Cambodia: immigration

Do travellers need to fill in an arrival form for Cambodia?

All travellers can submit the Cambodia e-Arrival form within 7 days before arrival or on arrival, and submission is free, according to the General Department of Immigration. The form is filed on the official e-Arrival website.

The e-Arrival form is separate from a visa. Visa rules, residence permits and other immigration services are handled by the General Department of Immigration, which lists its public services and official documents on its website, mostly in Khmer.

Official sources: General Department of Immigration · e-Arrival website

How many foreign visitors come to Cambodia?

245,935 foreign visitors arrived in Cambodia in July 2026, according to Ministry of Tourism figures in the National Bank of Cambodia's visitor arrivals table. 169,466 came as tourists and 62,626 on business or professional trips.

China (67,737) and Vietnam (67,209) were the largest sources of visitors, followed by the United States (14,446). 115,771 visitors arrived through Techo International Airport, which serves Phnom Penh, and 89,192 came by land. The figures count arrivals, so a person who visits twice is counted twice.

Official sources: visitor arrivals table

How many people were displaced in Cambodia in 2025?

517,555 people were internally displaced in Cambodia at the end of 2025, according to UNHCR population statistics, and a further 131,608 displaced people had returned home during the year. UNHCR recorded no internally displaced people in Cambodia at the end of 2024.

Internally displaced people have fled their homes but stayed inside the country, so they are not refugees. UNHCR compiles the figures from national and humanitarian sources. The same data count 75,000 stateless people in Cambodia, people who are not recognised as nationals by any country.

Official sources: UNHCR population statistics

How many refugees live in Cambodia?

Cambodia hosted 23 refugees and 5 asylum seekers at the end of 2025, according to UNHCR population statistics. 14 of the refugees were from Vietnam and 9 from Myanmar.

Refugees are people recognised as needing protection after fleeing their own country, and asylum seekers are people whose claims are still being decided. Most foreigners in Cambodia are not refugees: the UN counts 83,925 international migrants living in the country in 2024, according to World Bank data, from UN population estimates.

Official sources: UNHCR population statistics · World Bank data

How many Cambodians are refugees abroad?

11,332 refugees and 1,646 asylum seekers from Cambodia were living in other countries at the end of 2025, according to UNHCR population statistics.

By country, France hosted 10,445 Cambodian refugees, followed by Thailand with 297 and Switzerland with 220. Australia had the most pending asylum seekers from Cambodia, 757, followed by Canada with 393. UNHCR asylum statistics record 1,472 asylum applications by Cambodians in 2025, including appeals.

Official sources: UNHCR population statistics · By country · asylum statistics

What share of Cambodia's population are immigrants?

The latest figure from the UN Population Division, for 2024, is 0.5%. East Asia & Pacific median: 2.1%; Cambodia is 22nd highest of 30. World rank, highest first: 173rd of 193.

Are more people leaving Cambodia than arriving?

In 2025, net migration in Cambodia was -31,469, according to the UN Population Division. Since 2005 it has ranged from -86,702 (2018) to 0 (2020). East Asia & Pacific median: -373; Cambodia is 25th highest of 30. Of 193 countries with 2025 data, 164th highest.

How many refugees are in Cambodia?

23: that is the number of refugees in the country in Cambodia for 2025, according to UNHCR. Since 2005 it has ranged from 0 (2018) to 175 (2007). It is 11th highest of 18 in East Asia & Pacific, where the median is 631. Of 169 countries with 2025 data, 149th highest.

How many refugees come from Cambodia?

In 2025, the number of refugees from the country living abroad in Cambodia was 11,332, according to UNHCR. No year since 2005 has been lower. East Asia & Pacific median: 73; Cambodia is 4th highest of 29. World rank, highest first: 60th of 189.

How much money do migrants send home to Cambodia?

In 2025, personal remittances received in Cambodia was 4.3% of GDP, according to the World Bank. The peak was 7.4% of GDP in 2020 and the low 1.1% of GDP in 2009. East Asia & Pacific median: 2.2% of GDP; Cambodia is 6th highest of 15. World rank, highest first: 39th of 127.