Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 79.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cambodia, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 79.4% for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cambodia peaked at 79.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1977.
Cambodia ranks 144th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 33.2% | — |
| 1961 | 34.0% | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 34.8% | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 35.6% | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 36.4% | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 37.2% | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 37.9% | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 38.9% | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 39.4% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 40.2% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 38.6% | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 38.9% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 39.4% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 39.4% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 39.7% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | -97.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | -53.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -17.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | +26.6% |
| 1979 | 42.4% | +10043.2% |
| 1980 | 45.4% | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 46.2% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 47.5% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 48.3% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 49.4% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 50.4% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 51.5% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 52.9% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 53.7% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 54.5% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 55.2% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 55.4% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 55.7% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 56.0% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 56.3% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 56.9% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 57.4% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 58.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 58.8% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 60.0% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 61.4% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 62.9% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 64.5% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 65.9% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 68.1% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 69.3% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 70.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 71.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 72.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 74.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 75.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 76.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 76.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 77.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 78.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 78.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 79.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 79.4% | +0.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 79.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 79.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.0%, 96% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +10043.2% | 0.4% | 42.4% |
| 1975 | -97.8% | 39.7% | 0.9% |
| 1976 | -53.4% | 0.9% | 0.4% |
| 1978 | +26.6% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.8% | 33.2% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.0% | 0.3% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 45.4% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.0% | 55.2% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.3% | 61.4% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 73.1% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 76.4% | 79.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
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)
- Population 13,559 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,559 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.49 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cambodia?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cambodia was 79.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1977.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Cambodia ranks 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.