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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cambodia was 17,638,801 in 2024 vs 18,135,478 people in Ecuador in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cambodia's population is 18,113,986 people compared to 18,487,749 in Ecuador.

Population statistics:

  • Ecuador's population is 1.02 times bigger than Cambodia's.
  • Cambodia is ranked the 73rd most populous country in the world, while Ecuador is the 71st.
  • The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.22% for Cambodia vs 0.22% for Ecuador.
  • For the last 10 years, Cambodia has had an average growth rate of +1.38% per year vs +1.26% in Ecuador.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cambodia has increased from 13.6M people to 18.1M (32.8% growth), while Ecuador has grown from 14.1M to 18.5M (31.2% growth).

Cambodia vs Ecuador: population by year and forecast

Cambodia
Factual

Projection
Ecuador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cambodia Ecuador
2100 22,906,442 19,229,713
2099 22,962,923 19,341,033
2098 23,019,882 19,451,634
2097 23,073,551 19,561,648
2096 23,123,425 19,670,931
2095 23,167,283 19,779,419
2094 23,212,055 19,887,014
2093 23,252,118 19,993,637
2092 23,290,144 20,099,245
2091 23,322,120 20,203,483
2090 23,354,198 20,306,051
2089 23,385,733 20,406,878
2088 23,409,247 20,505,637
2087 23,433,812 20,602,336
2086 23,455,606 20,696,910
2085 23,473,699 20,788,583
2084 23,490,880 20,877,503
2083 23,503,304 20,963,515
2082 23,511,399 21,046,396
2081 23,517,527 21,126,142
2080 23,523,490 21,202,360
2079 23,527,816 21,275,051
2078 23,528,640 21,343,714
2077 23,524,419 21,408,164
2076 23,517,089 21,468,178
2075 23,511,041 21,523,680
2074 23,498,649 21,575,092
2073 23,486,231 21,621,989
2072 23,468,351 21,664,137
2071 23,447,776 21,701,599
2070 23,425,399 21,734,495
2069 23,398,087 21,762,453
2068 23,367,005 21,785,682
2067 23,328,780 21,804,316
2066 23,288,003 21,818,306
2065 23,246,605 21,828,156
2064 23,196,515 21,833,185
2063 23,143,893 21,833,449
2062 23,088,053 21,828,963
2061 23,025,211 21,819,781
2060 22,956,351 21,805,954
2059 22,882,368 21,787,357
2058 22,803,687 21,764,005
2057 22,719,975 21,735,561
2056 22,633,081 21,702,294
2055 22,541,997 21,664,097
2054 22,444,525 21,620,873
2053 22,342,736 21,572,669
2052 22,235,734 21,519,295
2051 22,121,782 21,460,703
