Cambodia: housing

How many Cambodians own their home?

91.8% of Cambodian households owned the home they lived in in 2023, and 4.9% rented, according to the National Institute of Statistics' Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey 2023. The remaining 3.2% lived without paying rent in homes they did not own.

Ownership was much lower in Phnom Penh, where 70.0% of households owned their home and 25.9% rented. In rural areas, 96.4% owned and 0.4% rented. The survey counted about 3.99 million households in 2023, 570,000 of them in Phnom Penh. Ownership here refers to the legal status of the dwelling as reported by the household.

Official sources: Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey 2023

Are house prices rising in Cambodia?

Cambodia's residential property price index stood at 100.18 in July 2026, 2.12% lower than a year earlier, according to the National Bank of Cambodia's residential property price index. Prices in Phnom Penh were down 1.67% and in the other provinces 4.35%.

The index is set at 100 for 2020, so prices were close to their 2020 level. It peaked at 104.05 in September 2025. The NBC uses a hedonic method, which adjusts for the size, location and type of each property, following the International Monetary Fund's guide on property price indices. Phnom Penh's index was 101.02 and the other provinces' 93.68.

Official sources: residential property price index

How many homes in Cambodia have clean water and a toilet?

89.2% of Cambodian households used an improved source of drinking water in 2023, and 90.4% had an improved toilet, according to the National Institute of Statistics' Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey 2023. Both shares rose from 2021, when they were 87.0% and 88.0%.

Improved sources include piped water, protected wells and bottled water. The stricter measure of safely managed water, which must be on the premises, available when needed and free from contamination, covered 30.0% of people in 2024, according to World Bank data from the WHO and UNICEF monitoring programme. Safely managed sanitation covered 51.6%.

Official sources: Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey 2023 · World Bank data · Safely managed sanitation

How many homes in Cambodia have electricity?

99.09% of Cambodia's villages, 14,438 of 14,570, had electricity at the end of 2025, according to the Electricity Authority of Cambodia's Salient Features of the Power Sector 2025. Consumer connections reached 3.97 million, up 3.02% in the year, and 3.72 million of them were homes on low-voltage supply.

The EAC says the 132 villages without electricity are mostly on islands, in areas flooded in the rainy season, without road access or with scattered populations. The National Institute of Statistics' Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey 2023 found that 93% of households used electricity from public suppliers, ranging from 99.5% in Phnom Penh to 89.7% in rural areas.

Official sources: Salient Features of the Power Sector 2025 · Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey 2023

How many people in Cambodia live in cities?

According to the UN Population Division, the share of people living in urban areas in Cambodia was 41.1% in 2025. That is the highest since at least 2005. East Asia & Pacific median: 63.1%; Cambodia is 20th highest of 30. Of 193 countries with 2025 data, 148th highest.

What share of Cambodia's city dwellers live in slums?

UN-Habitat puts the share of city dwellers living in slums in Cambodia at 42.3% in 2022. Since 2006 it has ranged from 39.7% (2016) to 67.9% (2006). It is 4th highest of 27 in East Asia & Pacific, where the median is 17.9%. World rank, highest first: 51st of 170.

What is the electricity access rate in Cambodia?

The latest figure from the World Bank, for 2024, is 99.2%. No year since 2005 has been higher. East Asia & Pacific median: 100.0%; Cambodia is 17th highest of 30. Of 193 countries with 2024 data, 111th highest.

How many people in Cambodia have clean water?

In 2024, the share of people using safely managed drinking water in Cambodia was 30.0%, according to WHO and UNICEF. That is the highest since at least 2005. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 45.9%, and Cambodia placed 15th highest of 20. Worldwide: 113th of 134.

What share of people in Cambodia have safe sanitation?

According to WHO and UNICEF, the share of people using safely managed sanitation in Cambodia was 51.6% in 2024. No year since 2005 has been higher. East Asia & Pacific median: 60.5%; Cambodia is 12th highest of 21. Worldwide: 76th of 134.

What is access to clean cooking in Cambodia?

57.0%: that is the share of people using clean cooking fuels in Cambodia for 2024, according to the WHO. No year since 2005 has been higher. East Asia & Pacific median: 82.0%; Cambodia is 21st highest of 30. Worldwide: 132nd of 192.