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

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The latest officially reported population of Cambodia was 17,847,982 in 2025 vs 285,721,236 people in Indonesia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cambodia's population is 18,159,213 people compared to 289,027,659 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 15.9 times bigger than Cambodia's.
  • Cambodia is ranked the 73rd most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 3.7% of the world: 0.22% for Cambodia vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, Cambodia has had an average growth rate of +1.35% per year vs +0.9% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cambodia has increased from 13.6M people to 18.2M (33.1% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.5% growth).

Cambodia vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

Cambodia
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cambodia Indonesia
2100 22,901,914 297,217,412
2099 22,958,383 298,340,219
2098 23,015,331 299,449,882
2097 23,068,989 300,549,857
2096 23,118,854 301,634,112
2095 23,162,704 302,698,798
2094 23,207,466 303,751,488
2093 23,247,521 304,790,169
2092 23,285,540 305,809,796
2091 23,317,510 306,805,664
2090 23,349,581 307,780,044
2089 23,381,110 308,727,665
2088 23,404,619 309,652,467
2087 23,429,179 310,557,120
2086 23,450,970 311,434,804
2085 23,469,059 312,284,488
2084 23,486,236 313,107,329
2083 23,498,658 313,904,231
2082 23,506,751 314,670,881
2081 23,512,878 315,404,888
2080 23,518,840 316,109,402
2079 23,523,165 316,790,074
2078 23,523,989 317,438,140
2077 23,519,769 318,056,534
2076 23,512,440 318,635,038
2075 23,506,393 319,190,402
2074 23,494,004 319,709,426
2073 23,481,588 320,201,444
2072 23,463,712 320,659,562
2071 23,443,140 321,086,184
2070 23,420,769 321,485,042
2069 23,393,461 321,858,064
2068 23,362,386 322,201,979
2067 23,324,169 322,516,545
2066 23,283,399 322,798,892
2065 23,242,009 323,048,550
2064 23,191,929 323,268,759
2063 23,139,318 323,456,004
2062 23,083,489 323,612,644
2061 23,020,659 323,734,699
2060 22,951,813 323,814,746
2059 22,877,844 323,854,683
2058 22,799,179 323,844,015
2057 22,715,484 323,786,943
2056 22,628,607 323,671,172
2055 22,537,541 323,502,155
2054 22,440,088 323,274,189
2053 22,338,320 322,982,358
2052 22,231,339 322,627,695
2051 22,117,409 322,202,850
2050 22,001,254 321,699,802
2049 21,877,484 321,119,283
2048 21,749,790 320,457,830
2047 21,618,052 319,728,668
2046 21,480,480 318,921,027
2045 21,340,224 318,028,206
2044 21,195,511 317,051,440
2043 21,046,437 315,992,168
2042 20,893,438 314,856,940
2041 20,738,659 313,643,892
2040 20,582,241 312,358,800
2039 20,421,184 311,001,176
2038 20,256,225 309,578,763
2037 20,088,660 308,089,917
2036 19,922,341 306,544,452
2035 19,747,906 304,940,852
2034 19,573,792 303,275,782
2033 19,395,265 301,552,643
2032 19,215,259 299,781,696
2031 19,030,553 297,956,985
2030 18,843,778 296,081,262
2029 18,652,372 294,145,245
2028 18,456,287 292,143,454
2027 18,256,828 290,069,053
2026 18,056,115 287,927,760
2025 17,847,982 285,721,236
2024 17,638,801 283,487,931
2023 17,423,880 281,190,067
2022 17,201,724 278,830,529
2021 16,974,305 276,758,053
2020 16,725,474 274,814,866
2019 16,481,304 272,489,381
2018 16,274,522 269,951,846
2017 16,073,372 267,346,658
2016 15,852,803 264,627,418
2015 15,623,251 261,799,249
2014 15,396,772 258,877,399
2013 15,170,208 255,852,467
2012 14,945,085 252,698,525
2011 14,722,584 249,470,032
2010 14,500,726 246,305,322
2009 14,276,810 243,220,028
2008 14,053,479 240,157,903
2007 13,841,770 237,062,337
2006 13,639,028 233,951,652
2005 13,439,202 230,871,650
2004 13,244,731 227,926,649
2003 13,050,968 225,048,008
2002 12,855,241 222,088,495
2001 12,658,484 219,097,902
2000 12,462,336 216,077,790
1999 12,265,731 213,004,668
1998 12,058,173 209,826,788
1997 11,570,982 206,536,095
1996 10,801,270 203,204,348
1995 10,018,497 199,888,057
1994 9,239,162 196,591,828
1993 8,616,381 193,305,168
1992 8,113,083 190,043,744
1991 7,686,850 186,778,238
1990 7,374,752 183,501,098
1989 7,073,473 180,201,630
1988 6,812,014 176,855,065
1987 6,557,970 173,511,154
1986 6,285,693 170,175,065
1985 6,043,783 166,776,185
1984 5,845,117 163,251,124
1983 5,636,203 159,651,381
1982 5,436,432 156,052,152
1981 5,284,495 152,485,035
1980 5,199,872 148,950,540
1979 5,088,808 145,434,834
1978 5,211,653 141,953,163
1977 5,668,551 138,533,541
1976 6,134,991 135,173,655
1975 6,581,371 131,843,848
1974 6,783,240 128,555,045
1973 6,739,726 125,288,515
1972 6,673,886 122,039,841
1971 6,620,880 118,833,702
1970 6,639,182 115,657,495
1969 6,604,725 112,517,639
1968 6,467,324 109,450,006
1967 6,332,944 106,526,393
1966 6,201,232 103,792,754
1965 6,072,289 101,365,130
1964 5,946,178 98,833,749
1963 5,823,010 96,051,424
1962 5,697,558 93,375,850
1961 5,571,168 90,791,249
1960 5,449,966 88,296,070

