Cambodia People
Population13,363,421
note: estimates for this country take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2004 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 38.3% (male 2,583,606; female 2,534,460)
15-64 years: 58.6% (male 3,742,178; female 4,095,303)
65 years and over: 3.1% (male 149,466; female 258,408) (2004 est.)
Median age
total: 19.5 years
male: 18.8 years
female: 20.4 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate
1.8% (2004 est.)
Birth rate
27.13 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate
9.1 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.58 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 73.67 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 82.51 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 64.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 58.41 years
male: 55.71 years
female: 61.23 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate
3.51 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
2.6% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
170,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths
15,000 (2003 est.)
Nationality
noun: Cambodian(s)
adjective: Cambodian
Ethnic groups
Khmer 90%, Vietnamese 5%, Chinese 1%, other 4%
Religions
Theravada Buddhist 95%, other 5%
Languages
Khmer (official) 95%, French, English
Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 69.4%
male: 80.8%
female: 59.3% (2002)
