Cambodia — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Cambodia had an estimated population of 14,560,030 in 2005, with 28 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
For current figures: Cambodia today — population now 18,051,219, against 14,560,030 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 14,560,030 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 13,439,202 | 18,051,219 | +34% |
The two sources differ by 8% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phnum Pénh | Phnum Pénh | 1,573,544 | — |
| 2 | Preah Sihanouk | Krong Preah Sihanouk | 156,691 | — |
| 3 | Bat Dâmbâng | Bat Dâmbâng | 150,444 | — |
| 4 | Siem Reab | Siem Reab | 122,718 | — |
| 5 | Kâmpóng Chhnang | Kâmpóng Chhnang | 75,244 | 75,244 now |
| 6 | Prey Veaeng | Prey Veaeng | 66,542 | — |
| 7 | Kâmpóng Cham | Kâmpóng Cham | 61,750 | 61,750 now |
| 8 | Pousat | Pousat | 52,476 | — |
| 9 | Ta Khmau | Kândal | 52,066 | 52,066 now |
| 10 | Phumĭ Takaev | Takaev | 44,270 | — |
| 11 | Kâmpóng Spoeu | Kâmpóng Spoeu | 33,231 | — |
| 12 | Dong Tong | Kaôh Kông | 33,134 | — |
| 13 | Phumĭ Sâmraông | Otdar Mean Chey | 27,862 | — |
| 14 | Stueng Traeng | Stueng Traeng | 27,671 | — |
| 15 | Sâmraông | 25,262 | 18,694 now | |
| 16 | Tbeng Mean Chey | Preah Vihéar | 24,380 | 24,380 now |
| 17 | Svay Riěng | Svay Riěng | 23,956 | 23,956 now |
| 18 | Sisophon | Banteay Mean Chey | 23,218 | 23,218 now |
| 19 | Kâmpôt | Kâmpôt | 22,691 | 22,691 now |
| 20 | Dâmnak Chângʿaeur | 20,721 | — | |
| 21 | Krâchéh | Krâchéh | 19,975 | — |
| 22 | Kâmpóng Thum | Kâmpóng Thum | 19,951 | — |
| 23 | Lumphat | Rôtanak Kiri | 19,205 | 19,205 now |
| 24 | Krong Pailin | Krong Pailin | 17,850 | — |
| 25 | Krong Kaeb | Krong Kaeb | 11,658 | — |
| 26 | Sala Krau | 8,028 | — | |
| 27 | Senmonorom | Môndôl Kiri | 7,944 | — |
| 28 | Banlung | Rôtanak Kiri | 7,461 | 17,000 now |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kâmpóng Cham | 1,965,943 |
| 2 | Phnum Pénh | 1,573,550 |
| 3 | Kândal | 1,312,046 |
| 4 | Prey Veaeng | 1,129,727 |
| 5 | Takaev | 963,747 |
| 6 | Bat Dâmbâng | 863,814 |
| 7 | Siem Reab | 843,191 |
| 8 | Kâmpóng Spoeu | 777,582 |
| 9 | Banteay Mean Chey | 725,676 |
| 10 | Kâmpóng Thum | 696,758 |
| 11 | Kâmpôt | 645,638 |
| 12 | Svay Riěng | 604,766 |
| 13 | Kâmpóng Chhnang | 556,701 |
| 14 | Pousat | 495,776 |
| 15 | Krâchéh | 335,793 |
| 16 | Krong Preah Sihanouk | 243,967 |
| 17 | Kaôh Kông | 234,849 |
| 18 | Preah Vihéar | 153,124 |
| 19 | Rôtanak Kiri | 130,526 |
| 20 | Stueng Traeng | 111,987 |
| 21 | Otdar Mean Chey | 85,758 |
| 22 | Môndôl Kiri | 44,345 |
| 23 | Krong Kaeb | 35,997 |
| 24 | Krong Pailin | 28,769 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.