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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

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 30.76% (male 2,556,733 /female 2,503,796)

15-24 years - : 17.84% (male 1,452,795 /female 1,482,065)

25-54 years - : 41.09% (male 3,312,036 /female 3,446,962)

55-64 years - : 5.94% (male 406,970 /female 569,383)

65 years and over - : 4.37% (male 269,159 /female 449,620) (2018 est.)

population pyramid - : The World Factbook Field Image Modal Ã— East Asia/Southeast Asia

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 55.6 (2015 est.)

Youth dependency ratio: 49.2 (2015 est.)

Elderly dependency ratio: 6.4 (2015 est.)

Potential support ratio: 15.6 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 25.7 years

Male: 24.9 years

Female: 26.4 years (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 155

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.04 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

0-14 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

15-24 years - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

25-54 years - : 0.96 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

55-64 years - : 0.65 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

65 years and over - : 0.6 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

total population - : 0.94 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 46.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Male: 52.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Female: 39.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 34

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 65.2 years (2018 est.)

Male: 62.7 years (2018 est.)

Female: 67.9 years (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 182

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: 30.9% of population

Total: 24.5% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Sanitation Facility Access

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AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.5% (2017 est.); country comparison to the world: 64;

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

1,300 (2017 est.); country comparison to the world: 59;

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: Very high (2016)

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever (2016)

Vectorborne diseases: Dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, and malaria (2016)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

3.9% (2016); country comparison to the world: 188;

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

23.9% (2014); country comparison to the world: 19;

Education Expenditures

1.9% of GDP (2014); country comparison to the world: 173;

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)

Total population: 77.2% (2015 est.)

Male: 84.5% (2015 est.)

Female: 70.5% (2015 est.)

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Population

16,449,519

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
1.48% (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 75;

Birth Rate

22.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 67;

Death Rate

7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 114;

Migration Rate

-0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.); country comparison to the world: 115;

Urban Areas Population

1.952 million PHNOM PENH (capital)
(2018)

Health Expenditure

5.7% of GDP (2014); country comparison to the world: 114;

Physicians Density

0.14 physicians/1,000 population (2014);

Hospital Bed Density

0.8 beds/1,000 population (2015);

Total fertility rate

2.47 children born/woman (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 79;

Cambodia