%
Other 0.9%
(2013 est.)%

Population Distribution

Population concentrated in the southeast, particularly in and around the capital of Phnom Penh; further distribution is linked closely to the Tonle Sap and Mekong Rivers

Urbanization

Urban population: 21.2% of total population (2017)

Rate of urbanization: 2.73% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 31.01% (male 2,537,753/female 2,487,633)

15-24 years - : 18.36% (male 1,471,965/female 1,503,977)

25-54 years - : 40.68% (male 3,229,901/female 3,361,475)

55-64 years - : 5.69% (male 374,663/female 547,971)

65 years and over - : 4.25% (male 258,584/female 430,564) (2017 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 55.6

Youth dependency ratio: 49.2

Elderly dependency ratio: 6.4

Potential support ratio: 15.6 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 25.3 years

Male: 24.6 years

Female: 26 years (2017 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 156

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 - : 0.96 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.65 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 0.94 male(s)/female (2016 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

161 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)Array

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 64.9 years

Male: 62.4 years

Female: 67.5 years (2017 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 181

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 57.6% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.6% (2016 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

AIDS - people living with HIV

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 (2016)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

3.9% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

23.9% (2014)

Education Expenditures

1.9% of GDP (2014)

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 77.2%

Male: 84.5%

Female: 70.5% (2015 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 11 years

Male: 11 years

Female: 10 years (2008)

Year

Population

  • 16,204,486Array

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
    1.52% (2017 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 23 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Death Rate

  • 7.5 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • PHNOM PENH (capital) 1.731 million
    (2015)

Health Expenditure

  • 5.7% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

  • 0.17 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.7 beds/1,000 population (2011)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.52 children born/woman (2017 est.)