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

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The latest officially reported population of Cambodia was 17,847,982 in 2025 vs 118,365,995 people in Egypt in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cambodia's population is 18,159,213 people compared to 121,012,163 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 6.66 times bigger than Cambodia's.
  • Cambodia is ranked the 73rd most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
  • The countries together account for 1.67% of the world: 0.22% for Cambodia vs 1.46% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, Cambodia has had an average growth rate of +1.35% per year vs +1.78% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cambodia has increased from 13.6M people to 18.2M (33.1% growth), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (46.3% growth).

Cambodia vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Cambodia
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cambodia Egypt
2100 22,901,914 203,337,521
2099 22,958,383 203,218,114
2098 23,015,331 203,062,591
2097 23,068,989 202,889,853
2096 23,118,854 202,685,235
2095 23,162,704 202,441,274
2094 23,207,466 202,165,793
2093 23,247,521 201,856,239
2092 23,285,540 201,525,341
2091 23,317,510 201,163,844
2090 23,349,581 200,783,715
2089 23,381,110 200,378,346
2088 23,404,619 199,940,915
2087 23,429,179 199,468,604
2086 23,450,970 198,974,783
2085 23,469,059 198,457,022
2084 23,486,236 197,904,537
2083 23,498,658 197,322,086
2082 23,506,751 196,711,766
2081 23,512,878 196,063,790
2080 23,518,840 195,392,263
2079 23,523,165 194,673,206
2078 23,523,989 193,926,829
2077 23,519,769 193,148,518
2076 23,512,440 192,332,562
2075 23,506,393 191,487,145
2074 23,494,004 190,613,099
2073 23,481,588 189,713,677
2072 23,463,712 188,775,903
2071 23,443,140 187,810,038
2070 23,420,769 186,818,210
2069 23,393,461 185,796,200
2068 23,362,386 184,743,675
2067 23,324,169 183,667,996
2066 23,283,399 182,568,538
2065 23,242,009 181,455,486
2064 23,191,929 180,302,738
2063 23,139,318 179,129,965
2062 23,083,489 177,948,157
2061 23,020,659 176,746,499
2060 22,951,813 175,526,868
2059 22,877,844 174,282,938
2058 22,799,179 173,021,784
2057 22,715,484 171,741,174
2056 22,628,607 170,438,073
2055 22,537,541 169,114,979
2054 22,440,088 167,762,729
2053 22,338,320 166,387,264
2052 22,231,339 164,980,351
2051 22,117,409 163,555,634
2050 22,001,254 162,092,482
2049 21,877,484 160,596,782
2048 21,749,790 159,061,812
2047 21,618,052 157,488,020
2046 21,480,480 155,881,578
2045 21,340,224 154,230,619
2044 21,195,511 152,529,288
2043 21,046,437 150,790,036
2042 20,893,438 149,009,732
2041 20,738,659 147,199,258
2040 20,582,241 145,373,264
2039 20,421,184 143,531,585
2038 20,256,225 141,691,401
2037 20,088,660 139,850,324
2036 19,922,341 138,013,568
2035 19,747,906 136,191,405
2034 19,573,792 134,368,084
2033 19,395,265 132,560,311
2032 19,215,259 130,760,579
2031 19,030,553 128,968,320
2030 18,843,778 127,188,528
2029 18,652,372 125,409,684
2028 18,456,287 123,633,275
2027 18,256,828 121,861,990
2026 18,056,115 120,114,593
2025 17,847,982 118,365,995
2024 17,638,801 116,538,258
2023 17,423,880 114,535,772
2022 17,201,724 112,618,250
2021 16,974,305 110,957,008
2020 16,725,474 109,315,124
2019 16,481,304 107,553,158
2018 16,274,522 105,682,094
2017 16,073,372 103,696,057
2016 15,852,803 101,644,589
2015 15,623,251 99,597,342
2014 15,396,772 97,528,654
2013 15,170,208 95,333,553
2012 14,945,085 93,161,001
2011 14,722,584 91,093,059
2010 14,500,726 89,196,072
2009 14,276,810 87,501,636
2008 14,053,479 85,864,789
2007 13,841,770 84,276,225
2006 13,639,028 82,700,403
2005 13,439,202 81,101,004
2004 13,244,731 79,477,443
2003 13,050,968 77,853,548
2002 12,855,241 76,239,137
2001 12,658,484 74,652,029
2000 12,462,336 73,083,284
1999 12,265,731 71,520,954
1998 12,058,173 69,943,294
1997 11,570,982 68,431,740
1996 10,801,270 67,028,048
1995 10,018,497 65,652,622
1994 9,239,162 64,285,589
1993 8,616,381 62,915,681
1992 8,113,083 61,480,660
1991 7,686,850 60,028,997
1990 7,374,752 58,396,618
1989 7,073,473 56,710,642
1988 6,812,014 55,187,681
1987 6,557,970 53,674,435
1986 6,285,693 52,206,295
1985 6,043,783 50,734,968
1984 5,845,117 49,247,334
1983 5,636,203 47,786,402
1982 5,436,432 46,407,611
1981 5,284,495 45,147,224
1980 5,199,872 43,950,413
1979 5,088,808 42,818,628
1978 5,211,653 41,761,431
1977 5,668,551 40,748,870
1976 6,134,991 39,795,557
1975 6,581,371 38,875,327
1974 6,783,240 37,969,667
1973 6,739,726 37,102,043
1972 6,673,886 36,258,328
1971 6,620,880 35,433,368
1970 6,639,182 34,623,990
1969 6,604,725 33,811,615
1968 6,467,324 32,998,319
1967 6,332,944 32,196,360
1966 6,201,232 31,406,541
1965 6,072,289 30,629,174
1964 5,946,178 29,858,922
1963 5,823,010 29,091,869
1962 5,697,558 28,337,013
1961 5,571,168 27,600,898
1960 5,449,966 26,896,479

