Urban population rose 3.18% to 4.18 mil in Cambodia in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Cambodia reached an all time high of 4.18 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.337 mil in 1975. When compared to Cambodia's main peers, urban population in China amounted to 883 mil, 2.73 mil in Laos, 36.5 mil in Thailand and 37.4 mil in Vietnam in 2021.
Cambodia has been ranked 105th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Cambodia | mil | 3.81 | 3.92 | 4.05 | 4.19 | 4.32 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 830 | 849 | 867 | 883 | 898 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 468 | 479 | 490 | 501 | 511 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 116 | 116 | 116 | 115 | 115 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | mil | 2.50 | 2.58 | 2.67 | 2.75 | 2.84 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | mil | 25.0 | 25.6 | 26.1 | 26.6 | 27.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | mil | 16.0 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 17.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 108 | 108 | 109 | 108 | 108 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | mil | 35.7 | 36.3 | 36.8 | 37.4 | 37.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 270 | 272 | 274 | 275 | 278 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | mil | 34.6 | 35.6 | 36.6 | 37.6 | 38.6 |
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