I'm pretty certain that the population of Phnom Penh is closer to 4 million than the estimated 2 million.
https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/top ... -censuses/
Population
Cambodia’s total population was estimated by the United Nations Population Fund at 15.8 million in 2016,1 with annual population growth of 1.6 percent.
The last formal census was carried out in 2008. The next is scheduled for 2019.
Some key statistics:2
78 percent of the population live in rural areas
Two-thirds of the population are working age (15–64), around 29 percent younger than 15 and around 5 percent 65 and older
The average age at marriage is 23.7 years for women and 26.2 years for men; both are marrying later in life than in previous years.
Life expectancy at birth is 67 for men and 71 for women.
Censuses
There are three categories of census conducted by the National Institute of Statistics of the Ministry of Planning, in cooperation with relevant institutions:3
Population census, which covers the population of the whole country
Agricultural census, which covers agricultural statistics of the whole country
Economic census, which covers establishments of businesses and enterprises in the whole country
The Statistics Law of Cambodia governs everything to do with conducting censuses. Censuses must be conducted at least once every ten years, with inter-censal surveys to facilitate annual updates of census data. This provides accurate and reliable economic and social statistics for government policy makers and other users.
General Cambodia Population Census surveys were conducted in 19984 and in 20085 with financial and technical assistance from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). These censuses recorded:
total population
growth rates
population density
total fertility
infant and maternal mortality rates
literate population
age structure
mother tongue language
ethnic groups
religion
disability
other data.
Censuses are carried out through house-to-house visits over a ten-day period. Everyone staying in Cambodia at census time is counted, including foreigners, although foreign diplomatic corps and their families are excluded. Census results are produced in hard and copy, and also made available through the National Institute of Statistics’ website.
The next census would normally be due for 2018, but because there is a general election in 2018, the census has been moved to March 2019.6 The census budget will be $8 million, and 47,000 officials are expected to collect and compile data over a 13 days period.7 The government expects to find a population of about 16 million people.
Population trends
Like other fast developing countries, Cambodia’s growing population is adding more demand to aging and/or inadequate infrastructure, and also adding to the pressure around land issues. In addition, while the majority of the population still live in rural areas, there is an increasing trend towards urbanization, as the country changes from an agrarian-based to a service- and production-based economy.
Percentage of internal migrants by migration stream
Migration type8
Percentage of migrants
Rural to rural 58.4%
Rural to urban 24.5%
Urban to rural 5.1%
Urban to urban 12.0%
Urban-rural population 2008-2013
19989
2008 2013
Total 11,437,656 13,395,682 14,676,591
Urban 1,795,575 2,614,027 3,146,213
Rural 9,642,081 10,781,655 11,530,378
While Cambodia has had a notably young population since age statistics started to be recorded again in the 1990s following years of civil war, data show an upward trend in life expectancy, which should also continue to lift the median age of the population.
Census results
Census results 1998* 200810
2013
Life expectancy at birth 62.4 68.9
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births 60 33
Median age 16.8 21.0 24.5
* The 1998 census did not report on life expectancy, infant mortality or median age; however a median age calculation for 1998 was reported on page 36 of the 2008 full census report.
Related to population and census
ODC Census data dashboard
Last updated: 25 November 2017
References
• 1. United Nations Population Fund.
http://www.unfpa.org/world-population-dashboard Accessed 28 June 2017
• 2. Ministry of Planning. “National Strategic Development Plan 2014–2018.” Accessed 8 January 2015.
http://www.mop.gov.kh/LinkClick.aspx?fi ... 16&mid=705
• 3. National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning. “Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey 2013.” Accessed 8 January 2015.
http://www.nis.gov.kh/nis/CSES/Final Report CSES 2013.pdf.
• 4. National Institute of Statistics. “General Population Census of Cambodia 1998 Final Census Results (2nd Edition).” Accessed 8 January 2015.
http://www.nis.gov.kh/nis/uploadFile/pd ... sult98.pdf.
• 5. National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning (2006). “2008 General Population Census Plan of Cambodia.” Accessed 8 January 2015.
http://www.stat.go.jp/info/meetings/cam ... rkplan.pdf.
• 6. Sen David 2017. “Election delays 2018 census”. Khmer Times 8 November 2017.
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5089529/ele ... 18-census/ Accessed 25 November 2017
• 7. Ibid
• 8. National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning. “Cambodia Inter-Censal Survey 2013, Final Report.” Accessed 8 January 2015.
• 9. National Institute of Statistics. “General Population Census of Cambodia 1998 Final Census Results (2nd Edition).” Accessed 8 January 2015.
http://www.nis.gov.kh/nis/uploadFile/pd ... sult98.pdf. National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning. “Cambodia Inter-Censal Survey 2013, Final Report.” Accessed 8 January 2015.
