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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cambodia was 17,638,801 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cambodia's population is 18,113,986 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 4.04 times bigger than Cambodia's.
  • Cambodia is ranked the 73rd most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 1.1% of the world: 0.22% for Cambodia vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Cambodia has had an average growth rate of +1.38% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cambodia has increased from 13.6M people to 18.1M (32.8% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Cambodia vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Cambodia
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cambodia Tanzania
2100 22,906,442 265,496,854
2099 22,962,923 263,162,785
2098 23,019,882 260,809,535
2097 23,073,551 258,412,520
2096 23,123,425 255,996,677
2095 23,167,283 253,567,416
2094 23,212,055 251,119,386
2093 23,252,118 248,628,881
2092 23,290,144 246,107,108
2091 23,322,120 243,557,182
2090 23,354,198 241,002,065
2089 23,385,733 238,416,591
2088 23,409,247 235,797,530
2087 23,433,812 233,167,455
2086 23,455,606 230,496,041
2085 23,473,699 227,800,292
2084 23,490,880 225,111,530
2083 23,503,304 222,421,279
2082 23,511,399 219,718,263
2081 23,517,527 216,995,478
2080 23,523,490 214,255,926
2079 23,527,816 211,486,253
2078 23,528,640 208,708,063
2077 23,524,419 205,918,120
2076 23,517,089 203,106,125
2075 23,511,041 200,297,474
2074 23,498,649 197,468,017
2073 23,486,231 194,642,633
2072 23,468,351 191,824,103
2071 23,447,776 188,992,017
2070 23,425,399 186,152,377
2069 23,398,087 183,311,218
2068 23,367,005 180,475,586
2067 23,328,780 177,639,469
2066 23,288,003 174,803,090
2065 23,246,605 171,913,445
2064 23,196,515 169,064,549
2063 23,143,893 166,217,933
2062 23,088,053 163,370,044
2061 23,025,211 160,537,159
2060 22,956,351 157,722,273
2059 22,882,368 154,920,005
2058 22,803,687 152,120,539
2057 22,719,975 149,325,489
2056 22,633,081 146,519,472
2055 22,541,997 143,736,540
2054 22,444,525 140,983,905
2053 22,342,736 138,262,668
2052 22,235,734 135,553,723
2051 22,121,782 132,851,383
2050 22,005,604 130,157,751
2049 21,881,810 127,495,278
2048 21,754,090 124,821,109
2047 21,622,327 122,158,290
2046 21,484,727 119,522,516
2045 21,344,443 116,914,785
2044 21,199,702 114,329,740
2043 21,050,598 111,776,234
2042 20,897,569 109,241,835
2041 20,742,759 106,748,632
2040 20,586,310 104,272,418
2039 20,425,222 101,814,304
2038 20,260,230 99,380,232
2037 20,092,632 96,983,729
2036 19,926,280 94,601,865
2035 19,751,811 92,257,269
2034 19,577,662 89,929,444
2033 19,399,100 87,654,982
2032 19,219,058 85,409,993
2031 19,034,316 83,180,507
2030 18,847,504 80,997,163
2029 18,656,059 78,838,461
2028 18,459,936 76,730,649
2027 18,260,437 74,647,063
2026 18,059,685 72,589,279
2025 17,851,510 70,552,589
2024 17,638,801 68,560,157
2023 17,423,880 66,617,606
2022 17,201,724 64,711,821
2021 16,974,305 62,830,412
2020 16,725,474 60,972,798
2019 16,481,304 59,174,891
2018 16,274,522 57,437,145
2017 16,073,372 55,652,890
2016 15,852,803 53,824,013
2015 15,623,251 52,020,962
2014 15,396,772 50,351,512
2013 15,170,208 48,824,128
2012 14,945,085 47,374,260
2011 14,722,584 46,029,367
2010 14,500,726 44,758,488
2009 14,276,810 43,633,982
2008 14,053,479 42,570,728
2007 13,841,770 41,435,512
2006 13,639,028 40,294,902
2005 13,439,202 39,182,076
2004 13,244,731 38,109,668
2003 13,050,968 37,089,555
2002 12,855,241 36,121,304
2001 12,658,484 35,198,299
2000 12,462,336 34,260,139
1999 12,265,731 33,300,330
1998 12,058,173 32,420,458
1997 11,570,982 31,578,089
1996 10,801,270 30,945,762
1995 10,018,497 30,383,497
1994 9,239,162 29,442,356
1993 8,616,381 28,332,692
1992 8,113,083 27,457,588
1991 7,686,850 26,780,436
1990 7,374,752 26,110,207
1989 7,073,473 25,438,759
1988 6,812,014 24,769,686
1987 6,557,970 24,030,378
1986 6,285,693 23,258,959
1985 6,043,783 22,501,693
1984 5,845,117 21,779,066
1983 5,636,203 21,079,874
1982 5,436,432 20,398,571
1981 5,284,495 19,784,703
1980 5,199,872 19,189,769
1979 5,088,808 18,592,038
1978 5,211,653 17,976,566
1977 5,668,551 17,352,929
1976 6,134,991 16,736,211
1975 6,581,371 16,138,361
1974 6,783,240 15,561,630
1973 6,739,726 15,010,101
1972 6,673,886 14,479,308
1971 6,620,880 13,971,451
1970 6,639,182 13,492,677
1969 6,604,725 13,036,700
1968 6,467,324 12,602,076
1967 6,332,944 12,200,109
1966 6,201,232 11,827,459
1965 6,072,289 11,470,728
1964 5,946,178 11,127,826
1963 5,823,010 10,799,528
1962 5,697,558 10,487,756
1961 5,571,168 10,187,886
1960 5,449,966 9,901,419

