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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cambodia was 17,638,801 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cambodia's population is 18,113,986 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 14.4 times bigger than Cambodia's.
  • Cambodia is ranked the 73rd most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.36% of the world: 0.22% for Cambodia vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Cambodia has had an average growth rate of +1.38% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cambodia has increased from 13.6M people to 18.1M (32.8% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Cambodia vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Cambodia
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cambodia Pakistan
2100 22,906,442 514,531,704
2099 22,962,923 513,655,674
2098 23,019,882 512,727,636
2097 23,073,551 511,735,790
2096 23,123,425 510,636,755
2095 23,167,283 509,437,875
2094 23,212,055 508,130,071
2093 23,252,118 506,765,644
2092 23,290,144 505,327,656
2091 23,322,120 503,824,444
2090 23,354,198 502,264,268
2089 23,385,733 500,660,501
2088 23,409,247 498,935,983
2087 23,433,812 497,190,466
2086 23,455,606 495,313,036
2085 23,473,699 493,366,305
2084 23,490,880 491,354,778
2083 23,503,304 489,225,193
2082 23,511,399 486,984,952
2081 23,517,527 484,673,501
2080 23,523,490 482,257,479
2079 23,527,816 479,813,404
2078 23,528,640 477,277,836
2077 23,524,419 474,593,860
2076 23,517,089 471,779,348
2075 23,511,041 468,855,468
2074 23,498,649 465,875,137
2073 23,486,231 462,811,079
2072 23,468,351 459,656,523
2071 23,447,776 456,423,506
2070 23,425,399 453,095,985
2069 23,398,087 449,655,599
2068 23,367,005 446,126,774
2067 23,328,780 442,540,629
2066 23,288,003 438,879,326
2065 23,246,605 435,169,856
2064 23,196,515 431,394,393
2063 23,143,893 427,575,887
2062 23,088,053 423,636,352
2061 23,025,211 419,672,017
2060 22,956,351 415,638,125
2059 22,882,368 411,576,344
2058 22,803,687 407,429,129
2057 22,719,975 403,233,874
2056 22,633,081 398,948,355
2055 22,541,997 394,645,693
2054 22,444,525 390,303,954
2053 22,342,736 385,922,748
2052 22,235,734 381,488,696
2051 22,121,782 377,018,239
2050 22,005,604 372,476,884
2049 21,881,810 367,909,407
2048 21,754,090 363,310,560
2047 21,622,327 358,659,474
2046 21,484,727 353,929,775
2045 21,344,443 349,156,085
2044 21,199,702 344,371,692
2043 21,050,598 339,561,029
2042 20,897,569 334,731,546
2041 20,742,759 329,875,686
2040 20,586,310 325,039,429
2039 20,425,222 320,137,108
2038 20,260,230 315,207,413
2037 20,092,632 310,312,684
2036 19,926,280 305,408,418
2035 19,751,811 300,541,523
2034 19,577,662 295,686,893
2033 19,399,100 290,851,174
2032 19,219,058 286,070,650
2031 19,034,316 281,351,929
2030 18,847,504 276,708,987
2029 18,656,059 272,189,955
2028 18,459,936 267,728,673
2027 18,260,437 263,390,059
2026 18,059,685 259,231,214
2025 17,851,510 255,166,301
2024 17,638,801 251,269,164
2023 17,423,880 247,504,495
2022 17,201,724 243,700,667
2021 16,974,305 239,477,801
2020 16,725,474 235,001,746
2019 16,481,304 230,800,899
2018 16,274,522 226,928,892
2017 16,073,372 223,273,967
2016 15,852,803 220,138,869
2015 15,623,251 217,290,883
2014 15,396,772 214,264,647
2013 15,170,208 211,073,978
2012 14,945,085 207,667,125
2011 14,722,584 203,746,065
2010 14,500,726 199,239,047
2009 14,276,810 194,376,534
2008 14,053,479 189,499,113
2007 13,841,770 184,493,231
2006 13,639,028 179,682,690
2005 13,439,202 175,453,212
2004 13,244,731 171,286,000
2003 13,050,968 167,110,248
2002 12,855,241 163,222,549
2001 12,658,484 159,270,907
2000 12,462,336 154,879,127
1999 12,265,731 150,565,377
1998 12,058,173 146,522,356
1997 11,570,982 142,531,804
1996 10,801,270 138,557,092
1995 10,018,497 134,582,253
1994 9,239,162 130,748,083
1993 8,616,381 127,020,117
1992 8,113,083 123,546,848
1991 7,686,850 120,060,406
1990 7,374,752 116,155,576
1989 7,073,473 112,336,629
1988 6,812,014 108,724,739
1987 6,557,970 105,130,717
1986 6,285,693 101,606,764
1985 6,043,783 98,229,285
1984 5,845,117 95,164,936
1983 5,636,203 92,227,711
1982 5,436,432 89,089,246
1981 5,284,495 85,802,049
1980 5,199,872 82,291,010
1979 5,088,808 78,997,039
1978 5,211,653 76,307,379
1977 5,668,551 73,901,827
1976 6,134,991 71,620,254
1975 6,581,371 69,461,175
1974 6,783,240 67,415,487
1973 6,739,726 65,461,912
