The Middle Eastern countries with the greatest proportion of Sunnis are Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, with Sunnis making up 90% or more of the population. Shia make up roughly 10% of all Muslims, and globally their population is estimated between 154 to 200 million, according to a 2009 report from the Pew Forum.
Situated on the banks of the TonlÃ© Sap, Mekong and Bassac rivers, the Phnom Penh metropolitan area is home to about 1.5 million of Cambodia's population of over 14.8 million.
Yearly Population Growth Rate 1  (%) The current population of Cambodia is 16,022,964 as of Sunday, April 16, 2017, based on the latest United Nations estimates. 2  Cambodia population is equivalent to 0.21% of the total world population. 3  Cambodia ranks number 71 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.