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/tanzania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cambodia increased by 2,213,775 people (a 16.2% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cambodia gained 2,261,183 people (a 14.3% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Cambodia was ranked 67th most populous country in 2006 and is 73rd in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Cambodia is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 23.5M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Cambodia
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cambodia Tanzania
2100 -0.25% 0.89%
2099 -0.25% 0.9%
2098 -0.23% 0.93%
2097 -0.22% 0.94%
2096 -0.19% 0.96%
2095 -0.19% 0.97%
2094 -0.17% 1%
2093 -0.16% 1.02%
2092 -0.14% 1.05%
2091 -0.14% 1.06%
2090 -0.13% 1.08%
2089 -0.1% 1.11%
2088 -0.1% 1.13%
2087 -0.09% 1.16%
2086 -0.08% 1.18%
2085 -0.07% 1.19%
2084 -0.05% 1.21%
2083 -0.03% 1.23%
2082 -0.03% 1.25%
2081 -0.03% 1.28%
2080 -0.02% 1.31%
2079 -0.004% 1.33%
2078 0.02% 1.35%
2077 0.03% 1.38%
2076 0.03% 1.4%
2075 0.05% 1.43%
2074 0.05% 1.45%
2073 0.08% 1.47%
2072 0.09% 1.5%
2071 0.1% 1.53%
2070 0.12% 1.55%
2069 0.13% 1.57%
2068 0.16% 1.6%
2067 0.18% 1.62%
2066 0.18% 1.68%
2065 0.22% 1.69%
2064 0.23% 1.71%
2063 0.24% 1.74%
2062 0.27% 1.76%
2061 0.3% 1.78%
2060 0.32% 1.81%
2059 0.35% 1.84%
2058 0.37% 1.87%
2057 0.38% 1.92%
2056 0.4% 1.94%
2055 0.43% 1.95%
2054 0.46% 1.97%
2053 0.48% 2%
2052 0.52% 2.03%
2051 0.53% 2.07%
2050 0.57% 2.09%
2049 0.59% 2.14%
2048 0.61% 2.18%
2047 0.64% 2.21%
2046 0.66% 2.23%
2045 0.68% 2.26%
2044 0.71% 2.28%
2043 0.73% 2.32%
2042 0.75% 2.34%
2041 0.76% 2.37%
2040 0.79% 2.41%
2039 0.81% 2.45%
2038 0.83% 2.47%
2037 0.83% 2.52%
2036 0.88% 2.54%
2035 0.89% 2.59%
2034 0.92% 2.59%
2033 0.94% 2.63%
2032 0.97% 2.68%
2031 0.99% 2.7%
2030 1.03% 2.74%
2029 1.06% 2.75%
2028 1.09% 2.79%
2027 1.11% 2.83%
2026 1.17% 2.89%
2025 1.21% 2.91%
2024 1.23% 2.92%
2023 1.29% 2.95%
2022 1.34% 2.99%
2021 1.49% 3.05%
2020 1.48% 3.04%
2019 1.27% 3.03%
2018 1.25% 3.21%
2017 1.39% 3.4%
2016 1.47% 3.47%
2015 1.47% 3.32%
2014 1.49% 3.13%
2013 1.51% 3.06%
2012 1.51% 2.92%
2011 1.53% 2.84%
2010 1.57% 2.58%
2009 1.59% 2.5%
2008 1.53% 2.74%
2007 1.49% 2.83%
2006 1.49% 2.84%
2005 1.47% 2.81%
2004 1.48% 2.75%
2003 1.52% 2.68%
2002 1.55% 2.62%
2001 1.57% 2.74%
2000 1.6% 2.88%
1999 1.72% 2.71%
1998 4.21% 2.67%
1997 7.13% 2.04%
1996 7.81% 1.85%
1995 8.44% 3.2%
1994 7.23% 3.92%
1993 6.2% 3.19%
1992 5.54% 2.53%
1991 4.23% 2.57%
1990 4.26% 2.64%
1989 3.84% 2.7%
1988 3.87% 3.08%
1987 4.33% 3.32%
1986 4% 3.37%
1985 3.4% 3.32%
1984 3.71% 3.32%
1983 3.67% 3.34%
1982 2.88% 3.1%
1981 1.63% 3.1%
1980 2.18% 3.21%
1979 -2.36% 3.42%
1978 -8.06% 3.59%
1977 -7.6% 3.68%
1976 -6.78% 3.7%
1975 -2.98% 3.71%
1974 0.65% 3.67%
1973 0.99% 3.67%
1972 0.8% 3.63%
1971 -0.28% 3.55%
1970 0.52% 3.5%
1969 2.12% 3.45%
1968 2.12% 3.29%
1967 2.12% 3.15%
1966 2.12% 3.11%
1965 2.12% 3.08%
1964 2.12% 3.04%
1963 2.2% 2.97%
1962 2.27% 2.94%
1961 2.22% 2.89%

