Cambodia vs Cayman Islands Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Cambodia vs the Cayman Islands

Table

Year	Median age
	Cambodia	Cayman Islands
1960	18.1	23.5
1961	18.1	23.3
1962	18.1	22.9
1963	18	22.6
1964	18	22.3
1965	17.9	22.1
1966	17.9	21.8
1967	17.9	21.6
1968	17.8	21.3
1969	17.8	21.2
1970	17.6	21.2
1971	17.3	21.4
1972	17.2	21.8
1973	17.2	22.2
1974	17.2	22.6
1975	17.2	23.1
1976	17.2	23.7
1977	17.3	24.3
1978	17.4	25
1979	17.6	25.7
1980	17.8	26
1981	17.7	26.1
1982	17.8	26.2
1983	17.9	26.4
1984	17.9	26.8
1985	17.9	27.2
1986	18	27.6
1987	18.1	28.1
1988	18.1	28.6
1989	18.1	29.1
1990	18.1	29.5
1991	18	29.6
1992	18.1	29.9
1993	18.4	30.1
1994	18	30.5
1995	17.3	30.8
1996	17.1	31.3
1997	17.2	31.8
1998	17.4	32.3
1999	17.7	32.9
2000	18.1	33.2
2001	18.5	33.3
2002	18.9	33.4
2003	19.3	33.5
2004	19.7	33.7
2005	20.1	33.9
2006	20.6	34.2
2007	21.1	34.5
2008	21.6	34.8
2009	22	35.1
2010	22.4	35.4
2011	22.7	35.7
2012	23.1	35.8
2013	23.5	35.9
2014	23.9	36.1
2015	24.2	36.3
2016	24.6	36.5
2017	25	36.8
2018	25.5	37.1
2019	25.8	37.4
2020	26.1	37.8
2021	26.3	38.1
2022	26.5	38.5
2023	26.8	38.9
2024	27	39.3
2025	27.2	39.7
2026	27.4	40.1
2027	27.5	40.5
2028	27.7	40.8
2029	27.9	41.2
2030	28.1	41.6
2031	28.3	42
2032	28.5	42.3
2033	28.7	42.7
2034	29	43.1
2035	29.2	43.4
2036	29.5	43.7
2037	29.8	44
2038	30.1	44.3
2039	30.3	44.5
2040	30.6	44.7
2041	30.8	44.9
2042	31.1	45
2043	31.3	45.1
2044	31.6	45.2
2045	31.8	45.2
2046	32.1	45.2
2047	32.3	45.2
2048	32.6	45.2
2049	32.9	45.3
2050	33.2	45.3