2050 22,005,604 21,396,494
2049 21,881,810 21,326,969
2048 21,754,090 21,251,792
2047 21,622,327 21,171,429
2046 21,484,727 21,085,795
2045 21,344,443 20,994,872
2044 21,199,702 20,898,682
2043 21,050,598 20,797,349
2042 20,897,569 20,691,071
2041 20,742,759 20,579,788
2040 20,586,310 20,463,641
2039 20,425,222 20,342,868
2038 20,260,230 20,217,211
2037 20,092,632 20,087,384
2036 19,926,280 19,953,661
2035 19,751,811 19,816,154
2034 19,577,662 19,674,920
2033 19,399,100 19,529,719
2032 19,219,058 19,381,178
2031 19,034,316 19,229,060
2030 18,847,504 19,073,682
2029 18,656,059 18,916,480
2028 18,459,936 18,758,598
2027 18,260,437 18,601,326
2026 18,059,685 18,445,637
2025 17,851,510 18,290,781
2024 17,638,801 18,135,478
2023 17,423,880 17,980,083
2022 17,201,724 17,823,897
2021 16,974,305 17,682,454
2020 16,725,474 17,546,065
2019 16,481,304 17,340,021
2018 16,274,522 17,049,547
2017 16,073,372 16,759,519
2016 15,852,803 16,505,139
2015 15,623,251 16,266,225
2014 15,396,772 16,035,124
2013 15,170,208 15,807,128
2012 14,945,085 15,572,194
2011 14,722,584 15,326,227
2010 14,500,726 15,076,695
2009 14,276,810 14,825,954
2008 14,053,479 14,575,202
2007 13,841,770 14,328,773
2006 13,639,028 14,086,131
2005 13,439,202 13,846,163
2004 13,244,731 13,608,701
2003 13,050,968 13,372,306
2002 12,855,241 13,138,472
2001 12,658,484 12,910,740
2000 12,462,336 12,689,206
1999 12,265,731 12,470,795
1998 12,058,173 12,251,184
1997 11,570,982 12,031,127
1996 10,801,270 11,810,950
1995 10,018,497 11,590,514
1994 9,239,162 11,372,197
1993 8,616,381 11,154,274
1992 8,113,083 10,930,128
1991 7,686,850 10,702,380
1990 7,374,752 10,473,673
1989 7,073,473 10,241,852
1988 6,812,014 10,010,808
1987 6,557,970 9,779,290
1986 6,285,693 9,545,998
1985 6,043,783 9,311,154
1984 5,845,117 9,074,782
1983 5,636,203 8,840,417
1982 5,436,432 8,611,298
1981 5,284,495 8,386,910
1980 5,199,872 8,165,877
1979 5,088,808 7,948,869
1978 5,211,653 7,736,167
1977 5,668,551 7,526,819
1976 6,134,991 7,320,912
1975 6,581,371 7,118,251
1974 6,783,240 6,918,573
1973 6,739,726 6,722,033
1972 6,673,886 6,529,034
1971 6,620,880 6,340,052
1970 6,639,182 6,155,387
1969 6,604,725 5,975,236
1968 6,467,324 5,799,680
1967 6,332,944 5,629,057
1966 6,201,232 5,463,748
1965 6,072,289 5,303,963
1964 5,946,178 5,149,918
1963 5,823,010 5,001,716
1962 5,697,558 4,859,269
1961 5,571,168 4,722,331
1960 5,449,966 4,590,891

