Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24 … female ages national in Cambodia
Cambodia: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24 … female ages national was 57.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Cambodia, 1996–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 57.5% for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Cambodia peaked at 78.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2019.
That places Cambodia 10th out of 154 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24 … female ages national in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 73.3% | — |
| 1997 | 67.8% | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 57.1% | -15.7% |
| 1999 | 74.8% | +31.0% |
| 2000 | 68.4% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 77.3% | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 75.4% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 73.9% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 70.2% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 74.2% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 77.5% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 78.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 60.7% | -22.3% |
| 2013 | 68.1% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 68.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 68.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 68.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 68.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 61.3% | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 57.5% | -6.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 57.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.0%, 2.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 57.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 31.4%, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.2% | 57.1% | 74.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 68.4% | 77.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 57.0% | 78.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 57.5% | 68.1% | 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, ages 15-24, female (%) in Cambodia?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) in Cambodia was 57.5% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2019.
- How does Cambodia rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Cambodia ranks 10th out of 154 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.