The latest officially reported population of Cambodia was 17,638,801 in 2024 vs 6,587,202 people in Serbia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cambodia's population is 18,011,232 people compared to 6,541,064 in Serbia.
Population statistics:
- Cambodia's population is 2.75 times bigger than Serbia's.
- Cambodia is ranked the 73rd most populous country in the world, while Serbia is the 110th.
- The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.22% for Cambodia vs 0.08% for Serbia.
- For the last 10 years, Cambodia has had an average growth rate of +1.38% per year vs -0.76% in Serbia.
- Since 2005, the population of Cambodia has increased from 13.4M people to 18M (34% growth), while Serbia has declined from 7.44M to 6.54M (12.1% decline).
- Cambodia is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 23.4M people, while Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.
Cambodia vs Serbia: live population counter
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| Current population |
18011232
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6541064
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| Population rank | 73/197 | 110/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.22% | 0.08% |
| One net population change |
2.45 minutes
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14.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.45 minutes
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8.63 minutes
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| One death every |
4.72 minutes
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5.4 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
15.9 minutes
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1.08 hours
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| Annual migration change | -32,960 | -8,132 |
| Daily growth/decline | +589 | -99 |
| Annual growth/decline | +214,921 | -35,981 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.23% | -0.54% |
| Population growth rate rank | 90/197 | 186/197 |
Cambodia and Serbia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 5,449,966 | 6,638,992 | - | - |
| 1961 | 5,571,168 | 6,689,077 | 2.22% | 0.75% |
| 1962 | 5,697,558 | 6,740,264 | 2.27% | 0.77% |
| 1963 | 5,823,010 | 6,787,950 | 2.2% | 0.71% |
| 1964 | 5,946,178 | 6,832,855 | 2.12% | 0.66% |
| 1965 | 6,072,289 | 6,876,624 | 2.12% | 0.64% |
| 1966 | 6,201,232 | 6,927,969 | 2.12% | 0.75% |
| 1967 | 6,332,944 | 6,966,522 | 2.12% | 0.56% |
| 1968 | 6,467,324 | 7,007,586 | 2.12% | 0.59% |
| 1969 | 6,604,725 | 7,123,249 | 2.12% | 1.65% |
| 1970 | 6,639,182 | 7,164,993 | 0.52% | 0.59% |
| 1971 | 6,620,880 | 7,211,716 | -0.28% | 0.65% |
| 1972 | 6,673,886 | 7,252,012 | 0.8% | 0.56% |
| 1973 | 6,739,726 | 7,283,902 | 0.99% | 0.44% |
| 1974 | 6,783,240 | 7,326,043 | 0.65% | 0.58% |
| 1975 | 6,581,371 | 7,368,717 | -2.98% | 0.58% |
| 1976 | 6,134,991 | 7,418,973 | -6.78% | 0.68% |
| 1977 | 5,668,551 | 7,462,783 | -7.6% | 0.59% |
| 1978 | 5,211,653 | 7,504,017 | -8.06% | 0.55% |
| 1979 | 5,088,808 | 7,541,997 | -2.36% | 0.51% |
| 1980 | 5,199,872 | 7,709,544 | 2.18% | 2.22% |
| 1981 | 5,284,495 | 7,736,787 | 1.63% | 0.35% |
| 1982 | 5,436,432 | 7,763,335 | 2.88% | 0.34% |
| 1983 | 5,636,203 | 7,788,100 | 3.67% | 0.32% |
| 1984 | 5,845,117 | 7,813,549 | 3.71% | 0.33% |
| 1985 | 6,043,783 | 7,835,902 | 3.4% | 0.29% |
| 1986 | 6,285,693 | 7,853,824 | 4% | 0.23% |
| 1987 | 6,557,970 | 7,868,027 | 4.33% | 0.18% |
| 1988 | 6,812,014 | 7,884,218 | 3.87% | 0.21% |
| 1989 | 7,073,473 | 7,893,787 | 3.84% | 0.12% |
| 1990 | 7,374,752 | 7,897,937 | 4.26% | 0.05% |
| 1991 | 7,686,850 | 7,595,636 | 4.23% | -3.83% |
| 1992 | 8,113,083 | 7,604,063 | 5.54% | 0.11% |
| 1993 | 8,616,381 | 7,614,328 | 6.2% | 0.13% |
| 1994 | 9,239,162 | 7,622,711 | 7.23% | 0.11% |
| 1995 | 10,018,497 | 7,628,264 | 8.44% | 0.07% |
| 1996 | 10,801,270 | 7,622,185 | 7.81% | -0.08% |
| 1997 | 11,570,982 | 7,598,538 | 7.13% | -0.31% |