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cambodia increased by 2,213,775 people (a 16.2% growth), while Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cambodia gained 2,306,410 people (a 14.5% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 19,367,574 people (a 19.1% growth).

Cambodia was ranked 67th most populous country in 2006 and is 73rd in 2026. Egypt was ranked 13th in 2006 and still ranked 13th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cambodia's population will grow by 21.2% to 22,001,254 people and will still be ranked 73rd. The population of Egypt will increase by 33.9% to 162,092,482 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Cambodia is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 23.5M people compared to the peak of 203M people in 2100 for Egypt.

Population growth rate by year

Cambodia
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cambodia Egypt
2100 -0.25% 0.06%
2099 -0.25% 0.08%
2098 -0.23% 0.09%
2097 -0.22% 0.1%
2096 -0.19% 0.12%
2095 -0.19% 0.14%
2094 -0.17% 0.15%
2093 -0.16% 0.16%
2092 -0.14% 0.18%
2091 -0.14% 0.19%
2090 -0.13% 0.2%
2089 -0.1% 0.22%
2088 -0.1% 0.24%
2087 -0.09% 0.25%
2086 -0.08% 0.26%
2085 -0.07% 0.28%
2084 -0.05% 0.3%
2083 -0.03% 0.31%
2082 -0.03% 0.33%
2081 -0.03% 0.34%
2080 -0.02% 0.37%
2079 -0.004% 0.38%
2078 0.02% 0.4%
2077 0.03% 0.42%
2076 0.03% 0.44%
2075 0.05% 0.46%
2074 0.05% 0.47%
2073 0.08% 0.5%
2072 0.09% 0.51%
2071 0.1% 0.53%
2070 0.12% 0.55%
2069 0.13% 0.57%
2068 0.16% 0.59%
2067 0.18% 0.6%
2066 0.18% 0.61%
2065 0.22% 0.64%
2064 0.23% 0.65%
2063 0.24% 0.66%
2062 0.27% 0.68%
2061 0.3% 0.69%
2060 0.32% 0.71%
2059 0.35% 0.73%
2058 0.37% 0.75%
2057 0.38% 0.76%
2056 0.4% 0.78%
2055 0.43% 0.81%
2054 0.46% 0.83%
2053 0.48% 0.85%
2052 0.52% 0.87%
2051 0.53% 0.9%
2050 0.57% 0.93%
2049 0.59% 0.97%
2048 0.61% 1%
2047 0.64% 1.03%
2046 0.66% 1.07%
2045 0.68% 1.12%
2044 0.71% 1.15%
2043 0.73% 1.19%
2042 0.75% 1.23%
2041 0.76% 1.26%
2040 0.79% 1.28%
2039 0.81% 1.3%
2038 0.83% 1.32%
2037 0.83% 1.33%
2036 0.88% 1.34%
2035 0.89% 1.36%
2034 0.92% 1.36%
2033 0.94% 1.38%
2032 0.97% 1.39%
2031 0.99% 1.4%
2030 1.03% 1.42%
2029 1.06% 1.44%
2028 1.09% 1.45%
2027 1.11% 1.45%
2026 1.17% 1.48%
2025 1.19% 1.57%
2024 1.23% 1.75%
2023 1.29% 1.7%
2022 1.34% 1.5%
2021 1.49% 1.5%
2020 1.48% 1.64%
2019 1.27% 1.77%
2018 1.25% 1.92%
2017 1.39% 2.02%
2016 1.47% 2.06%
2015 1.47% 2.12%
2014 1.49% 2.3%
2013 1.51% 2.33%
2012 1.51% 2.27%
2011 1.53% 2.13%
2010 1.57% 1.94%
2009 1.59% 1.91%
2008 1.53% 1.88%
2007 1.49% 1.91%
2006 1.49% 1.97%
2005 1.47% 2.04%
2004 1.48% 2.09%
2003 1.52% 2.12%
2002 1.55% 2.13%
2001 1.57% 2.15%
2000 1.6% 2.18%
1999 1.72% 2.26%
1998 4.21% 2.21%
1997 7.13% 2.09%
1996 7.81% 2.1%
1995 8.44% 2.13%
1994 7.23% 2.18%
1993 6.2% 2.33%
1992 5.54% 2.42%
1991 4.23% 2.8%
1990 4.26% 2.97%
1989 3.84% 2.76%
1988 3.87% 2.82%
1987 4.33% 2.81%
1986 4% 2.9%
1985 3.4% 3.02%
1984 3.71% 3.06%
1983 3.67% 2.97%
1982 2.88% 2.79%
1981 1.63% 2.72%
1980 2.18% 2.64%
1979 -2.36% 2.53%
1978 -8.06% 2.48%
1977 -7.6% 2.4%
1976 -6.78% 2.37%
1975 -2.98% 2.39%
1974 0.65% 2.34%
1973 0.99% 2.33%
1972 0.8% 2.33%
1971 -0.28% 2.34%
1970 0.52% 2.4%
1969 2.12% 2.46%
1968 2.12% 2.49%
1967 2.12% 2.51%
1966 2.12% 2.54%
1965 2.12% 2.58%
1964 2.12% 2.64%
1963 2.2% 2.66%
1962 2.27% 2.67%
1961 2.22% 2.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Cambodia grew by 1.19%, while Egypt's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Cambodia Egypt
Current population
18159213
121012163
Population rank 73/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 1.46%
One net population change
2.52 minutes
17.3 seconds
One birth every
1.47 minutes
12.9 seconds
One death every
4.62 minutes
49.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +573 +5,007
Annual growth/decline +209,181 +1,827,737
Annual growth/decline rate +1.19% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 88/197 67/197
One migration net change every
16.7 minutes
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change -31,469 -57,305
Net migration rank 167/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 83,925 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 136/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 175/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cambodia
