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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cambodia was 17,638,801 in 2024 vs 58,952,704 people in Italy in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cambodia's population is 18,113,986 people compared to 58,562,681 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 3.23 times bigger than Cambodia's.
  • Cambodia is ranked the 73rd most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 0.93% of the world: 0.22% for Cambodia vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Cambodia has had an average growth rate of +1.38% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cambodia has increased from 13.6M people to 18.1M (32.8% growth), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.6M (0.28% growth).

Cambodia vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Cambodia
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cambodia Italy
2100 22,906,442 35,208,261
2099 22,962,923 35,444,989
2098 23,019,882 35,676,340
2097 23,073,551 35,914,345
2096 23,123,425 36,150,501
2095 23,167,283 36,386,787
2094 23,212,055 36,619,396
2093 23,252,118 36,850,181
2092 23,290,144 37,089,746
2091 23,322,120 37,323,400
2090 23,354,198 37,560,976
2089 23,385,733 37,802,157
2088 23,409,247 38,040,056
2087 23,433,812 38,280,439
2086 23,455,606 38,517,279
2085 23,473,699 38,761,126
2084 23,490,880 39,008,873
2083 23,503,304 39,255,273
2082 23,511,399 39,509,964
2081 23,517,527 39,767,732
2080 23,523,490 40,030,977
2079 23,527,816 40,302,924
2078 23,528,640 40,579,648
2077 23,524,419 40,860,952
2076 23,517,089 41,151,772
2075 23,511,041 41,455,646
2074 23,498,649 41,779,503
2073 23,486,231 42,111,664
2072 23,468,351 42,459,257
2071 23,447,776 42,814,908
2070 23,425,399 43,187,953
2069 23,398,087 43,571,469
2068 23,367,005 43,964,515
2067 23,328,780 44,361,273
2066 23,288,003 44,771,926
2065 23,246,605 45,197,177
2064 23,196,515 45,628,630
2063 23,143,893 46,066,216
2062 23,088,053 46,517,561
2061 23,025,211 46,971,598
2060 22,956,351 47,424,830
2059 22,882,368 47,879,711
2058 22,803,687 48,332,818
2057 22,719,975 48,778,066
2056 22,633,081 49,222,515
2055 22,541,997 49,653,326
2054 22,444,525 50,073,600
2053 22,342,736 50,488,203
2052 22,235,734 50,886,354
2051 22,121,782 51,276,616
2050 22,005,604 51,663,176
2049 21,881,810 52,034,983
2048 21,754,090 52,392,012
2047 21,622,327 52,745,310
2046 21,484,727 53,080,828
2045 21,344,443 53,408,660
2044 21,199,702 53,723,325
2043 21,050,598 54,042,322
2042 20,897,569 54,342,628
2041 20,742,759 54,629,496
2040 20,586,310 54,916,374
2039 20,425,222 55,205,078
2038 20,260,230 55,481,637
2037 20,092,632 55,757,394
2036 19,926,280 56,025,224
2035 19,751,811 56,295,613
2034 19,577,662 56,562,648
2033 19,399,100 56,822,364
2032 19,219,058 57,078,534
2031 19,034,316 57,345,322
2030 18,847,504 57,606,120
2029 18,656,059 57,851,091
2028 18,459,936 58,091,760
2027 18,260,437 58,333,039
2026 18,059,685 58,562,681
2025 17,851,510 58,769,653
2024 17,638,801 58,952,704
2023 17,423,880 58,984,216
2022 17,201,724 59,013,667
2021 16,974,305 59,133,173
2020 16,725,474 59,438,851
2019 16,481,304 59,729,081
2018 16,274,522 60,148,658
2017 16,073,372 60,002,252
2016 15,852,803 60,115,223
2015 15,623,251 60,229,605
2014 15,396,772 60,320,707
2013 15,170,208 60,311,613
2012 14,945,085 60,191,247
2011 14,722,584 60,026,841
2010 14,500,726 59,819,407
2009 14,276,810 59,555,454
2008 14,053,479 59,211,181
2007 13,841,770 58,756,247
2006 13,639,028 58,399,861
2005 13,439,202 58,166,682
2004 13,244,731 57,828,179
2003 13,050,968 57,399,184
2002 12,855,241 57,089,824
2001 12,658,484 56,976,981
2000 12,462,336 56,942,108
1999 12,265,731 56,916,317
1998 12,058,173 56,906,744
1997 11,570,982 56,890,372
1996 10,801,270 56,860,281
1995 10,018,497 56,844,303
1994 9,239,162 56,843,400
1993 8,616,381 56,831,821
1992 8,113,083 56,797,087
1991 7,686,850 56,758,521
1990 7,374,752 56,719,240
1989 7,073,473 56,671,781
1988 6,812,014 56,629,288
1987 6,557,970 56,601,931
1986 6,285,693 56,596,155
1985 6,043,783 56,593,071
1984 5,845,117 56,576,718
1983 5,636,203 56,564,074
1982 5,436,432 56,543,548
1981 5,284,495 56,501,675
1980 5,199,872 56,433,883
1979 5,088,808 56,317,749
1978 5,211,653 56,155,143
1977 5,668,551 55,955,411
1976 6,134,991 55,718,260
1975 6,581,371 55,441,001
1974 6,783,240 55,110,868
1973 6,739,726 54,751,406
1972 6,673,886 54,381,345
1971 6,620,880 54,073,490
1970 6,639,182 53,821,850
1969 6,604,725 53,537,950
1968 6,467,324 53,235,750
1967 6,332,944 52,900,500
1966 6,201,232 52,519,000
1965 6,072,289 52,112,350
1964 5,946,178 51,675,350
1963 5,823,010 51,252,000
1962 5,697,558 50,879,450
1961 5,571,168 50,536,350
1960 5,449,966 50,199,700