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 Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cambodia gained 2,306,410 people (a 14.5% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 24,400,241 people (a 9.22% growth).

Cambodia was ranked 67th most populous country in 2006 and is 73rd in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th 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 Indonesia will increase by 11.3% to 321,699,802 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

Cambodia is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 23.5M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

Cambodia
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cambodia Indonesia
2100 -0.25% -0.38%
2099 -0.25% -0.37%
2098 -0.23% -0.37%
2097 -0.22% -0.36%
2096 -0.19% -0.35%
2095 -0.19% -0.35%
2094 -0.17% -0.34%
2093 -0.16% -0.33%
2092 -0.14% -0.32%
2091 -0.14% -0.32%
2090 -0.13% -0.31%
2089 -0.1% -0.3%
2088 -0.1% -0.29%
2087 -0.09% -0.28%
2086 -0.08% -0.27%
2085 -0.07% -0.26%
2084 -0.05% -0.25%
2083 -0.03% -0.24%
2082 -0.03% -0.23%
2081 -0.03% -0.22%
2080 -0.02% -0.21%
2079 -0.004% -0.2%
2078 0.02% -0.19%
2077 0.03% -0.18%
2076 0.03% -0.17%
2075 0.05% -0.16%
2074 0.05% -0.15%
2073 0.08% -0.14%
2072 0.09% -0.13%
2071 0.1% -0.12%
2070 0.12% -0.12%
2069 0.13% -0.11%
2068 0.16% -0.1%
2067 0.18% -0.09%
2066 0.18% -0.08%
2065 0.22% -0.07%
2064 0.23% -0.06%
2063 0.24% -0.05%
2062 0.27% -0.04%
2061 0.3% -0.02%
2060 0.32% -0.01%
2059 0.35% 0.003%
2058 0.37% 0.02%
2057 0.38% 0.04%
2056 0.4% 0.05%
2055 0.43% 0.07%
2054 0.46% 0.09%
2053 0.48% 0.11%
2052 0.52% 0.13%
2051 0.53% 0.16%
2050 0.57% 0.18%
2049 0.59% 0.21%
2048 0.61% 0.23%
2047 0.64% 0.25%
2046 0.66% 0.28%
2045 0.68% 0.31%
2044 0.71% 0.34%
2043 0.73% 0.36%
2042 0.75% 0.39%
2041 0.76% 0.41%
2040 0.79% 0.44%
2039 0.81% 0.46%
2038 0.83% 0.48%
2037 0.83% 0.5%
2036 0.88% 0.53%
2035 0.89% 0.55%
2034 0.92% 0.57%
2033 0.94% 0.59%
2032 0.97% 0.61%
2031 0.99% 0.63%
2030 1.03% 0.66%
2029 1.06% 0.69%
2028 1.09% 0.72%
2027 1.11% 0.74%
2026 1.17% 0.77%
2025 1.19% 0.79%
2024 1.23% 0.82%
2023 1.29% 0.85%
2022 1.34% 0.75%
2021 1.49% 0.71%
2020 1.48% 0.85%
2019 1.27% 0.94%
2018 1.25% 0.97%
2017 1.39% 1.03%
2016 1.47% 1.08%
2015 1.47% 1.13%
2014 1.49% 1.18%
2013 1.51% 1.25%
2012 1.51% 1.29%
2011 1.53% 1.28%
2010 1.57% 1.27%
2009 1.59% 1.28%
2008 1.53% 1.31%
2007 1.49% 1.33%
2006 1.49% 1.33%
2005 1.47% 1.29%
2004 1.48% 1.28%
2003 1.52% 1.33%
2002 1.55% 1.36%
2001 1.57% 1.4%
2000 1.6% 1.44%
1999 1.72% 1.51%
1998 4.21% 1.59%
1997 7.13% 1.64%
1996 7.81% 1.66%
1995 8.44% 1.68%
1994 7.23% 1.7%
1993 6.2% 1.72%
1992 5.54% 1.75%
1991 4.23% 1.79%
1990 4.26% 1.83%
1989 3.84% 1.89%
1988 3.87% 1.93%
1987 4.33% 1.96%
1986 4% 2.04%
1985 3.4% 2.16%
1984 3.71% 2.25%
1983 3.67% 2.31%
1982 2.88% 2.34%
1981 1.63% 2.37%
1980 2.18% 2.42%
1979 -2.36% 2.45%
1978 -8.06% 2.47%
1977 -7.6% 2.49%
1976 -6.78% 2.53%
1975 -2.98% 2.56%
1974 0.65% 2.61%
1973 0.99% 2.66%
1972 0.8% 2.7%
1971 -0.28% 2.75%
1970 0.52% 2.79%
1969 2.12% 2.8%
1968 2.12% 2.74%
1967 2.12% 2.63%
1966 2.12% 2.39%
1965 2.12% 2.56%
1964 2.12% 2.9%
1963 2.2% 2.87%
1962 2.27% 2.85%
1961 2.22% 2.83%

