Work & Labour in Cambodia

87 indicators covering work & labour for Cambodia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 68.1% 2025 down 2.1% 9th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 72.9% 2025 down 1.5% 7th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 82.4% 2025 up 3.5% 6th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 87.8% 2025 up 1.7% 6th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 88.1% 2025 up 3.6% 34th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 70.5% 2025 down 1.8% 8th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 82.1% 2025 up 6.1% 7th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 90.4% 2025 up 2.0% 5th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 86.1% 2025 up 4.1% 5th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 77.4% 2025 up 5.4% 7th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 49.5% 2025 up 6.7% 133rd
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 36.9% 2025 up 8.3% 155th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 38.6% 2025 up 24.3% 161st
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 39.2% 2025 up 5.7% 134th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 28.9% 2025 up 15.9% 24th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 44.5% 2025 up 6.2% 136th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 13.0% 2025 down 24.1% 52nd
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 5.9% 2025 down 16.9% 53rd
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 9.4% 2025 down 21.6% 49th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 25.8% 2025 up 6.0% 5th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 31.8% 2025 up 24.9% 44th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 37.7% 2025 up 15.7% 159th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 55.5% 2025 down 4.5% 51st
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 50.5% 2025 down 5.8% 54th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 60.8% 2025 down 3.4% 53rd
Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.2% 2025 up 9.0% 104th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 3.6% 2025 up 1.2% 115th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.8% 2025 up 23.1% 51st
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 0.5% 2025 down 53.4% 185th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 0.9% 2025 up 77.9% 184th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 0.7% 2025 down 4.4% 184th
GDP per person employed 12,600 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 36.9% 148th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 0.3% 2023 down 41.6% 183rd
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 0.3% 2023 down 16.9% 176th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 0.2% 2023 down 59.7% 179th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 74.3% 2023 down 0.2% 11th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 86.1% 2023 down 0.6% 11th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 80.0% 2023 down 0.3% 9th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 61.6% 2023 down 10.2% 14th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 68.6% 2023 down 8.7% 11th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.3% 2023 up 0.5% 58th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 65.1% 2023 down 9.4% 11th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 0.7% 2023 down 2.3% 156th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 1.0% 2023 up 28.3% 153rd
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 0.4% 2023 down 41.9% 154th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 11.9% 2025 down 20.9% 142nd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 10.1% 2025 down 8.7% 135th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 11.0% 2025 down 15.7% 145th
Productivity: output per hour worked 4.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 32.2% 115th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 46.8% 2025 down 6.3% 51st
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 67.8% 2025 down 1.6% 5th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 72.2% 2025 down 2.0% 4th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 70.0% 2025 down 1.8% 5th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 52.3% 2025 down 5.2% 51st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 77.2% 2025 up 5.6% 6th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 87.6% 2025 up 1.7% 4th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 82.2% 2025 up 3.6% 5th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 58.1% 2025 down 4.4% 55th
Unemployment with basic education 0.3% 2023 down 43.9% 127th
Unemployment with basic education, male 0.3% 2023 down 23.9% 127th