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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cambodia was 17,638,801 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cambodia's population is 18,113,986 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 2.94 times bigger than Cambodia's.
  • Cambodia is ranked the 73rd most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.86% of the world: 0.22% for Cambodia vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Cambodia has had an average growth rate of +1.38% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cambodia has increased from 13.6M people to 18.1M (32.8% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Cambodia vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Cambodia
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cambodia Sudan
2100 22,906,442 137,695,876
2099 22,962,923 137,114,644
2098 23,019,882 136,500,499
2097 23,073,551 135,860,701
2096 23,123,425 135,222,218
2095 23,167,283 134,553,615
2094 23,212,055 133,902,112
2093 23,252,118 133,186,791
2092 23,290,144 132,427,642
2091 23,322,120 131,674,049
2090 23,354,198 130,893,042
2089 23,385,733 130,075,970
2088 23,409,247 129,234,968
2087 23,433,812 128,358,981
2086 23,455,606 127,463,823
2085 23,473,699 126,555,673
2084 23,490,880 125,612,419
2083 23,503,304 124,663,868
2082 23,511,399 123,716,124
2081 23,517,527 122,772,016
2080 23,523,490 121,805,246
2079 23,527,816 120,822,781
2078 23,528,640 119,802,944
2077 23,524,419 118,776,597
2076 23,517,089 117,748,457
2075 23,511,041 116,688,549
2074 23,498,649 115,601,159
2073 23,486,231 114,499,847
2072 23,468,351 113,374,089
2071 23,447,776 112,235,978
2070 23,425,399 111,102,687
2069 23,398,087 109,945,533
2068 23,367,005 108,791,037
2067 23,328,780 107,581,192
2066 23,288,003 106,357,353
2065 23,246,605 105,145,307
2064 23,196,515 103,903,801
2063 23,143,893 102,642,643
2062 23,088,053 101,354,095
2061 23,025,211 100,067,335
2060 22,956,351 98,765,585
2059 22,882,368 97,461,067
2058 22,803,687 96,135,716
2057 22,719,975 94,800,344
2056 22,633,081 93,458,640
2055 22,541,997 92,089,717
2054 22,444,525 90,711,253
2053 22,342,736 89,342,122
2052 22,235,734 87,962,125
2051 22,121,782 86,581,277
2050 22,005,604 85,194,794
2049 21,881,810 83,803,171
2048 21,754,090 82,442,635
2047 21,622,327 81,085,689
2046 21,484,727 79,725,126
2045 21,344,443 78,359,927
2044 21,199,702 77,006,049
2043 21,050,598 75,652,858
2042 20,897,569 74,312,465
2041 20,742,759 72,968,877
2040 20,586,310 71,640,015
2039 20,425,222 70,319,906
2038 20,260,230 69,001,239
2037 20,092,632 67,665,904
2036 19,926,280 66,337,650
2035 19,751,811 65,001,359
2034 19,577,662 63,664,516
2033 19,399,100 62,329,849
2032 19,219,058 61,007,985
2031 19,034,316 59,695,860
2030 18,847,504 58,384,521
2029 18,656,059 57,082,767
2028 18,459,936 55,800,806
2027 18,260,437 54,523,219
2026 18,059,685 52,894,744
2025 17,851,510 51,256,148
2024 17,638,801 50,448,963
2023 17,423,880 50,042,791
2022 17,201,724 49,383,346
2021 16,974,305 48,066,924
2020 16,725,474 46,789,231
2019 16,481,304 45,548,175
2018 16,274,522 44,230,596
2017 16,073,372 42,714,306
2016 15,852,803 41,259,892
2015 15,623,251 40,024,431
2014 15,396,772 38,823,318
2013 15,170,208 37,785,849
2012 14,945,085 36,923,178
2011 14,722,584 36,140,806
2010 14,500,726 35,414,399
2009 14,276,810 34,569,113
2008 14,053,479 33,623,980
2007 13,841,770 32,764,135
2006 13,639,028 31,992,435
2005 13,439,202 31,262,444
2004 13,244,731 30,556,637
2003 13,050,968 29,896,035
2002 12,855,241 29,228,727
2001 12,658,484 28,516,770
2000 12,462,336 27,816,745
1999 12,265,731 27,130,613
1998 12,058,173 26,458,999
1997 11,570,982 25,799,821
1996 10,801,270 25,231,528
1995 10,018,497 24,672,143
1994 9,239,162 24,043,948
1993 8,616,381 23,445,592
1992 8,113,083 22,927,355
1991 7,686,850 22,470,676
1990 7,374,752 22,021,481
1989 7,073,473 21,578,022
