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

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The latest officially reported population of Cambodia was 17,847,982 in 2025 vs 131,946,900 people in Mexico in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cambodia's population is 18,159,213 people compared to 133,551,566 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 7.35 times bigger than Cambodia's.
  • Cambodia is ranked the 73rd most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.83% of the world: 0.22% for Cambodia vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Cambodia has had an average growth rate of +1.35% per year vs +0.88% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cambodia has increased from 13.6M people to 18.2M (33.1% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 134M (24.5% growth).

Cambodia vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Cambodia
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cambodia Mexico
2100 22,901,914 131,158,772
2099 22,958,383 131,919,278
2098 23,015,331 132,676,226
2097 23,068,989 133,430,730
2096 23,118,854 134,179,811
2095 23,162,704 134,924,667
2094 23,207,466 135,662,399
2093 23,247,521 136,390,414
2092 23,285,540 137,102,695
2091 23,317,510 137,808,909
2090 23,349,581 138,501,995
2089 23,381,110 139,183,536
2088 23,404,619 139,849,476
2087 23,429,179 140,504,916
2086 23,450,970 141,148,688
2085 23,469,059 141,779,696
2084 23,486,236 142,390,038
2083 23,498,658 142,983,168
2082 23,506,751 143,553,646
2081 23,512,878 144,112,618
2080 23,518,840 144,651,130
2079 23,523,165 145,168,756
2078 23,523,989 145,664,735
2077 23,519,769 146,138,472
2076 23,512,440 146,589,999
2075 23,506,393 147,020,176
2074 23,494,004 147,428,934
2073 23,481,588 147,814,398
2072 23,463,712 148,174,180
2071 23,443,140 148,507,034
2070 23,420,769 148,821,087
2069 23,393,461 149,107,578
2068 23,362,386 149,368,537
2067 23,324,169 149,603,163
2066 23,283,399 149,814,864
2065 23,242,009 150,001,973
2064 23,191,929 150,160,667
2063 23,139,318 150,292,498
2062 23,083,489 150,396,857
2061 23,020,659 150,474,868
2060 22,951,813 150,528,257
2059 22,877,844 150,549,825
2058 22,799,179 150,541,650
2057 22,715,484 150,507,950
2056 22,628,607 150,447,865
2055 22,537,541 150,356,976
2054 22,440,088 150,235,899
2053 22,338,320 150,083,305
2052 22,231,339 149,896,641
2051 22,117,409 149,677,830
2050 22,001,254 149,423,583
2049 21,877,484 149,138,900
2048 21,749,790 148,809,771
2047 21,618,052 148,451,951
2046 21,480,480 148,054,747
2045 21,340,224 147,620,456
2044 21,195,511 147,146,325
2043 21,046,437 146,641,077
2042 20,893,438 146,096,981
2041 20,738,659 145,517,171
2040 20,582,241 144,905,265
2039 20,421,184 144,260,027
2038 20,256,225 143,575,746
2037 20,088,660 142,857,009
2036 19,922,341 142,113,069
2035 19,747,906 141,334,167
2034 19,573,792 140,529,082
2033 19,395,265 139,687,630
2032 19,215,259 138,818,384
2031 19,030,553 137,922,237
2030 18,843,778 136,998,375
2029 18,652,372 136,046,964
2028 18,456,287 135,066,178
2027 18,256,828 134,056,943
2026 18,056,115 133,017,798
2025 17,847,982 131,946,900
2024 17,638,801 130,861,007
2023 17,423,880 129,739,759
2022 17,201,724 128,613,117
2021 16,974,305 127,648,148
2020 16,725,474 126,799,054
2019 16,481,304 125,762,982
2018 16,274,522 124,573,711
2017 16,073,372 123,400,057
2016 15,852,803 122,251,351
2015 15,623,251 121,072,306
2014 15,396,772 119,784,261
2013 15,170,208 118,343,573
2012 14,945,085 116,818,208
2011 14,722,584 115,243,504
2010 14,500,726 113,623,895
2009 14,276,810 111,999,721
2008 14,053,479 110,374,288
2007 13,841,770 108,774,360
2006 13,639,028 107,253,666
2005 13,439,202 105,811,504
2004 13,244,731 104,394,131
2003 13,050,968 102,978,515
2002 12,855,241 101,548,624
2001 12,658,484 100,099,099
2000 12,462,336 98,625,552
1999 12,265,731 97,115,707
1998 12,058,173 95,575,245
1997 11,570,982 94,021,207
1996 10,801,270 92,452,702
1995 10,018,497 90,862,455
1994 9,239,162 89,259,205
1993 8,616,381 87,653,807
1992 8,113,083 86,044,809
1991 7,686,850 84,430,572
1990 7,374,752 82,820,170
1989 7,073,473 81,247,182
1988 6,812,014 79,695,531
1987 6,557,970 78,136,651
1986 6,285,693 76,585,637
1985 6,043,783 75,043,414
1984 5,845,117 73,506,846
1983 5,636,203 71,971,240
1982 5,436,432 70,433,260
1981 5,284,495 68,892,108
1980 5,199,872 67,300,334
1979 5,088,808 65,648,865
1978 5,211,653 63,979,046
1977 5,668,551 62,308,493
1976 6,134,991 60,645,512
1975 6,581,371 58,982,400
1974 6,783,240 57,320,149
1973 6,739,726 55,667,284
1972 6,673,886 54,030,168
1971 6,620,880 52,412,558
1970 6,639,182 50,814,953
1969 6,604,725 49,233,194
1968 6,467,324 47,668,303
1967 6,332,944 46,129,608
1966 6,201,232 44,629,106
1965 6,072,289 43,174,477
1964 5,946,178 41,772,049
1963 5,823,010 40,424,065
1962 5,697,558 39,129,200
1961 5,571,168 37,890,118
1960 5,449,966 36,724,615

