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Population in Cambodia compared to Canada: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cambodia was 17,638,801 in 2024 vs 41,288,599 people in Canada in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cambodia's population is 18,113,986 people compared to 42,181,965 in Canada.

Population statistics:

  • Canada's population is 2.33 times bigger than Cambodia's.
  • Cambodia is ranked the 73rd most populous country in the world, while Canada is the 38th.
  • The countries together account for 0.73% of the world: 0.22% for Cambodia vs 0.51% for Canada.
  • For the last 10 years, Cambodia has had an average growth rate of +1.38% per year vs +1.5% in Canada.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cambodia has increased from 13.6M people to 18.1M (32.8% growth), while Canada has grown from 32.6M to 42.2M (29.5% growth).

Cambodia vs Canada: population by year and forecast

Cambodia
Factual

Projection
Canada
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cambodia Canada
2100 22,906,442 55,893,812
2099 22,962,923 55,710,628
2098 23,019,882 55,520,878
2097 23,073,551 55,326,351
2096 23,123,425 55,153,117
2095 23,167,283 54,983,479
2094 23,212,055 54,818,119
2093 23,252,118 54,651,641
2092 23,290,144 54,494,148
2091 23,322,120 54,329,082
2090 23,354,198 54,183,996
2089 23,385,733 54,034,513
2088 23,409,247 53,855,760
2087 23,433,812 53,708,023
2086 23,455,606 53,553,781
2085 23,473,699 53,403,315
2084 23,490,880 53,246,675
2083 23,503,304 53,081,827
2082 23,511,399 52,930,998
2081 23,517,527 52,761,672
2080 23,523,490 52,602,997
2079 23,527,816 52,444,008
2078 23,528,640 52,275,214
2077 23,524,419 52,118,254
2076 23,517,089 51,944,937
2075 23,511,041 51,774,515
2074 23,498,649 51,611,349
2073 23,486,231 51,449,506
2072 23,468,351 51,279,503
2071 23,447,776 51,106,234
2070 23,425,399 50,934,622
2069 23,398,087 50,760,591
2068 23,367,005 50,585,692
2067 23,328,780 50,396,558
2066 23,288,003 50,216,488
2065 23,246,605 50,037,049
2064 23,196,515 49,857,150
2063 23,143,893 49,675,417
2062 23,088,053 49,491,872
2061 23,025,211 49,316,172
2060 22,956,351 49,148,043
2059 22,882,368 48,975,435
2058 22,803,687 48,801,460
2057 22,719,975 48,640,413
2056 22,633,081 48,484,751
2055 22,541,997 48,333,252
2054 22,444,525 48,184,303
2053 22,342,736 48,036,252
2052 22,235,734 47,875,085
2051 22,121,782 47,719,858
2050 22,005,604 47,562,681
2049 21,881,810 47,417,162
2048 21,754,090 47,254,138
2047 21,622,327 47,091,915
2046 21,484,727 46,926,799
2045 21,344,443 46,743,844
2044 21,199,702 46,562,785
2043 21,050,598 46,379,045
2042 20,897,569 46,188,550
2041 20,742,759 45,994,664
2040 20,586,310 45,799,063
2039 20,425,222 45,593,547
2038 20,260,230 45,374,241
2037 20,092,632 45,148,803
2036 19,926,280 44,917,782
2035 19,751,811 44,691,033
2034 19,577,662 44,439,937
2033 19,399,100 44,193,040
2032 19,219,058 43,925,613
2031 19,034,316 43,643,438
2030 18,847,504 43,355,390
2029 18,656,059 43,060,128
2028 18,459,936 42,748,060
2027 18,260,437 42,426,742
2026 18,059,685 42,091,205
2025 17,851,510 41,714,545
2024 17,638,801 41,288,599
2023 17,423,880 40,083,484
2022 17,201,724 38,935,934
2021 16,974,305 38,239,864
2020 16,725,474 38,028,638
2019 16,481,304 37,618,495
2018 16,274,522 37,072,620
2017 16,073,372 36,545,075
2016 15,852,803 36,110,803
2015 15,623,251 35,704,498
2014 15,396,772 35,434,066
2013 15,170,208 35,080,992
2012 14,945,085 34,713,395
2011 14,722,584 34,339,221
2010 14,500,726 34,005,902
2009 14,276,810 33,630,069
2008 14,053,479 33,247,298
2007 13,841,770 32,888,886
2006 13,639,028 32,571,193
2005 13,439,202 32,242,732
2004 13,244,731 31,938,807
2003 13,050,968 31,642,461
2002 12,855,241 31,359,199
2001 12,658,484 31,020,855
2000 12,462,336 30,685,730
1999 12,265,731 30,401,286
1998 12,058,173 30,155,173
1997 11,570,982 29,905,948
1996 10,801,270 29,610,218
1995 10,018,497 29,302,311
1994 9,239,162 29,000,663
1993 8,616,381 28,684,764
1992 8,113,083 28,371,264
1991 7,686,850 28,037,420
1990 7,374,752 27,691,138
1989 7,073,473 27,276,781
1988 6,812,014 26,791,747
1987 6,557,970 26,446,601
1986 6,285,693 26,100,278
1985 6,043,783 25,842,116
1984 5,845,117 25,607,053
1983 5,636,203 25,366,451
1982 5,436,432 25,116,942
1981 5,284,495 24,819,915
1980 5,199,872 24,515,667
1979 5,088,808 24,201,544
1978 5,211,653 23,963,203
1977 5,668,551 23,725,843
1976 6,134,991 23,449,808
1975 6,581,371 23,143,275
1974 6,783,240 22,807,969
1973 6,739,726 22,491,777
1972 6,673,886 22,218,463
1971 6,620,880 21,962,032
1970 6,639,182 21,324,000
1969 6,604,725 21,028,000
1968 6,467,324 20,744,000
1967 6,332,944 20,412,000
1966 6,201,232 20,048,000
1965 6,072,289 19,678,000
1964 5,946,178 19,325,000
1963 5,823,010 18,964,000
1962 5,697,558 18,614,000
1961 5,571,168 18,271,000
1960 5,449,966 17,909,356

