Urban population, male in Cambodia
Cambodia: Urban population, male was 10.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Cambodia, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 10.0% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Cambodia peaked at 10.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1980.
That places Cambodia 180th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, male in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.7% | — |
| 1985 | 6.7% | +42.6% |
| 1990 | 7.6% | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 8.5% | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.7% | 4.7% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 7.6% | 8.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 9.1% | 9.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 9.5% | 10.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 177 Micronesia, Federated States of 11.4% compare
- 178 Antigua and Barbuda 10.9% compare
- 179 Eswatini 10.7% compare
- 181 Samoa 9.8% compare
- 182 Ethiopia 9.6% compare
- 183 South Sudan 9.5% compare
More gender data for Cambodia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,268 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2002 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 171,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 179,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 172,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 180,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 173,679 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 181,908 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 175,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 184,046 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Cambodia?
- Urban population, male in Cambodia was 10.0% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1980.
- How does Cambodia rank for urban population, male?
- Cambodia ranks 180th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.