Work & Labour in Cambodia

385 indicators covering work & labour for Cambodia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 11.1% 2023 down 41.1% 24th
Gender wage gap 11.1% 2023 down 41.1% 24th
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation 11.1% 2023 down 41.1% 24th
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 11.1% 2023 down 41.1% 24th
Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 11.1% 2023 down 41.1% 24th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for 0.194 2023 down 49.6% 65th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 0.462 2023 down 72.4% 61st
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 39.48 2025 down 8.9% 43rd
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 46.85 2025 down 8.0% 14th
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees 6,688 2025 up 114.6% 7th
Average hourly earnings of employees 5,436 2023 up 131.7% 8th
Average hourly earnings of employees 5,436 2023 up 131.7% 8th
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees 0.286 2023 down 18.3% 49th
Median hourly earnings of employees 4,808 2023 up 155.7% 7th
Median hourly earnings of employees 4,808 2023 up 155.7% 7th
Median hourly earnings of employees 4,808 2023 up 155.7% 7th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in care employment 38.79 2025 down 12.9% 25th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment 38.89 2025 down 12.5% 26th
Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 191.78 2025 up 94.7% 36th
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 42.2% 2024 up 78.3% 103rd
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 29.6% 2024 up 64.0% 98th
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition) 3.63 2025 up 196.6% 58th
Unemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 3.63 2025 up 196.6% 58th
Unemployment rate 3.27 2025 up 373.3% 50th
Unemployment 341.96 2025 up 476.2% 26th
Youth labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 3,092 2023 down 11.3% 15th
Youth labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition) 73.58 2023 down 4.6% 3rd
Youth outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,110 2023 up 7.4% 26th
Youth employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 3,075 2023 down 11.2% 13th
Youth employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 73.18 2023 down 4.5% 2nd
Working-age population 13,118 2025 up 22.8% 19th
Youth unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 6.76 2025 up 629.5% 45th
Youth unemployment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 5.04 2025 up 601.3% 31st
Labour force participation rate 79.98 2023 down 0.3% 2nd
Labour force 9,781 2023 up 17.7% 16th
Persons outside the labour force 2,448 2023 up 19.5% 32nd
Employment-to-population ratio 79.78 2023 down 0.1% 2nd
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate 3.27 2025 up 373.3% 50th
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 19.84 2025 up 18.9% 6th
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization for persons ages 25 to 0.503 2023 down 71.3% 56th
Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 341.96 2025 up 250.1% 27th
Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 7,567 2023 up 142.8% 7th
Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 7,567 2023 up 142.8% 7th
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.269 2023 down 18.5% 40th
Median monthly earnings of employees 1.00 million 2023 up 150.0% 4th
Public sector employment as a share of total employment 7.6% 2012 up 59.7% 69th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a STEM 45.72 2025 down 8.4% 9th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in a STEM occupation 46.6 2025 down 6.1% 6th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 5.15 2025 up 86.0% 56th
Average monthly earnings of care employees 1.37 million 2023 up 141.7% 4th
Average monthly earnings of care employees 1.37 million 2023 up 141.7% 4th
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized 2 2025 unchanged 42nd
Existence of a national strategy for youth employment 2 score 2025 unchanged 42nd
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 5.07 2025 up 310.1% 40th
Time-related underemployment 186.95 2025 up 301.1% 13th
Time-related underemployment rate 1.85 2025 up 238.4% 21st
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 5.61 2025 up 174.5% 46th
Public sector employment 704.2 2025 up 31.6% 19th
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (current ILO) 7.1 2025 up 98.6% 47th
Average hourly earnings of care employees 7,177 2023 up 114.0% 4th