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cambodia/canada | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cambodia increased by 2,213,775 people (a 16.2% growth), while Canada gained 3,539,610 people (a 10.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cambodia gained 2,261,183 people (a 14.3% growth), while Canada's population increased by 6,071,162 people (a 16.8% growth).

Cambodia was ranked 67th most populous country in 2006 and is 73rd in 2026. Canada was ranked 35th in 2006 and ranked 38th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cambodia's population will grow by 21.5% to 22,005,604 people and will still be ranked 73rd. The population of Canada will increase by 12.8% to 47,562,681 people and rank change from 38th to 45th.

Cambodia is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 23.5M people compared to the peak of 55.9M people in 2100 for Canada.

Population growth rate by year

Cambodia
Factual

Projection
Canada
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cambodia Canada
2100 -0.25% 0.33%
2099 -0.25% 0.34%
2098 -0.23% 0.35%
2097 -0.22% 0.31%
2096 -0.19% 0.31%
2095 -0.19% 0.3%
2094 -0.17% 0.3%
2093 -0.16% 0.29%
2092 -0.14% 0.3%
2091 -0.14% 0.27%
2090 -0.13% 0.28%
2089 -0.1% 0.33%
2088 -0.1% 0.28%
2087 -0.09% 0.29%
2086 -0.08% 0.28%
2085 -0.07% 0.29%
2084 -0.05% 0.31%
2083 -0.03% 0.28%
2082 -0.03% 0.32%
2081 -0.03% 0.3%
2080 -0.02% 0.3%
2079 -0.004% 0.32%
2078 0.02% 0.3%
2077 0.03% 0.33%
2076 0.03% 0.33%
2075 0.05% 0.32%
2074 0.05% 0.31%
2073 0.08% 0.33%
2072 0.09% 0.34%
2071 0.1% 0.34%
2070 0.12% 0.34%
2069 0.13% 0.35%
2068 0.16% 0.38%
2067 0.18% 0.36%
2066 0.18% 0.36%
2065 0.22% 0.36%
2064 0.23% 0.37%
2063 0.24% 0.37%
2062 0.27% 0.36%
2061 0.3% 0.34%
2060 0.32% 0.35%
2059 0.35% 0.36%
2058 0.37% 0.33%
2057 0.38% 0.32%
2056 0.4% 0.31%
2055 0.43% 0.31%
2054 0.46% 0.31%
2053 0.48% 0.34%
2052 0.52% 0.33%
2051 0.53% 0.33%
2050 0.57% 0.31%
2049 0.59% 0.34%
2048 0.61% 0.34%
2047 0.64% 0.35%
2046 0.66% 0.39%
2045 0.68% 0.39%
2044 0.71% 0.4%
2043 0.73% 0.41%
2042 0.75% 0.42%
2041 0.76% 0.43%
2040 0.79% 0.45%
2039 0.81% 0.48%
2038 0.83% 0.5%
2037 0.83% 0.51%
2036 0.88% 0.51%
2035 0.89% 0.57%
2034 0.92% 0.56%
2033 0.94% 0.61%
