Cambodia Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Cambodia rural population for 2021 was 12,496,843, a 0.59% increase from 2020.
  • Cambodia rural population for 2020 was 12,423,573, a 0.6% increase from 2019.
  • Cambodia rural population for 2019 was 12,349,492, a 0.59% increase from 2018.
  • Cambodia rural population for 2018 was 12,277,255, a 0.69% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
India 909,384,771
Pakistan 144,765,164
Indonesia 116,919,988
Bangladesh 103,398,765
Nigeria 100,840,661
Egypt 62,430,223
Vietnam 60,379,495
Philippines 59,577,632
Kenya 37,902,724
Myanmar 36,879,663
Sudan 29,406,434
Sri Lanka 17,977,378
Uzbekistan 17,308,463
Ghana 13,794,798
Morocco 13,323,470
Ukraine 13,244,273
Cambodia 12,496,843
Cameroon 11,383,170
Angola 11,227,528
Zambia 10,672,830
Papua New Guinea 8,610,641
Lao PDR 4,682,315
Honduras 4,215,972
Kyrgyz Republic 4,206,064
Tunisia 3,692,618
Bolivia 3,566,464
Nicaragua 2,789,745
Mauritania 2,024,451
Republic of Congo 1,850,943
El Salvador 1,634,233
Lesotho 1,608,881
Moldova 1,490,716
Georgia 1,488,191
West Bank and Gaza 1,132,085
Mongolia 1,045,010
Timor-Leste 902,269
Eswatini 901,726
Solomon Islands 529,982
Bhutan 443,105
Djibouti 240,823
Vanuatu 237,230
Cabo Verde 193,416
Micronesia 87,034
Kiribati 56,273
Sao Tome and Principe 55,614
Cambodia Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 12,496,843 75.33 0.59%
2020 12,423,573 75.77 0.60%
2019 12,349,492 76.20 0.59%
2018 12,277,255 76.61 0.69%
2017 12,192,797 77.02 0.80%
2016 12,096,240 77.42 0.83%
2015 11,996,683 77.81 0.85%
2014 11,895,011 78.20 0.91%
2013 11,787,501 78.59 0.95%
2012 11,675,975 78.96 0.98%
2011 11,562,483 79.34 0.99%
2010 11,448,597 79.71 1.00%
2009 11,334,501 80.07 1.06%
2008 11,214,930 80.43 1.46%
2007 11,052,339 80.59 1.59%
2006 10,877,511 80.71 1.58%
2005 10,706,683 80.83 1.61%
2004 10,536,102 80.95 1.63%
2003 10,366,101 81.06 1.64%
2002 10,197,652 81.18 1.65%
2001 10,030,580 81.30 1.65%
2000 9,866,433 81.41 1.69%
1999 9,701,260 81.53 1.81%
1998 9,527,218 81.65 1.70%
1997 9,367,028 81.94 1.74%
1996 9,205,191 82.32 1.93%
1995 9,029,249 82.69 2.19%
1994 8,833,917 83.05 3.33%
1993 8,544,452 83.41 4.84%
1992 8,140,560 83.77 4.42%
1991 7,788,327 84.11 3.43%
1990 7,525,534 84.45 3.49%
1989 7,267,204 84.79 3.19%
1988 7,038,989 85.12 3.24%
1987 6,814,430 85.44 3.65%
1986 6,570,192 85.76 3.43%
1985 6,348,527 86.07 2.98%
1984 6,161,834 86.37 3.25%
1983 5,964,941 86.68 3.55%
1982 5,757,086 86.97 3.60%
1981 5,553,511 87.26 -0.57%
1980 5,585,386 90.10 -1.83%
1979 5,688,760 94.00 1.06%
1978 5,628,678 94.42 -1.73%
1977 5,726,952 94.81 -4.71%
1976 6,003,119 95.18 -6.82%
1975 6,426,713 95.52 27.03%
1974 4,904,717 70.95 -4.32%
1973 5,121,248 74.74 -3.24%
1972 5,290,020 78.18 -2.85%
1971 5,442,973 81.28 -3.51%
1970 5,637,174 84.03 -1.21%
1969 5,705,873 85.42 0.42%
1968 5,682,135 86.71 0.59%
1967 5,648,974 87.90 0.76%
1966 5,606,315 89.00 1.87%
1965 5,502,437 89.17 1.94%
1964 5,396,772 89.34 1.94%
1963 5,292,921 89.50 1.95%
1962 5,190,692 89.67 2.12%
1961 5,081,591 89.71 2.19%
1960 4,971,715 89.72 %