Poverty and living standards in Pailin, Cambodia: official figures
15.7% of households in Pailin had no toilet at the 2019 census (national: 17.2%); 8th lowest of 25 provinces for households without a toilet.
How many households in Pailin have mains electricity?
City (mains) electricity was the main lighting source for 73.2% of households in Pailin at the 2019 census, and another 2.0% used city power together with a generator (national: 79.6% and 2.8%); 12th lowest of 25 provinces for mains lighting.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Pailin have no electricity grid connection?
20.3% of households in Pailin lit their homes mainly with batteries and a further 1.6% with kerosene or candles at the 2019 census (national: 13.4% batteries).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyWhat do households in Pailin cook with?
40.8% of households in Pailin cooked mainly on firewood and 18.1% on charcoal at the 2019 census, while 37.2% used LPG gas (national: 60.9%, 7.8% and 27.7%); 5th lowest of 24 provinces for firewood cooking.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Pailin live in one room?
70.6% of households in Pailin lived in a single room at the 2019 census and 3.2% had four or more rooms (national: 62.6% and 4.1%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many households in Pailin drink surface water?
21.5% of households in Pailin took their drinking water from rivers, streams, dams or lakes at the 2019 census, and 0.9% from unprotected wells (national: 10.6% and 5.9%).
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow many workers in Pailin have insecure jobs?
60.0% of employed people in Pailin were own-account workers or unpaid family workers at the 2019 census, jobs with no wage and no employees (national: 67.7%); 5th lowest of 25 provinces for this kind of work.
Source: National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning · saved copyHow Pailin compares with other provinces
Households with no toilet (2019)
Pailin ranks 18 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with no toilet |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Kampot | 17.8% |
| 16 | Kampong Cham | 17.1% |
| 17 | Preah Sihanouk | 16.5% |
| 18 | Pailin | 15.7% |
| 19 | Banteay Meanchey | 14.3% |
| 20 | Takeo | 14.1% |
| 21 | Kandal | 11.0% |
Households using city (mains) electricity for lighting (2019)
Pailin ranks 14 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households using city (mains) electricity for lighting |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Kep | 79.4% |
| 12 | Pursat | 79.1% |
| 13 | Battambang | 78.5% |
| 14 | Pailin | 73.2% |
| 15 | Kampong Chhnang | 72.2% |
| 16 | Siem Reap | 71.3% |
| 17 | Koh Kong | 69.2% |
Households cooking mainly with firewood (2019)
Pailin ranks 20 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households cooking mainly with firewood |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Kandal | 53.5% |
| 18 | Oddar Meanchey | 52.2% |
| 19 | Banteay Meanchey | 49.1% |
| 20 | Pailin | 40.8% |
| 21 | Kep | 40.7% |
| 22 | Koh Kong | 30.6% |
| 23 | Preah Sihanouk | 23.0% |
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Sources
- 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…)
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