Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 13.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Cambodia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 13.0% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Cambodia peaked at 32.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2025.
Cambodia ranks 52nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28.7% | — |
| 1992 | 29.6% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 30.7% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 31.3% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 31.9% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 32.3% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 32.2% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 32.1% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 31.9% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 31.5% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 26.2% | -17.0% |
| 2002 | 25.6% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 22.6% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 13.7% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 13.0% | -2.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 13.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 13.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 2.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.2% | 28.7% | 32.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 20.5% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 15.3% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.0% | 14.7% | 6 |
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 contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Cambodia?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Cambodia was 13.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2025.
- How does Cambodia rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Cambodia ranks 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.