2032 0.97% 0.65%
2031 0.99% 0.66%
2030 1.03% 0.69%
2029 1.06% 0.73%
2028 1.09% 0.76%
2027 1.11% 0.8%
2026 1.17% 0.9%
2025 1.21% 1.03%
2024 1.23% 3.01%
2023 1.29% 2.95%
2022 1.34% 1.82%
2021 1.49% 0.56%
2020 1.48% 1.09%
2019 1.27% 1.47%
2018 1.25% 1.44%
2017 1.39% 1.2%
2016 1.47% 1.14%
2015 1.47% 0.76%
2014 1.49% 1.01%
2013 1.51% 1.06%
2012 1.51% 1.09%
2011 1.53% 0.98%
2010 1.57% 1.12%
2009 1.59% 1.15%
2008 1.53% 1.09%
2007 1.49% 0.98%
2006 1.49% 1.02%
2005 1.47% 0.95%
2004 1.48% 0.94%
2003 1.52% 0.9%
2002 1.55% 1.09%
2001 1.57% 1.09%
2000 1.6% 0.94%
1999 1.72% 0.82%
1998 4.21% 0.83%
1997 7.13% 1%
1996 7.81% 1.05%
1995 8.44% 1.04%
1994 7.23% 1.1%
1993 6.2% 1.1%
1992 5.54% 1.19%
1991 4.23% 1.25%
1990 4.26% 1.52%
1989 3.84% 1.81%
1988 3.87% 1.31%
1987 4.33% 1.33%
1986 4% 1%
1985 3.4% 0.92%
1984 3.71% 0.95%
1983 3.67% 0.99%
1982 2.88% 1.2%
1981 1.63% 1.24%
1980 2.18% 1.3%
1979 -2.36% 0.99%
1978 -8.06% 1%
1977 -7.6% 1.18%
1976 -6.78% 1.32%
1975 -2.98% 1.47%
1974 0.65% 1.41%
1973 0.99% 1.23%
1972 0.8% 1.17%
1971 -0.28% 2.99%
1970 0.52% 1.41%
1969 2.12% 1.37%
1968 2.12% 1.63%
1967 2.12% 1.82%
1966 2.12% 1.88%
1965 2.12% 1.83%
1964 2.12% 1.9%
1963 2.2% 1.88%
1962 2.27% 1.88%
1961 2.22% 2.02%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cambodia/canada | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cambodia grew by 1.23%, while Canada's population grew by 3.01%.

Live population counters

Cambodia Canada
Current population
18113986
42181965
Population rank 73/197 38/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.51%
One net population change
2.45 minutes
26.2 seconds
One birth every
1.45 minutes
1.49 minutes
One death every
4.72 minutes
1.62 minutes
Daily growth/decline +589 +3,302
Annual growth/decline +214,921 +1,205,115
Annual growth/decline rate +1.23% +3.01%
Population growth rate rank 88/197 14/197
One migration net change every
16.7 minutes
1.62 minutes
Annual migration change -31,469 +326,204
Net migration rank 167/196 5/196
Foreign-born residents 83,925 8,805,839
Foreign-born residents rank 136/195 7/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 22.2%
Foreign-born share rank 175/195 27/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cambodia
Natural