1972 6,673,886 63,583,194
1971 6,620,880 61,847,899
1970 6,639,182 60,166,719
1969 6,604,725 58,460,939
1968 6,467,324 56,810,507
1967 6,332,944 55,214,768
1966 6,201,232 53,678,667
1965 6,072,289 52,209,010
1964 5,946,178 50,799,999
1963 5,823,010 49,447,776
1962 5,697,558 48,156,128
1961 5,571,168 46,921,277
1960 5,449,966 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cambodia increased by 2,213,775 people (a 16.2% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cambodia gained 2,261,183 people (a 14.3% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Cambodia was ranked 67th most populous country in 2006 and is 73rd in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Cambodia is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 23.5M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Cambodia
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cambodia Pakistan
2100 -0.25% 0.17%
2099 -0.25% 0.18%
2098 -0.23% 0.19%
2097 -0.22% 0.22%
2096 -0.19% 0.24%
2095 -0.19% 0.26%
2094 -0.17% 0.27%
2093 -0.16% 0.28%
2092 -0.14% 0.3%
2091 -0.14% 0.31%
2090 -0.13% 0.32%
2089 -0.1% 0.35%
2088 -0.1% 0.35%
2087 -0.09% 0.38%
2086 -0.08% 0.39%
2085 -0.07% 0.41%
2084 -0.05% 0.44%
2083 -0.03% 0.46%
2082 -0.03% 0.48%
2081 -0.03% 0.5%
2080 -0.02% 0.51%
2079 -0.004% 0.53%
2078 0.02% 0.57%
2077 0.03% 0.6%
2076 0.03% 0.62%
2075 0.05% 0.64%
2074 0.05% 0.66%
2073 0.08% 0.69%
2072 0.09% 0.71%
2071 0.1% 0.73%
2070 0.12% 0.77%
2069 0.13% 0.79%
2068 0.16% 0.81%
2067 0.18% 0.83%
2066 0.18% 0.85%
2065 0.22% 0.88%
2064 0.23% 0.89%
2063 0.24% 0.93%
2062 0.27% 0.94%
2061 0.3% 0.97%
2060 0.32% 0.99%
2059 0.35% 1.02%
2058 0.37% 1.04%
2057 0.38% 1.07%
2056 0.4% 1.09%
2055 0.43% 1.11%
2054 0.46% 1.14%
2053 0.48% 1.16%
2052 0.52% 1.19%
2051 0.53% 1.22%
2050 0.57% 1.24%
2049 0.59% 1.27%
2048 0.61% 1.3%
2047 0.64% 1.34%
2046 0.66% 1.37%
2045 0.68% 1.39%
2044 0.71% 1.42%
2043 0.73% 1.44%
2042 0.75% 1.47%
2041 0.76% 1.49%
2040 0.79% 1.53%
2039 0.81% 1.56%
2038 0.83% 1.58%
2037 0.83% 1.61%
2036 0.88% 1.62%
2035 0.89% 1.64%
2034 0.92% 1.66%
2033 0.94% 1.67%
2032 0.97% 1.68%
2031 0.99% 1.68%
2030 1.03% 1.66%
2029 1.06% 1.67%
2028 1.09% 1.65%
2027 1.11% 1.6%
2026 1.17% 1.59%
2025 1.21% 1.55%
2024 1.23% 1.52%
2023 1.29% 1.56%
2022 1.34% 1.76%
2021 1.49% 1.9%
2020 1.48% 1.82%
2019 1.27% 1.71%
2018 1.25% 1.64%
2017 1.39% 1.42%
2016 1.47% 1.31%
2015 1.47% 1.41%
2014 1.49% 1.51%
2013 1.51% 1.64%
2012 1.51% 1.92%
2011 1.53% 2.26%
2010 1.57% 2.5%
2009 1.59% 2.57%
2008 1.53% 2.71%
2007 1.49% 2.68%
2006 1.49% 2.41%
2005 1.47% 2.43%
2004 1.48% 2.5%
2003 1.52% 2.38%
2002 1.55% 2.48%
2001 1.57% 2.84%
2000 1.6% 2.87%
1999 1.72% 2.76%
1998 4.21% 2.8%
1997 7.13% 2.87%
1996 7.81% 2.95%
1995 8.44% 2.93%
1994 7.23% 2.93%
1993 6.2% 2.81%
1992 5.54% 2.9%
1991 4.23% 3.36%
1990 4.26% 3.4%
1989 3.84% 3.32%
1988 3.87% 3.42%
1987 4.33% 3.47%
1986 4% 3.44%
1985 3.4% 3.22%
1984 3.71% 3.18%
1983 3.67% 3.52%
1982 2.88% 3.83%
1981 1.63% 4.27%
1980 2.18% 4.17%
1979 -2.36% 3.52%
1978 -8.06% 3.26%
1977 -7.6% 3.19%
1976 -6.78% 3.11%
1975 -2.98% 3.03%
1974 0.65% 2.98%
1973 0.99% 2.95%
1972 0.8% 2.81%
1971 -0.28% 2.79%
1970 0.52% 2.92%
1969 2.12% 2.91%
1968 2.12% 2.89%
1967 2.12% 2.86%
1966 2.12% 2.81%
1965 2.12% 2.77%
1964 2.12% 2.73%
1963 2.2% 2.68%
1962 2.27% 2.63%
1961 2.22% 2.65%

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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Cambodia Pakistan
Current population
18113986
260356147
Population rank 73/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 3.14%
One net population change
2.45 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
1.45 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
4.72 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +589 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +214,921 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +1.23% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 88/197 70/197
One migration net change every
16.7 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -31,469 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 167/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 83,925 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 136/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 175/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cambodia
