Key demographics
- Population
- 17.6M
- Density
- 96.3/km²
- HDI
- 0.606 (Medium)
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 70.8 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.55
- Urban population (2025)
- 41.1%
- Literacy rate (2021)
- 71.9%
- Labor force (2025)
- 86.1%
- Gender wage gap (2023)
- 11.1%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 55.9%
- Profile
- Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 41.1%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 20.3 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 6.5 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 33.1%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.55
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 16.4 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 42.3%
- Tourism (2020)
- 1.3M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Khmer | ខ្មែរ |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Buddhism | 96.5% |
| Islam | 2.6% |
| Christianity | 0.3% |
| Other | 0.5% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Khmer | 95.4% |
| Cham | 2.4% |
| Chinese | 1.5% |
| Others | 0.8% |
- Demonym (male)
- Cambodian
- Demonym (female)
- Cambodian
- National anthem
- Nokor Reach
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 70.8 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 60.6 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 4.6% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 16.4/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 62/100
- Hospital beds (2018)
- 0.7/1000
- Physicians (2019)
- 0.21/1000
- Nurses (2019)
- 1.01/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $115
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 60.6%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2021)
- 71.9%
- Education spending (2023)
- 2.2% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 452
- Internet users (2024)
- 68.5%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 116.1/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 4.2/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 817/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 4.2
Geography and practical
- Area
- 181,035 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- South-Eastern Asia
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+07:00
- Calling codes
- +855
- Postal code
- #####
- TLD
- .kh
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Cambodia features three horizontal bands of blue, red and blue, with a white depiction of the temple complex, Angkor Wat centered in the red band.
- National anthem
- Nokor Reach