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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: 23.8% of total population (2019)

Rate of urbanization: 3.25% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

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.)

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 (2018 est.)

Male: 24.9 years

Female: 26.4 years

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 : 0.71 male(s)/female

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

total - population : 0.95 male(s)/female (2018 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

160 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

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

Male: 52.5 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 39.5 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 65.2 years (2018 est.)

Male: 62.7 years

Female: 67.9 years

Mothers Mean Age at First Birth

22.9 years (2014 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

2.47 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

56.3% (2014)

Drinking Water Source

Improved urban: 100% of population

Improved rural: 69.1% of population

Improved total: 75.5% of population

Unimproved urban: 0% of population

Unimproved rural: 30.9% of population

Unimproved total: 24.5% of population (2015 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

6.1% (2016)

Physicians Density

0.17 physicians/1,000 population (2014)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved urban: 88.1% of population (2015 est.)

Improved rural: 30.5% of population (2015 est.)

Improved total: 42.4% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved urban: 11.9% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved rural: 69.5% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved total: 57.6% of population (2015 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0.5% (2018 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

73,000 (2018 est.)

HIV Aids Deaths

1,300 (2018 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: Very high (2019)

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever (2019)

Vectorborne diseases: Dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis, and malaria (2019)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

3.9% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

24.1% (2014)

Education Expenditures

1.9% of GDP (2014)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 80.5%

Male: 86.5%

Female: 75% (2015)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 11 years

Male: 11 years

Female: 10 years (2008)

Year

Population

  • 16,449,519

Nationality 2019

  • Cambodian(s) noun


  • Cambodian adjective


Religions

  • Buddhist Official
    97.90%
  • Muslim
    1.10%
  • Christian
    0.50%
  • Other Est
    0.62%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.48% (2018 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 22.5 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Death Rate

  • 7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • PHNOM
    2.014 million

Health Expenditure

  • 6.1% (2016)

Physicians Density

  • 0.17 physicians/1,000 population (2014)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 0.8 beds/1,000 population (2015)