In 1960, the median age in Cambodia was 18.1 years compared to 23.5 years in the Cayman Islands. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 27 years in Cambodia and to 39.3 years in the Cayman Islands.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Cambodia is expected to increased to around 33.2 years by 2050 compared to 45.3 years in the Cayman Islands. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Cambodia		Cayman Islands
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	5.22%	4.99%	2.95%	2.86%
5-9	5.17%	4.94%	2.55%	2.55%
10-14	4.82%	4.65%	2.68%	2.59%
15-19	4.71%	4.54%	2.64%	2.58%
20-24	3.97%	3.97%	2.56%	2.56%
25-29	3.66%	3.82%	3.37%	3.29%
30-34	3.98%	4.11%	4.38%	4.37%
35-39	3.78%	3.91%	4.81%	4.66%
40-44	3.49%	3.59%	4.8%	4.67%
45-49	2.35%	2.45%	4.63%	4.37%
50-54	2.02%	2.21%	4.28%	4.12%
55-59	1.89%	2.16%	3.66%	3.59%
60-64	1.55%	1.9%	2.75%	2.73%
65-69	1.03%	1.51%	1.68%	1.94%
70-74	0.68%	1.09%	1.1%	1.26%
75-79	0.4%	0.64%	0.71%	0.76%
80+	0.29%	0.52%	0.65%	0.89%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Cambodia has average demographic potential with 62.5% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 41.9% and low potential in the Cayman Islands.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Cambodia			Cayman Islands
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	86.7%	81.7%	5.04%	76.3%	63.9%	12.4%
1961	87.1%	82%	5.08%	78%	65.9%	12.2%
1962	87.5%	82.4%	5.12%	80%	67.9%	12.1%
1963	87.9%	82.7%	5.17%	81.9%	69.8%	12.1%
1964	88.2%	83%	5.22%	83.4%	71.2%	12.2%
1965	88.3%	83%	5.27%	84.6%	72.4%	12.2%
1966	88.3%	83%	5.32%	85.5%	73.1%	12.3%
1967	88.3%	82.9%	5.37%	85.9%	73.5%	12.5%
1968	88.2%	82.8%	5.43%	86%	73.4%	12.6%
1969	88.1%	82.6%	5.48%	85.5%	72.7%	12.8%
1970	89.9%	84.3%	5.64%	83.6%	71%	12.6%
1971	92.5%	86.7%	5.85%	80.5%	68.4%	12.1%
1972	93.3%	87.3%	5.95%	77.3%	65.7%	11.6%
1973	93.3%	87.3%	6%	74.1%	63%	11.1%
1974	92.6%	86.6%	6.06%	70.9%	60.2%	10.7%
1975	92.3%	86.2%	6.07%	67.7%	57.2%	10.4%
1976	91.8%	85.8%	6.03%	64.7%	54.4%	10.3%
1977	89.9%	83.9%	6%	62%	51.7%	10.3%
1978	88.6%	82.6%	6%	59.3%	48.9%	10.4%
1979	85.8%	79.9%	5.9%	56.7%	46.2%	10.5%
1980	84.2%	78.3%	5.9%	54.8%	44.4%	10.4%
1981	85%	79%	6.01%	53.1%	43.1%	10%
1982	84.8%	78.8%	6.02%	51.4%	41.7%	9.71%
1983	84.1%	78.2%	5.95%	49.6%	40.2%	9.44%
1984	83.9%	78%	5.9%	47.9%	38.7%	9.2%
1985	84.2%	78.4%	5.88%	46.3%	37.3%	9.01%
1986	84.1%	78.3%	5.82%	44.8%	35.9%	8.86%
1987	84%	78.3%	5.74%	43.4%	34.6%	8.8%
1988	84.7%	79%	5.71%	42.1%	33.3%	8.78%
1989	86.1%	80.4%	5.7%	41%	32.3%	8.7%
1990	87.7%	82%	5.68%	39.7%	31.2%	8.49%
1991	90.3%	84.6%	5.69%	38.4%	30.1%	8.23%
1992	92%	86.4%	5.6%	37.2%	29.2%	7.99%
1993	92.8%	87.4%	5.46%	36.3%	28.6%	7.76%
1994	95%	89.7%	5.33%	35.7%	28.1%	7.6%
1995	96.3%	91.1%	5.17%	35.1%	27.6%	7.48%
1996	95.1%	90%	5.03%	34.7%	27.3%	7.39%
1997	92.3%	87.4%	4.92%	34.3%	26.9%	7.37%
1998	89.2%	84.3%	4.93%	34%	26.6%	7.41%
1999	86.2%	81.2%	5.05%	33.7%	26.3%	7.44%
2000	83%	77.9%	5.16%	33.6%	26.2%	7.44%
2001	80%	74.7%	5.25%	33.6%	26.2%	7.4%
2002	77.1%	71.7%	5.35%	33.5%	26.1%	7.36%
2003	74.4%	68.9%	5.45%	33.2%	25.9%	7.31%
2004	71.8%	66.2%	5.55%	32.9%	25.7%	7.24%
2005	69.3%	63.6%	5.66%	32.5%	25.3%	7.17%
2006	66.8%	61%	5.76%	32%	24.9%	7.1%
2007	64.3%	58.5%	5.85%	31.6%	24.6%	7.02%
2008	62.1%	56.2%	5.95%	31.2%	24.2%	6.97%
2009	60.4%	54.4%	6.05%	30.9%	24%	6.97%
2010	59.1%	52.9%	6.17%	30.8%	23.8%	7.03%
2011	58.2%	51.8%	6.32%	31%	23.8%	7.18%
2012	57.6%	51.1%	6.49%	31.2%	23.8%	7.37%
2013	57.4%	50.7%	6.7%	31.2%	23.6%	7.57%
2014	57.4%	50.4%	6.94%	31.2%	23.5%	7.8%
2015	57.5%	50.3%	7.19%	31.3%	23.2%	8.08%
2016	57.6%	50.2%	7.46%	31.3%	22.9%	8.38%
2017	57.8%	50%	7.74%	31.3%	22.6%	8.69%
2018	57.8%	49.7%	8.03%	31.4%	22.4%	9.03%
2019	57.7%	49.4%	8.32%	31.5%	22%	9.42%
2020	57.5%	49%	8.57%	31.4%	21.7%	9.79%
2021	57.2%	48.4%	8.79%	31.8%	21.5%	10.2%
2022	56.8%	47.8%	9.04%	32.4%	21.7%	10.8%
2023	56.4%	47.1%	9.32%	33%	21.7%	11.4%
2024	56.1%	46.5%	9.62%	33.7%	21.6%	12%

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.

