Population, male in Cambodia

Cambodia: Population, male was 8.75 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
8.75 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
72nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
8.75 million
in 2025
All-time low
2.35 million
in 1979
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, male in Cambodia, 1960–2025

2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196019922025

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

Cambodia recorded 8.75 million for population, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, male in Cambodia peaked at 8.75 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.35 million, in 1979.

That places Cambodia 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.02 million 2.74 million 3.31 million 10
1970s 3.02 million 2.35 million 3.33 million 10
1980s 2.82 million 2.40 million 3.36 million 10
1990s 4.70 million 3.52 million 5.89 million 10
2000s 6.46 million 5.99 million 6.95 million 10
2010s 7.57 million 7.07 million 8.06 million 10
2020s 8.47 million 8.18 million 8.75 million 6

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 69 Romania 9.21 million compare
  2. 70 Ecuador 9.12 million compare
  3. 71 Netherlands 8.99 million compare
  4. 73 Zimbabwe 8.09 million compare
  5. 74 Guinea 7.48 million compare
  6. 75 Benin 7.43 million compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

More health data for Cambodia

All data for Cambodia →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, male in Cambodia?
Population, male in Cambodia was 8.75 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, male recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 8.75 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population, male recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.35 million in 1979.
How does Cambodia rank for population, male?
Cambodia ranks 72nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, male rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cambodia data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator
Population, male
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.