Cambodia vs Malaysia
Cambodia vs Malaysia: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 41.1% in Cambodia and 77.4% in Malaysia, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malaysia, by 36.3 percentage points, or 1.88 times that in Cambodia.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Malaysia has been higher since 1974, when it overtook Cambodia.
- In 2025, Cambodia ranked 177 and Malaysia ranked 74 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Cambodia at 43.8% and Malaysia at 91% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Cambodia | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41.1 | 77.4 |
| 2024 | 40.9 | 76.9 |
| 2023 | 40.6 | 76.4 |
| 2022 | 40.4 | 76 |
| 2021 | 40.1 | 75.5 |
| 2020 | 39.8 | 75.1 |
| 2019 | 39.6 | 74.8 |
| 2018 | 37.6 | 74.6 |
| 2017 | 35 | 74.2 |
| 2016 | 32.5 | 73.9 |
| 2015 | 30.1 | 73.4 |
| 2014 | 27.8 | 73 |
| 2013 | 25.8 | 72.5 |
| 2012 | 23.9 | 72 |
| 2011 | 22.4 | 71.4 |
| 2010 | 21.1 | 70.9 |
| 2009 | 20.2 | 70.3 |
| 2008 | 19.7 | 69.5 |
| 2007 | 19.4 | 68.8 |
| 2006 | 19.2 | 67.9 |
| 2005 | 19.1 | 67 |
| 2004 | 19 | 66.1 |
| 2003 | 18.9 | 65.1 |
| 2002 | 18.8 | 64.1 |
| 2001 | 18.7 | 63 |
| 2000 | 18.6 | 62 |
| 1999 | 18.5 | 60.9 |
| 1998 | 18.4 | 59.7 |
| 1997 | 18.2 | 58.5 |
| 1996 | 17.9 | 57.2 |
| 1995 | 17.5 | 55.9 |
| 1994 | 17.1 | 54.6 |
| 1993 | 16.8 | 53.2 |
| 1992 | 16.4 | 51.9 |
| 1991 | 16.1 | 50.5 |
| 1990 | 15.7 | 49 |
| 1989 | 15.4 | 47.4 |
| 1988 | 15.1 | 45.8 |
| 1987 | 14.7 | 44 |
| 1986 | 14.4 | 42.3 |
| 1985 | 14.1 | 40.6 |
| 1984 | 13.8 | 39 |
| 1983 | 13.5 | 37.5 |
| 1982 | 13.2 | 36.2 |
| 1981 | 12.9 | 35.1 |
| 1980 | 12.7 | 34.2 |
| 1979 | 9.2 | 33.6 |
| 1978 | 5.8 | 33 |
| 1977 | 5.6 | 32.4 |
| 1976 | 5.1 | 31.9 |
| 1975 | 4.7 | 31.4 |
| 1974 | 19 | 30.9 |
| 1973 | 33 | 30.5 |
| 1972 | 29.4 | 30.1 |
| 1971 | 22.6 | 29.8 |
| 1970 | 17.6 | 29.4 |
| 1969 | 14 | 29.1 |
| 1968 | 11.3 | 28.8 |
| 1967 | 10.5 | 28.5 |
| 1966 | 10.4 | 28.1 |
| 1965 | 10.4 | 27.8 |
| 1964 | 10.3 | 27.5 |
| 1963 | 10.2 | 27.2 |
| 1962 | 10.3 | 26.8 |
| 1961 | 10.3 | 26.5 |
| 1960 | 10.2 | 26.1 |
| 1959 | 10 | 25.7 |
| 1958 | 9.8 | 25.2 |
| 1957 | 9.6 | 24.7 |
| 1956 | 9.3 | 24.2 |
| 1955 | 9 | 23.7 |
| 1954 | 8.7 | 23.1 |
| 1953 | 8.5 | 22.5 |
| 1952 | 8.2 | 21.9 |
| 1951 | 8 | 21.3 |
| 1950 | 7.9 | 20.6 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Cambodia | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41.3 | 77.9 |
| 2027 | 41.5 | 78.4 |
| 2028 | 41.7 | 78.9 |
| 2029 | 41.9 | 79.4 |
| 2030 | 42.1 | 79.9 |
| 2031 | 42.3 | 80.4 |
| 2032 | 42.5 | 80.9 |
| 2033 | 42.6 | 81.4 |
| 2034 | 42.7 | 81.9 |
| 2035 | 42.9 | 82.4 |
| 2036 | 43 | 83 |
| 2037 | 43.1 | 83.5 |
| 2038 | 43.2 | 84 |
| 2039 | 43.3 | 84.6 |
| 2040 | 43.4 | 85.1 |
| 2041 | 43.5 | 85.7 |
| 2042 | 43.6 | 86.3 |
| 2043 | 43.6 | 86.8 |
| 2044 | 43.7 | 87.4 |
| 2045 | 43.7 | 88 |
| 2046 | 43.8 | 88.6 |
| 2047 | 43.8 | 89.2 |
| 2048 | 43.8 | 89.8 |
| 2049 | 43.8 | 90.4 |
| 2050 | 43.8 | 91 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cambodia vs Malaysia
Health
- Life expectancyCambodia: 70.7 years in 2023Malaysia: 76.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCambodia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Malaysia: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCambodia: 19.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malaysia: 6.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCambodia: 29.1% in 2022Malaysia: 93.9% in 2022
- DepressionCambodia: 3.1% in 2017Malaysia: 3.52% in 2017
- Suicide rateCambodia: 4.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Malaysia: 7.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCambodia: 17.4 million people in 2023Malaysia: 35.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthCambodia: 1.25% a year in 2023Malaysia: 1.24% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCambodia: 2.58 births per woman in 2023Malaysia: 1.55 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageCambodia: 25.8 years in 2023Malaysia: 30.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCambodia: 6% in 2023Malaysia: 7.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateCambodia: -1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Malaysia: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCambodia: 1.45% of GDP in 2025Malaysia: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCambodia: $716M in 2025Malaysia: $4.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personCambodia: $42 in 2025Malaysia: $138 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCambodia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Malaysia: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCambodia: 191,000 people in 2020Malaysia: 136,000 people in 2020
- National powerCambodia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Malaysia: 0.46% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCambodia: 2.02% of the labour force in 2020Malaysia: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCambodia: 56 million TIV in 2023Malaysia: 7 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsCambodia: 1 million TIV in 2000Malaysia: 20 million TIV in 2024