Cambodia Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age in Cambodia, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Cambodia was 18.1 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 27 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 140th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Cambodia ranks 121st currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Cambodia is expected to increase to 43.6 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Cambodia

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Cambodia
	Male	Female
80+	0.29%	0.52%
75-79	0.4%	0.64%
70-74	0.68%	1.09%
65-69	1.03%	1.51%
60-64	1.55%	1.9%
55-59	1.89%	2.16%
50-54	2.02%	2.21%
45-49	2.35%	2.45%
40-44	3.49%	3.59%
35-39	3.78%	3.91%
30-34	3.98%	4.11%
25-29	3.66%	3.82%
20-24	3.97%	3.97%
15-19	4.71%	4.54%
10-14	4.82%	4.65%
5-9	5.17%	4.94%
0-4	5.22%	4.99%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Cambodia has average demographic potential with 62.5% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 78/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Cambodia

Factual

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World

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Working age share
	Cambodia	World
2100	60.3%	59.6%
2099	60.4%	59.6%
2098	60.5%	59.7%
2097	60.6%	59.7%
2096	60.7%	59.7%
2095	60.8%	59.7%
2094	61%	59.7%
2093	61.1%	59.8%
2092	61.2%	59.8%
2091	61.4%	59.8%
2090	61.5%	59.8%
2089	61.6%	59.8%
2088	61.8%	59.8%
2087	62%	59.8%
2086	62.2%	59.8%
2085	62.4%	59.9%
2084	62.6%	59.9%
2083	62.8%	60%
2082	63%	60.1%
2081	63.2%	60.3%
2080	63.4%	60.4%
2079	63.6%	60.6%
2078	63.7%	60.7%
2077	63.8%	60.9%
2076	63.9%	61%
2075	64%	61.1%
2074	64.2%	61.3%
2073	64.3%	61.4%
2072	64.4%	61.5%
2071	64.6%	61.6%
2070	64.7%	61.7%
2069	64.7%	61.8%
2068	64.7%	61.9%
2067	64.7%	62%
2066	64.7%	62%
2065	64.6%	62.1%
2064	64.6%	62.1%
2063	64.5%	62.1%
2062	64.4%	62.2%
2061	64.4%	62.2%
2060	64.4%	62.3%
2059	64.5%	62.3%
2058	64.5%	62.4%
2057	64.7%	62.4%
2056	64.8%	62.5%
2055	64.9%	62.7%
2054	65.1%	62.8%
2053	65.3%	62.9%
2052	65.4%	63.1%
2051	65.6%	63.2%
2050	65.8%	63.4%
2049	66%	63.5%
2048	66.2%	63.6%
2047	66.4%	63.8%
2046	66.6%	63.9%
2045	66.7%	64%
2044	66.8%	64.1%
2043	66.9%	64.2%
2042	66.8%	64.3%
2041	66.7%	64.4%
2040	66.5%	64.5%
2039	66.2%	64.7%
2038	66%	64.8%
2037	65.8%	64.9%
2036	65.6%	65.1%
2035	65.4%	65.2%
2034	65.2%	65.3%
2033	65%	65.4%
2032	64.8%	65.4%
2031	64.6%	65.4%
2030	64.5%	65.4%
2029	64.4%	65.4%
2028	64.3%	65.4%
2027	64.2%	65.4%
2026	64.2%	65.2%
2025	64.1%	65.1%
2024	64%	65.1%
2023	63.9%	65%
2022	63.8%	64.9%
2021	63.6%	64.9%
2020	63.5%	64.8%
2019	63.4%	64.9%
2018	63.4%	64.9%
2017	63.4%	65%
2016	63.4%	65.1%
2015	63.5%	65.1%
2014	63.5%	65.2%
2013	63.5%	65.2%
2012	63.5%	65.2%
2011	63.2%	65.2%
2010	62.8%	65.1%
2009	62.3%	65%
2008	61.7%	64.9%
2007	60.9%	64.7%
2006	60%	64.5%
2005	59.1%	64.3%
2004	58.2%	64%
2003	57.3%	63.7%
2002	56.5%	63.4%
2001	55.6%	63.1%
2000	54.6%	62.8%
1999	53.7%	62.5%
1998	52.9%	62.2%
1997	52%	61.9%
1996	51.3%	61.7%
1995	50.9%	61.5%
1994	51.3%	61.3%
1993	51.9%	61.2%
1992	52.1%	61.1%
1991	52.6%	61%
1990	53.3%	60.9%
1989	53.7%	60.8%
1988	54.1%	60.7%
1987	54.4%	60.5%
1986	54.3%	60.4%
1985	54.3%	60.1%
1984	54.4%	59.9%
1983	54.3%	59.6%
1982	54.1%	59.3%
1981	54.1%	59%
1980	54.3%	58.7%
1979	53.8%	58.4%
1978	53%	58%
1977	52.7%	57.7%
1976	52.1%	57.5%
1975	52%	57.4%
1974	51.9%	57.3%
1973	51.7%	57.3%
1972	51.7%	57.2%
1971	51.9%	57.1%
1970	52.7%	57%
1969	53.2%	56.9%
1968	53.1%	56.9%
1967	53.1%	56.9%
1966	53.1%	56.8%
1965	53.1%	56.9%
1964	53.1%	57%
1963	53.2%	57.2%
1962	53.3%	57.4%
1961	53.5%	57.5%
1960	53.6%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Cambodia changed from 58.2% to 64% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Cambodia decreased from 71.8% to 56.1% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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World

