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Population in Cambodia
16 926 984
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As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Cambodia is 16 926 984 people, including children under the age of 6 - 1 688 467 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 2 001 616 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 2 027 006 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 7 282 835 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 3 690 083 people, and the centenarians in Cambodia over 80 years old - 236 978 people.
Population size in Cambodia by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 1 688 467 / 9.98% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 2 001 616 / 11.83% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 2 027 006 / 11.98% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 7 282 835 / 43.03% |
| Elderly over 60 | 3 690 083 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 236 978 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Cambodia
Total in Cambodia permanent residents 8 361 930 men (49.4%) and 8 565 054 women (50.6%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 539 124 / 6.5% | 431 300 / 5.2% | 48.9% |
| 5 – 9 | 539 124 / 6.5% | 423 005 / 5.1% | 48.7% |
| 10 - 14 | 481 065 / 5.8% | 381 534 / 4.6% | 48.7% |
| 15 - 19 | 406 417 / 4.9% | 331 769 / 4% | 49.2% |
| 20 - 24 | 481 065 / 5.8% | 398 123 / 4.8% | 50.2% |
| 25 - 29 | 713 303 / 8.6% | 597 184 / 7.2% | 50.1% |
| 30 - 34 | 696 715 / 8.4% | 597 184 / 7.2% | 50.6% |
| 35 - 39 | 638 655 / 7.7% | 580 596 / 7% | 52.3% |
| 40 - 44 | 588 890 / 7.1% | 547 419 / 6.6% | 52.7% |
| 45 - 49 | 539 124 / 6.5% | 505 948 / 6.1% | 53% |
| 50 - 54 | 613 772 / 7.4% | 613 772 / 7.4% | 54.8% |
| 55 - 59 | 646 949 / 7.8% | 705 009 / 8.5% | 56.7% |
| 60 - 64 | 539 124 / 6.5% | 630 361 / 7.6% | 58.5% |
| 65 - 69 | 373 240 / 4.5% | 497 653 / 6% | 61.6% |
| 70 - 74 | 157 590 / 1.9% | 265 415 / 3.2% | 67% |
| 75 - 79 | 199 061 / 2.4% | 414 711 / 5% | 71.2% |
| 80+ | 141 002 / 1.7% | 373 240 / 4.5% | 76.4% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Cambodia: have higher education 23.1% (3 910 133 people), incomplete higher education — 2.5% (423 175 people), secondary vocational — 36.1% (6 110 641 people), 11 classes — 16.1% (2 725 244 people), 9 classes — 9.1% (1 540 356 people), 5 classes — 7.8% (1 320 305 people), have no education — 0.8% (135 416 people), illiterate — 0.2% (33 854 people).
| Higher education | 3 910 133 / 23.1% |
| Incomplete higher | 423 175 / 2.5% |
| Secondary vocational | 6 110 641 / 36.1% |
| Elementary school | 2 725 244 / 16.1% |
| Middle school | 1 540 356 / 9.1% |
| High school | 1 320 305 / 7.8% |
| Without education | 135 416 / 0.8% |
| Illiterate | 33 854 / 0.2% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Cambodia
Total in Cambodia the number of officially employed population is 11 798 108 people (69.7%), pensioners 4 570 286 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 50 781 people (0.3%).
| Employed population | 11 798 108 / 69.7% |
| Unemployed | 50 781 / 0.3% |
| Pensioners | 4 570 286 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Cambodia have a disability 1 342 310 people, what constitutes 7.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 181 119 (1.07.%), disabled of the group II are 561 976 (3.32.%), disabled of the group III are 536 585 (3.17.%), disabled children 62 630 (0.37.%).
| Total disabled | 1 342 310 / 7.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 181 119 / 1.07% |
| Disabled of the group II | 561 976 / 3.32% |
| Disabled of the group III | 536 585 / 3.17% |
| Disabled children | 62 630 / 0.37% |