What is the population of Phnom Penh?
Phnom Penh has a city population of 1,573,544. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
Capital city · Cambodia · Asia
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh · Cambodia
City population
1,573,544
#1
in Cambodia
#1
in Phnom Penh
#294
worldwide
11.562, 104.916
About Phnom Penh
The sole listed city in Phnom Penh province, this capital holds a population of 1,573,544 and accounts for 8.8% of Cambodia's total population. Three other cities lie within 10 km: Boeng Kak Pir at 3 km with 24,937 people, Dangkao at 7 km with 76,421, and Ta Khmau at 10 km with 52,066.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Phnom Penh
Rank in region
#1of 4
Capital
National capital
Elevation
20 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Phnom_Penh
Coordinates
11.562, 104.916
Record updated
2025-10-19
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 46 in CambodiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Phnom Penh | 1.57M |
Phnom Penh Population FAQ
Where is Phnom Penh?
Phnom Penh is in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Its coordinates are 11.562, 104.916.
How big is Phnom Penh compared with other cities in Cambodia?
It is the 1st largest of the 46 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Cambodia, holding 8.8% of the national population.