In the Cayman Islands, the ratio of dependent people increased from 32.9% to 33.7% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of young people and an increased proportion of people aged 65+.

Working age demographic

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Cambodia	Cayman Islands
1960	53.6%	56.7%
1961	53.5%	56.2%
1962	53.3%	55.5%
1963	53.2%	55%
1964	53.1%	54.5%
1965	53.1%	54.2%
1966	53.1%	53.9%
1967	53.1%	53.8%
1968	53.1%	53.8%
1969	53.2%	53.9%
1970	52.7%	54.5%
1971	51.9%	55.4%
1972	51.7%	56.4%
1973	51.7%	57.4%
1974	51.9%	58.5%
1975	52%	59.6%
1976	52.1%	60.7%
1977	52.7%	61.7%
1978	53%	62.8%
1979	53.8%	63.8%
1980	54.3%	64.6%
1981	54.1%	65.3%
1982	54.1%	66.1%
1983	54.3%	66.8%
1984	54.4%	67.6%
1985	54.3%	68.4%
1986	54.3%	69.1%
1987	54.4%	69.8%
1988	54.1%	70.4%
1989	53.7%	70.9%
1990	53.3%	71.6%
1991	52.6%	72.3%
1992	52.1%	72.9%
1993	51.9%	73.4%
1994	51.3%	73.7%
1995	50.9%	74%
1996	51.3%	74.3%
1997	52%	74.5%
1998	52.9%	74.6%
1999	53.7%	74.8%
2000	54.6%	74.8%
2001	55.6%	74.8%
2002	56.5%	74.9%
2003	57.3%	75.1%
2004	58.2%	75.2%
2005	59.1%	75.5%
2006	60%	75.7%
2007	60.9%	76%
2008	61.7%	76.2%
2009	62.3%	76.4%
2010	62.8%	76.4%
2011	63.2%	76.4%
2012	63.5%	76.2%
2013	63.5%	76.2%
2014	63.5%	76.2%
2015	63.5%	76.2%
2016	63.4%	76.2%
2017	63.4%	76.2%
2018	63.4%	76.1%
2019	63.4%	76.1%
2020	63.5%	76.1%
2021	63.6%	75.9%
2022	63.8%	75.5%
2023	63.9%	75.2%
2024	64%	74.8%
2025	64.1%	74.4%
2026	64.2%	74%
2027	64.2%	73.5%
2028	64.3%	72.9%
2029	64.4%	72.3%
2030	64.6%	71.7%
2031	64.7%	71.1%
2032	64.9%	70.4%
2033	65.1%	69.8%
2034	65.3%	69.2%
2035	65.5%	68.6%
2036	65.7%	68%
2037	65.9%	67.6%
2038	66.1%	67.1%
2039	66.3%	66.6%
2040	66.6%	66.1%
2041	66.7%	65.6%
2042	66.8%	65.1%
2043	66.9%	64.6%
2044	66.8%	64.1%
2045	66.7%	63.6%
2046	66.5%	63%
2047	66.3%	62.5%
2048	66.1%	62%
2049	65.9%	61.5%
2050	65.7%	61.1%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 58.2% to 64% in Cambodia and from 75.2% to 74.8% in the Cayman Islands.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cambodia	Cayman Islands
1960	43.7%	36.3%
1961	43.8%	37%
1962	43.9%	37.7%
1963	44%	38.4%
1964	44.1%	38.8%
1965	44.1%	39.2%
1966	44.1%	39.4%
1967	44%	39.5%
1968	44%	39.4%
1969	43.9%	39.2%
1970	44.4%	38.7%
1971	45%	37.9%
1972	45.2%	37.1%
1973	45.2%	36.2%
1974	44.9%	35.2%
1975	44.8%	34.1%
1976	44.7%	33%
1977	44.2%	31.9%
1978	43.8%	30.7%
1979	43%	29.5%
1980	42.5%	28.7%
1981	42.7%	28.2%
1982	42.6%	27.5%
1983	42.5%	26.9%
1984	42.4%	26.2%
1985	42.5%	25.5%
1986	42.5%	24.8%
1987	42.5%	24.1%
1988	42.8%	23.4%
1989	43.2%	22.9%
1990	43.7%	22.3%
1991	44.5%	21.8%
1992	45%	21.3%
1993	45.3%	21%
1994	46%	20.7%
1995	46.4%	20.5%
1996	46.2%	20.3%
1997	45.4%	20.1%
1998	44.5%	19.8%
1999	43.6%	19.6%
2000	42.5%	19.6%
2001	41.5%	19.6%
2002	40.5%	19.6%
