
Cambodia People
Cambodia People: A summary of information about Cambodia People, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Cambodia: People
Population
12,212,306 note: estimates for this country explicitly 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 and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2000 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 42% (male 2,610,009; female 2,505,932) 15-64 years: 55% (male 3,132,198; female 3,542,655) 65 years and over: 3% (male 173,179; female 248,333) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate
2.27% (2000 est.)
Birth rate
33.48 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate
10.79 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.88 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate
66.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 56.53 years male: 54.44 years female: 58.74 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate
4.82 children born/woman (2000 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: 35% male: 48% female: 22% (1990 est.)