Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) was 83.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Cambodia, 1996–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Cambodia stood at 83.0%.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Cambodia peaked at 88.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 2012.
Cambodia ranks 13th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 82.4% | — |
| 1997 | 77.8% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 77.4% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 82.5% | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 79.1% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 83.9% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 85.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 80.4% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 87.4% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 86.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 87.9% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 88.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 73.7% | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 86.3% | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 86.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 82.5% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 87.8% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 83.0% | -3.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 83.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 70.6%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 83.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 68.9%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.0% | 77.4% | 82.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 84.1% | 79.1% | 87.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 73.7% | 88.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 83.0% | 87.8% | 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 employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Cambodia?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Cambodia was 83.0% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 2012.
- How does Cambodia rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- Cambodia ranks 13th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.