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cambodia increased by 2,213,775 people (a 16.2% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cambodia gained 2,306,410 people (a 14.5% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth).

Cambodia was ranked 67th most populous country in 2006 and is 73rd in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 11.9% to 149,423,583 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Cambodia is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 23.5M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Cambodia
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cambodia Mexico
2100 -0.25% -0.58%
2099 -0.25% -0.57%
2098 -0.23% -0.57%
2097 -0.22% -0.56%
2096 -0.19% -0.55%
2095 -0.19% -0.54%
2094 -0.17% -0.53%
2093 -0.16% -0.52%
2092 -0.14% -0.51%
2091 -0.14% -0.5%
2090 -0.13% -0.49%
2089 -0.1% -0.48%
2088 -0.1% -0.47%
2087 -0.09% -0.46%
2086 -0.08% -0.45%
2085 -0.07% -0.43%
2084 -0.05% -0.41%
2083 -0.03% -0.4%
2082 -0.03% -0.39%
2081 -0.03% -0.37%
2080 -0.02% -0.36%
2079 -0.004% -0.34%
2078 0.02% -0.32%
2077 0.03% -0.31%
2076 0.03% -0.29%
2075 0.05% -0.28%
2074 0.05% -0.26%
2073 0.08% -0.24%
2072 0.09% -0.22%
2071 0.1% -0.21%
2070 0.12% -0.19%
2069 0.13% -0.17%
2068 0.16% -0.16%
2067 0.18% -0.14%
2066 0.18% -0.12%
2065 0.22% -0.11%
2064 0.23% -0.09%
2063 0.24% -0.07%
2062 0.27% -0.05%
2061 0.3% -0.04%
2060 0.32% -0.01%
2059 0.35% 0.005%
2058 0.37% 0.02%
2057 0.38% 0.04%
2056 0.4% 0.06%
2055 0.43% 0.08%
2054 0.46% 0.1%
2053 0.48% 0.12%
2052 0.52% 0.15%
2051 0.53% 0.17%
2050 0.57% 0.19%
2049 0.59% 0.22%
2048 0.61% 0.24%
2047 0.64% 0.27%
2046 0.66% 0.29%
2045 0.68% 0.32%
2044 0.71% 0.34%
2043 0.73% 0.37%
2042 0.75% 0.4%
2041 0.76% 0.42%
2040 0.79% 0.45%
2039 0.81% 0.48%
2038 0.83% 0.5%
2037 0.83% 0.52%
2036 0.88% 0.55%
2035 0.89% 0.57%
2034 0.92% 0.6%
2033 0.94% 0.63%
2032 0.97% 0.65%
2031 0.99% 0.67%
2030 1.03% 0.7%
2029 1.06% 0.73%
2028 1.09% 0.75%
2027 1.11% 0.78%
2026 1.17% 0.81%
2025 1.19% 0.83%
2024 1.23% 0.86%
2023 1.29% 0.88%
2022 1.34% 0.76%
2021 1.49% 0.67%
2020 1.48% 0.82%
2019 1.27% 0.95%
2018 1.25% 0.95%
2017 1.39% 0.94%
2016 1.47% 0.97%
2015 1.47% 1.08%
2014 1.49% 1.22%
2013 1.51% 1.31%
2012 1.51% 1.37%
2011 1.53% 1.43%
2010 1.57% 1.45%
2009 1.59% 1.47%
2008 1.53% 1.47%
2007 1.49% 1.42%
2006 1.49% 1.36%
2005 1.47% 1.36%
2004 1.48% 1.37%
2003 1.52% 1.41%
2002 1.55% 1.45%
2001 1.57% 1.49%
2000 1.6% 1.55%
1999 1.72% 1.61%
1998 4.21% 1.65%
1997 7.13% 1.7%
1996 7.81% 1.75%
1995 8.44% 1.8%
1994 7.23% 1.83%
1993 6.2% 1.87%
1992 5.54% 1.91%
1991 4.23% 1.94%
1990 4.26% 1.94%
1989 3.84% 1.95%
1988 3.87% 2%
1987 4.33% 2.03%
1986 4% 2.06%
1985 3.4% 2.09%
1984 3.71% 2.13%
1983 3.67% 2.18%
1982 2.88% 2.24%
1981 1.63% 2.37%
1980 2.18% 2.52%
1979 -2.36% 2.61%
1978 -8.06% 2.68%
1977 -7.6% 2.74%
1976 -6.78% 2.82%
1975 -2.98% 2.9%
1974 0.65% 2.97%
1973 0.99% 3.03%
1972 0.8% 3.09%
1971 -0.28% 3.14%
1970 0.52% 3.21%
1969 2.12% 3.28%
1968 2.12% 3.34%
1967 2.12% 3.36%
1966 2.12% 3.37%
1965 2.12% 3.36%
1964 2.12% 3.33%
1963 2.2% 3.31%
1962 2.27% 3.27%
1961 2.22% 3.17%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Cambodia grew by 1.19%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Cambodia Mexico
Current population
18159213
133551566
Population rank 73/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 1.61%
One net population change
2.52 minutes
29.1 seconds
One birth every
1.47 minutes
15.6 seconds
One death every
4.62 minutes
38.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +573 +2,975
Annual growth/decline +209,181 +1,085,893
Annual growth/decline rate +1.19% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 88/197 109/197
One migration net change every
16.7 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -31,469 -108,037
Net migration rank 167/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 83,925 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 136/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 175/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cambodia
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cambodia Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -31,469 - -108,037
2024 244,386 -32,960 1,209,810 -104,581
2023 250,242 -31,837 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 257,269 -31,350 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 255,939 -27,025 936,682 -122,791
