The latest officially reported population of Cambodia was 17,638,801 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cambodia's population is 18,053,388 people compared to 645,315 in Suriname.
Population statistics:
- Cambodia's population is 28 times bigger than Suriname's.
- Cambodia is ranked the 73rd most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
- The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.22% for Cambodia vs 0.008% for Suriname.
- For the last 10 years, Cambodia has had an average growth rate of +1.38% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
- Since 2006, the population of Cambodia has increased from 13.6M people to 18.1M (32.4% growth), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 645K (22.9% growth).
- Cambodia is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 23.4M people compared to the peak of 753K people in 2071 for Suriname.
Cambodia vs Suriname: live population counter
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| Current population |
18053388
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645315
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| Population rank | 73/197 | 165/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.22% | 0.008% |
| One net population change |
2.45 minutes
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1.58 hours
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| One birth every |
1.45 minutes
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48.3 minutes
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| One death every |
4.72 minutes
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2.1 hours
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| One migration net change every |
15.9 minutes
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7.51 hours
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| Annual migration change | -32,960 | -1,166 |
| Daily growth/decline | +589 | +15 |
| Annual growth/decline | +214,921 | +5,545 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.23% | +0.88% |
| Population growth rate rank | 89/197 | 109/197 |
Cambodia and Suriname: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 5,449,966 | 263,918 | - | - |
| 1961 | 5,571,168 | 272,791 | 2.22% | 3.36% |
| 1962 | 5,697,558 | 283,912 | 2.27% | 4.08% |
| 1963 | 5,823,010 | 297,034 | 2.2% | 4.62% |
| 1964 | 5,946,178 | 309,041 | 2.12% | 4.04% |
| 1965 | 6,072,289 | 320,000 | 2.12% | 3.55% |
| 1966 | 6,201,232 | 331,135 | 2.12% | 3.48% |
| 1967 | 6,332,944 | 342,679 | 2.12% | 3.49% |
| 1968 | 6,467,324 | 354,616 | 2.12% | 3.48% |
| 1969 | 6,604,725 | 366,906 | 2.12% | 3.47% |
| 1970 | 6,639,182 | 379,442 | 0.52% | 3.42% |
| 1971 | 6,620,880 | 391,932 | -0.28% | 3.29% |
| 1972 | 6,673,886 | 397,413 | 0.8% | 1.4% |
| 1973 | 6,739,726 | 395,772 | 0.99% | -0.41% |
| 1974 | 6,783,240 | 393,676 | 0.65% | -0.53% |
| 1975 | 6,581,371 | 391,170 | -2.98% | -0.64% |
| 1976 | 6,134,991 | 388,289 | -6.78% | -0.74% |
| 1977 | 5,668,551 | 385,067 | -7.6% | -0.83% |
| 1978 | 5,211,653 | 381,502 | -8.06% | -0.93% |
| 1979 | 5,088,808 | 377,602 | -2.36% | -1.02% |
| 1980 | 5,199,872 | 375,377 | 2.18% | -0.59% |
| 1981 | 5,284,495 | 375,459 | 1.63% | 0.02% |
| 1982 | 5,436,432 | 376,555 | 2.88% | 0.29% |
| 1983 | 5,636,203 | 378,746 | 3.67% | 0.58% |
| 1984 | 5,845,117 | 382,193 | 3.71% | 0.91% |
| 1985 | 6,043,783 | 386,972 | 3.4% | 1.25% |
| 1986 | 6,285,693 | 392,330 | 4% | 1.38% |
| 1987 | 6,557,970 | 396,911 | 4.33% | 1.17% |
| 1988 | 6,812,014 | 402,227 | 3.87% | 1.34% |
| 1989 | 7,073,473 | 408,409 | 3.84% | 1.54% |
| 1990 | 7,374,752 | 412,493 | 4.26% | 1% |
| 1991 | 7,686,850 | 415,013 | 4.23% | 0.61% |
| 1992 | 8,113,083 | 417,589 | 5.54% | 0.62% |
| 1993 | 8,616,381 | 419,352 | 6.2% | 0.42% |
| 1994 | 9,239,162 | 422,375 | 7.23% | 0.72% |