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

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In 2024, the population of Cambodia grew by 1.23%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Cambodia Tanzania
Current population
18113986
73145892
Population rank 73/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 0.88%
One net population change
2.45 minutes
16.2 seconds
One birth every
1.45 minutes
13.4 seconds
One death every
4.72 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +589 +5,322
Annual growth/decline +214,921 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate +1.23% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 88/197 18/197
One migration net change every
16.7 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -31,469 -12,730
Net migration rank 167/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 83,925 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 136/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.5% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 175/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cambodia
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cambodia Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -31,469 - -12,730
2024 - -32,960 - -29,865
2023 250,242 -31,837 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 257,269 -31,350 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 255,939 -27,025 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 268,745 0 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 276,870 -57,268 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 280,671 -86,702 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 282,698 -74,362 1,726,909 119,142
2016 284,130 -51,324 1,659,502 152,194
2015 284,390 -58,101 1,592,882 201,495
2014 283,193 -56,536 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 281,013 -54,554 1,509,008 1,241
2012 276,649 -52,874 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 272,161 -50,941 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 272,266 -49,781 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 274,700 -49,354 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 272,132 -50,809 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 270,745 -68,653 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 263,697 -60,315 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 256,756 -60,473 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 251,650 -58,972 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 251,884 -57,026 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 251,860 -55,245 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 250,726 -53,815 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 246,330 -50,957 985,185 -9,701
1999 245,425 -47,608 948,659 -4,489
1998 251,076 -33,781 920,806 -105,184
1997 252,351 504,742 882,544 -13,400
1996 274,147 508,187 868,524 -473,007
1995 280,168 503,042 838,980 -109,971
1994 286,728 488,732 803,953 349,348
1993 282,221 187,883 778,044 288,004
1992 260,673 275,823 767,961 -83,825
1991 257,709 58,264 762,011 -91,851
1990 249,776 58,455 750,825 -80,529
1989 239,211 55,125 743,854 -71,268
1988 243,203 -14,627 736,551 -71,012
1987 235,064 44,442 718,580 94,498
1986 221,684 43,356 705,677 24,101
1985 214,101 4,677 697,867 86,864
1984 207,700 -29,141 687,435 -26,938
1983 192,849 46,428 679,720 58,161
1982 180,300 -20,026 662,627 -37,883
1981 166,578 -22,982 645,496 -42,485
1980 159,157 -133,508 629,444 -42,588
1979 78,143 118,334 613,388 -4,792
1978 -357,478 -84,695 595,024 27,307
1977 -416,117 -55,504 574,938 49,997
1976 -408,505 -52,741 553,617 54,875
1975 -383,806 -47,717 533,906 53,290
1974 73,001 -45,225 515,152 51,127
1973 101,304 -42,053 488,429 48,363
1972 113,190 -40,764 467,305 57,489
1971 113,813 -80,232 449,014 41,900
1970 122,832 -193,008 427,988 38,635
1969 156,777 -17,676 408,322 37,006
1968 153,444 -17,745 389,467 34,455
1967 150,046 -16,983 374,763 5,265
1966 147,583 -17,216 360,229 5,049
1965 144,460 -16,930 343,456 4,742
1964 141,216 -16,516 328,527 9,090
1963 137,562 -15,929 314,644 4,333
1962 132,861 -3,578 300,663 3,916
1961 128,259 -4,764 286,839 8,338
1960 124,237 -5,339 275,814 1,946

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

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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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 83,925 residents or 0.5% of the population were not native-born in Cambodia, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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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