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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cambodia was 17,638,801 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cambodia's population is 18,113,986 people compared to 2,834,980 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Cambodia's population is 6.39 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Cambodia is ranked the 73rd most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
  • The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.22% for Cambodia vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, Cambodia has had an average growth rate of +1.38% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cambodia has increased from 13.6M people to 18.1M (32.8% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.96% growth).

Cambodia vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Cambodia
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cambodia Jamaica
2100 22,906,442 1,075,936
2099 22,962,923 1,095,350
2098 23,019,882 1,115,242
2097 23,073,551 1,135,653
2096 23,123,425 1,156,525
2095 23,167,283 1,177,966
2094 23,212,055 1,200,045
2093 23,252,118 1,222,794
2092 23,290,144 1,246,199
2091 23,322,120 1,270,303
2090 23,354,198 1,294,988
2089 23,385,733 1,320,362
2088 23,409,247 1,346,290
2087 23,433,812 1,372,809
2086 23,455,606 1,399,955
2085 23,473,699 1,427,808
2084 23,490,880 1,456,011
2083 23,503,304 1,484,393
2082 23,511,399 1,513,542
2081 23,517,527 1,543,136
2080 23,523,490 1,573,400
2079 23,527,816 1,603,926
2078 23,528,640 1,634,499
2077 23,524,419 1,665,602
2076 23,517,089 1,696,763
2075 23,511,041 1,728,143
2074 23,498,649 1,760,036
2073 23,486,231 1,791,818
2072 23,468,351 1,823,794
2071 23,447,776 1,855,585
2070 23,425,399 1,887,318
2069 23,398,087 1,918,759
2068 23,367,005 1,950,157
2067 23,328,780 1,981,247
2066 23,288,003 2,012,035
2065 23,246,605 2,043,276
2064 23,196,515 2,073,988
2063 23,143,893 2,104,265
2062 23,088,053 2,134,508
2061 23,025,211 2,164,312
2060 22,956,351 2,194,058
2059 22,882,368 2,223,310
2058 22,803,687 2,252,286
2057 22,719,975 2,280,579
2056 22,633,081 2,308,936
2055 22,541,997 2,336,830
2054 22,444,525 2,364,245
2053 22,342,736 2,390,891
2052 22,235,734 2,416,741
2051 22,121,782 2,441,989
2050 22,005,604 2,466,771
2049 21,881,810 2,491,589
2048 21,754,090 2,515,667
2047 21,622,327 2,539,219
2046 21,484,727 2,562,324
2045 21,344,443 2,584,663
2044 21,199,702 2,606,489
2043 21,050,598 2,627,486
2042 20,897,569 2,647,490
2041 20,742,759 2,666,429
2040 20,586,310 2,684,551
2039 20,425,222 2,702,027
2038 20,260,230 2,718,374
2037 20,092,632 2,734,180
2036 19,926,280 2,748,725
2035 19,751,811 2,761,886
2034 19,577,662 2,774,297
2033 19,399,100 2,785,381
2032 19,219,058 2,795,619
2031 19,034,316 2,804,329
2030 18,847,504 2,812,297
2029 18,656,059 2,819,213
2028 18,459,936 2,825,235
2027 18,260,437 2,830,534
2026 18,059,685 2,834,980
2025 17,851,510 2,837,881
2024 17,638,801 2,839,175
2023 17,423,880 2,839,786
2022 17,201,724 2,839,144
2021 16,974,305 2,837,682
2020 16,725,474 2,830,739
2019 16,481,304 2,823,271
2018 16,274,522 2,820,097
2017 16,073,372 2,815,764
2016 15,852,803 2,809,915
2015 15,623,251 2,802,534
2014 15,396,772 2,793,749
2013 15,170,208 2,783,687
2012 14,945,085 2,772,430
2011 14,722,584 2,760,494
2010 14,500,726 2,748,568
2009 14,276,810 2,736,995
2008 14,053,479 2,725,635
2007 13,841,770 2,713,800
2006 13,639,028 2,700,968
2005 13,439,202 2,687,066
2004 13,244,731 2,672,225
2003 13,050,968 2,656,623
2002 12,855,241 2,640,572
2001 12,658,484 2,624,403
2000 12,462,336 2,607,826
1999 12,265,731 2,589,795
1998 12,058,173 2,569,736
1997 11,570,982 2,547,848
1996 10,801,270 2,524,463
1995 10,018,497 2,500,151
1994 9,239,162 2,475,220
1993 8,616,381 2,449,916
1992 8,113,083 2,424,701
1991 7,686,850 2,400,869
1990 7,374,752 2,379,877
1989 7,073,473 2,361,916
1988 6,812,014 2,345,777
1987 6,557,970 2,329,813
1986 6,285,693 2,312,125
1985 6,043,783 2,290,656
1984 5,845,117 2,264,562
1983 5,636,203 2,234,832
1982 5,436,432 2,203,889
1981 5,284,495 2,173,818
1980 5,199,872 2,145,658
1979 5,088,808 2,119,486
1978 5,211,653 2,094,836
1977 5,668,551 2,070,657
1976 6,134,991 2,045,578
1975 6,581,371 2,018,981
1974 6,783,240 1,990,906
1973 6,739,726 1,961,219
1972 6,673,886 1,931,542
1971 6,620,880 1,903,728
1970 6,639,182 1,878,196
1969 6,604,725 1,855,127
1968 6,467,324 1,833,765
1967 6,332,944 1,812,865
1966 6,201,232 1,791,475
1965 6,072,289 1,769,192
1964 5,946,178 1,745,568
1963 5,823,010 1,721,099
1962 5,697,558 1,696,932
1961 5,571,168 1,673,261
1960 5,449,966 1,650,005

