Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 9.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Cambodia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 9.4% for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Cambodia peaked at 20.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2025.
That places Cambodia 49th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.1% | — |
| 1992 | 20.3% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 20.5% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 20.7% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 20.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 20.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 20.8% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 20.5% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 20.3% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 19.9% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 17.4% | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 9.4% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.5% | 20.1% | 20.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 14.2% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 10.7% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.4% | 10.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Cambodia?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Cambodia was 9.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2025.
- How does Cambodia rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Cambodia ranks 49th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. 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, total (% of total 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.