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Population in Cambodia compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cambodia was 17,638,801 in 2024 vs 340,110,988 people in the United States in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cambodia's population is 18,011,232 people compared to 343,323,530 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 19.1 times bigger than Cambodia's.
  • Cambodia is ranked the 73rd most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.37% of the world: 0.22% for Cambodia vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Cambodia has had an average growth rate of +1.38% per year vs +0.67% in the United States.
  • Since 2005, the population of Cambodia has increased from 13.4M people to 18M (34% growth), while the United States has grown from 296M to 343M (16.2% growth).
  • Cambodia is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 23.4M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Cambodia vs United States: live population counter

Cambodia United States
Current population
18011232
343323530
Population rank 73/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.22% 4.15%
One net population change
2.45 minutes
6.07 seconds
One birth every
1.45 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
4.72 minutes
10.2 seconds
One migration net change every
15.9 minutes
24.5 seconds
Annual migration change -32,960 +1,286,132
Daily growth/decline +589 +14,236
Annual growth/decline +214,921 +5,196,093
Annual growth/decline rate +1.23% +1.55%
Population growth rate rank 90/197 72/197

Cambodia and the United States: population history and growth rate by year chart

Cambodia
Population

Growth rate
United States
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Cambodia United States Cambodia United States
1900 - 76,094,000 - -
1901 - 77,584,000 - 1.96%
1902 - 79,163,000 - 2.04%
1903 - 80,632,000 - 1.86%
1904 - 82,166,000 - 1.9%
1905 - 83,822,000 - 2.02%
1906 - 85,450,000 - 1.94%
1907 - 87,008,000 - 1.82%
1908 - 88,710,000 - 1.96%
1909 - 90,490,000 - 2.01%
1910 - 92,407,000 - 2.12%
1911 - 93,863,000 - 1.58%
1912 - 95,335,000 - 1.57%
1913 - 97,225,000 - 1.98%
1914 - 99,111,000 - 1.94%
1915 - 100,546,000 - 1.45%
1916 - 101,961,000 - 1.41%
1917 - 103,268,000 - 1.28%
1918 - 103,208,000 - -0.06%
1919 - 104,514,000 - 1.27%
1920 - 106,461,000 - 1.86%
1921 - 108,538,000 - 1.95%
1922 - 110,049,000 - 1.39%
1923 - 111,947,000 - 1.72%
1924 - 114,109,000 - 1.93%
1925 - 115,829,000 - 1.51%
1926 - 117,397,000 - 1.35%
1927 - 119,035,000 - 1.4%
1928 - 120,509,000 - 1.24%
1929 - 121,767,000 - 1.04%
1930 - 123,076,741 - 1.08%
1931 - 124,039,648 - 0.78%
1932 - 124,840,471 - 0.65%
1933 - 125,578,763 - 0.59%
1934 - 126,373,773 - 0.63%
1935 - 127,250,232 - 0.69%
1936 - 128,053,180 - 0.63%
1937 - 128,824,829 - 0.6%
1938 - 129,824,939 - 0.78%
1939 - 130,879,718 - 0.81%
1940 - 132,122,446 - 0.95%
1941 - 133,402,471 - 0.97%
1942 - 134,859,553 - 1.09%
1943 - 136,739,353 - 1.39%
1944 - 138,397,345 - 1.21%
1945 - 139,928,165 - 1.11%
1946 - 141,388,566 - 1.04%
1947 - 144,126,071 - 1.94%
1948 - 146,631,302 - 1.74%
1949 - 149,188,130 - 1.74%
1950 - 152,271,417 - 2.07%
1951 - 154,877,889 - 1.71%
1952 - 157,552,740 - 1.73%
1953 - 160,184,192 - 1.67%
1954 - 163,025,854 - 1.77%
1955 - 165,931,202 - 1.78%
1956 - 168,903,031 - 1.79%
1957 - 171,984,130 - 1.82%
1958 - 174,881,904 - 1.68%
1959 - 177,829,628 - 1.69%
1960 5,449,966 180,671,158 - 1.6%
1961 5,571,168 183,691,481 2.22% 1.67%
1962 5,697,558 186,537,737 2.27% 1.55%
1963 5,823,010 189,241,798 2.2% 1.45%
1964 5,946,178 191,888,791 2.12% 1.4%
1965 6,072,289 194,302,963 2.12% 1.26%
1966 6,201,232 196,560,338 2.12% 1.16%
1967 6,332,944 198,712,056 2.12% 1.09%
1968 6,467,324 200,706,052 2.12% 1%
1969 6,604,725 202,676,946 2.12% 0.98%
1970 6,639,182 205,052,174 0.52% 1.17%
