Annual working hours per worker in Cambodia
Cambodia: Annual working hours per worker was 2,389 hours per worker in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2,389 hours per worker
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
9th
of 130 countries
All-time high
2,394 hours per worker
in 2016
All-time low
2,075 hours per worker
in 1975
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Annual working hours per worker in Cambodia, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 2,389 hours per worker for annual working hours per worker in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Cambodia peaked at 2,394 hours per worker in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,075 hours per worker, in 1975.
That places Cambodia 9th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Annual working hours per worker in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,082 hours per worker | — |
| 1971 | 2,080 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 2,079 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 2,077 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 2,076 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 2,075 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 2,078 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 2,082 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 2,087 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 2,095 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 2,104 hours per worker | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 2,106 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 2,109 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 2,112 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 2,115 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 2,117 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 2,114 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 2,109 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 2,105 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 2,102 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 2,100 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 2,103 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 2,097 hours per worker | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 2,112 hours per worker | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 2,083 hours per worker | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 2,108 hours per worker | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 2,113 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 2,123 hours per worker | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 2,158 hours per worker | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 2,184 hours per worker | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 2,214 hours per worker | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 2,237 hours per worker | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 2,282 hours per worker | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 2,281 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,289 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2,288 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,297 hours per worker | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2,304 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2,314 hours per worker | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2,316 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2,320 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2,328 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,342 hours per worker | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2,350 hours per worker | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 2,390 hours per worker | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 2,394 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2,394 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,384 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2,372 hours per worker | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,361 hours per worker | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,283 hours per worker | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 2,380 hours per worker | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 2,383 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2,389 hours per worker | +0.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 2,389 hours per worker is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,182 hours per worker, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 2,389 hours per worker is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,169 hours per worker, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,081 hours per worker | 2,075 hours per worker | 2,095 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,109 hours per worker | 2,102 hours per worker | 2,117 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,118 hours per worker | 2,083 hours per worker | 2,184 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,282 hours per worker | 2,214 hours per worker | 2,316 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,363 hours per worker | 2,320 hours per worker | 2,394 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,359 hours per worker | 2,283 hours per worker | 2,389 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More work & labour data for Cambodia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2408 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2704 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5618 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,062 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,957 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 11,469 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 11,270 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 22,739 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Cambodia?
- Annual working hours per worker in Cambodia was 2,389 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,394 hours per worker in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,075 hours per worker in 1975.
- How does Cambodia rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Cambodia ranks 9th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.