The latest officially reported population of Cambodia was 17,638,801 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cambodia's population is 18,011,232 people compared to 119,759,833 in Egypt.
Population statistics:
- Egypt's population is 6.65 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 1.45% for Egypt.
- For the last 10 years, Cambodia has had an average growth rate of +1.38% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
- Since 2005, the population of Cambodia has increased from 13.4M people to 18M (34% growth), while Egypt has grown from 81.1M to 120M (47.7% growth).
- Cambodia is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 23.4M people compared to the peak of 202M people in 2100 for Egypt.
Cambodia vs Egypt: live population counter
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| Current population |
18011232
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119759833
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| Population rank | 73/197 | 13/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.22% | 1.45% |
| One net population change |
2.45 minutes
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15.7 seconds
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| One birth every |
1.45 minutes
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13.1 seconds
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| One death every |
4.72 minutes
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50.4 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
15.9 minutes
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4.24 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -32,960 | +123,884 |
| Daily growth/decline | +589 | +5,486 |
| Annual growth/decline | +214,921 | +2,002,486 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.23% | +1.75% |
| Population growth rate rank | 90/197 | 66/197 |
Cambodia and Egypt: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 5,449,966 | 26,896,479 | - | - |
| 1961 | 5,571,168 | 27,600,898 | 2.22% | 2.62% |
| 1962 | 5,697,558 | 28,337,013 | 2.27% | 2.67% |
| 1963 | 5,823,010 | 29,091,869 | 2.2% | 2.66% |
| 1964 | 5,946,178 | 29,858,922 | 2.12% | 2.64% |
| 1965 | 6,072,289 | 30,629,174 | 2.12% | 2.58% |
| 1966 | 6,201,232 | 31,406,541 | 2.12% | 2.54% |
| 1967 | 6,332,944 | 32,196,360 | 2.12% | 2.51% |
| 1968 | 6,467,324 | 32,998,319 | 2.12% | 2.49% |
| 1969 | 6,604,725 | 33,811,615 | 2.12% | 2.46% |
| 1970 | 6,639,182 | 34,623,990 | 0.52% | 2.4% |
| 1971 | 6,620,880 | 35,433,368 | -0.28% | 2.34% |
| 1972 | 6,673,886 | 36,258,328 | 0.8% | 2.33% |
| 1973 | 6,739,726 | 37,102,043 | 0.99% | 2.33% |
| 1974 | 6,783,240 | 37,969,667 | 0.65% | 2.34% |
| 1975 | 6,581,371 | 38,875,327 | -2.98% | 2.39% |
| 1976 | 6,134,991 | 39,795,557 | -6.78% | 2.37% |
| 1977 | 5,668,551 | 40,748,870 | -7.6% | 2.4% |
| 1978 | 5,211,653 | 41,761,431 | -8.06% | 2.48% |
| 1979 | 5,088,808 | 42,818,628 | -2.36% | 2.53% |
| 1980 | 5,199,872 | 43,950,413 | 2.18% | 2.64% |
| 1981 | 5,284,495 | 45,147,224 | 1.63% | 2.72% |
| 1982 | 5,436,432 | 46,407,611 | 2.88% | 2.79% |
| 1983 | 5,636,203 | 47,786,402 | 3.67% | 2.97% |
| 1984 | 5,845,117 | 49,247,334 | 3.71% | 3.06% |
| 1985 | 6,043,783 | 50,734,968 | 3.4% | 3.02% |
| 1986 | 6,285,693 | 52,206,295 | 4% | 2.9% |
| 1987 | 6,557,970 | 53,674,435 | 4.33% | 2.81% |
| 1988 | 6,812,014 | 55,187,681 | 3.87% | 2.82% |
| 1989 | 7,073,473 | 56,710,642 | 3.84% | 2.76% |
| 1990 | 7,374,752 | 58,396,618 | 4.26% | 2.97% |
| 1991 | 7,686,850 | 60,028,997 | 4.23% | 2.8% |
| 1992 | 8,113,083 | 61,480,660 | 5.54% | 2.42% |
| 1993 | 8,616,381 | 62,915,681 | 6.2% | 2.33% |
| 1994 | 9,239,162 | 64,285,589 | 7.23% | 2.18% |
| 1995 | 10,018,497 | 65,652,622 | 8.44% | 2.13% |
| 1996 | 10,801,270 | 67,028,048 | 7.81% | 2.1% |
| 1997 | 11,570,982 | 68,431,740 | 7.13% | 2.09% |
| 1998 | 12,058,173 | 69,943,294 | 4.21% | 2.21% |
| 1999 | 12,265,731 | 71,520,954 | 1.72% | 2.26% |
| 2000 | 12,462,336 | 73,083,284 | 1.6% | 2.18% |
