The latest officially reported population of Cambodia was 17,638,801 in 2024 vs 31,964,956 people in Madagascar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cambodia's population is 18,053,388 people compared to 33,530,646 in Madagascar.
Population statistics:
- Madagascar's population is 1.86 times bigger than Cambodia's.
- Cambodia is ranked the 73rd most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
- The countries together account for 0.62% of the world: 0.22% for Cambodia vs 0.4% for Madagascar.
- For the last 10 years, Cambodia has had an average growth rate of +1.38% per year vs +2.6% in Madagascar.
- Since 2006, the population of Cambodia has increased from 13.6M people to 18.1M (32.4% growth), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.5M (69.9% growth).
- Cambodia is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 23.4M people compared to the peak of 85.3M people in 2100 for Madagascar.
Cambodia vs Madagascar: live population counter
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| Current population |
18053388
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33530646
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| Population rank | 73/197 | 49/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.22% | 0.4% |
| One net population change |
2.45 minutes
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41 seconds
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| One birth every |
1.45 minutes
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31.5 seconds
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| One death every |
4.72 minutes
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2.24 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
15.9 minutes
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4.88 hours
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| Annual migration change | -32,960 | -1,795 |
| Daily growth/decline | +589 | +2,107 |
| Annual growth/decline | +214,921 | +769,024 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.23% | +2.47% |
| Population growth rate rank | 89/197 | 29/197 |
Cambodia and Madagascar: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 5,449,966 | 5,111,029 | - | - |
| 1961 | 5,571,168 | 5,246,158 | 2.22% | 2.64% |
| 1962 | 5,697,558 | 5,384,150 | 2.27% | 2.63% |
| 1963 | 5,823,010 | 5,525,185 | 2.2% | 2.62% |
| 1964 | 5,946,178 | 5,669,863 | 2.12% | 2.62% |
| 1965 | 6,072,289 | 5,819,116 | 2.12% | 2.63% |
| 1966 | 6,201,232 | 5,974,279 | 2.12% | 2.67% |
| 1967 | 6,332,944 | 6,136,486 | 2.12% | 2.72% |
| 1968 | 6,467,324 | 6,306,493 | 2.12% | 2.77% |
| 1969 | 6,604,725 | 6,484,716 | 2.12% | 2.83% |
| 1970 | 6,639,182 | 6,672,003 | 0.52% | 2.89% |
| 1971 | 6,620,880 | 6,868,868 | -0.28% | 2.95% |
| 1972 | 6,673,886 | 7,074,398 | 0.8% | 2.99% |
| 1973 | 6,739,726 | 7,288,048 | 0.99% | 3.02% |
| 1974 | 6,783,240 | 7,509,726 | 0.65% | 3.04% |
| 1975 | 6,581,371 | 7,739,336 | -2.98% | 3.06% |
| 1976 | 6,134,991 | 7,976,831 | -6.78% | 3.07% |
| 1977 | 5,668,551 | 8,222,240 | -7.6% | 3.08% |
| 1978 | 5,211,653 | 8,475,864 | -8.06% | 3.08% |
| 1979 | 5,088,808 | 8,737,581 | -2.36% | 3.09% |
| 1980 | 5,199,872 | 9,006,032 | 2.18% | 3.07% |
| 1981 | 5,284,495 | 9,279,011 | 1.63% | 3.03% |
| 1982 | 5,436,432 | 9,557,671 | 2.88% | 3% |
| 1983 | 5,636,203 | 9,843,044 | 3.67% | 2.99% |
| 1984 | 5,845,117 | 10,134,550 | 3.71% | 2.96% |
| 1985 | 6,043,783 | 10,433,142 | 3.4% | 2.95% |
| 1986 | 6,285,693 | 10,736,857 | 4% | 2.91% |
| 1987 | 6,557,970 | 11,047,291 | 4.33% | 2.89% |
| 1988 | 6,812,014 | 11,369,462 | 3.87% | 2.92% |
| 1989 | 7,073,473 | 11,704,998 | 3.84% | 2.95% |
| 1990 | 7,374,752 | 12,055,639 | 4.26% | 3% |
| 1991 | 7,686,850 | 12,421,412 | 4.23% | 3.03% |
| 1992 | 8,113,083 | 12,800,870 | 5.54% | 3.05% |
| 1993 | 8,616,381 | 13,197,345 | 6.2% | 3.1% |
| 1994 | 9,239,162 | 13,613,850 | 7.23% | 3.16% |
| 1995 | 10,018,497 | 14,051,275 | 8.44% | 3.21% |
| 1996 | 10,801,270 | 14,510,711 | 7.81% | 3.27% |
