The latest officially reported population of Cambodia was 17,638,801 in 2024 vs 179,744 people in Saint Lucia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cambodia's population is 18,011,232 people compared to 180,421 in Saint Lucia.
Population statistics:
- Cambodia's population is 99.8 times bigger than Saint Lucia's.
- Cambodia is ranked the 73rd most populous country in the world, while Saint Lucia is the 178th.
- The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.22% for Cambodia vs 0.002% for Saint Lucia.
- For the last 10 years, Cambodia has had an average growth rate of +1.38% per year vs +0.33% in Saint Lucia.
- Since 2005, the population of Cambodia has increased from 13.4M people to 18M (34% growth), while Saint Lucia has grown from 165K to 180K (9.05% growth).
- Cambodia is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 23.4M people compared to the peak of 181K people in 2032 for Saint Lucia.
Cambodia vs Saint Lucia: live population counter
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| Current population |
18011232
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180421
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| Population rank | 73/197 | 178/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.22% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
2.45 minutes
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19.1 hours
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| One birth every |
1.45 minutes
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4.34 hours
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| One death every |
4.72 minutes
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5.67 hours
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| One migration net change every |
15.9 minutes
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1.86 months
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| Annual migration change | -32,960 | -7 |
| Daily growth/decline | +589 | +1 |
| Annual growth/decline | +214,921 | +459 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.23% | +0.26% |
| Population growth rate rank | 90/197 | 152/197 |
Cambodia and Saint Lucia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 5,449,966 | 92,585 | - | - |
| 1961 | 5,571,168 | 93,490 | 2.22% | 0.98% |
| 1962 | 5,697,558 | 94,505 | 2.27% | 1.09% |
| 1963 | 5,823,010 | 95,519 | 2.2% | 1.07% |
| 1964 | 5,946,178 | 96,505 | 2.12% | 1.03% |
| 1965 | 6,072,289 | 97,493 | 2.12% | 1.02% |
| 1966 | 6,201,232 | 98,463 | 2.12% | 0.99% |
| 1967 | 6,332,944 | 99,504 | 2.12% | 1.06% |
| 1968 | 6,467,324 | 100,675 | 2.12% | 1.18% |
| 1969 | 6,604,725 | 101,879 | 2.12% | 1.2% |
| 1970 | 6,639,182 | 103,165 | 0.52% | 1.26% |
| 1971 | 6,620,880 | 104,564 | -0.28% | 1.36% |
| 1972 | 6,673,886 | 106,002 | 0.8% | 1.38% |
| 1973 | 6,739,726 | 107,498 | 0.99% | 1.41% |
| 1974 | 6,783,240 | 109,076 | 0.65% | 1.47% |
| 1975 | 6,581,371 | 110,725 | -2.98% | 1.51% |
| 1976 | 6,134,991 | 112,425 | -6.78% | 1.54% |
| 1977 | 5,668,551 | 114,135 | -7.6% | 1.52% |
| 1978 | 5,211,653 | 115,834 | -8.06% | 1.49% |
| 1979 | 5,088,808 | 117,528 | -2.36% | 1.46% |
| 1980 | 5,199,872 | 119,290 | 2.18% | 1.5% |
| 1981 | 5,284,495 | 121,166 | 1.63% | 1.57% |
| 1982 | 5,436,432 | 123,087 | 2.88% | 1.59% |
| 1983 | 5,636,203 | 125,044 | 3.67% | 1.59% |
| 1984 | 5,845,117 | 127,067 | 3.71% | 1.62% |
| 1985 | 6,043,783 | 129,159 | 3.4% | 1.65% |
| 1986 | 6,285,693 | 131,239 | 4% | 1.61% |
| 1987 | 6,557,970 | 133,227 | 4.33% | 1.51% |
| 1988 | 6,812,014 | 135,000 | 3.87% | 1.33% |
| 1989 | 7,073,473 | 136,512 | 3.84% | 1.12% |
| 1990 | 7,374,752 | 137,857 | 4.26% | 0.99% |
| 1991 | 7,686,850 | 139,520 | 4.23% | 1.21% |
| 1992 | 8,113,083 | 141,617 | 5.54% | 1.5% |
| 1993 | 8,616,381 | 143,726 | 6.2% | 1.49% |
| 1994 | 9,239,162 | 145,890 | 7.23% | 1.51% |
| 1995 | 10,018,497 | 148,208 | 8.44% | 1.59% |
| 1996 | 10,801,270 | 150,436 | 7.81% | 1.5% |
