Oddar Meanchey: population, jobs, health, schools, living conditions and provincial budgets
Oddar Meanchey is a province of Cambodia, number 17 of 25 by population. Oddar Meanchey had 267,703 residents in 2024 according to the Cambodia Inter-Censal Population Survey, 9th lowest of 25 provinces by population. At the 2019 census it had 276,038.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Oddar Meanchey: 86.5% of people aged 15 and over in Oddar Meanchey were in work at the 2019 census, 0.3% were unemployed and 13.3% were not in the labour force (national: 78.0% in work).
- Health in Oddar Meanchey: 99.5% of births in Oddar Meanchey in the two years before the 2021-22 Demographic and Health Survey were delivered by a skilled provider (doctor, nurse or midwife) and 97.8% took place in a health facility (national: 98.7% and 97.5%). The survey covered 55 births in Oddar Meanchey.
- Education in Oddar Meanchey: 79.6% of people aged 15 and over in Oddar Meanchey could read and write at the 2019 census, 84.8% of men and 74.3% of women (national: 87.7%); 6th lowest of 25 provinces for adult literacy.
- Poverty and living standards in Oddar Meanchey: 29.5% of households in Oddar Meanchey had no toilet at the 2019 census (national: 17.2%); 6th highest of 25 provinces for households without a toilet.
- Government budget and revenue in Oddar Meanchey: The 2025 budget law gave the Oddar Meanchey provincial administration total expenditure of 43.6 billion riel, 8th lowest of 25 capital and provinces and 1.6% of the 2.66 trillion riel for all 25.
Is the population of Oddar Meanchey growing?
Between the 2019 census and the 2024 survey the population of Oddar Meanchey fell by 8,335 people, an average fall of 0.6% a year (2nd 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 Oddar Meanchey?
Oddar Meanchey covers 6,158 square kilometres and had 45 people per square kilometre at the 2019 census (national: 87). With the 2024 survey population that is about 43 per square kilometre.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow old is the population of Oddar Meanchey?
At the 2019 census 33.7% of residents of Oddar Meanchey were under 15 and 5.9% were 60 or older (national: 29.4% and 8.9%); 4th highest of 25 provinces for the share of children.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyWhat is the sex ratio in Oddar Meanchey?
There were 102.0 men for every 100 women in Oddar Meanchey at the 2019 census (national: 94.9).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many people in Oddar Meanchey are migrants?
37.3% of people in Oddar Meanchey were migrants at the 2019 census, meaning they had moved to where they were counted from another village or country (national: 21.5%); 4th 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
- Preah Vihear 249,973
- Ratanak Kiri 235,852
- Preah Sihanouk 234,702
- Stung Treng 176,488
- Koh Kong 140,962
- 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…)
- National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning: Cambodia Population Projection 2020-2033 (national and provincial summary demographic indicators), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 067ecdcba82c…)
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