Cambodia
People
Cambodia is ethnically homogeneous, more than 90 percent Khmer; national minorities comprise about 3 percent of total population; Cham the most significant minority group, other scattered tribal minorities in upland and forested areas.
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1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2016 | |
Population, total (millions) | 8.97 | 12.15 | 14.31 | 16.01 |
Population growth (annual %) | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
Surface area (sq. km) (thousands) | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 |
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) | 50.8 | 68.8 | 81.1 | 90.7 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) | .. | 50.2 | 22.1 | .. |
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 54 | 58 | 67 | 69 |
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | 5.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) | 75 | 50 | 48 | 50 |
Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) | .. | 24 | 51 | 56 |
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) | .. | 32 | 71 | 89 |
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) | 116 | 107 | 44 | 29 |
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) | .. | 39.5 | 29 | 23.9 |
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) | 34 | 65 | 90 | 84 |
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) | .. | 51 | 85 | 92 |
School enrollment, primary (% gross) | 112.3 | 106.9 | 123.9 | 110.2 |
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) | 28 | 17 | 45 | .. |
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
Environment | ||||
Forest area (sq. km) (thousands) | 129.4 | 115.5 | 100.9 | 94.6 |
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) | .. | .. | .. | 20.6 |
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) | .. | .. | 1.8 | .. |
Urban population growth (annual %) | 5.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) | .. | 281 | 370 | 417 |
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.35 | 0.44 |
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) | .. | 33 | 144 | 271 |