2003	39.5%	19.5%
2004	38.5%	19.3%
2005	37.6%	19.1%
2006	36.6%	18.9%
2007	35.6%	18.7%
2008	34.7%	18.5%
2009	33.9%	18.3%
2010	33.3%	18.2%
2011	32.8%	18.2%
2012	32.4%	18.1%
2013	32.2%	18%
2014	32%	17.9%
2015	31.9%	17.7%
2016	31.8%	17.4%
2017	31.7%	17.2%
2018	31.5%	17%
2019	31.3%	16.8%
2020	31.1%	16.5%
2021	30.8%	16.3%
2022	30.5%	16.4%
2023	30.1%	16.3%
2024	29.8%	16.2%
2025	29.5%	16.1%
2026	29.2%	15.9%
2027	28.9%	15.8%
2028	28.6%	15.7%
2029	28.3%	15.6%
2030	28%	15.6%
2031	27.6%	15.5%
2032	27.2%	15.4%
2033	26.9%	15.3%
2034	26.5%	15.2%
2035	26.1%	15%
2036	25.7%	14.8%
2037	25.4%	14.6%
2038	25.1%	14.4%
2039	24.8%	14.2%
2040	24.6%	14%
2041	24.3%	13.9%
2042	24.1%	13.8%
2043	23.9%	13.7%
2044	23.7%	13.7%
2045	23.6%	13.6%
2046	23.4%	13.6%
2047	23.2%	13.6%
2048	23%	13.6%
2049	22.9%	13.6%
2050	22.7%	13.7%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 29.8% in Cambodia and 16.2% in The Cayman Islands. Birth rates in Cambodia compared to The Cayman Islands .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Cambodia	Cayman Islands
1960	2.7%	7.02%
1961	2.71%	6.84%
1962	2.73%	6.73%
1963	2.75%	6.67%
1964	2.77%	6.64%
1965	2.8%	6.63%
1966	2.83%	6.66%
1967	2.85%	6.71%
1968	2.88%	6.79%
1969	2.91%	6.92%
1970	2.97%	6.88%
1971	3.04%	6.69%
1972	3.08%	6.53%
1973	3.11%	6.39%
1974	3.14%	6.28%
1975	3.16%	6.23%
1976	3.15%	6.25%
1977	3.16%	6.36%
1978	3.18%	6.51%
1979	3.18%	6.7%
1980	3.2%	6.69%
1981	3.25%	6.53%
1982	3.26%	6.41%
1983	3.23%	6.31%
1984	3.21%	6.22%
1985	3.19%	6.16%
1986	3.16%	6.12%
1987	3.12%	6.14%
1988	3.09%	6.18%
1989	3.07%	6.17%
1990	3.03%	6.08%
1991	2.99%	5.95%
1992	2.92%	5.82%
1993	2.83%	5.69%
1994	2.73%	5.61%
1995	2.64%	5.53%
1996	2.58%	5.49%
1997	2.56%	5.48%
1998	2.61%	5.53%
1999	2.71%	5.57%
2000	2.82%	5.57%
2001	2.92%	5.54%
2002	3.02%	5.52%
2003	3.12%	5.48%
2004	3.23%	5.45%
2005	3.34%	5.41%
2006	3.45%	5.38%
2007	3.56%	5.34%
2008	3.67%	5.31%
2009	3.77%	5.32%
2010	3.88%	5.38%
2011	4%	5.48%
2012	4.12%	5.62%
2013	4.26%	5.77%
2014	4.41%	5.94%
2015	4.57%	6.16%
2016	4.74%	6.38%
2017	4.91%	6.62%
2018	5.09%	6.87%
2019	5.27%	7.16%
2020	5.44%	7.45%
2021	5.59%	7.76%
2022	5.77%	8.14%
2023	5.96%	8.54%
2024	6.16%	9%
2025	6.38%	9.52%
2026	6.6%	10.1%
2027	6.83%	10.7%
2028	7.05%	11.4%
2029	7.26%	12%
2030	7.46%	12.7%
2031	7.66%	13.5%
2032	7.86%	14.2%
2033	8.05%	14.9%
2034	8.24%	15.7%
2035	8.41%	16.4%
2036	8.57%	17.1%
2037	8.7%	17.8%
2038	8.79%	18.5%
2039	8.84%	19.2%
2040	8.87%	19.8%
2041	8.93%	20.5%
2042	9.04%	21.1%
2043	9.21%	21.7%
2044	9.46%	22.2%
2045	9.77%	22.8%
2046	10.1%	23.3%
2047	10.5%	23.9%
2048	10.9%	24.3%
2049	11.3%	24.8%
2050	11.6%	25.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 6.16% in Cambodia and 9% in the Cayman Islands. Life expectancy in Cambodia compared to the Cayman Islands .