Population density rose 1.76% to 84.2 km per capita in Cambodia in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Cambodia reached an all time high of 85.7 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 33.3 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Cambodia's main peers, population density in China amounted to 144 km per capita, 28.8 km per capita in Laos, 131 km per capita in Thailand and 286 km per capita in Vietnam in 2015.
Cambodia has been ranked 79th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Cambodia | km per capita | 80.1 | 81.4 | 82.7 | 84.2 | 85.7 | ||||||||||||||||
China | km per capita | 142 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | ||||||||||||||||
India | km per capita | 400 | 405 | 411 | 416 | 421 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | km per capita | 351 | 351 | 351 | 350 | 349 | ||||||||||||||||
Laos | km per capita | 27.2 | 27.7 | 28.3 | 28.8 | 29.3 | ||||||||||||||||
Malaysia | km per capita | 84.6 | 86.1 | 87.5 | 89.0 | 90.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Myanmar | km per capita | 78.9 | 79.5 | 80.1 | 80.8 | 81.5 | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | km per capita | 8.67 | 8.69 | 8.73 | 8.74 | 8.76 | ||||||||||||||||
Thailand | km per capita | 130 | 130 | 130 | 131 | 131 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | km per capita | 33.5 | 33.8 | 34.1 | 34.3 | 34.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | km per capita | 277 | 280 | 283 | 286 | 289 |