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cambodia increased by 2,213,775 people (a 16.2% growth), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cambodia gained 2,261,183 people (a 14.3% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth).

Cambodia was ranked 67th most populous country in 2006 and is 73rd in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 139th 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 Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,771 people and rank change from 139th to 143rd.

Cambodia is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 23.5M people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Cambodia
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cambodia Jamaica
2100 -0.25% -1.77%
2099 -0.25% -1.78%
2098 -0.23% -1.8%
2097 -0.22% -1.8%
2096 -0.19% -1.82%
2095 -0.19% -1.84%
2094 -0.17% -1.86%
2093 -0.16% -1.88%
2092 -0.14% -1.9%
2091 -0.14% -1.91%
2090 -0.13% -1.92%
2089 -0.1% -1.93%
2088 -0.1% -1.93%
2087 -0.09% -1.94%
2086 -0.08% -1.95%
2085 -0.07% -1.94%
2084 -0.05% -1.91%
2083 -0.03% -1.93%
2082 -0.03% -1.92%
2081 -0.03% -1.92%
2080 -0.02% -1.9%
2079 -0.004% -1.87%
2078 0.02% -1.87%
2077 0.03% -1.84%
2076 0.03% -1.82%
2075 0.05% -1.81%
2074 0.05% -1.77%
2073 0.08% -1.75%
2072 0.09% -1.71%
2071 0.1% -1.68%
2070 0.12% -1.64%
2069 0.13% -1.61%
2068 0.16% -1.57%
2067 0.18% -1.53%
2066 0.18% -1.53%
2065 0.22% -1.48%
2064 0.23% -1.44%
2063 0.24% -1.42%
2062 0.27% -1.38%
2061 0.3% -1.36%
2060 0.32% -1.32%
2059 0.35% -1.29%
2058 0.37% -1.24%
2057 0.38% -1.23%
2056 0.4% -1.19%
2055 0.43% -1.16%
2054 0.46% -1.11%
2053 0.48% -1.07%
2052 0.52% -1.03%
2051 0.53% -1%
2050 0.57% -1%
2049 0.59% -0.96%
2048 0.61% -0.93%
2047 0.64% -0.9%
2046 0.66% -0.86%
2045 0.68% -0.84%
2044 0.71% -0.8%
2043 0.73% -0.76%
2042 0.75% -0.71%
2041 0.76% -0.68%
2040 0.79% -0.65%
2039 0.81% -0.6%
2038 0.83% -0.58%
2037 0.83% -0.53%
2036 0.88% -0.48%
2035 0.89% -0.45%
2034 0.92% -0.4%
2033 0.94% -0.37%
2032 0.97% -0.31%
2031 0.99% -0.28%
2030 1.03% -0.25%
2029 1.06% -0.21%
2028 1.09% -0.19%
2027 1.11% -0.16%
2026 1.17% -0.1%
2025 1.21% -0.05%
2024 1.23% -0.02%
2023 1.29% 0.02%
2022 1.34% 0.05%
2021 1.49% 0.25%
2020 1.48% 0.26%
2019 1.27% 0.11%
2018 1.25% 0.15%
2017 1.39% 0.21%
2016 1.47% 0.26%
2015 1.47% 0.31%
2014 1.49% 0.36%
2013 1.51% 0.41%
2012 1.51% 0.43%
2011 1.53% 0.43%
2010 1.57% 0.42%
2009 1.59% 0.42%
2008 1.53% 0.44%
2007 1.49% 0.48%
2006 1.49% 0.52%
2005 1.47% 0.56%
2004 1.48% 0.59%
2003 1.52% 0.61%
2002 1.55% 0.62%
2001 1.57% 0.64%
2000 1.6% 0.7%
1999 1.72% 0.78%
1998 4.21% 0.86%
1997 7.13% 0.93%
1996 7.81% 0.97%
1995 8.44% 1.01%
1994 7.23% 1.03%
1993 6.2% 1.04%
1992 5.54% 0.99%
1991 4.23% 0.88%
1990 4.26% 0.76%
1989 3.84% 0.69%
1988 3.87% 0.69%
1987 4.33% 0.77%
1986 4% 0.94%
1985 3.4% 1.15%
1984 3.71% 1.33%
1983 3.67% 1.4%
1982 2.88% 1.38%
1981 1.63% 1.31%
1980 2.18% 1.23%
1979 -2.36% 1.18%
1978 -8.06% 1.17%
1977 -7.6% 1.23%
1976 -6.78% 1.32%
1975 -2.98% 1.41%
1974 0.65% 1.51%
1973 0.99% 1.54%
1972 0.8% 1.46%
1971 -0.28% 1.36%
1970 0.52% 1.24%
1969 2.12% 1.16%
1968 2.12% 1.15%
1967 2.12% 1.19%
1966 2.12% 1.26%
1965 2.12% 1.35%
1964 2.12% 1.42%
1963 2.2% 1.42%
1962 2.27% 1.41%
1961 2.22% 1.41%