2020 268,745 0 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 276,870 -57,268 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 280,671 -86,702 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 282,698 -74,362 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 284,130 -51,324 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 284,390 -58,101 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 283,193 -56,536 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 281,013 -54,554 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 276,649 -52,874 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 272,161 -50,941 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 272,266 -49,781 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 274,700 -49,354 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 272,132 -50,809 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 270,745 -68,653 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 263,697 -60,315 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 256,756 -60,473 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 251,650 -58,972 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 251,884 -57,026 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 251,860 -55,245 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 250,726 -53,815 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 246,330 -50,957 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 245,425 -47,608 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 251,076 -33,781 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 252,351 504,742 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 274,147 508,187 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 280,168 503,042 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 286,728 488,732 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 282,221 187,883 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 260,673 275,823 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 257,709 58,264 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 249,776 58,455 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 239,211 55,125 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 243,203 -14,627 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 235,064 44,442 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 221,684 43,356 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 214,101 4,677 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 207,700 -29,141 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 192,849 46,428 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 180,300 -20,026 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 166,578 -22,982 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 159,157 -133,508 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 78,143 118,334 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 -357,478 -84,695 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 -416,117 -55,504 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 -408,505 -52,741 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 -383,806 -47,717 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 73,001 -45,225 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 101,304 -42,053 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 113,190 -40,764 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 113,813 -80,232 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 122,832 -193,008 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 156,777 -17,676 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 153,444 -17,745 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 150,046 -16,983 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 147,583 -17,216 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 144,460 -16,930 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 141,216 -16,516 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 137,562 -15,929 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 132,861 -3,578 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 128,259 -4,764 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 124,237 -5,339 1,206,955 -85,591

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

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 Mexico 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,702,326 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,752,309 people).

As of 2024, 83,925 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Cambodia, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Veracruz 8.06M
San Luis Potosi 2.82M
Tijuana 1.96M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M

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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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