Cambodia Population Pyramid 1975
Year
1975Cambodia in 1975
As of 1975, Cambodia counted 6,581,371 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1965, the population was 6,072,290; it has grown by 8.4% since.
With a median age of 17.2 years, Cambodia had a youth dependency ratio of 86.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.1 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Cambodia had on average 2.58 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 70.7 years in 2023: 73.2 for women and 68.0 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
80,561 immigrants live in Cambodia, 0.5% of the population.
| Viet Nam | 41,357 |
| Thailand | 34,957 |
| China | 1,721 |
| France | 311 |
| Laos | 294 |
778,791 people born in Cambodia live in other countries.
| Thailand | 375,635 |
| United States of America | 171,380 |
| France | 57,402 |
| Australia | 43,862 |
| Republic of Korea | 33,452 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 6,581,371 | 17.2 | |
| Laos | 3,005,522 | 18.5 | |
| Singapore | 2,268,523 | 22.0 | |
| Malaysia | 11,471,914 | 18.6 | |
| Timor-Leste | 598,158 | 20.4 |





