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This article is about the demographic features of the population of Cambodia, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Between 1874 and 1921, the total population of Cambodia increased from about 946,000 to 2.4 million. By 1950 it had increased to between 3,710, 107 and 4,073,967, and in 1962 it had reached 5.7 million. From the 1960s until 1975, the population of Cambodia increased by about 2.2 % yearly, the lowest increase in Southeast Asia. By 1975 when the Khmer Rouge took power, it was estimated at 7.3 million. Of this total an estimated one to two million reportedly died between 1975 and 1978. In 1981, the PRK gave the official population figure as nearly 6.7 million, although approximately 6.3 million to 6.4 million is probably more accurate. The average annual rate of population growth from 1978 to 1985 was 2.3 % (see table 2, Appendix A). In 1959, Life expectancy at birth was 44.2 years for males and 43.3 years for females. By 1970, life expectancy had increased by about 2.5 years since 1945. The greater longevity for females apparently reflected improved health practices during maternity and childbirth.

In 1959, about 45 % of the population was under 15 years of age. By 1962, this had increased slightly to 46 %. In 1962, an estimated 52 % of the population was between 15 and 64 years of age, while 2 % were older than 65. The percentage of males and females in the three groups was almost the same.

[edit] CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

A Khmer woman

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

[edit] Population

14,244,293

Note: estimates for this country take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2009 est.)

[edit] Age structure

0-14 years: 33.2% (male 2,389,668/female 2,338,838)

15-64 years: 63.2% (male 4,372,480/female 4,627,895)

65 years and over: 3.6% (male 193,338/female 319,421) (2008 est.)

[edit] Median age

Total: 22.1 years

Male: 21.4 years

Female: 22.8 years (2009 est.)

[edit] Population growth rate

1.765% (2009 est.)

[edit] Birth rate

A wedding in Kep

25.73 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

[edit] Death rate

8.08 deaths/1,000 population (2009 est.)

[edit] Net migration rate

NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009)

[edit] Urbanization

Urban population: 22% of total population (2008)

Rate of urbanization: 4.6% rate of annual change (2005-10 est.)

[edit] Sex ratio

At birth: 1.04 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.6 male(s)/female

Total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

[edit] Infant mortality rate

Total: 54.79 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 61.84 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 47.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

[edit] Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 62.1 years

Male: 60.03 years

Female: 64.27 years (2009 est.)

[edit] Total fertility rate

3.04 children born/woman (2009 est.)

[edit] HIV/AIDS

Adult prevalence rate: 0.8% (2007 est.)

People living with HIV/AIDS: 75,000 (2007 est.)

Deaths: 6,900 (2007 est.)

[edit] Major infectious diseases

Degree of risk: very high

Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

Vectorborne diseases: dengue fever, malaria, and Japanese encephalitis

Note: at present, H5N1 avian influenza poses a minimal risk; during outbreaks among birds, rare cases could occur among US citizens who have close contact with infected birds or poultry (2009)

[edit] Nationality

Noun: Cambodian(s)

Adjective: Cambodian

[edit] Ethnic groups

Khmer 90%, Vietnamese 5%, Chinese 1%, other 4%.^[1]

Note: The population of Cambodia has been fairly homogeneous. In 1962 about 80% of the population was ethnic Khmer; the remaining 20% included Chinese, Vietnamese, Cham, Khmer Loeu, Europeans. By 1981, as a result of the Vietnamese repatriation in 1970 to 1971 and the deaths and emigration of large numbers of Cham and Chinese, ethnic Khmer accounted for about more than 82% of the population.