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/italy | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cambodia increased by 2,213,775 people (a 16.2% growth), while Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cambodia gained 2,261,183 people (a 14.3% growth), while Italy's population decreased by 1,552,542 people (a 2.58% decline).

Cambodia was ranked 67th most populous country in 2006 and is 73rd in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th 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 Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,663,176 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

Cambodia is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 23.5M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Cambodia
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cambodia Italy
2100 -0.25% -0.67%
2099 -0.25% -0.65%
2098 -0.23% -0.66%
2097 -0.22% -0.65%
2096 -0.19% -0.65%
2095 -0.19% -0.64%
2094 -0.17% -0.63%
2093 -0.16% -0.65%
2092 -0.14% -0.63%
2091 -0.14% -0.63%
2090 -0.13% -0.64%
2089 -0.1% -0.63%
2088 -0.1% -0.63%
2087 -0.09% -0.61%
2086 -0.08% -0.63%
2085 -0.07% -0.64%
2084 -0.05% -0.63%
2083 -0.03% -0.64%
2082 -0.03% -0.65%
2081 -0.03% -0.66%
2080 -0.02% -0.67%
2079 -0.004% -0.68%
2078 0.02% -0.69%
2077 0.03% -0.71%
2076 0.03% -0.73%
2075 0.05% -0.78%
2074 0.05% -0.79%
2073 0.08% -0.82%
2072 0.09% -0.83%
2071 0.1% -0.86%
2070 0.12% -0.88%
2069 0.13% -0.89%
2068 0.16% -0.89%
2067 0.18% -0.92%
2066 0.18% -0.94%
2065 0.22% -0.95%
2064 0.23% -0.95%
2063 0.24% -0.97%
2062 0.27% -0.97%
2061 0.3% -0.96%
2060 0.32% -0.95%
2059 0.35% -0.94%
2058 0.37% -0.91%
2057 0.38% -0.9%
2056 0.4% -0.87%
2055 0.43% -0.84%
2054 0.46% -0.82%
2053 0.48% -0.78%
2052 0.52% -0.76%
2051 0.53% -0.75%
2050 0.57% -0.71%
2049 0.59% -0.68%
2048 0.61% -0.67%
2047 0.64% -0.63%
2046 0.66% -0.61%
2045 0.68% -0.59%
2044 0.71% -0.59%
2043 0.73% -0.55%
2042 0.75% -0.53%
2041 0.76% -0.52%
2040 0.79% -0.52%
2039 0.81% -0.5%
2038 0.83% -0.49%
2037 0.83% -0.48%
2036 0.88% -0.48%
2035 0.89% -0.47%
2034 0.92% -0.46%
2033 0.94% -0.45%
2032 0.97% -0.47%
2031 0.99% -0.45%
2030 1.03% -0.42%
2029 1.06% -0.41%
2028 1.09% -0.41%
2027 1.11% -0.39%
2026 1.17% -0.35%
2025 1.21% -0.31%
2024 1.23% -0.05%
2023 1.29% -0.05%
2022 1.34% -0.2%
2021 1.49% -0.51%
2020 1.48% -0.49%
2019 1.27% -0.7%
2018 1.25% 0.24%
2017 1.39% -0.19%
2016 1.47% -0.19%
2015 1.47% -0.15%
2014 1.49% 0.02%
2013 1.51% 0.2%
2012 1.51% 0.27%
2011 1.53% 0.35%
2010 1.57% 0.44%
2009 1.59% 0.58%
2008 1.53% 0.77%
2007 1.49% 0.61%
2006 1.49% 0.4%
2005 1.47% 0.59%
2004 1.48% 0.75%
2003 1.52% 0.54%
2002 1.55% 0.2%
2001 1.57% 0.06%
2000 1.6% 0.05%
1999 1.72% 0.02%
1998 4.21% 0.03%
1997 7.13% 0.05%
1996 7.81% 0.03%
1995 8.44% 0.002%
1994 7.23% 0.02%
1993 6.2% 0.06%
1992 5.54% 0.07%
1991 4.23% 0.07%
1990 4.26% 0.08%
1989 3.84% 0.08%
1988 3.87% 0.05%
1987 4.33% 0.01%
1986 4% 0.005%
1985 3.4% 0.03%
1984 3.71% 0.02%
1983 3.67% 0.04%
1982 2.88% 0.07%
1981 1.63% 0.12%
1980 2.18% 0.21%
1979 -2.36% 0.29%
1978 -8.06% 0.36%
1977 -7.6% 0.43%
1976 -6.78% 0.5%
1975 -2.98% 0.6%
1974 0.65% 0.66%
1973 0.99% 0.68%
1972 0.8% 0.57%
1971 -0.28% 0.47%
1970 0.52% 0.53%
1969 2.12% 0.57%
1968 2.12% 0.63%
1967 2.12% 0.73%
1966 2.12% 0.78%
1965 2.12% 0.85%
1964 2.12% 0.83%
1963 2.2% 0.73%
1962 2.27% 0.68%
1961 2.22% 0.67%