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cambodia Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -31,469 - -1,235,336
2024 - -32,960 - -1,401,173
2023 250,242 -31,837 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 257,269 -31,350 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 255,939 -27,025 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 268,745 0 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 276,870 -57,268 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 280,671 -86,702 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 282,698 -74,362 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 284,130 -51,324 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 284,390 -58,101 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 283,193 -56,536 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 281,013 -54,554 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 276,649 -52,874 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 272,161 -50,941 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 272,266 -49,781 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 274,700 -49,354 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 272,132 -50,809 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 270,745 -68,653 4,690,187 576,349
2006 263,697 -60,315 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 256,756 -60,473 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 251,650 -58,972 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 251,884 -57,026 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 251,860 -55,245 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 250,726 -53,815 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 246,330 -50,957 4,281,169 252,869
1999 245,425 -47,608 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 251,076 -33,781 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 252,351 504,742 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 274,147 508,187 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 280,168 503,042 3,977,175 11,534
1994 286,728 488,732 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 282,221 187,883 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 260,673 275,823 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 257,709 58,264 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 249,776 58,455 3,731,730 275,242
1989 239,211 55,125 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 243,203 -14,627 3,554,755 38,139
1987 235,064 44,442 3,448,813 146,364
1986 221,684 43,356 3,341,643 111,045
1985 214,101 4,677 3,233,315 68,860
1984 207,700 -29,141 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 192,849 46,428 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 180,300 -20,026 2,934,689 294,252
1981 166,578 -22,982 2,790,454 555,032
1980 159,157 -133,508 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 78,143 118,334 2,461,311 450,003
1978 -357,478 -84,695 2,356,601 111,386
1977 -416,117 -55,504 2,257,849 85,250
1976 -408,505 -52,741 2,171,812 48,238
1975 -383,806 -47,717 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 73,001 -45,225 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 101,304 -42,053 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 113,190 -40,764 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 113,813 -80,232 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 122,832 -193,008 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 156,777 -17,676 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 153,444 -17,745 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 150,046 -16,983 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 147,583 -17,216 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 144,460 -16,930 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 141,216 -16,516 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 137,562 -15,929 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 132,861 -3,578 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 128,259 -4,764 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 124,237 -5,339 1,217,147 0

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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 83,925 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Cambodia, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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