Rural population, per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Rural population, per capita was 0.5889 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Cambodia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.5889 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Cambodia peaked at 0.9532 units per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.5889 units per person, in 2025.
Cambodia ranks 47th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8982 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8973 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.8973 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8981 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.8971 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.8963 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.8957 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.8953 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8871 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.86 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.824 units per person | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 0.7744 units per person | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7064 units per person | -8.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6697 units per person | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8105 units per person | +21.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9532 units per person | +17.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9492 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9445 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.9418 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9077 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.8727 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8708 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8683 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8653 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8622 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8591 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.856 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8528 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8495 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8462 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8428 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8394 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8359 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8323 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8287 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.825 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8212 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8182 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8163 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8149 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8138 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8128 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.812 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8111 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8102 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8091 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8077 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.806 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8034 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.798 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7888 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7762 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7606 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7424 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7218 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6993 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6752 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6499 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6236 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6042 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6017 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5989 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5963 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5937 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5913 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.5889 units per person | -0.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.5889 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4913 units per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.5889 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3456 units per person, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8922 units per person | 0.86 units per person | 0.8982 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8481 units per person | 0.6697 units per person | 0.9532 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8603 units per person | 0.8462 units per person | 0.8727 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8275 units per person | 0.8149 units per person | 0.8428 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8084 units per person | 0.798 units per person | 0.8138 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7042 units per person | 0.6042 units per person | 0.7888 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5951 units per person | 0.5889 units per person | 0.6017 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More agriculture & rural data for Cambodia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1611 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 462.77 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.0% (2024)
- Rural population 58.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Cambodia?
- Rural population, per capita in Cambodia was 0.5889 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9532 units per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5889 units per person in 2025.
- How does Cambodia rank for rural population, per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 47th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.