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Share of 0-14
	Cambodia	World
2100	16.3%	16.5%
2099	16.3%	16.6%
2098	16.4%	16.6%
2097	16.5%	16.7%
2096	16.6%	16.8%
2095	16.7%	16.8%
2094	16.7%	16.9%
2093	16.8%	17%
2092	16.9%	17%
2091	17%	17.1%
2090	17.1%	17.2%
2089	17.2%	17.2%
2088	17.3%	17.3%
2087	17.4%	17.4%
2086	17.5%	17.4%
2085	17.6%	17.5%
2084	17.7%	17.5%
2083	17.8%	17.6%
2082	18%	17.7%
2081	18.1%	17.7%
2080	18.2%	17.8%
2079	18.3%	17.8%
2078	18.4%	17.9%
2077	18.5%	17.9%
2076	18.6%	18%
2075	18.7%	18%
2074	18.8%	18.1%
2073	18.9%	18.2%
2072	19%	18.2%
2071	19.1%	18.3%
2070	19.2%	18.3%
2069	19.3%	18.4%
2068	19.5%	18.5%
2067	19.6%	18.6%
2066	19.8%	18.6%
2065	19.9%	18.7%
2064	20.1%	18.8%
2063	20.3%	18.9%
2062	20.5%	19.1%
2061	20.7%	19.2%
2060	20.9%	19.3%
2059	21.1%	19.4%
2058	21.3%	19.5%
2057	21.5%	19.6%
2056	21.7%	19.8%
2055	21.9%	19.9%
2054	22.1%	20%
2053	22.2%	20.1%
2052	22.4%	20.2%
2051	22.6%	20.3%
2050	22.8%	20.4%
2049	23%	20.5%
2048	23.1%	20.6%
2047	23.3%	20.7%
2046	23.5%	20.8%
2045	23.7%	20.9%
2044	23.8%	20.9%
2043	24%	21%
2042	24.2%	21.1%
2041	24.5%	21.2%
2040	24.7%	21.2%
2039	24.9%	21.3%
2038	25.2%	21.4%
2037	25.5%	21.5%
2036	25.9%	21.6%
2035	26.3%	21.8%
2034	26.7%	22%
2033	27.1%	22.2%
2032	27.4%	22.4%
2031	27.8%	22.7%
2030	28.2%	23%
2029	28.5%	23.3%
2028	28.8%	23.6%
2027	29.1%	23.9%
2026	29.4%	24.2%
2025	29.6%	24.6%
2024	29.8%	24.7%
2023	30.1%	25%
2022	30.5%	25.3%
2021	30.8%	25.6%
2020	31.1%	25.8%
2019	31.3%	26%
2018	31.5%	26.2%
2017	31.7%	26.4%
2016	31.8%	26.5%
2015	31.9%	26.6%
2014	32%	26.8%
2013	32.2%	26.9%
2012	32.4%	27%
2011	32.8%	27.1%
2010	33.3%	27.3%
2009	33.9%	27.5%
2008	34.7%	27.6%
2007	35.6%	27.9%
2006	36.6%	28.1%
2005	37.6%	28.5%
2004	38.5%	28.8%
2003	39.5%	29.2%
2002	40.5%	29.6%
2001	41.5%	30%
2000	42.5%	30.4%
1999	43.6%	30.8%
1998	44.5%	31.1%
1997	45.4%	31.5%
1996	46.2%	31.8%
1995	46.4%	32.1%
1994	46%	32.3%
1993	45.3%	32.5%
1992	45%	32.7%
1991	44.5%	32.9%
1990	43.7%	33%
1989	43.2%	33.2%
1988	42.8%	33.4%
1987	42.5%	33.6%
1986	42.5%	33.8%
1985	42.5%	34%
1984	42.4%	34.3%
1983	42.5%	34.6%
1982	42.6%	34.9%
1981	42.7%	35.2%
1980	42.5%	35.5%
1979	43%	35.9%
1978	43.8%	36.3%
1977	44.2%	36.7%
1976	44.7%	36.9%
1975	44.8%	37.1%
1974	44.9%	37.2%
1973	45.2%	37.3%
1972	45.2%	37.5%
1971	45%	37.6%
1970	44.4%	37.7%
1969	43.9%	37.8%
1968	44%	37.9%
1967	44%	38%
1966	44.1%	38%
1965	44.1%	38%
1964	44.1%	38%
1963	44%	37.8%
1962	43.9%	37.6%
1961	43.8%	37.5%
1960	43.7%	37.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Cambodia decreased from 38.5% to 29.8% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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UN forecast