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cambodia Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -31,469 - -57,305
2024 244,386 -32,960 1,795,738 123,884
2023 250,242 -31,837 1,780,230 305,006
2022 257,269 -31,350 1,736,123 13,707
2021 255,939 -27,025 1,566,491 6,161
2020 268,745 0 1,704,988 6,016
2019 276,870 -57,268 1,805,818 7,050
2018 280,671 -86,702 1,908,512 20,788
2017 282,698 -74,362 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 284,130 -51,324 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 284,390 -58,101 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 283,193 -56,536 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 281,013 -54,554 2,156,922 130,305
2012 276,649 -52,874 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 272,161 -50,941 1,951,851 126,170
2010 272,266 -49,781 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 274,700 -49,354 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 272,132 -50,809 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 270,745 -68,653 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 263,697 -60,315 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 256,756 -60,473 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 251,650 -58,972 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 251,884 -57,026 1,614,293 9,854
2002 251,860 -55,245 1,593,474 11,205
2001 250,726 -53,815 1,568,962 556
2000 246,330 -50,957 1,540,084 27,873
1999 245,425 -47,608 1,534,697 22,026
1998 251,076 -33,781 1,519,728 78,858
1997 252,351 504,742 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 274,147 508,187 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 280,168 503,042 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 286,728 488,732 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 282,221 187,883 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 260,673 275,823 1,421,372 74,950
1991 257,709 58,264 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 249,776 58,455 1,450,747 406,994
1989 239,211 55,125 1,461,547 52,648
1988 243,203 -14,627 1,465,620 66,147
1987 235,064 44,442 1,436,059 58,678
1986 221,684 43,356 1,410,249 31,299
1985 214,101 4,677 1,388,718 112,411
1984 207,700 -29,141 1,351,297 122,791
1983 192,849 46,428 1,318,474 129,242
1982 180,300 -20,026 1,258,574 51,229
1981 166,578 -22,982 1,206,830 4,140
1980 159,157 -133,508 1,181,914 738
1979 78,143 118,334 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 -357,478 -84,695 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 -416,117 -55,504 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 -408,505 -52,741 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 -383,806 -47,717 987,822 -62,368
1974 73,001 -45,225 946,052 -60,174
1973 101,304 -42,053 905,068 -55,702
1972 113,190 -40,764 893,333 -55,282
1971 113,813 -80,232 868,365 -56,503
1970 122,832 -193,008 841,952 -35,064
1969 156,777 -17,676 824,564 -6,703
1968 153,444 -17,745 809,482 -764
1967 150,046 -16,983 788,908 6,286
1966 147,583 -17,216 774,391 10,089
1965 144,460 -16,930 752,682 17,605
1964 141,216 -16,516 749,608 20,596
1963 137,562 -15,929 738,788 25,109
1962 132,861 -3,578 720,128 25,696
1961 128,259 -4,764 703,216 23,184
1960 124,237 -5,339 685,403 -2,954

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 85.6% of the population change in Cambodia is from natural causes (a gain of 2,685,340 people) and 14.4% is from migration (a loss of 450,929 people). In Egypt 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 18,780,050 people) and 0.73% is from migration (a gain of 137,710 people).

As of 2024, 83,925 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Cambodia, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

Biggest cities by population

Cambodia
City Population
Phnom Penh 2.13M
Siem Reap 245K
Battambang 119K
Serei Saophoan 99K
Sihanoukville 71.1K
Kampong Cham 61.8K
Kampot 42.1K
Svay Rieng 41.4K
Prey Veng 33.1K
Stung Treng 29.7K
Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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