Benin vs Cambodia
Cambodia has 1.2× the population of Benin: 17,847,982 vs 14,814,460, a gap of 3.0 million. Benin is growing faster (+2.40% vs +1.18% a year), adding about 355,979 people a year against +210,416. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, Benin would overtake Cambodia in about 15 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2040) — a projection, not a forecast. Cambodia is the older society: 6.4% aged 65+ against 3.2% in Benin, while Benin has more children (41.3% under 15 vs 29.5%). People in Cambodia live 9.9 years longer on average (70.8 vs 61.0). GDP per capita is 1.7× higher in Cambodia ($2,872 vs $1,658).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Benin) and 2025 (Cambodia); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Benin vs Cambodia — side by side
 Benin |  Cambodia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 14,814,4602025 | 17,847,9822025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +2.40%2025 | +1.18%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 33.42024 | 20.32024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 8.72024 | 6.52024 |
| Children per woman | 4.482024 | 2.552024 |
| Life expectancy | 61.0 yrs2024 | 70.8 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 41.3%2025 | 29.5%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 3.2%2025 | 6.4%2025 |
| Density | 125.1 /km²2023 | 98.7 /km²2023 |
| Area | 114,760 km²2023 | 181,040 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 53.4%2025 | 41.1%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -7,8472025 | -31,4692025 |
| GDP per capita | $1,6582025 | $2,8722025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #75 | #72 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.18% | 0.22% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Benin: 5.9× from 1960 to 2025; Cambodia: 3.3× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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