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/ecuador | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cambodia increased by 2,213,775 people (a 16.2% growth), while Ecuador gained 2,419,008 people (a 17.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cambodia gained 2,261,183 people (a 14.3% growth), while Ecuador's population increased by 1,982,610 people (a 12% growth).

Cambodia was ranked 67th most populous country in 2006 and is 73rd in 2026. Ecuador was ranked 65th in 2006 and ranked 71st 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 Ecuador will increase by 15.7% to 21,396,494 people and rank change from 71st to 74th.

Cambodia is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 23.5M people compared to the peak of 21.8M people in 2063 for Ecuador.

Population growth rate by year

Cambodia
Factual

Projection
Ecuador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cambodia Ecuador
2100 -0.25% -0.58%
2099 -0.25% -0.57%
2098 -0.23% -0.56%
2097 -0.22% -0.56%
2096 -0.19% -0.55%
2095 -0.19% -0.54%
2094 -0.17% -0.53%
2093 -0.16% -0.53%
2092 -0.14% -0.52%
2091 -0.14% -0.51%
2090 -0.13% -0.49%
2089 -0.1% -0.48%
2088 -0.1% -0.47%
2087 -0.09% -0.46%
2086 -0.08% -0.44%
2085 -0.07% -0.43%
2084 -0.05% -0.41%
2083 -0.03% -0.39%
2082 -0.03% -0.38%
2081 -0.03% -0.36%
2080 -0.02% -0.34%
2079 -0.004% -0.32%
2078 0.02% -0.3%
2077 0.03% -0.28%
2076 0.03% -0.26%
2075 0.05% -0.24%
2074 0.05% -0.22%
2073 0.08% -0.19%
2072 0.09% -0.17%
2071 0.1% -0.15%
2070 0.12% -0.13%
2069 0.13% -0.11%
2068 0.16% -0.09%
2067 0.18% -0.06%
2066 0.18% -0.05%
2065 0.22% -0.02%
2064 0.23% -0.001%
2063 0.24% 0.02%
2062 0.27% 0.04%
2061 0.3% 0.06%
2060 0.32% 0.09%
2059 0.35% 0.11%
2058 0.37% 0.13%
2057 0.38% 0.15%
2056 0.4% 0.18%
2055 0.43% 0.2%
2054 0.46% 0.22%
2053 0.48% 0.25%
2052 0.52% 0.27%
2051 0.53% 0.3%
2050 0.57% 0.33%
2049 0.59% 0.35%
2048 0.61% 0.38%
2047 0.64% 0.41%
2046 0.66% 0.43%
2045 0.68% 0.46%
2044 0.71% 0.49%
2043 0.73% 0.51%
2042 0.75% 0.54%
2041 0.76% 0.57%
2040 0.79% 0.59%
2039 0.81% 0.62%
2038 0.83% 0.65%
2037 0.83% 0.67%
2036 0.88% 0.69%
2035 0.89% 0.72%
2034 0.92% 0.74%
2033 0.94% 0.77%
2032 0.97% 0.79%
2031 0.99% 0.81%
2030 1.03% 0.83%
2029 1.06% 0.84%
2028 1.09% 0.85%
2027 1.11% 0.84%
2026 1.17% 0.85%
2025 1.21% 0.86%
2024 1.23% 0.86%
2023 1.29% 0.88%
2022 1.34% 0.8%
2021 1.49% 0.78%
2020 1.48% 1.19%
2019 1.27% 1.7%
2018 1.25% 1.73%
2017 1.39% 1.54%
2016 1.47% 1.47%
2015 1.47% 1.44%
2014 1.49% 1.44%
2013 1.51% 1.51%
2012 1.51% 1.6%
2011 1.53% 1.66%
2010 1.57% 1.69%
2009 1.59% 1.72%
2008 1.53% 1.72%
2007 1.49% 1.72%
2006 1.49% 1.73%
2005 1.47% 1.74%
2004 1.48% 1.77%
2003 1.52% 1.78%
2002 1.55% 1.76%
2001 1.57% 1.75%
2000 1.6% 1.75%
1999 1.72% 1.79%
1998 4.21% 1.83%
1997 7.13% 1.86%
1996 7.81% 1.9%
1995 8.44% 1.92%
1994 7.23% 1.95%
1993 6.2% 2.05%
1992 5.54% 2.13%
1991 4.23% 2.18%
1990 4.26% 2.26%
1989 3.84% 2.31%
1988 3.87% 2.37%
1987 4.33% 2.44%
1986 4% 2.52%
1985 3.4% 2.6%
1984 3.71% 2.65%
1983 3.67% 2.66%
1982 2.88% 2.68%
1981 1.63% 2.71%
1980 2.18% 2.73%
1979 -2.36% 2.75%
1978 -8.06% 2.78%
1977 -7.6% 2.81%
1976 -6.78% 2.85%
1975 -2.98% 2.89%
1974 0.65% 2.92%
1973 0.99% 2.96%
1972 0.8% 2.98%
1971 -0.28% 3%
1970 0.52% 3.01%
1969 2.12% 3.03%
1968 2.12% 3.03%
1967 2.12% 3.03%
1966 2.12% 3.01%
1965 2.12% 2.99%
1964 2.12% 2.96%
1963 2.2% 2.93%
1962 2.27% 2.9%
1961 2.22% 2.86%

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

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In 2024, the population of Cambodia grew by 1.23%, while Ecuador's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Cambodia Ecuador
Current population
18113986
18487749
Population rank 73/197 71/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.22%
One net population change
2.45 minutes
3.38 minutes
One birth every
1.45 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
4.72 minutes
5.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +589 +426
Annual growth/decline +214,921 +155,395
Annual growth/decline rate +1.23% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 88/197 109/197
One migration net change every
16.7 minutes
30.6 minutes
Annual migration change -31,469 -17,219
Net migration rank 167/196 151/196
Foreign-born residents 83,925 747,749
Foreign-born residents rank 136/195 67/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 175/195 104/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cambodia
Natural