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Cambodia	World
2100	23.4%	23.9%
2099	23.3%	23.8%
2098	23.1%	23.7%
2097	22.9%	23.6%
2096	22.7%	23.5%
2095	22.5%	23.4%
2094	22.3%	23.4%
2093	22.1%	23.3%
2092	21.9%	23.2%
2091	21.6%	23.1%
2090	21.4%	23.1%
2089	21.1%	23%
2088	20.9%	22.9%
2087	20.6%	22.8%
2086	20.3%	22.7%
2085	20%	22.6%
2084	19.6%	22.5%
2083	19.3%	22.4%
2082	19%	22.2%
2081	18.7%	22%
2080	18.4%	21.8%
2079	18.2%	21.6%
2078	18%	21.4%
2077	17.7%	21.2%
2076	17.5%	21%
2075	17.3%	20.8%
2074	17.1%	20.6%
2073	16.8%	20.4%
2072	16.6%	20.3%
2071	16.3%	20.1%
2070	16.1%	19.9%
2069	16%	19.8%
2068	15.8%	19.6%
2067	15.7%	19.5%
2066	15.6%	19.3%
2065	15.4%	19.2%
2064	15.3%	19.1%
2063	15.2%	18.9%
2062	15.1%	18.8%
2061	14.9%	18.6%
2060	14.7%	18.5%
2059	14.5%	18.3%
2058	14.2%	18.1%
2057	13.9%	17.9%
2056	13.5%	17.7%
2055	13.2%	17.5%
2054	12.8%	17.2%
2053	12.5%	17%
2052	12.1%	16.7%
2051	11.8%	16.4%
2050	11.4%	16.2%
2049	11.1%	16%
2048	10.7%	15.8%
2047	10.3%	15.5%
2046	9.95%	15.3%
2045	9.6%	15.1%
2044	9.32%	14.9%
2043	9.11%	14.8%
2042	8.97%	14.6%
2041	8.89%	14.4%
2040	8.85%	14.2%
2039	8.82%	14%
2038	8.75%	13.8%
2037	8.65%	13.5%
2036	8.5%	13.3%
2035	8.33%	13%
2034	8.15%	12.7%
2033	7.96%	12.4%
2032	7.76%	12.2%
2031	7.57%	11.9%
2030	7.36%	11.6%
2029	7.16%	11.3%
2028	6.94%	11%
2027	6.72%	10.7%
2026	6.49%	10.5%
2025	6.27%	10.3%
2024	6.16%	10.2%
2023	5.96%	9.98%
2022	5.77%	9.74%
2021	5.59%	9.53%
2020	5.44%	9.33%
2019	5.27%	9.1%
2018	5.09%	8.88%
2017	4.91%	8.65%
2016	4.74%	8.45%
2015	4.57%	8.26%
2014	4.41%	8.08%
2013	4.26%	7.92%
2012	4.12%	7.78%
2011	4%	7.66%
2010	3.88%	7.58%
2009	3.77%	7.52%
2008	3.67%	7.47%
2007	3.56%	7.41%
2006	3.45%	7.34%
2005	3.34%	7.26%
2004	3.23%	7.18%
2003	3.12%	7.1%
2002	3.02%	7.01%
2001	2.92%	6.92%
2000	2.82%	6.84%
1999	2.71%	6.76%
1998	2.61%	6.68%
1997	2.56%	6.61%
1996	2.58%	6.53%
1995	2.64%	6.45%
1994	2.73%	6.37%
1993	2.83%	6.29%
1992	2.92%	6.21%
1991	2.99%	6.14%
1990	3.03%	6.07%
1989	3.07%	6.01%
1988	3.09%	5.95%
1987	3.12%	5.91%
1986	3.16%	5.86%
1985	3.19%	5.82%
1984	3.21%	5.8%
1983	3.23%	5.79%
1982	3.26%	5.8%
1981	3.25%	5.81%
1980	3.2%	5.81%
1979	3.18%	5.77%
1978	3.18%	5.71%
1977	3.16%	5.65%
1976	3.15%	5.59%
1975	3.16%	5.53%
1974	3.14%	5.47%
1973	3.11%	5.42%
1972	3.08%	5.37%
1971	3.04%	5.32%
1970	2.97%	5.28%
1969	2.91%	5.24%
1968	2.88%	5.2%
1967	2.85%	5.16%
1966	2.83%	5.12%
1965	2.8%	5.08%
1964	2.77%	5.04%
1963	2.75%	5.02%
1962	2.73%	5.01%
1961	2.71%	4.99%
1960	2.7%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Cambodia increased from 3.23% to 6.16% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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