| 1995 | 10,018,497 | 429,606 | 8.44% | 1.71% |
| 1996 | 10,801,270 | 438,830 | 7.81% | 2.15% |
| 1997 | 11,570,982 | 448,067 | 7.13% | 2.1% |
| 1998 | 12,058,173 | 457,406 | 4.21% | 2.08% |
| 1999 | 12,265,731 | 466,916 | 1.72% | 2.08% |
| 2000 | 12,462,336 | 476,643 | 1.6% | 2.08% |
| 2001 | 12,658,484 | 486,560 | 1.57% | 2.08% |
| 2002 | 12,855,241 | 496,551 | 1.55% | 2.05% |
| 2003 | 13,050,968 | 506,414 | 1.52% | 1.99% |
| 2004 | 13,244,731 | 513,923 | 1.48% | 1.48% |
| 2005 | 13,439,202 | 519,313 | 1.47% | 1.05% |
| 2006 | 13,639,028 | 524,997 | 1.49% | 1.09% |
| 2007 | 13,841,770 | 531,016 | 1.49% | 1.15% |
| 2008 | 14,053,479 | 537,245 | 1.53% | 1.17% |
| 2009 | 14,276,810 | 543,568 | 1.59% | 1.18% |
| 2010 | 14,500,726 | 549,923 | 1.57% | 1.17% |
| 2011 | 14,722,584 | 556,269 | 1.53% | 1.15% |
| 2012 | 14,945,085 | 562,633 | 1.51% | 1.14% |
| 2013 | 15,170,208 | 569,020 | 1.51% | 1.14% |
| 2014 | 15,396,772 | 575,373 | 1.49% | 1.12% |
| 2015 | 15,623,251 | 581,627 | 1.47% | 1.09% |
| 2016 | 15,852,803 | 587,757 | 1.47% | 1.05% |
| 2017 | 16,073,372 | 593,713 | 1.39% | 1.01% |
| 2018 | 16,274,522 | 599,513 | 1.25% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 16,481,304 | 605,768 | 1.27% | 1.04% |
| 2020 | 16,725,474 | 612,317 | 1.48% | 1.08% |
| 2021 | 16,974,305 | 617,896 | 1.49% | 0.91% |
| 2022 | 17,201,724 | 623,164 | 1.34% | 0.85% |
| 2023 | 17,423,880 | 628,886 | 1.29% | 0.92% |
| 2024 | 17,638,801 | 634,431 | 1.23% | 0.88% |
| 2025 | 17,847,976 | 639,852 | 1.19% | 0.85% |
| 2026 | 18,051,214 | 645,257 | 1.14% | 0.84% |
| 2027 | 18,250,137 | 650,564 | 1.1% | 0.82% |
| 2028 | 18,446,768 | 655,783 | 1.08% | 0.8% |
| 2029 | 18,639,395 | 660,793 | 1.04% | 0.76% |
| 2030 | 18,827,380 | 665,650 | 1.01% | 0.74% |
| 2031 | 19,012,049 | 670,421 | 0.98% | 0.72% |
| 2032 | 19,193,347 | 675,070 | 0.95% | 0.69% |
| 2033 | 19,371,575 | 679,573 | 0.93% | 0.67% |
| 2034 | 19,546,868 | 683,911 | 0.9% | 0.64% |
| 2035 | 19,720,135 | 688,189 | 0.89% | 0.63% |
| 2036 | 19,889,525 | 692,343 | 0.86% | 0.6% |
| 2037 | 20,055,496 | 696,213 | 0.83% | 0.56% |
| 2038 | 20,220,797 | 699,908 | 0.82% | 0.53% |
| 2039 | 20,382,857 | 703,569 | 0.8% | 0.52% |
| 2040 | 20,540,677 | 707,156 | 0.77% | 0.51% |
| 2041 | 20,695,378 | 710,619 | 0.75% | 0.49% |
| 2042 | 20,848,368 | 713,900 | 0.74% | 0.46% |
| 2043 | 20,998,535 | 716,999 | 0.72% | 0.43% |
| 2044 | 21,144,573 | 719,920 | 0.7% | 0.41% |
| 2045 | 21,286,229 | 722,759 | 0.67% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 21,424,338 | 725,322 | 0.65% | 0.35% |
| 2047 | 21,558,214 | 727,726 | 0.62% | 0.33% |
| 2048 | 21,687,184 | 730,038 | 0.6% | 0.32% |
| 2049 | 21,812,182 | 732,021 | 0.58% | 0.27% |
| 2050 | 21,931,449 | 733,898 | 0.55% | 0.26% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cambodia increased by 2,213,775 people (a 16.2% growth), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cambodia gained 2,200,585 (a 13.9% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 57,558 (a 9.79% growth).
Cambodia was ranked 67th most populous country in 2006 and is 73rd in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.7% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.
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 |
| Paramaribo | 224K |
| Nieuw Nickerie | 12.8K |
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Population differences between Cambodia and Suriname
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| Life expectancy | 71.1 years | 74 years |
| Average age | 29.6 years | 32.3 years |
| Median age | 27 years | 29.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49:51 | 50:50 |
| Fertility rate | 2.58 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman |
| Population density | 258.8 ppl/mi² | 10.2 ppl/mi² |
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