Migration
Ecuador
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cambodia Ecuador
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -31,469 - -17,219
2024 - -32,960 - -19,704
2023 250,242 -31,837 178,093 -21,948
2022 257,269 -31,350 179,308 -23,090
2021 255,939 -27,025 155,146 -28,503
2020 268,745 0 156,458 -10,320
2019 276,870 -57,268 211,045 54,921
2018 280,671 -86,702 219,513 95,482
2017 282,698 -74,362 211,355 53,707
2016 284,130 -51,324 208,245 35,461
2015 284,390 -58,101 219,399 14,724
2014 283,193 -56,536 225,790 2,273
2013 281,013 -54,554 234,103 -6,182
2012 276,649 -52,874 249,825 -7,883
2011 272,161 -50,941 258,171 -8,167
2010 272,266 -49,781 257,404 -8,330
2009 274,700 -49,354 260,892 -8,491
2008 272,132 -50,809 257,894 -8,799
2007 270,745 -68,653 253,419 -9,644
2006 263,697 -60,315 254,184 -12,679
2005 256,756 -60,473 255,295 -16,855
2004 251,650 -58,972 257,436 -20,940
2003 251,884 -57,026 258,928 -22,641
2002 251,860 -55,245 259,446 -28,090
2001 250,726 -53,815 259,376 -35,275
2000 246,330 -50,957 259,837 -40,859
1999 245,425 -47,608 261,650 -43,813
1998 251,076 -33,781 263,927 -42,550
1997 252,351 504,742 266,020 -47,287
1996 274,147 508,187 267,695 -46,082
1995 280,168 503,042 264,449 -45,201
1994 286,728 488,732 261,788 -44,399
1993 282,221 187,883 260,330 -41,867
1992 260,673 275,823 259,787 -29,958
1991 257,709 58,264 257,713 -32,064
1990 249,776 58,455 252,919 -21,164
1989 239,211 55,125 248,129 -16,240
1988 243,203 -14,627 241,191 -10,977
1987 235,064 44,442 237,724 -4,886
1986 221,684 43,356 237,084 -3,345
1985 214,101 4,677 236,438 -494
1984 207,700 -29,141 236,543 249
1983 192,849 46,428 231,336 578
1982 180,300 -20,026 227,606 -1,282
1981 166,578 -22,982 224,073 -1,605
1980 159,157 -133,508 220,120 -517
1979 78,143 118,334 216,162 -1,749
1978 -357,478 -84,695 212,497 -1,518
1977 -416,117 -55,504 209,095 -1,377
1976 -408,505 -52,741 205,366 -1,264
1975 -383,806 -47,717 202,407 -1,189
1974 73,001 -45,225 199,276 -1,133
1973 101,304 -42,053 196,028 -1,090
1972 113,190 -40,764 192,136 -1,078
1971 113,813 -80,232 187,995 -1,096
1970 122,832 -193,008 183,517 -1,091
1969 156,777 -17,676 178,403 -518
1968 153,444 -17,745 173,828 -582
1967 150,046 -16,983 168,629 -623
1966 147,583 -17,216 163,317 -710
1965 144,460 -16,930 157,915 -957
1964 141,216 -16,516 152,263 -1,130
1963 137,562 -15,929 146,531 -1,254
1962 132,861 -3,578 140,943 -1,315
1961 128,259 -4,764 135,573 -1,317
1960 124,237 -5,339 130,368 -1,746

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

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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 Ecuador 91.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,964,352 people) and 8.08% is from migration (a gain of 172,707 people).

As of 2024, 83,925 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Cambodia, compared to 747,749 people or 4.1% in Ecuador.

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
Ecuador
City Population
Guayaquil 2.65M
Quito 1.76M
Cuenca 362K
Santo Domingo 335K
Duran 295K
Machala 288K
Manta 259K
Portoviejo 244K
Loja 203K
Quevedo 178K

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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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