1971 6,620,880 207,660,677 -0.28% 1.27%
1972 6,673,886 209,896,021 0.8% 1.08%
1973 6,739,726 211,908,788 0.99% 0.96%
1974 6,783,240 213,853,928 0.65% 0.92%
1975 6,581,371 215,973,199 -2.98% 0.99%
1976 6,134,991 218,035,164 -6.78% 0.95%
1977 5,668,551 220,239,425 -7.6% 1.01%
1978 5,211,653 222,584,545 -8.06% 1.06%
1979 5,088,808 225,055,487 -2.36% 1.11%
1980 5,199,872 226,542,250 2.18% 0.66%
1981 5,284,495 229,465,744 1.63% 1.29%
1982 5,436,432 231,664,432 2.88% 0.96%
1983 5,636,203 233,792,014 3.67% 0.92%
1984 5,845,117 235,824,908 3.71% 0.87%
1985 6,043,783 237,923,734 3.4% 0.89%
1986 6,285,693 240,132,831 4% 0.93%
1987 6,557,970 242,288,936 4.33% 0.9%
1988 6,812,014 244,499,004 3.87% 0.91%
1989 7,073,473 246,819,222 3.84% 0.95%
1990 7,374,752 250,131,894 4.26% 1.34%
1991 7,686,850 253,492,503 4.23% 1.34%
1992 8,113,083 256,894,189 5.54% 1.34%
1993 8,616,381 260,255,352 6.2% 1.31%
1994 9,239,162 263,435,673 7.23% 1.22%
1995 10,018,497 266,557,091 8.44% 1.18%
1996 10,801,270 269,667,391 7.81% 1.17%
1997 11,570,982 272,911,760 7.13% 1.2%
1998 12,058,173 276,115,288 4.21% 1.17%
1999 12,265,731 279,294,713 1.72% 1.15%
2000 12,462,336 282,162,411 1.6% 1.03%
2001 12,658,484 284,968,955 1.57% 0.99%
2002 12,855,241 287,625,193 1.55% 0.93%
2003 13,050,968 290,107,933 1.52% 0.86%
2004 13,244,731 292,805,298 1.48% 0.93%
2005 13,439,202 295,516,599 1.47% 0.93%
2006 13,639,028 298,379,912 1.49% 0.97%
2007 13,841,770 301,231,207 1.49% 0.96%
2008 14,053,479 304,093,966 1.53% 0.95%
2009 14,276,810 306,771,529 1.59% 0.88%
2010 14,500,726 309,327,143 1.57% 0.83%
2011 14,722,584 311,583,481 1.53% 0.73%
2012 14,945,085 313,877,662 1.51% 0.74%
2013 15,170,208 316,059,947 1.51% 0.7%
2014 15,396,772 318,386,329 1.49% 0.74%
2015 15,623,251 320,738,994 1.47% 0.74%
2016 15,852,803 323,071,755 1.47% 0.73%
2017 16,073,372 325,122,128 1.39% 0.63%
2018 16,274,522 326,838,199 1.25% 0.53%
2019 16,481,304 328,329,953 1.27% 0.46%
2020 16,725,474 331,526,933 1.48% 0.97%
2021 16,974,305 331,893,745 1.49% 0.11%
2022 17,201,724 333,271,411 1.34% 0.42%
2023 17,423,880 334,914,895 1.29% 0.49%
2024 17,638,801 340,110,988 1.23% 1.55%
2025 17,847,976 341,931,772 1.19% 0.54%
2026 18,051,214 343,664,369 1.14% 0.51%
2027 18,250,137 345,331,185 1.1% 0.49%
2028 18,446,768 346,981,137 1.08% 0.48%
2029 18,639,395 348,601,982 1.04% 0.47%
2030 18,827,380 350,176,974 1.01% 0.45%
2031 19,012,049 351,725,612 0.98% 0.44%
2032 19,193,347 353,249,060 0.95% 0.43%
2033 19,371,575 354,749,644 0.93% 0.42%
2034 19,546,868 356,234,239 0.9% 0.42%
2035 19,720,135 357,694,316 0.89% 0.41%
2036 19,889,525 359,119,002 0.86% 0.4%
2037 20,055,496 360,517,853 0.83% 0.39%
2038 20,220,797 361,895,407 0.82% 0.38%
2039 20,382,857 363,229,908 0.8% 0.37%
2040 20,540,677 364,512,364 0.77% 0.35%
2041 20,695,378 365,753,139 0.75% 0.34%
2042 20,848,368 366,969,419 0.74% 0.33%
2043 20,998,535 368,146,925 0.72% 0.32%
2044 21,144,573 369,258,123 0.7% 0.3%
2045 21,286,229 370,318,770 0.67% 0.29%
2046 21,424,338 371,328,255 0.65% 0.27%
2047 21,558,214 372,299,116 0.62% 0.26%
2048 21,687,184 373,230,539 0.6% 0.25%
2049 21,812,182 374,119,803 0.58% 0.24%
2050 21,931,449 374,986,259 0.55% 0.23%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cambodia increased by 2,184,049 people (a 16.3% growth), while the United States gained 25,222,395 people (a 8.54% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cambodia gained 2,387,981 (a 15.3% growth), while the United States' population increased by 22,584,536 (a 7.04% growth).

Cambodia was ranked 67th most populous country in 2005 and is 73rd in 2025. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2005 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.22% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

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