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 Indonesia's population grew by 0.79%.

Live population counters

Cambodia Indonesia
Current population
18159213
289027659
Population rank 73/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 3.48%
One net population change
2.52 minutes
14.2 seconds
One birth every
1.47 minutes
7.06 seconds
One death every
4.62 minutes
14.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +573 +6,119
Annual growth/decline +209,181 +2,233,305
Annual growth/decline rate +1.19% +0.79%
Population growth rate rank 88/197 112/197
One migration net change every
16.7 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -31,469 -39,509
Net migration rank 167/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 83,925 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 136/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 175/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cambodia
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cambodia Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -31,469 - -39,509
2024 244,386 -32,960 2,307,025 -38,469
2023 250,242 -31,837 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 257,269 -31,350 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 255,939 -27,025 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 268,745 0 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 276,870 -57,268 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 280,671 -86,702 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 282,698 -74,362 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 284,130 -51,324 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 284,390 -58,101 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 283,193 -56,536 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 281,013 -54,554 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 276,649 -52,874 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 272,161 -50,941 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 272,266 -49,781 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 274,700 -49,354 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 272,132 -50,809 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 270,745 -68,653 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 263,697 -60,315 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 256,756 -60,473 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 251,650 -58,972 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 251,884 -57,026 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 251,860 -55,245 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 250,726 -53,815 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 246,330 -50,957 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 245,425 -47,608 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 251,076 -33,781 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 252,351 504,742 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 274,147 508,187 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 280,168 503,042 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 286,728 488,732 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 282,221 187,883 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 260,673 275,823 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 257,709 58,264 3,288,791 3,096
1990 249,776 58,455 3,250,906 11,539
1989 239,211 55,125 3,316,792 19,905
1988 243,203 -14,627 3,331,242 25,383
1987 235,064 44,442 3,304,520 26,705
1986 221,684 43,356 3,309,905 30,988
1985 214,101 4,677 3,419,412 37,451
1984 207,700 -29,141 3,549,570 43,693
1983 192,849 46,428 3,558,949 47,375
1982 180,300 -20,026 3,545,504 46,792
1981 166,578 -22,982 3,497,244 44,710
1980 159,157 -133,508 3,484,846 42,254
1979 78,143 118,334 3,460,621 43,900
1978 -357,478 -84,695 3,412,980 45,911
1977 -416,117 -55,504 3,334,779 45,610
1976 -408,505 -52,741 3,291,479 48,010
1975 -383,806 -47,717 3,263,794 56,386
1974 73,001 -45,225 3,196,136 61,188
1973 101,304 -42,053 3,210,643 64,991
1972 113,190 -40,764 3,149,726 72,007
1971 113,813 -80,232 3,111,304 79,264
1970 122,832 -193,008 3,080,421 81,368
1969 156,777 -17,676 3,034,825 82,955
1968 153,444 -17,745 2,961,608 55,731
1967 150,046 -16,983 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 147,583 -17,216 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 144,460 -16,930 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 141,216 -16,516 2,700,138 144,819
1963 137,562 -15,929 2,609,526 110,166
1962 132,861 -3,578 2,525,163 106,264
1961 128,259 -4,764 2,434,113 103,628
1960 124,237 -5,339 2,350,971 101,631

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 Indonesia 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 24,548,978 people) and 1.17% is from migration (a loss of 290,739 people).

As of 2024, 83,925 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Cambodia, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

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
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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