Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Cambodia

Cambodia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population was 12,957 1000 No in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
12,957 1000 No
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
45th
of 226 countries
All-time high
13,460 1000 No
in 2037
All-time low
3,981 1000 No
in 1950
Years of data
101
1950–2050

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Cambodia, 1950–2050

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — rural population in Cambodia is 12,957 1000 No, measured in 2050.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population in Cambodia peaked at 13,460 1000 No in 2037 and was at its lowest, 3,981 1000 No, in 1950.

That places Cambodia 45th out of 226 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 101 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Cambodia, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Cambodia, 1950 to 2050.
Year 1000 No Change
1950 3,981 1000 No —
1951 4,074 1000 No +2.4%
1952 4,181 1000 No +2.6%
1953 4,294 1000 No +2.7%
1954 4,411 1000 No +2.7%
1955 4,529 1000 No +2.7%
1956 4,646 1000 No +2.6%
1957 4,764 1000 No +2.5%
1958 4,883 1000 No +2.5%
1959 5,005 1000 No +2.5%
1960 5,134 1000 No +2.6%
1961 5,268 1000 No +2.6%
1962 5,406 1000 No +2.6%
1963 5,535 1000 No +2.4%
1964 5,656 1000 No +2.2%
1965 5,767 1000 No +2.0%
1966 5,860 1000 No +1.6%
1967 5,877 1000 No +0.3%
1968 5,878 1000 No +0.0%
1969 5,876 1000 No -0.0%
1970 5,878 1000 No +0.0%
1971 5,802 1000 No -1.3%
1972 5,707 1000 No -1.6%
1973 5,566 1000 No -2.5%
1974 5,343 1000 No -4.0%
1975 7,186 1000 No +34.5%
1976 7,046 1000 No -1.9%
1977 6,821 1000 No -3.2%
1978 6,568 1000 No -3.7%
1979 6,363 1000 No -3.1%
1980 6,030 1000 No -5.2%
1981 5,888 1000 No -2.3%
1982 6,017 1000 No +2.2%
1983 6,213 1000 No +3.3%
1984 6,431 1000 No +3.5%
1985 6,638 1000 No +3.2%
1986 6,825 1000 No +2.8%
1987 7,003 1000 No +2.6%
1988 7,179 1000 No +2.5%
1989 7,367 1000 No +2.6%
1990 7,578 1000 No +2.9%
1991 7,812 1000 No +3.1%
1992 8,060 1000 No +3.2%
1993 8,315 1000 No +3.2%
1994 8,567 1000 No +3.0%
1995 8,809 1000 No +2.8%
1996 9,039 1000 No +2.6%
1997 9,256 1000 No +2.4%
1998 9,469 1000 No +2.3%
1999 9,689 1000 No +2.3%
2000 9,894 1000 No +2.1%
2001 10,083 1000 No +1.9%
2002 10,257 1000 No +1.7%
2003 10,419 1000 No +1.6%
2004 10,574 1000 No +1.5%
2005 10,726 1000 No +1.4%
2006 10,875 1000 No +1.4%
2007 11,022 1000 No +1.4%
2008 11,164 1000 No +1.3%
2009 11,282 1000 No +1.1%
2010 11,405 1000 No +1.1%
2011 11,534 1000 No +1.1%
2012 11,668 1000 No +1.2%
2013 11,806 1000 No +1.2%
2014 11,942 1000 No +1.2%
2015 12,075 1000 No +1.1%
2016 12,203 1000 No +1.1%
2017 12,327 1000 No +1.0%
2018 12,446 1000 No +1.0%
2019 12,559 1000 No +0.9%
2020 12,665 1000 No +0.8%
2021 12,764 1000 No +0.8%
2022 12,856 1000 No +0.7%
2023 12,940 1000 No +0.7%
2024 13,017 1000 No +0.6%
2025 13,088 1000 No +0.5%
2026 13,151 1000 No +0.5%
2027 13,208 1000 No +0.4%
2028 13,258 1000 No +0.4%
2029 13,302 1000 No +0.3%
2030 13,340 1000 No +0.3%
2031 13,373 1000 No +0.2%
2032 13,401 1000 No +0.2%
2033 13,423 1000 No +0.2%
2034 13,440 1000 No +0.1%
2035 13,452 1000 No +0.1%
2036 13,458 1000 No +0.0%
2037 13,460 1000 No +0.0%
2038 13,456 1000 No -0.0%
2039 13,446 1000 No -0.1%
2040 13,430 1000 No -0.1%
2041 13,409 1000 No -0.2%
2042 13,382 1000 No -0.2%
2043 13,350 1000 No -0.2%
2044 13,312 1000 No -0.3%
2045 13,268 1000 No -0.3%
2046 13,217 1000 No -0.4%
2047 13,161 1000 No -0.4%
2048 13,098 1000 No -0.5%
2049 13,031 1000 No -0.5%
2050 12,957 1000 No -0.6%

Cambodia compared with similar countries

  • Cambodia's 12,957 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8,269 1000 No, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Cambodia's 12,957 1000 No is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 306.04 1000 No, 42.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1975 +34.5% 5,343 1000 No 7,186 1000 No

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 4,477 1000 No 3,981 1000 No 5,005 1000 No 10
1960s 5,626 1000 No 5,134 1000 No 5,878 1000 No 10
1970s 6,228 1000 No 5,343 1000 No 7,186 1000 No 10
1980s 6,559 1000 No 5,888 1000 No 7,367 1000 No 10
1990s 8,659 1000 No 7,578 1000 No 9,689 1000 No 10
2000s 10,629 1000 No 9,894 1000 No 11,282 1000 No 10
2010s 11,996 1000 No 11,405 1000 No 12,559 1000 No 10
2020s 13,025 1000 No 12,665 1000 No 13,302 1000 No 10
2030s 13,425 1000 No 13,340 1000 No 13,460 1000 No 10
2040s 13,266 1000 No 13,031 1000 No 13,430 1000 No 10
2050s 12,957 1000 No 12,957 1000 No 12,957 1000 No 1

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 42 Ghana 13,752 1000 No compare
  2. 43 Cameroon 13,402 1000 No compare
  3. 44 Somalia 12,986 1000 No compare
  4. 46 Guinea 12,452 1000 No compare
  5. 47 Germany 12,413 1000 No compare
  6. 48 Senegal 12,088 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population in Cambodia?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population in Cambodia was 12,957 1000 No in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 13,460 1000 No in 2037.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,981 1000 No in 1950.
How does Cambodia rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population?
Cambodia ranks 45th out of 226 countries with data for 2050.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cambodia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 25,744 data points, 1950–2050
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The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.