• 10. National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning. “General Population Census of Cambodia 2008: Final Census Results, Figures at a Glance.” Accessed 22 September 2015.
http://www.nis.gov.kh/nis/census2008/Census.pdf. National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning. “General Population Census of Cambodia 2008: National Report on Final Census Results.” Accessed 22 September 2015.
http://camnut.weebly.com/uploads/2/0/3/ ... s_2008.pdf
I'm pretty certain that the population of Phnom Penh is closer to 4 million than the estimated 2 million.
https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/population-and-censuses/
Population
Cambodia’s total population was estimated by the United Nations Population Fund at 15.8 million in 2016,1 with annual population growth of 1.6 percent. [b]The last formal census was carried out in 2008. The next is scheduled for 2019.[/b]
Some key statistics:2
78 percent of the population live in rural areas
Two-thirds of the population are working age (15–64), around 29 percent younger than 15 and around 5 percent 65 and older
The average age at marriage is 23.7 years for women and 26.2 years for men; both are marrying later in life than in previous years.
Life expectancy at birth is 67 for men and 71 for women.
Censuses
There are three categories of census conducted by the National Institute of Statistics of the Ministry of Planning, in cooperation with relevant institutions:3
Population census, which covers the population of the whole country
Agricultural census, which covers agricultural statistics of the whole country
Economic census, which covers establishments of businesses and enterprises in the whole country
The Statistics Law of Cambodia governs everything to do with conducting censuses. Censuses must be conducted at least once every ten years, with inter-censal surveys to facilitate annual updates of census data. This provides accurate and reliable economic and social statistics for government policy makers and other users.
General Cambodia Population Census surveys were conducted in 19984 and in 20085 with financial and technical assistance from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). These censuses recorded:
total population
growth rates
population density
total fertility
infant and maternal mortality rates
literate population
age structure
mother tongue language
ethnic groups
religion
disability
other data.
Censuses are carried out through house-to-house visits over a ten-day period. Everyone staying in Cambodia at census time is counted, including foreigners, although foreign diplomatic corps and their families are excluded. Census results are produced in hard and copy, and also made available through the National Institute of Statistics’ website.
The next census would normally be due for 2018, but because there is a general election in 2018, the census has been moved to March 2019.6 The census budget will be $8 million, and 47,000 officials are expected to collect and compile data over a 13 days period.7 The government expects to find a population of about 16 million people.
Population trends
Like other fast developing countries, Cambodia’s growing population is adding more demand to aging and/or inadequate infrastructure, and also adding to the pressure around land issues. In addition, while the majority of the population still live in rural areas, there is an increasing trend towards urbanization, as the country changes from an agrarian-based to a service- and production-based economy.
Percentage of internal migrants by migration stream
Migration type8
Percentage of migrants
Rural to rural 58.4%
Rural to urban 24.5%
Urban to rural 5.1%
Urban to urban 12.0%
Urban-rural population 2008-2013
19989
2008 2013
Total 11,437,656 13,395,682 14,676,591
Urban 1,795,575 2,614,027 3,146,213
Rural 9,642,081 10,781,655 11,530,378
While Cambodia has had a notably young population since age statistics started to be recorded again in the 1990s following years of civil war, data show an upward trend in life expectancy, which should also continue to lift the median age of the population.
Census results
Census results 1998* 200810
2013
Life expectancy at birth 62.4 68.9
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births 60 33
Median age 16.8 21.0 24.5
* The 1998 census did not report on life expectancy, infant mortality or median age; however a median age calculation for 1998 was reported on page 36 of the 2008 full census report.
Related to population and census
ODC Census data dashboard
Last updated: 25 November 2017
References
• 1. United Nations Population Fund. http://www.unfpa.org/world-population-dashboard Accessed 28 June 2017
• 2. Ministry of Planning. “National Strategic Development Plan 2014–2018.” Accessed 8 January 2015. http://www.mop.gov.kh/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=XOvSGmpI4tE%3d&tabid=216&mid=705
• 3. National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning. “Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey 2013.” Accessed 8 January 2015. http://www.nis.gov.kh/nis/CSES/Final Report CSES 2013.pdf.
• 4. National Institute of Statistics. “General Population Census of Cambodia 1998 Final Census Results (2nd Edition).” Accessed 8 January 2015.http://www.nis.gov.kh/nis/uploadFile/pdf/CensusResult98.pdf.
• 5. National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning (2006). “2008 General Population Census Plan of Cambodia.” Accessed 8 January 2015.http://www.stat.go.jp/info/meetings/cambodia/pdf/workplan.pdf.
• 6. Sen David 2017. “Election delays 2018 census”. Khmer Times 8 November 2017. http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5089529/election-delays-2018-census/ Accessed 25 November 2017
• 7. Ibid
• 8. National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning. “Cambodia Inter-Censal Survey 2013, Final Report.” Accessed 8 January 2015.
• 9. National Institute of Statistics. “General Population Census of Cambodia 1998 Final Census Results (2nd Edition).” Accessed 8 January 2015. http://www.nis.gov.kh/nis/uploadFile/pdf/CensusResult98.pdf. National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning. “Cambodia Inter-Censal Survey 2013, Final Report.” Accessed 8 January 2015.
• 10. National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning. “General Population Census of Cambodia 2008: Final Census Results, Figures at a Glance.” Accessed 22 September 2015.http://www.nis.gov.kh/nis/census2008/Census.pdf. National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning. “General Population Census of Cambodia 2008: National Report on Final Census Results.” Accessed 22 September 2015. http://camnut.weebly.com/uploads/2/0/3/8/20389289/2009_census_2008.pdf