1988 6,812,014 21,138,431
1987 6,557,970 20,704,904
1986 6,285,693 20,288,238
1985 6,043,783 19,905,872
1984 5,845,117 19,546,528
1983 5,636,203 19,109,770
1982 5,436,432 18,486,645
1981 5,284,495 17,780,572
1980 5,199,872 17,058,905
1979 5,088,808 16,355,352
1978 5,211,653 15,695,003
1977 5,668,551 15,086,614
1976 6,134,991 14,569,716
1975 6,581,371 14,064,798
1974 6,783,240 13,580,723
1973 6,739,726 13,049,315
1972 6,673,886 12,527,856
1971 6,620,880 12,105,539
1970 6,639,182 11,695,771
1969 6,604,725 11,298,936
1968 6,467,324 10,917,999
1967 6,332,944 10,550,597
1966 6,201,232 10,197,578
1965 6,072,289 9,858,030
1964 5,946,178 9,531,109
1963 5,823,010 9,218,077
1962 5,697,558 8,919,028
1961 5,571,168 8,634,941
1960 5,449,966 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cambodia increased by 2,213,775 people (a 16.2% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cambodia gained 2,261,183 people (a 14.3% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Cambodia was ranked 67th most populous country in 2006 and is 73rd in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Cambodia is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 23.5M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Cambodia
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cambodia Sudan
2100 -0.25% 0.42%
2099 -0.25% 0.45%
2098 -0.23% 0.47%
2097 -0.22% 0.47%
2096 -0.19% 0.5%
2095 -0.19% 0.49%
2094 -0.17% 0.54%
2093 -0.16% 0.57%
2092 -0.14% 0.57%
2091 -0.14% 0.6%
2090 -0.13% 0.63%
2089 -0.1% 0.65%
2088 -0.1% 0.68%
2087 -0.09% 0.7%
2086 -0.08% 0.72%
2085 -0.07% 0.75%
2084 -0.05% 0.76%
2083 -0.03% 0.77%
2082 -0.03% 0.77%
2081 -0.03% 0.79%
2080 -0.02% 0.81%
2079 -0.004% 0.85%
2078 0.02% 0.86%
2077 0.03% 0.87%
2076 0.03% 0.91%
2075 0.05% 0.94%
2074 0.05% 0.96%
2073 0.08% 0.99%
2072 0.09% 1.01%
2071 0.1% 1.02%
2070 0.12% 1.05%
2069 0.13% 1.06%
2068 0.16% 1.12%
2067 0.18% 1.15%
2066 0.18% 1.15%
2065 0.22% 1.19%
2064 0.23% 1.23%
2063 0.24% 1.27%
2062 0.27% 1.29%
2061 0.3% 1.32%
2060 0.32% 1.34%
2059 0.35% 1.38%
2058 0.37% 1.41%
2057 0.38% 1.44%
2056 0.4% 1.49%
2055 0.43% 1.52%
2054 0.46% 1.53%
2053 0.48% 1.57%
2052 0.52% 1.59%
2051 0.53% 1.63%
2050 0.57% 1.66%
2049 0.59% 1.65%
2048 0.61% 1.67%
2047 0.64% 1.71%
2046 0.66% 1.74%
2045 0.68% 1.76%
2044 0.71% 1.79%
2043 0.73% 1.8%
2042 0.75% 1.84%
2041 0.76% 1.85%
2040 0.79% 1.88%
2039 0.81% 1.91%
2038 0.83% 1.97%
2037 0.83% 2%
2036 0.88% 2.06%
2035 0.89% 2.1%
2034 0.92% 2.14%
2033 0.94% 2.17%
2032 0.97% 2.2%
2031 0.99% 2.25%
2030 1.03% 2.28%
2029 1.06% 2.3%
2028 1.09% 2.34%
2027 1.11% 3.08%
2026 1.17% 3.2%
2025 1.21% 1.6%
2024 1.23% 0.81%
2023 1.29% 1.34%
2022 1.34% 2.74%
2021 1.49% 2.73%
2020 1.48% 2.72%
2019 1.27% 2.98%
2018 1.25% 3.55%
2017 1.39% 3.53%
2016 1.47% 3.09%
2015 1.47% 3.09%
2014 1.49% 2.75%
2013 1.51% 2.34%
2012 1.51% 2.16%
2011 1.53% 2.05%
2010 1.57% 2.45%
2009 1.59% 2.81%
2008 1.53% 2.62%
2007 1.49% 2.41%
2006 1.49% 2.34%
2005 1.47% 2.31%
2004 1.48% 2.21%
2003 1.52% 2.28%
2002 1.55% 2.5%
2001 1.57% 2.52%
2000 1.6% 2.53%
1999 1.72% 2.54%
1998 4.21% 2.55%
1997 7.13% 2.25%
1996 7.81% 2.27%
1995 8.44% 2.61%
1994 7.23% 2.55%
1993 6.2% 2.26%
1992 5.54% 2.03%
1991 4.23% 2.04%
1990 4.26% 2.06%
1989 3.84% 2.08%
1988 3.87% 2.09%
1987 4.33% 2.05%
1986 4% 1.92%
1985 3.4% 1.84%
1984 3.71% 2.29%
1983 3.67% 3.37%
1982 2.88% 3.97%
1981 1.63% 4.23%
1980 2.18% 4.3%
1979 -2.36% 4.21%
1978 -8.06% 4.03%
1977 -7.6% 3.55%
1976 -6.78% 3.59%
1975 -2.98% 3.56%
1974 0.65% 4.07%
1973 0.99% 4.16%
1972 0.8% 3.49%
1971 -0.28% 3.5%
1970 0.52% 3.51%
1969 2.12% 3.49%
1968 2.12% 3.48%
1967 2.12% 3.46%
1966 2.12% 3.44%
1965 2.12% 3.43%
1964 2.12% 3.4%
1963 2.2% 3.35%
1962 2.27% 3.29%
1961 2.22% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Cambodia grew by 1.23%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Cambodia Sudan
Current population
18113986
53335233
