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

Cambodia and Rwanda: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Cambodia	Rwanda	Cambodia	Rwanda
1960	5,449,966	3,022,294	-	-
1961	5,571,168	3,106,779	2.22%	2.8%
1962	5,697,558	3,186,025	2.27%	2.55%
1963	5,823,010	3,258,890	2.2%	2.29%
1964	5,946,178	3,334,834	2.12%	2.33%
1965	6,072,289	3,423,210	2.12%	2.65%
1966	6,201,232	3,521,626	2.12%	2.87%
1967	6,332,944	3,629,577	2.12%	3.07%
1968	6,467,324	3,744,010	2.12%	3.15%
1969	6,604,725	3,861,271	2.12%	3.13%
1970	6,639,182	3,980,669	0.52%	3.09%
1971	6,620,880	4,100,044	-0.28%	3%
1972	6,673,886	4,220,335	0.8%	2.93%
1973	6,739,726	4,345,047	0.99%	2.96%
1974	6,783,240	4,474,228	0.65%	2.97%
1975	6,581,371	4,607,728	-2.98%	2.98%
1976	6,134,991	4,745,954	-6.78%	3%
1977	5,668,551	4,888,240	-7.6%	3%
1978	5,211,653	5,035,171	-8.06%	3.01%
1979	5,088,808	5,189,541	-2.36%	3.07%
1980	5,199,872	5,353,259	2.18%	3.15%
1981	5,284,495	5,527,230	1.63%	3.25%
1982	5,436,432	5,711,549	2.88%	3.33%
1983	5,636,203	5,905,311	3.67%	3.39%
1984	5,845,117	6,107,627	3.71%	3.43%
1985	6,043,783	6,317,228	3.4%	3.43%
1986	6,285,693	6,531,881	4%	3.4%
1987	6,557,970	6,749,493	4.33%	3.33%
1988	6,812,014	6,968,071	3.87%	3.24%
1989	7,073,473	7,184,706	3.84%	3.11%
1990	7,374,752	7,375,307	4.26%	2.65%
1991	7,686,850	7,526,966	4.23%	2.06%
1992	8,113,083	7,683,266	5.54%	2.08%
1993	8,616,381	7,981,132	6.2%	3.88%
1994	9,239,162	6,792,352	7.23%	-14.9%
1995	10,018,497	5,674,118	8.44%	-16.5%
1996	10,801,270	6,708,764	7.81%	18.2%
1997	11,570,982	7,755,238	7.13%	15.6%
1998	12,058,173	8,081,681	4.21%	4.21%
1999	12,265,731	8,147,912	1.72%	0.82%
2000	12,462,336	8,213,931	1.6%	0.81%
2001	12,658,484	8,287,094	1.57%	0.89%
2002	12,855,241	8,400,180	1.55%	1.36%
2003	13,050,968	8,586,875	1.52%	2.22%
2004	13,244,731	8,816,844	1.48%	2.68%
2005	13,439,202	9,054,528	1.47%	2.7%
2006	13,639,028	9,299,246	1.49%	2.7%
2007	13,841,770	9,549,933	1.49%	2.7%
2008	14,053,479	9,804,269	1.53%	2.66%
2009	14,276,810	10,060,432	1.59%	2.61%
2010	14,500,726	10,317,553	1.57%	2.56%
2011	14,722,584	10,573,733	1.53%	2.48%
2012	14,945,085	10,829,901	1.51%	2.42%
2013	15,170,208	11,093,340	1.51%	2.43%
2014	15,396,772	11,364,757	1.49%	2.45%
2015	15,623,251	11,640,022	1.47%	2.42%
2016	15,852,803	11,919,183	1.47%	2.4%
2017	16,073,372	12,202,060	1.39%	2.37%
2018	16,274,522	12,487,996	1.25%	2.34%
2019	16,481,304	12,776,103	1.27%	2.31%
2020	16,725,474	13,065,837	1.48%	2.27%
2021	16,974,305	13,355,260	1.49%	2.22%
2022	17,201,724	13,651,030	1.34%	2.21%
2023	17,423,880	13,954,471	1.29%	2.22%
2024	17,638,801	14,256,567	1.23%	2.16%
2025	17,847,976	14,569,343	1.19%	2.19%
2026	18,051,214	14,889,694	1.14%	2.2%
2027	18,250,137	15,214,324	1.1%	2.18%
2028	18,446,768	15,536,461	1.08%	2.12%
2029	18,639,395	15,844,649	1.04%	1.98%
2030	18,827,380	16,154,698	1.01%	1.96%
2031	19,012,049	16,473,106	0.98%	1.97%
2032	19,193,347	16,771,820	0.95%	1.81%
2033	19,371,575	17,073,475	0.93%	1.8%
2034	19,546,868	17,402,250	0.9%	1.93%
2035	19,720,135	17,746,315	0.89%	1.98%
2036	19,889,525	18,076,769	0.86%	1.86%
2037	20,055,496	18,395,838	0.83%	1.77%
2038	20,220,797	18,729,778	0.82%	1.82%
2039	20,382,857	19,076,783	0.8%	1.85%
2040	20,540,677	19,440,762	0.77%	1.91%
2041	20,695,378	19,806,170	0.75%	1.88%
2042	20,848,368	20,153,979	0.74%	1.76%
2043	20,998,535	20,500,826	0.72%	1.72%
2044	21,144,573	20,837,079	0.7%	1.64%
2045	21,286,229	21,152,650	0.67%	1.51%
2046	21,424,338	21,459,144	0.65%	1.45%
2047	21,558,214	21,764,578	0.62%	1.42%
2048	21,687,184	22,086,112	0.6%	1.48%
2049	21,812,182	22,403,887	0.58%	1.44%
2050	21,931,449	22,707,896	0.55%	1.36%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cambodia increased by 2,213,775 people (a 16.2% growth), while Rwanda gained 2,619,937 people (a 28.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cambodia gained 2,200,585 (a 13.9% growth), while Rwanda's population increased by 2,974,058 (a 25% growth).

Cambodia was ranked 67th most populous country in 2006 and is 73rd in 2026. Rwanda was ranked 86th in 2006 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 52.5% to 22,707,896 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.