| 1998 | 12,058,173 | 7,567,745 | 4.21% | -0.41% |
| 1999 | 12,265,731 | 7,540,401 | 1.72% | -0.36% |
| 2000 | 12,462,336 | 7,516,346 | 1.6% | -0.32% |
| 2001 | 12,658,484 | 7,503,433 | 1.57% | -0.17% |
| 2002 | 12,855,241 | 7,500,031 | 1.55% | -0.05% |
| 2003 | 13,050,968 | 7,480,591 | 1.52% | -0.26% |
| 2004 | 13,244,731 | 7,463,157 | 1.48% | -0.23% |
| 2005 | 13,439,202 | 7,440,769 | 1.47% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 13,639,028 | 7,411,569 | 1.49% | -0.39% |
| 2007 | 13,841,770 | 7,381,579 | 1.49% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 14,053,479 | 7,350,222 | 1.53% | -0.42% |
| 2009 | 14,276,810 | 7,320,807 | 1.59% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 14,500,726 | 7,291,436 | 1.57% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 14,722,584 | 7,236,519 | 1.53% | -0.75% |
| 2012 | 14,945,085 | 7,201,497 | 1.51% | -0.48% |
| 2013 | 15,170,208 | 7,166,553 | 1.51% | -0.49% |
| 2014 | 15,396,772 | 7,131,787 | 1.49% | -0.49% |
| 2015 | 15,623,251 | 7,095,383 | 1.47% | -0.51% |
| 2016 | 15,852,803 | 7,058,322 | 1.47% | -0.52% |
| 2017 | 16,073,372 | 7,020,858 | 1.39% | -0.53% |
| 2018 | 16,274,522 | 6,982,604 | 1.25% | -0.54% |
| 2019 | 16,481,304 | 6,945,235 | 1.27% | -0.54% |
| 2020 | 16,725,474 | 6,899,126 | 1.48% | -0.66% |
| 2021 | 16,974,305 | 6,834,326 | 1.49% | -0.94% |
| 2022 | 17,201,724 | 6,664,449 | 1.34% | -2.49% |
| 2023 | 17,423,880 | 6,623,183 | 1.29% | -0.62% |
| 2024 | 17,638,801 | 6,587,202 | 1.23% | -0.54% |
| 2025 | 17,847,976 | 6,541,064 | 1.19% | -0.7% |
| 2026 | 18,051,214 | 6,495,033 | 1.14% | -0.7% |
| 2027 | 18,250,137 | 6,451,587 | 1.1% | -0.67% |
| 2028 | 18,446,768 | 6,407,523 | 1.08% | -0.68% |
| 2029 | 18,639,395 | 6,363,135 | 1.04% | -0.69% |
| 2030 | 18,827,380 | 6,318,273 | 1.01% | -0.71% |
| 2031 | 19,012,049 | 6,272,974 | 0.98% | -0.72% |
| 2032 | 19,193,347 | 6,227,395 | 0.95% | -0.73% |
| 2033 | 19,371,575 | 6,181,396 | 0.93% | -0.74% |
| 2034 | 19,546,868 | 6,135,163 | 0.9% | -0.75% |
| 2035 | 19,720,135 | 6,088,832 | 0.89% | -0.76% |
| 2036 | 19,889,525 | 6,042,364 | 0.86% | -0.76% |
| 2037 | 20,055,496 | 5,995,710 | 0.83% | -0.77% |
| 2038 | 20,220,797 | 5,948,872 | 0.82% | -0.78% |
| 2039 | 20,382,857 | 5,901,891 | 0.8% | -0.79% |
| 2040 | 20,540,677 | 5,855,009 | 0.77% | -0.79% |
| 2041 | 20,695,378 | 5,808,317 | 0.75% | -0.8% |
| 2042 | 20,848,368 | 5,761,829 | 0.74% | -0.8% |
| 2043 | 20,998,535 | 5,715,931 | 0.72% | -0.8% |
| 2044 | 21,144,573 | 5,670,687 | 0.7% | -0.79% |
| 2045 | 21,286,229 | 5,625,991 | 0.67% | -0.79% |
| 2046 | 21,424,338 | 5,581,867 | 0.65% | -0.78% |
| 2047 | 21,558,214 | 5,538,323 | 0.62% | -0.78% |
| 2048 | 21,687,184 | 5,495,303 | 0.6% | -0.78% |
| 2049 | 21,812,182 | 5,452,676 | 0.58% | -0.78% |
| 2050 | 21,931,449 | 5,410,466 | 0.55% | -0.77% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cambodia increased by 2,184,049 people (a 16.3% growth), while Serbia lost 345,386 people (a 4.64% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cambodia gained 2,387,981 (a 15.3% growth), while Serbia's population decreased by -554,319 (a 7.81% decline).
Cambodia was ranked 67th most populous country in 2005 and is 73rd in 2025. Serbia was ranked 96th in 2005 and ranked 110th 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 Serbia will decrease by 17.3% to 5,410,466 people and rank change from 110th to 125th.
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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Population differences between Cambodia and Serbia
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| Life expectancy | 71 years | 77.1 years |
| Average age | 29.6 years | 44 years |
| Median age | 27 years | 45.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49:51 | 47.4:52.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.58 births per woman | 1.61 births per woman |
| Population density | 258.8 ppl/mi² | 202.9 ppl/mi² |
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