| 1997 | 11,570,982 | 14,990,814 | 7.13% | 3.31% |
| 1998 | 12,058,173 | 15,489,364 | 4.21% | 3.33% |
| 1999 | 12,265,731 | 16,000,506 | 1.72% | 3.3% |
| 2000 | 12,462,336 | 16,516,338 | 1.6% | 3.22% |
| 2001 | 12,658,484 | 17,032,939 | 1.57% | 3.13% |
| 2002 | 12,855,241 | 17,549,913 | 1.55% | 3.04% |
| 2003 | 13,050,968 | 18,071,854 | 1.52% | 2.97% |
| 2004 | 13,244,731 | 18,606,608 | 1.48% | 2.96% |
| 2005 | 13,439,202 | 19,159,707 | 1.47% | 2.97% |
| 2006 | 13,639,028 | 19,730,909 | 1.49% | 2.98% |
| 2007 | 13,841,770 | 20,318,583 | 1.49% | 2.98% |
| 2008 | 14,053,479 | 20,923,840 | 1.53% | 2.98% |
| 2009 | 14,276,810 | 21,547,280 | 1.59% | 2.98% |
| 2010 | 14,500,726 | 22,183,340 | 1.57% | 2.95% |
| 2011 | 14,722,584 | 22,822,300 | 1.53% | 2.88% |
| 2012 | 14,945,085 | 23,462,438 | 1.51% | 2.8% |
| 2013 | 15,170,208 | 24,109,290 | 1.51% | 2.76% |
| 2014 | 15,396,772 | 24,764,348 | 1.49% | 2.72% |
| 2015 | 15,623,251 | 25,426,702 | 1.47% | 2.67% |
| 2016 | 15,852,803 | 26,099,952 | 1.47% | 2.65% |
| 2017 | 16,073,372 | 26,788,375 | 1.39% | 2.64% |
| 2018 | 16,274,522 | 27,494,926 | 1.25% | 2.64% |
| 2019 | 16,481,304 | 28,219,554 | 1.27% | 2.64% |
| 2020 | 16,725,474 | 28,953,556 | 1.48% | 2.6% |
| 2021 | 16,974,305 | 29,691,083 | 1.49% | 2.55% |
| 2022 | 17,201,724 | 30,437,261 | 1.34% | 2.51% |
| 2023 | 17,423,880 | 31,195,932 | 1.29% | 2.49% |
| 2024 | 17,638,801 | 31,964,956 | 1.23% | 2.47% |
| 2025 | 17,847,976 | 32,740,675 | 1.19% | 2.43% |
| 2026 | 18,051,214 | 33,522,048 | 1.14% | 2.39% |
| 2027 | 18,250,137 | 34,308,785 | 1.1% | 2.35% |
| 2028 | 18,446,768 | 35,099,853 | 1.08% | 2.31% |
| 2029 | 18,639,395 | 35,894,674 | 1.04% | 2.26% |
| 2030 | 18,827,380 | 36,693,182 | 1.01% | 2.22% |
| 2031 | 19,012,049 | 37,495,701 | 0.98% | 2.19% |
| 2032 | 19,193,347 | 38,301,308 | 0.95% | 2.15% |
| 2033 | 19,371,575 | 39,109,380 | 0.93% | 2.11% |
| 2034 | 19,546,868 | 39,919,948 | 0.9% | 2.07% |
| 2035 | 19,720,135 | 40,733,841 | 0.89% | 2.04% |
| 2036 | 19,889,525 | 41,551,309 | 0.86% | 2.01% |
| 2037 | 20,055,496 | 42,371,330 | 0.83% | 1.97% |
| 2038 | 20,220,797 | 43,194,142 | 0.82% | 1.94% |
| 2039 | 20,382,857 | 44,019,285 | 0.8% | 1.91% |
| 2040 | 20,540,677 | 44,846,889 | 0.77% | 1.88% |
| 2041 | 20,695,378 | 45,676,973 | 0.75% | 1.85% |
| 2042 | 20,848,368 | 46,508,810 | 0.74% | 1.82% |
| 2043 | 20,998,535 | 47,342,285 | 0.72% | 1.79% |
| 2044 | 21,144,573 | 48,176,594 | 0.7% | 1.76% |
| 2045 | 21,286,229 | 49,011,270 | 0.67% | 1.73% |
| 2046 | 21,424,338 | 49,846,522 | 0.65% | 1.7% |
| 2047 | 21,558,214 | 50,682,055 | 0.62% | 1.68% |
| 2048 | 21,687,184 | 51,517,342 | 0.6% | 1.65% |
| 2049 | 21,812,182 | 52,351,981 | 0.58% | 1.62% |
| 2050 | 21,931,449 | 53,185,464 | 0.55% | 1.59% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cambodia increased by 2,213,775 people (a 16.2% growth), while Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cambodia gained 2,200,585 (a 13.9% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,430,694 (a 28.5% growth).
Cambodia was ranked 67th most populous country in 2006 and is 73rd in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Cambodia's population will grow by 21.5% to 21,931,449 people and will still be ranked 73rd. The population of Madagascar will increase by 58.6% to 53,185,464 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.
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 |
| Antananarivo | 1.28M |
| Antsirabe | 265K |
| Toamasina | 225K |
| Toliara | 169K |
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Population differences between Cambodia and Madagascar
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| Life expectancy | 71.1 years | 64.3 years |
| Average age | 29.6 years | 24.1 years |
| Median age | 27 years | 20 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49:51 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.58 births per woman | 3.97 births per woman |
| Population density | 258.8 ppl/mi² | 142.3 ppl/mi² |
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