Koh Kong: population, jobs, health, schools, living conditions and provincial budgets
Koh Kong is a province of Cambodia, number 22 of 25 by population. Koh Kong had 140,962 residents in 2024 according to the Cambodia Inter-Censal Population Survey, 4th lowest of 25 provinces by population. At the 2019 census it had 125,902.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Koh Kong: 73.7% of people aged 15 and over in Koh Kong were in work at the 2019 census, 0.6% were unemployed and 25.7% were not in the labour force (national: 78.0% in work).
- Health in Koh Kong: 45.7% of married women and sexually active unmarried women aged 15 to 49 in Koh Kong used a contraceptive method in 2021-22, 39.4% a modern method (national: 61.9% and 44.7%); 16.9% had an unmet need for family planning (national: 11.8%).
- Education in Koh Kong: 83.4% of people aged 15 and over in Koh Kong could read and write at the 2019 census, 87.6% of men and 79.2% of women (national: 87.7%); 10th lowest of 25 provinces for adult literacy.
- Poverty and living standards in Koh Kong: 18.5% of households in Koh Kong had no toilet at the 2019 census (national: 17.2%); 12th lowest of 25 provinces for households without a toilet.
- Government budget and revenue in Koh Kong: The 2025 budget law gave the Koh Kong provincial administration total expenditure of 41.7 billion riel, 6th lowest of 25 capital and provinces and 1.6% of the 2.66 trillion riel for all 25.
Is the population of Koh Kong growing?
Between the 2019 census and the 2024 survey the population of Koh Kong grew by 15,060 people, an average of 2.3% a year (12th lowest of 25 provinces for growth).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning (published on the Ministry of Economy and Finance open data portal) · saved copyWhat is the population density of Koh Kong?
Koh Kong covers 10,090 square kilometres and had 12 people per square kilometre at the 2019 census (national: 87). With the 2024 survey population that is about 14 per square kilometre.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow old is the population of Koh Kong?
At the 2019 census 29.4% of residents of Koh Kong were under 15 and 6.8% were 60 or older (national: 29.4% and 8.9%); joint 7th lowest of 25 provinces for the share of children.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyWhat is the sex ratio in Koh Kong?
There were 101.6 men for every 100 women in Koh Kong at the 2019 census (national: 94.9).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many people in Koh Kong are migrants?
35.1% of people in Koh Kong were migrants at the 2019 census, meaning they had moved to where they were counted from another village or country (national: 21.5%); 5th highest of 25 provinces for migrants.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow provinces are governed in Cambodia
Capital (Phnom Penh) and provinces (24 khaet). Council indirectly elected by commune councillors; governor appointed by the central government. Oversees districts and communes; the governor leads the board of governors (executive).
Every tier of government in Cambodia
Other provinces of Cambodia
- Phnom Penh 2,352,851
- Kandal 1,352,198
- Prey Veng 1,277,867
- Battambang 1,132,017
- Siem Reap 1,099,825
- Takeo 1,097,243
- Kampong Cham 1,062,914
- Kampong Speu 924,175
- Banteay Meanchey 898,484
- Tboung Khmum 889,970
- Kampong Thom 807,254
- Kampot 682,987
- Svay Rieng 613,159
- Kampong Chhnang 604,895
- Pursat 516,072
- Kratie 441,078
- Oddar Meanchey 267,703
- Preah Vihear 249,973
- Ratanak Kiri 235,852
- Preah Sihanouk 234,702
- Stung Treng 176,488
- Mondul Kiri 93,657
- Pailin 79,445
- Kep 48,772
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Sources
- Ministry of Economy and Finance: Total expenditure by capital and province of the budget law, FY2016-FY2025 (current and capital expenditure, million riel), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 cf5fa83909f6…)
- National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning: General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019, Final Results (national report with provincial tables PT 01-PT 23), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8a10064a917f…)
- National Institute of Statistics and Ministry of Health, with ICF: Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey 2021-22, Key Indicators Report (tables by province), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5f86a4e2dab4…)
- Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (copy hosted by Open Development Cambodia): Public Education Statistics and Indicators 2021-2022 (Department of Education Management Information System), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c6832b80154d…)
- National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning (published on the Ministry of Economy and Finance open data portal): Annual growth rate by provinces, region and area in Cambodia, 2019-2024 (population in the 2019 census and the 2024 Cambodia Inter-Censal Population Survey), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4a9721adeaaf…)
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