Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Cambodia
Cambodia: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 was 74.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Cambodia, 1962–2023
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Cambodia stood at 74.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Cambodia peaked at 90.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 1962.
Cambodia ranks 11th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 58.2% | — |
| 1993 | 90.1% | +54.9% |
| 1996 | 76.9% | -14.6% |
| 1997 | 70.5% | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 73.5% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 78.6% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 76.5% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 81.9% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 75.5% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 75.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 74.7% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 81.3% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 81.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 61.4% | -24.9% |
| 2013 | 74.5% | +21.2% |
| 2014 | 74.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 73.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 69.9% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 77.1% | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 73.7% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 74.3% | +0.8% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 74.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.6%, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 74.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.1%, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +54.9% | 58.2% | 90.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.2% | 58.2% | 58.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 77.9% | 70.5% | 90.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 76.2% | 72.0% | 81.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 61.4% | 81.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 73.7% | 77.1% | 3 |
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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 female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Cambodia?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Cambodia was 74.3% in 2023, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 1962.
- How does Cambodia rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025?
- Cambodia ranks 11th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.