| 2001 | 12,658,484 | 74,652,029 | 1.57% | 2.15% |
| 2002 | 12,855,241 | 76,239,137 | 1.55% | 2.13% |
| 2003 | 13,050,968 | 77,853,548 | 1.52% | 2.12% |
| 2004 | 13,244,731 | 79,477,443 | 1.48% | 2.09% |
| 2005 | 13,439,202 | 81,101,004 | 1.47% | 2.04% |
| 2006 | 13,639,028 | 82,700,403 | 1.49% | 1.97% |
| 2007 | 13,841,770 | 84,276,225 | 1.49% | 1.91% |
| 2008 | 14,053,479 | 85,864,789 | 1.53% | 1.88% |
| 2009 | 14,276,810 | 87,501,636 | 1.59% | 1.91% |
| 2010 | 14,500,726 | 89,196,072 | 1.57% | 1.94% |
| 2011 | 14,722,584 | 91,093,059 | 1.53% | 2.13% |
| 2012 | 14,945,085 | 93,161,001 | 1.51% | 2.27% |
| 2013 | 15,170,208 | 95,333,553 | 1.51% | 2.33% |
| 2014 | 15,396,772 | 97,528,654 | 1.49% | 2.3% |
| 2015 | 15,623,251 | 99,597,342 | 1.47% | 2.12% |
| 2016 | 15,852,803 | 101,644,589 | 1.47% | 2.06% |
| 2017 | 16,073,372 | 103,696,057 | 1.39% | 2.02% |
| 2018 | 16,274,522 | 105,682,094 | 1.25% | 1.92% |
| 2019 | 16,481,304 | 107,553,158 | 1.27% | 1.77% |
| 2020 | 16,725,474 | 109,315,124 | 1.48% | 1.64% |
| 2021 | 16,974,305 | 110,957,008 | 1.49% | 1.5% |
| 2022 | 17,201,724 | 112,618,250 | 1.34% | 1.5% |
| 2023 | 17,423,880 | 114,535,772 | 1.29% | 1.7% |
| 2024 | 17,638,801 | 116,538,258 | 1.23% | 1.75% |
| 2025 | 17,847,976 | 118,365,997 | 1.19% | 1.57% |
| 2026 | 18,051,214 | 120,101,181 | 1.14% | 1.47% |
| 2027 | 18,250,137 | 121,847,622 | 1.1% | 1.45% |
| 2028 | 18,446,768 | 123,608,457 | 1.08% | 1.45% |
| 2029 | 18,639,395 | 125,373,058 | 1.04% | 1.43% |
| 2030 | 18,827,380 | 127,139,323 | 1.01% | 1.41% |
| 2031 | 19,012,049 | 128,912,256 | 0.98% | 1.39% |
| 2032 | 19,193,347 | 130,695,084 | 0.95% | 1.38% |
| 2033 | 19,371,575 | 132,485,612 | 0.93% | 1.37% |
| 2034 | 19,546,868 | 134,287,838 | 0.9% | 1.36% |
| 2035 | 19,720,135 | 136,097,214 | 0.89% | 1.35% |
| 2036 | 19,889,525 | 137,913,263 | 0.86% | 1.33% |
| 2037 | 20,055,496 | 139,738,699 | 0.83% | 1.32% |
| 2038 | 20,220,797 | 141,565,835 | 0.82% | 1.31% |
| 2039 | 20,382,857 | 143,393,267 | 0.8% | 1.29% |
| 2040 | 20,540,677 | 145,213,662 | 0.77% | 1.27% |
| 2041 | 20,695,378 | 147,018,554 | 0.75% | 1.24% |
| 2042 | 20,848,368 | 148,800,785 | 0.74% | 1.21% |
| 2043 | 20,998,535 | 150,547,655 | 0.72% | 1.17% |
| 2044 | 21,144,573 | 152,255,332 | 0.7% | 1.13% |
| 2045 | 21,286,229 | 153,919,190 | 0.67% | 1.09% |
| 2046 | 21,424,338 | 155,535,951 | 0.65% | 1.05% |
| 2047 | 21,558,214 | 157,114,404 | 0.62% | 1.01% |
| 2048 | 21,687,184 | 158,657,392 | 0.6% | 0.98% |
| 2049 | 21,812,182 | 160,161,615 | 0.58% | 0.95% |
| 2050 | 21,931,449 | 161,630,197 | 0.55% | 0.92% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cambodia increased by 2,184,049 people (a 16.3% growth), while Egypt gained 18,496,338 people (a 22.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cambodia gained 2,387,981 (a 15.3% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 20,162,491 (a 20.2% growth).
Cambodia was ranked 67th most populous country in 2005 and is 73rd in 2025. Egypt was ranked 14th in 2005 and ranked 13th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Cambodia's population will grow by 21.8% to 21,931,449 people and will still be ranked 73rd. The population of Egypt will increase by 35% to 161,630,197 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Cairo | 9.61M |
| Giza | 5.6M |
| Alexandria | 4.87M |
| Shubra El Kheima | 1.03M |
| Mansoura | 622K |
| Helwan | 619K |
| El Mahalla El Kubra | 593K |
| Port Said | 524K |
| Faiyum | 519K |
| Suez | 517K |
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Population differences between Cambodia and Egypt
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| Life expectancy | 71 years | 72 years |
| Average age | 29.6 years | 28.5 years |
| Median age | 27 years | 25.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49:51 | 50.5:49.5 |
| Fertility rate | 2.58 births per woman | 2.75 births per woman |
| Population density | 258.8 ppl/mi² | 303 ppl/mi² |
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