The latest officially reported population of Cambodia was 17,638,801 in 2024 vs 3,535,603 people in Eritrea in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cambodia's population is 18,011,232 people compared to 3,667,774 in Eritrea.
Population statistics:
- Cambodia's population is 4.91 times bigger than Eritrea's.
- Cambodia is ranked the 73rd most populous country in the world, while Eritrea is the 131st.
- The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.22% for Cambodia vs 0.04% for Eritrea.
- For the last 10 years, Cambodia has had an average growth rate of +1.38% per year vs +1.28% in Eritrea.
- Since 2005, the population of Cambodia has increased from 13.4M people to 18M (34% growth), while Eritrea has grown from 2.66M to 3.67M (37.8% growth).
- Cambodia is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 23.4M people compared to the peak of 8.44M people in 2100 for Eritrea.
Cambodia vs Eritrea: live population counter
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| Current population |
18011232
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3667774
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| Population rank | 73/197 | 131/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.22% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
2.45 minutes
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8.06 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.45 minutes
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5.31 minutes
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| One death every |
4.72 minutes
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25 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
15.9 minutes
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41.4 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -32,960 | -12,696 |
| Daily growth/decline | +589 | +179 |
| Annual growth/decline | +214,921 | +65,213 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.23% | +1.88% |
| Population growth rate rank | 90/197 | 60/197 |
Cambodia and Eritrea: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 5,449,966 | 972,547 | - | - |
| 1961 | 5,571,168 | 995,573 | 2.22% | 2.37% |
| 1962 | 5,697,558 | 1,019,788 | 2.27% | 2.43% |
| 1963 | 5,823,010 | 1,045,092 | 2.2% | 2.48% |
| 1964 | 5,946,178 | 1,071,287 | 2.12% | 2.51% |
| 1965 | 6,072,289 | 1,098,335 | 2.12% | 2.52% |
| 1966 | 6,201,232 | 1,124,957 | 2.12% | 2.42% |
| 1967 | 6,332,944 | 1,152,339 | 2.12% | 2.43% |
| 1968 | 6,467,324 | 1,181,737 | 2.12% | 2.55% |
| 1969 | 6,604,725 | 1,212,005 | 2.12% | 2.56% |
| 1970 | 6,639,182 | 1,243,453 | 0.52% | 2.59% |
| 1971 | 6,620,880 | 1,276,154 | -0.28% | 2.63% |
| 1972 | 6,673,886 | 1,309,235 | 0.8% | 2.59% |
| 1973 | 6,739,726 | 1,342,669 | 0.99% | 2.55% |
| 1974 | 6,783,240 | 1,375,688 | 0.65% | 2.46% |
| 1975 | 6,581,371 | 1,408,210 | -2.98% | 2.36% |
| 1976 | 6,134,991 | 1,443,807 | -6.78% | 2.53% |
| 1977 | 5,668,551 | 1,482,565 | -7.6% | 2.68% |
| 1978 | 5,211,653 | 1,522,378 | -8.06% | 2.69% |
| 1979 | 5,088,808 | 1,563,332 | -2.36% | 2.69% |
| 1980 | 5,199,872 | 1,605,797 | 2.18% | 2.72% |
| 1981 | 5,284,495 | 1,649,939 | 1.63% | 2.75% |
| 1982 | 5,436,432 | 1,695,461 | 2.88% | 2.76% |
| 1983 | 5,636,203 | 1,736,160 | 3.67% | 2.4% |
| 1984 | 5,845,117 | 1,771,730 | 3.71% | 2.05% |
| 1985 | 6,043,783 | 1,807,816 | 3.4% | 2.04% |
| 1986 | 6,285,693 | 1,845,164 | 4% | 2.07% |
| 1987 | 6,557,970 | 1,888,669 | 4.33% | 2.36% |
| 1988 | 6,812,014 | 1,938,255 | 3.87% | 2.63% |
| 1989 | 7,073,473 | 1,987,017 | 3.84% | 2.52% |
| 1990 | 7,374,752 | 2,032,737 | 4.26% | 2.3% |
| 1991 | 7,686,850 | 1,919,571 | 4.23% | -5.57% |
| 1992 | 8,113,083 | 1,798,748 | 5.54% | -6.29% |
| 1993 | 8,616,381 | 1,856,006 | 6.2% | 3.18% |
| 1994 | 9,239,162 | 1,913,915 | 7.23% | 3.12% |
| 1995 | 10,018,497 | 2,025,267 | 8.44% | 5.82% |
| 1996 | 10,801,270 | 2,128,464 | 7.81% | 5.1% |