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

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In 2024, the population of Cambodia grew by 1.23%, while Jamaica's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Cambodia Jamaica
Current population
18113986
2834980
Population rank 73/197 139/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.03%
One net population change
2.45 minutes
14.3 hours
One birth every
1.45 minutes
15.9 minutes
One death every
4.72 minutes
22.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +589 -2
Annual growth/decline +214,921 -611
Annual growth/decline rate +1.23% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 88/197 166/197
One migration net change every
16.7 minutes
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change -31,469 -11,053
Net migration rank 167/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 83,925 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 136/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 175/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cambodia
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cambodia Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -31,469 - -11,053
2024 - -32,960 - -10,506
2023 250,242 -31,837 10,072 -10,003
2022 257,269 -31,350 11,215 -10,003
2021 255,939 -27,025 6,382 -4,665
2020 268,745 0 12,170 0
2019 276,870 -57,268 13,094 -10,335
2018 280,671 -86,702 13,929 -10,335
2017 282,698 -74,362 15,419 -10,335
2016 284,130 -51,324 16,944 -10,335
2015 284,390 -58,101 18,489 -10,335
2014 283,193 -56,536 19,751 -10,335
2013 281,013 -54,554 21,037 -10,335
2012 276,649 -52,874 22,320 -10,498
2011 272,161 -50,941 23,627 -11,577
2010 272,266 -49,781 25,031 -13,248
2009 274,700 -49,354 26,311 -14,941
2008 272,132 -50,809 27,553 -16,191
2007 270,745 -68,653 28,886 -16,588
2006 263,697 -60,315 30,213 -16,840
2005 256,756 -60,473 31,506 -17,071
2004 251,650 -58,972 32,500 -17,256
2003 251,884 -57,026 33,340 -17,380
2002 251,860 -55,245 33,572 -17,428
2001 250,726 -53,815 33,666 -17,466
2000 246,330 -50,957 34,452 -17,498
1999 245,425 -47,608 36,649 -17,542
1998 251,076 -33,781 38,628 -17,623
1997 252,351 504,742 40,521 -17,756
1996 274,147 508,187 42,297 -18,285
1995 280,168 503,042 43,705 -19,092
1994 286,728 488,732 45,210 -19,960
1993 282,221 187,883 46,090 -20,731
1992 260,673 275,823 46,494 -21,426
1991 257,709 58,264 45,617 -23,014
1990 249,776 58,455 44,465 -25,085
1989 239,211 55,125 43,591 -27,049
1988 243,203 -14,627 43,978 -28,247
1987 235,064 44,442 44,155 -27,958
1986 221,684 43,356 44,520 -25,339
1985 214,101 4,677 45,122 -21,371
1984 207,700 -29,141 45,644 -17,211
1983 192,849 46,428 45,095 -14,065
1982 180,300 -20,026 43,816 -12,952
1981 166,578 -22,982 42,898 -13,619
1980 159,157 -133,508 42,316 -15,277
1979 78,143 118,334 42,449 -17,143
1978 -357,478 -84,695 42,475 -18,483
1977 -416,117 -55,504 42,999 -18,630
1976 -408,505 -52,741 43,878 -18,084
1975 -383,806 -47,717 44,736 -17,340
1974 73,001 -45,225 45,526 -16,769
1973 101,304 -42,053 47,438 -16,822
1972 113,190 -40,764 46,676 -17,934
1971 113,813 -80,232 47,206 -20,322
1970 122,832 -193,008 47,547 -23,371
1969 156,777 -17,676 48,258 -26,304
1968 153,444 -17,745 49,189 -28,424
1967 150,046 -16,983 50,187 -29,147
1966 147,583 -17,216 50,808 -29,065
1965 144,460 -16,930 51,423 -28,611
1964 141,216 -16,516 52,501 -28,066
1963 137,562 -15,929 52,277 -27,757
1962 132,861 -3,578 51,758 -27,936
1961 128,259 -4,764 51,931 -28,416
1960 124,237 -5,339 51,944 -28,952

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

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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 Jamaica 61.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 137,465 people) and 38.7% is from migration (a loss of 86,681 people).

As of 2024, 83,925 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Cambodia, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

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
Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
Half Way Tree 96.5K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 14.8K

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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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