Population rank 73/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.64%
One net population change
2.45 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
1.45 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
4.72 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +589 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +214,921 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +1.23% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 88/197 116/197
One migration net change every
16.7 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -31,469 +291,469
Net migration rank 167/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 83,925 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 136/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 175/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cambodia
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cambodia Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -31,469 - 291,469
2024 - -32,960 - -544,257
2023 250,242 -31,837 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 257,269 -31,350 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 255,939 -27,025 1,293,817 31,664
2020 268,745 0 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 276,870 -57,268 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 280,671 -86,702 1,257,387 125,499
2017 282,698 -74,362 1,208,046 441,623
2016 284,130 -51,324 1,174,422 84,728
2015 284,390 -58,101 1,145,259 66,476
2014 283,193 -56,536 1,097,962 92,504
2013 281,013 -54,554 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 276,649 -52,874 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 272,161 -50,941 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 272,266 -49,781 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 274,700 -49,354 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 272,132 -50,809 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 270,745 -68,653 992,819 -201,769
2006 263,697 -60,315 963,740 -211,387
2005 256,756 -60,473 907,017 -199,378
2004 251,650 -58,972 889,382 -185,392
2003 251,884 -57,026 898,226 -281,001
2002 251,860 -55,245 897,965 -180,603
2001 250,726 -53,815 880,284 -173,745
2000 246,330 -50,957 858,536 -165,030
1999 245,425 -47,608 835,840 -157,090
1998 251,076 -33,781 814,752 -150,271
1997 252,351 504,742 802,245 -148,368
1996 274,147 508,187 792,926 -310,221
1995 280,168 503,042 780,700 -144,670
1994 286,728 488,732 764,645 -144,324
1993 282,221 187,883 743,249 -166,861
1992 260,673 275,823 731,177 -271,093
1991 257,709 58,264 714,612 -261,341
1990 249,776 58,455 699,953 -254,825
1989 239,211 55,125 683,743 -241,979
1988 243,203 -14,627 672,604 -235,213
1987 235,064 44,442 658,416 -228,756
1986 221,684 43,356 649,649 -245,968
1985 214,101 4,677 583,382 -222,315
1984 207,700 -29,141 577,405 -219,755
1983 192,849 46,428 570,198 -54,325
1982 180,300 -20,026 606,362 124,007
1981 166,578 -22,982 585,087 96,697
1980 159,157 -133,508 552,930 208,602
1979 78,143 118,334 524,942 120,613
1978 -357,478 -84,695 497,987 177,153
1977 -416,117 -55,504 483,089 58,540
1976 -408,505 -52,741 470,019 22,147
1975 -383,806 -47,717 454,813 62,843
1974 73,001 -45,225 444,456 6,023
1973 101,304 -42,053 439,201 173,143
1972 113,190 -40,764 428,340 2,238
1971 113,813 -80,232 417,641 -3,577
1970 122,832 -193,008 401,013 4,479
1969 156,777 -17,676 385,712 2,476
1968 153,444 -17,745 370,917 2,776
1967 150,046 -16,983 356,599 4,508
1966 147,583 -17,216 342,118 2,813
1965 144,460 -16,930 327,799 6,367
1964 141,216 -16,516 315,166 4,505
1963 137,562 -15,929 302,132 4,263
1962 132,861 -3,578 287,317 4,387
1961 128,259 -4,764 272,562 3,904
1960 124,237 -5,339 262,235 2,194

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 83,925 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Cambodia, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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