| 1997 | 11,570,982 | 2,152,135 | 7.13% | 1.11% |
| 1998 | 12,058,173 | 2,180,419 | 4.21% | 1.31% |
| 1999 | 12,265,731 | 2,212,780 | 1.72% | 1.48% |
| 2000 | 12,462,336 | 2,247,031 | 1.6% | 1.55% |
| 2001 | 12,658,484 | 2,312,079 | 1.57% | 2.89% |
| 2002 | 12,855,241 | 2,392,978 | 1.55% | 3.5% |
| 2003 | 13,050,968 | 2,493,903 | 1.52% | 4.22% |
| 2004 | 13,244,731 | 2,598,284 | 1.48% | 4.19% |
| 2005 | 13,439,202 | 2,661,215 | 1.47% | 2.42% |
| 2006 | 13,639,028 | 2,703,502 | 1.49% | 1.59% |
| 2007 | 13,841,770 | 2,743,222 | 1.49% | 1.47% |
| 2008 | 14,053,479 | 2,816,327 | 1.53% | 2.66% |
| 2009 | 14,276,810 | 2,887,885 | 1.59% | 2.54% |
| 2010 | 14,500,726 | 2,945,186 | 1.57% | 1.98% |
| 2011 | 14,722,584 | 2,998,485 | 1.53% | 1.81% |
| 2012 | 14,945,085 | 3,036,988 | 1.51% | 1.28% |
| 2013 | 15,170,208 | 3,074,360 | 1.51% | 1.23% |
| 2014 | 15,396,772 | 3,095,173 | 1.49% | 0.68% |
| 2015 | 15,623,251 | 3,105,546 | 1.47% | 0.34% |
| 2016 | 15,852,803 | 3,124,698 | 1.47% | 0.62% |
| 2017 | 16,073,372 | 3,150,347 | 1.39% | 0.82% |
| 2018 | 16,274,522 | 3,192,760 | 1.25% | 1.35% |
| 2019 | 16,481,304 | 3,240,194 | 1.27% | 1.49% |
| 2020 | 16,725,474 | 3,291,271 | 1.48% | 1.58% |
| 2021 | 16,974,305 | 3,350,183 | 1.49% | 1.79% |
| 2022 | 17,201,724 | 3,409,447 | 1.34% | 1.77% |
| 2023 | 17,423,880 | 3,470,390 | 1.29% | 1.79% |
| 2024 | 17,638,801 | 3,535,603 | 1.23% | 1.88% |
| 2025 | 17,847,976 | 3,606,996 | 1.19% | 2.02% |
| 2026 | 18,051,214 | 3,682,659 | 1.14% | 2.1% |
| 2027 | 18,250,137 | 3,760,368 | 1.1% | 2.11% |
| 2028 | 18,446,768 | 3,840,135 | 1.08% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 18,639,395 | 3,920,467 | 1.04% | 2.09% |
| 2030 | 18,827,380 | 4,002,671 | 1.01% | 2.1% |
| 2031 | 19,012,049 | 4,085,037 | 0.98% | 2.06% |
| 2032 | 19,193,347 | 4,166,507 | 0.95% | 1.99% |
| 2033 | 19,371,575 | 4,249,501 | 0.93% | 1.99% |
| 2034 | 19,546,868 | 4,334,727 | 0.9% | 2.01% |
| 2035 | 19,720,135 | 4,420,915 | 0.89% | 1.99% |
| 2036 | 19,889,525 | 4,509,755 | 0.86% | 2.01% |
| 2037 | 20,055,496 | 4,601,933 | 0.83% | 2.04% |
| 2038 | 20,220,797 | 4,692,340 | 0.82% | 1.96% |
| 2039 | 20,382,857 | 4,780,469 | 0.8% | 1.88% |
| 2040 | 20,540,677 | 4,868,668 | 0.77% | 1.84% |
| 2041 | 20,695,378 | 4,954,481 | 0.75% | 1.76% |
| 2042 | 20,848,368 | 5,039,298 | 0.74% | 1.71% |
| 2043 | 20,998,535 | 5,124,256 | 0.72% | 1.69% |
| 2044 | 21,144,573 | 5,207,858 | 0.7% | 1.63% |
| 2045 | 21,286,229 | 5,292,756 | 0.67% | 1.63% |
| 2046 | 21,424,338 | 5,375,963 | 0.65% | 1.57% |
| 2047 | 21,558,214 | 5,456,488 | 0.62% | 1.5% |
| 2048 | 21,687,184 | 5,537,538 | 0.6% | 1.49% |
| 2049 | 21,812,182 | 5,617,348 | 0.58% | 1.44% |
| 2050 | 21,931,449 | 5,696,052 | 0.55% | 1.4% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cambodia increased by 2,184,049 people (a 16.3% growth), while Eritrea gained 444,331 people (a 16.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cambodia gained 2,387,981 (a 15.3% growth), while Eritrea's population increased by 562,228 (a 18.1% growth).
Cambodia was ranked 67th most populous country in 2005 and is 73rd in 2025. Eritrea was ranked 136th in 2005 and ranked 131st 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 Eritrea will increase by 55.3% to 5,696,052 people and rank change from 131st to 123rd.
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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Population differences between Cambodia and Eritrea
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| Life expectancy | 71 years | 69.2 years |
| Average age | 29.6 years | 24.6 years |
| Median age | 27 years | 19.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49:51 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.58 births per woman | 3.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 258.8 ppl/mi² | 75.6 ppl/mi² |
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