Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 38.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Cambodia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Cambodia stood at 38.6%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Cambodia peaked at 38.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1998.
Cambodia ranks 162nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.5% | — |
| 1992 | 16.6% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 16.3% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 16.1% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 15.8% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 16.0% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 19.2% | +20.4% |
| 1998 | 13.5% | -29.9% |
| 1999 | 15.2% | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 15.5% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +20.5% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 21.0% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 35.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 37.3% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 36.8% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 37.8% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 38.1% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 38.6% | +1.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 38.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.6%, 76% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 38.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.5%, 63% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -29.9% | 19.2% | 13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1% | 13.5% | 19.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 15.5% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 25.8% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 36.8% | 38.6% | 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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Cambodia?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Cambodia was 38.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1998.
- How does Cambodia rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Cambodia ranks 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).