| 1997 | 11,570,982 | 152,569 | 7.13% | 1.42% |
| 1998 | 12,058,173 | 154,677 | 4.21% | 1.38% |
| 1999 | 12,265,731 | 156,702 | 1.72% | 1.31% |
| 2000 | 12,462,336 | 158,616 | 1.6% | 1.22% |
| 2001 | 12,658,484 | 160,237 | 1.57% | 1.02% |
| 2002 | 12,855,241 | 161,641 | 1.55% | 0.88% |
| 2003 | 13,050,968 | 162,976 | 1.52% | 0.83% |
| 2004 | 13,244,731 | 164,239 | 1.48% | 0.77% |
| 2005 | 13,439,202 | 165,450 | 1.47% | 0.74% |
| 2006 | 13,639,028 | 166,639 | 1.49% | 0.72% |
| 2007 | 13,841,770 | 167,758 | 1.49% | 0.67% |
| 2008 | 14,053,479 | 168,808 | 1.53% | 0.63% |
| 2009 | 14,276,810 | 169,869 | 1.59% | 0.63% |
| 2010 | 14,500,726 | 170,906 | 1.57% | 0.61% |
| 2011 | 14,722,584 | 171,801 | 1.53% | 0.52% |
| 2012 | 14,945,085 | 172,587 | 1.51% | 0.46% |
| 2013 | 15,170,208 | 173,369 | 1.51% | 0.45% |
| 2014 | 15,396,772 | 174,138 | 1.49% | 0.44% |
| 2015 | 15,623,251 | 174,905 | 1.47% | 0.44% |
| 2016 | 15,852,803 | 175,646 | 1.47% | 0.42% |
| 2017 | 16,073,372 | 176,342 | 1.39% | 0.4% |
| 2018 | 16,274,522 | 177,017 | 1.25% | 0.38% |
| 2019 | 16,481,304 | 177,661 | 1.27% | 0.36% |
| 2020 | 16,725,474 | 178,250 | 1.48% | 0.33% |
| 2021 | 16,974,305 | 178,522 | 1.49% | 0.15% |
| 2022 | 17,201,724 | 178,781 | 1.34% | 0.15% |
| 2023 | 17,423,880 | 179,285 | 1.29% | 0.28% |
| 2024 | 17,638,801 | 179,744 | 1.23% | 0.26% |
| 2025 | 17,847,976 | 180,148 | 1.19% | 0.23% |
| 2026 | 18,051,214 | 180,489 | 1.14% | 0.19% |
| 2027 | 18,250,137 | 180,771 | 1.1% | 0.16% |
| 2028 | 18,446,768 | 181,003 | 1.08% | 0.13% |
| 2029 | 18,639,395 | 181,198 | 1.04% | 0.11% |
| 2030 | 18,827,380 | 181,360 | 1.01% | 0.09% |
| 2031 | 19,012,049 | 181,463 | 0.98% | 0.06% |
| 2032 | 19,193,347 | 181,495 | 0.95% | 0.02% |
| 2033 | 19,371,575 | 181,458 | 0.93% | -0.02% |
| 2034 | 19,546,868 | 181,354 | 0.9% | -0.06% |
| 2035 | 19,720,135 | 181,177 | 0.89% | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 19,889,525 | 180,948 | 0.86% | -0.13% |
| 2037 | 20,055,496 | 180,636 | 0.83% | -0.17% |
| 2038 | 20,220,797 | 180,230 | 0.82% | -0.22% |
| 2039 | 20,382,857 | 179,781 | 0.8% | -0.25% |
| 2040 | 20,540,677 | 179,296 | 0.77% | -0.27% |
| 2041 | 20,695,378 | 178,760 | 0.75% | -0.3% |
| 2042 | 20,848,368 | 178,187 | 0.74% | -0.32% |
| 2043 | 20,998,535 | 177,593 | 0.72% | -0.33% |
| 2044 | 21,144,573 | 176,937 | 0.7% | -0.37% |
| 2045 | 21,286,229 | 176,243 | 0.67% | -0.39% |
| 2046 | 21,424,338 | 175,520 | 0.65% | -0.41% |
| 2047 | 21,558,214 | 174,726 | 0.62% | -0.45% |
| 2048 | 21,687,184 | 173,877 | 0.6% | -0.49% |
| 2049 | 21,812,182 | 172,991 | 0.58% | -0.51% |
| 2050 | 21,931,449 | 172,081 | 0.55% | -0.53% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cambodia increased by 2,184,049 people (a 16.3% growth), while Saint Lucia gained 9,455 people (a 5.71% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cambodia gained 2,387,981 (a 15.3% growth), while Saint Lucia's population increased by 5,516 (a 3.15% growth).
Cambodia was ranked 67th most populous country in 2005 and is 73rd in 2025. Saint Lucia was ranked 177th in 2005 and ranked 178th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Cambodia's population will grow by 21.8% to 21,931,449 people and will still be ranked 73rd. The population of Saint Lucia will decrease by 4.62% to 172,081 people and rank change from 178th to 179th.
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 |
| Castries | 70K |
| Vieux Fort | 15.8K |
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Population differences between Cambodia and Saint Lucia
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| Life expectancy | 71 years | 73 years |
| Average age | 29.6 years | 36.5 years |
| Median age | 27 years | 35.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49:51 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.58 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman |
| Population density | 258.8 ppl/mi² | 763 ppl/mi² |
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