Cambodia Population Pyramid 2042
Year
2042Cambodia in 2042
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Cambodia at 20,848,376 in 2042. Compared with 2032, when the projection stands at 19,193,350, that represents growth of 8.6% over ten years.
Half of the population would be younger than 31.1 years, with 24.1% children under 15 and 9.0% aged 65 or older. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 20,848,376 | 31.1 | |
| Laos | 9,305,406 | 31.4 | |
| Singapore | 6,185,384 | 47.1 | |
| Timor-Leste | 1,755,842 | 29.1 | |
| Brunei Darussalam | 509,545 | 40.5 |





