Cambodia: cities by population
Cambodia has a population of 18,051,219 (UN estimate, 2026), with Phnom Penh as its capital. The 50 largest of its 237 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+45%
since 2000 (12,462,336)
+21%
projected by 2050 (21,931,455)
100
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Cambodia
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | 1,573,544 |
| 2 | Takeo | Takeo | 843,931 |
| 3 | Siem Reap | Siem Reap | 139,458 |
| 4 | Battambang | Battambang | 119,251 |
| 5 | Paoy Paet | Banteay Meanchey | 98,934 |
| 6 | Kampong Chhnang | Kampong Chhnang | 75,244 |
| 7 | Sihanoukville | Preah Sihanouk | 73,036 |
| 8 | Preaek Prasab | Kratie | 64,466 |
| 9 | Kampong Cham | Kampong Cham | 61,750 |
| 10 | Anlong Veaeng | Ŏtâr Méanchey | 56,927 |
| 11 | Pursat | Pursat | 52,476 |
| 12 | Ta Khmau | Kandal | 52,066 |
| 13 | Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng | Takeo | 44,395 |
| 14 | Phumĭ Véal Srê | Takeo | 44,270 |
| 15 | Bavet | Svay Rieng | 43,783 |
| 16 | Kep | Kep | 35,990 |
| 17 | Kandoeng | Takeo | 33,827 |
| 18 | Kampong Speu | Kampong Speu Province | 33,231 |
| 19 | Koh Kong | Koh Kong | 33,134 |
| 20 | Prey Veng | Prey Veng | 33,079 |
| 21 | Suong | Tboung Khmum | 30,000 |
| 22 | Smach Mean Chey | Koh Kong | 29,329 |
| 23 | Phumĭ Véal Tônsay | Kampong Speu Province | 25,168 |
| 24 | Stung Treng | Stung Treng | 25,000 |
| 25 | Tbeng Meanchey | Preah Vihear | 24,380 |
| 26 | Svay Rieng | Svay Rieng | 23,956 |
| 27 | Sisophon | Banteay Meanchey | 23,218 |
| 28 | Dar | Tboung Khmum | 22,898 |
| 29 | Kampot | Kampot | 22,691 |
| 30 | Phumĭ Tnaôt | Kampong Thom | 21,727 |
| 31 | Kratié | Kratie | 19,975 |
| 32 | Kampong Thom | Kampong Thom | 19,951 |
| 33 | Lumphat | Ratanakiri | 19,205 |
| 34 | Samraong | Ŏtâr Méanchey | 18,694 |
| 35 | Pailin | Pailin | 17,850 |
| 36 | Mémót | Tboung Khmum | 17,061 |
| 37 | Banlung | Ratanakiri | 17,000 |
| 38 | Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl | Battambang | 16,479 |
| 39 | Snuol | Kratie | 16,473 |
| 40 | Yeang | Siem Reap | 16,177 |
| 41 | Phumĭ Âmpĭl Leu | Kampong Cham | 16,110 |
| 42 | Ângk Tasaôm | Takeo | 16,026 |
| 43 | Ou Bei Choan | Banteay Meanchey | 15,351 |
| 44 | Veal Sbov | Phnom Penh | 14,481 |
| 45 | Ou Char | Battambang | 14,182 |
| 46 | Boeng Kak Muoy | Phnom Penh | 13,861 |
| 47 | Phumĭ Ânhchaeum | Tboung Khmum | 13,832 |
Twenty years earlier: Cambodia in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 14,560,030.
Common questions
What is the population of Cambodia?
Cambodia has a population of 18,051,219, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 21,931,455 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Cambodia?
Phnom Penh.