Digital 2021: Cambodia

You’ll find our complete #Digital2021 report for Cambodia in the SlideShare embed above (click here if that’s not working for you).

This report contains all the latest internet stats, mobile stats, and social media stats for Cambodia, but read on below for essential insights into digital use in Cambodia in 2021.

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Cambodia’s population

  • Cambodia had a population of 16.83 million in January 2021.

  • Cambodia’s population increased by 230 thousand (+1.4%) between January 2020 and January 2021.

  • 51.2% of Cambodia’s population is female, while 48.8% of its population is male [note: the United Nations does not publish data for genders other than ‘female’ and ‘male’].

  • 24.5% of Cambodia’s population lives in urban centres, while 75.5% lives in rural areas.

Internet users in Cambodia

  • There were 8.86 million internet users in Cambodia in January 2021.

  • The number of internet users in Cambodia increased by 1.1 million (+14%) between 2020 and 2021.

  • Internet penetration in Cambodia stood at 52.6% in January 2021.

Note: we no longer include data sourced from social media platforms in our internet user numbers, so the numbers shown above and in our complete Digital 2021 reports are not comparable with numbers published in our reports from previous years.

Social media statistics for Cambodia

  • There were 12.00 million social media users in Cambodia in January 2021.

  • The number of social media users in Cambodia increased by 2.3 million (+24%) between 2020 and 2021.

  • The number of social media users in Cambodia was equivalent to 71.3% of the total population in January 2021.

Note: Figures for social media users shown here and in our complete Digital 2021 reports may not equate to unique individuals. We have also included new sources in this year’s social media figures, so numbers shown here and in our Digital 2021 reports will not be comparable with numbers published in our previous reports.

Mobile connections in Cambodia

  • There were 21.18 million mobile connections in Cambodia in January 2021.

  • The number of mobile connections in Cambodia increased by 189 thousand (+0.9%) between January 2020 and January 2021.

  • The number of mobile connections in Cambodia in January 2021 was equivalent to 125.8% of the total population.

Note: many people have more than one mobile connection, so figures for mobile connections may exceed 100% of the total population.

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Additional resources

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