Migration
Canada
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cambodia Canada
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -31,469 - 326,204
2024 - -32,960 - 368,599
2023 250,242 -31,837 28,058 433,842
2022 257,269 -31,350 15,574 459,988
2021 255,939 -27,025 57,360 198,867
2020 268,745 0 53,241 256,592
2019 276,870 -57,268 86,523 387,685
2018 280,671 -86,702 88,974 420,224
2017 282,698 -74,362 98,672 372,685
2016 284,130 -51,324 115,555 329,455
2015 284,390 -58,101 117,825 224,332
2014 283,193 -56,536 127,563 192,884
2013 281,013 -54,554 129,799 239,813
2012 276,649 -52,874 135,382 243,748
2011 272,161 -50,941 133,923 227,075
2010 272,266 -49,781 139,425 225,369
2009 274,700 -49,354 144,609 244,463
2008 272,132 -50,809 142,963 238,083
2007 270,745 -68,653 134,845 213,801
2006 263,697 -60,315 130,285 202,175
2005 256,756 -60,473 116,074 204,526
2004 251,650 -58,972 111,786 194,611
2003 251,884 -57,026 110,749 185,643
2002 251,860 -55,245 106,621 208,060
2001 250,726 -53,815 114,777 222,100
2000 246,330 -50,957 110,469 201,727
1999 245,425 -47,608 118,565 158,342
1998 251,076 -33,781 126,651 142,346
1997 252,351 504,742 134,577 144,678
1996 274,147 508,187 153,973 154,553
1995 280,168 503,042 167,023 141,818
1994 286,728 488,732 179,804 134,863
1993 282,221 187,883 186,451 133,426
1992 260,673 275,823 204,273 138,121
1991 257,709 58,264 207,477 134,463
1990 249,776 58,455 213,222 181,461
1989 239,211 55,125 207,304 258,094
1988 243,203 -14,627 192,901 238,003
1987 235,064 44,442 190,416 171,308
1986 221,684 43,356 190,532 121,928
1985 214,101 4,677 204,153 69,776
1984 207,700 -29,141 204,856 55,982
1983 192,849 46,428 202,931 66,172
1982 180,300 -20,026 200,935 89,544
1981 166,578 -22,982 206,005 113,461
1980 159,157 -133,508 203,480 122,743
1979 78,143 118,334 203,293 86,719
1978 -357,478 -84,695 194,102 52,781
1977 -416,117 -55,504 199,297 70,339
1976 -408,505 -52,741 196,979 106,894
1975 -383,806 -47,717 196,718 139,797
1974 73,001 -45,225 182,464 155,596
1973 101,304 -42,053 184,432 125,401
1972 113,190 -40,764 188,857 89,880
1971 113,813 -80,232 208,640 210,244
1970 122,832 -193,008 215,372 304,627
1969 156,777 -17,676 216,588 93,600
1968 153,444 -17,745 211,589 108,864
1967 150,046 -16,983 220,450 132,856
1966 147,583 -17,216 236,566 144,641
1965 144,460 -16,930 269,589 112,401
1964 141,216 -16,516 307,268 68,003
1963 137,562 -15,929 318,595 51,831
1962 132,861 -3,578 325,745 35,373
1961 128,259 -4,764 334,360 34,721
1960 124,237 -5,339 338,487 49,694

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cambodia/canada | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 85.2% of the population change in Cambodia is from natural causes (a gain of 2,724,147 people) and 14.8% is from migration (a loss of 474,505 people). In Canada 19.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 789,345 people) and 80.6% is from migration (a gain of 3,276,554 people).

As of 2024, 83,925 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Cambodia, compared to 8,805,839 people or 22.2% in Canada.

Biggest cities by population

Cambodia
City Population
Phnom Penh 2.13M
Siem Reap 245K
Battambang 130K
Serei Saophoan 99K
Sihanoukville 71.1K
Kampong Cham 61.8K
Svay Rieng 41.4K
Kampot 39.2K
Prey Veng 33.1K
Stung Treng 29.7K
Canada
City Population
Toronto 2.79M
Montreal 1.8M
Calgary 1.31M
Ottawa 1.02M
Edmonton 1.01M
Winnipeg 750K
Mississauga 718K
Vancouver 662K
Brampton 656K
Hamilton 569K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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