Area Database (v4.2.1)

Urbanization
% population in urban areas
Subnational regions
Cambodia
All years

% population in urban areas

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Cambodia (Asia/Pacific)  
Total 15.6 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.8 16.3 16.8 17.3 17.8 17.3 16.8 16.3 15.8 19.0 22.2 25.4 28.6 31.8 35.0 38.2 41.4
Banteay Mean Chey 17.0 17.1 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.5 19.4 21.3 23.2 25.1 27.0 25.7 24.3 23.0 21.6 23.7 25.9 28.0 30.2 32.3 34.4 36.6 38.7
Bat Dambang-Krong Pailin 20.3 20.2 20.2 20.1 20.0 20.0 19.9 19.8 19.8 19.4 19.0 18.6 18.2 17.8 17.0 16.2 15.5 14.7 16.2 17.7 19.2 20.7 22.2 23.7 25.2 26.7
Kampong Cham (incl Tboung Khmum) 2.63 2.59 2.56 2.53 2.50 2.47 2.43 2.40 2.37 3.14 3.91 4.67 5.44 6.21 6.54 6.87 7.20 7.53 8.11 8.68 9.26 9.83 10.4 11.0 11.6 12.1
Kampong Chhnang 14.9 14.1 13.2 12.4 11.5 10.7 9.82 8.97 8.12 8.07 8.02 7.96 7.91 7.86 8.01 8.15 8.30 8.44 10.6 12.7 14.9 17.0 19.2 21.3 23.5 25.6
Kampong Spueu 5.10 5.33 5.57 5.80 6.03 6.27 6.50 6.74 6.97 6.96 6.95 6.95 6.94 6.93 6.92 6.90 6.89 6.87 14.6 22.4 30.1 37.8 45.6 53.3 61.1 68.8
Kampong Thum 11.8 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.3 11.2 11.1 11.0 10.9 9.79 8.73 7.66 6.60 5.54 5.41 5.28 5.14 5.01 5.92 6.83 7.74 8.64 9.55 10.5 11.4 12.3
Kampot-Krong Kaeb-Krong Preah Sihanouk 31.1 30.9 30.7 30.5 30.4 30.2 30.0 29.8 29.6 26.3 23.0 19.7 16.4 13.1 13.9 14.6 15.4 16.1 17.6 19.0 20.4 21.9 23.3 24.7 26.2 27.6
Kandal 5.06 5.10 5.14 5.18 5.22 5.26 5.30 5.34 5.38 6.98 8.57 10.2 11.8 13.4 12.1 10.9 9.67 8.44 16.7 25.0 33.3 41.6 49.9 58.2 66.5 74.8
Kaoh Kong 16.6 18.0 19.4 20.8 22.2 23.6 25.0 26.4 27.8 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 29.9 31.4 32.9 34.3 35.5 36.7 38.0 39.2 40.4 41.6 42.8 44.0
Mondol Kiri-Rotanak Kiri 27.5 26.2 24.8 23.4 22.1 20.7 19.3 18.0 16.6 15.2 13.7 12.3 10.9 9.47 9.65 9.83 10.0 10.2 11.4 12.6 13.8 15.0 16.2 17.4 18.6 19.8
Phnom Penh 55.5 55.6 55.7 55.8 55.9 55.9 56.0 56.1 56.2 63.6 71.0 78.4 85.9 93.3 90.3 87.2 84.2 81.1 83.8 86.5 89.2 91.9 94.6 97.3 100 100.0
Pousat 15.0 15.1 15.1 15.2 15.2 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.4 13.4 11.3 9.28 7.24 5.20 4.97 4.73 4.50 4.26 5.95 7.63 9.32 11.0 12.7 14.4 16.1 17.7
Preah Vihear-Stueng Traeng-Kracheh 31.3 30.4 29.5 28.6 27.7 26.7 25.8 24.9 24.0 21.5 19.0 16.5 14.0 11.4 10.7 10.0 9.28 8.56 9.43 10.3 11.2 12.0 12.9 13.8 14.7 15.5
Prey Veaeng 5.38 5.47 5.55 5.63 5.71 5.79 5.88 5.96 6.04 5.48 4.92 4.36 3.80 3.24 3.16 3.08 3.00 2.92 3.48 4.03 4.59 5.14 5.70 6.25 6.81 7.37
Siem Reab-Otdar Mean Chey 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.5 17.5 17.4 17.4 17.3 17.3 17.1 16.9 16.7 16.5 16.3 15.5 14.6 13.8 13.0 16.4 19.8 23.2 26.7 30.1 33.5 36.9 40.3
Svay Rieng 4.60 4.49 4.37 4.25 4.13 4.01 3.90 3.78 3.66 3.48 3.30 3.12 2.94 2.76 2.91 3.06 3.20 3.35 6.84 10.3 13.8 17.3 20.8 24.3 27.8 31.3
Takaev 3.42 3.56 3.71 3.85 3.99 4.14 4.28 4.43 4.57 3.93 3.29 2.66 2.02 1.38 1.44 1.50 1.55 1.61 6.19 10.8 15.3 19.9 24.5 29.1 33.7 38.2
Lighter numbers are estimates