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

GeoRank.org/population/cambodia/italy | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cambodia grew by 1.23%, while Italy's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Cambodia Italy
Current population
18113986
58562681
Population rank 73/197 26/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.71%
One net population change
2.45 minutes
16.7 minutes
One birth every
1.45 minutes
1.39 minutes
One death every
4.72 minutes
47.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +589 -86
Annual growth/decline +214,921 -31,512
Annual growth/decline rate +1.23% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 88/197 170/197
One migration net change every
16.7 minutes
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change -31,469 +75,448
Net migration rank 167/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 83,925 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 136/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 175/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cambodia
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cambodia Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -31,469 - 75,448
2024 - -32,960 - 95,246
2023 250,242 -31,837 -283,125 150,189
2022 257,269 -31,350 -318,674 231,228
2021 255,939 -27,025 -301,579 157,327
2020 268,745 0 -338,801 85,281
2019 276,870 -57,268 -215,025 46,634
2018 280,671 -86,702 -192,475 83,686
2017 282,698 -74,362 -192,007 95,147
2016 284,130 -51,324 -138,265 84,568
2015 284,390 -58,101 -162,620 39,389
2014 283,193 -56,536 -96,513 52,679
2013 281,013 -54,554 -90,468 158,090
2012 276,649 -52,874 -78,248 252,524
2011 272,161 -50,941 -48,021 198,544
2010 272,266 -49,781 -23,928 274,387
2009 274,700 -49,354 -17,866 283,676
2008 272,132 -50,809 -11,842 422,534
2007 270,745 -68,653 -5,876 495,092
2006 263,697 -60,315 0 215,995
2005 256,756 -60,473 -17,450 258,702
2004 251,650 -58,972 11,566 417,970
2003 251,884 -57,026 -40,179 478,578
2002 251,860 -55,245 -22,836 223,861
2001 250,726 -53,815 -11,396 48,903
2000 246,330 -50,957 -17,082 56,065
1999 245,425 -47,608 -22,766 54,405
1998 251,076 -33,781 -39,835 67,985
1997 252,351 504,742 -22,756 50,539
1996 274,147 508,187 -22,744 53,450
1995 280,168 503,042 -34,107 -460,287
1994 286,728 488,732 -17,053 502,750
1993 282,221 187,883 0 24,321
1992 260,673 275,823 22,718 51,747
1991 257,709 58,264 11,352 19,721
1990 249,776 58,455 22,688 35,317
1989 239,211 55,125 28,336 19,540
1988 243,203 -14,627 33,977 18,553
1987 235,064 44,442 16,980 7,825
1986 221,684 43,356 11,319 -6,206
1985 214,101 4,677 28,297 6,911
1984 207,700 -29,141 50,919 203
1983 192,849 46,428 33,939 -3,733
1982 180,300 -20,026 79,161 -24,223
1981 166,578 -22,982 73,452 7,182
1980 159,157 -133,508 84,650 295,642
1979 78,143 118,334 129,531 42,637
1978 -357,478 -84,695 168,465 43,932
1977 -416,117 -55,504 190,248 42,246
1976 -408,505 -52,741 228,445 40,885
1975 -383,806 -47,717 271,660 43,051
1974 73,001 -45,225 336,176 42,487
1973 101,304 -42,053 328,508 41,631
1972 113,190 -40,764 364,355 43,182
1971 113,813 -80,232 383,922 -58,627
1970 122,832 -193,008 376,753 -62,216
1969 156,777 -17,676 390,827 -45,346
1968 153,444 -17,745 399,268 -50,149
1967 150,046 -16,983 439,074 -37,992
1966 147,583 -17,216 488,427 -35,352
1965 144,460 -16,930 474,222 -36,267
1964 141,216 -16,516 527,089 -27,368
1963 137,562 -15,929 440,767 -28,198
1962 132,861 -3,578 427,387 -25,840
1961 128,259 -4,764 459,880 -129,761
1960 124,237 -5,339 426,697 -140,765

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

GeoRank.org/population/cambodia/italy | CC BY

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 Italy 68.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,239,084 people) and 31.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,026,128 people).

As of 2024, 83,925 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Cambodia, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

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
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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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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