Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) was 21.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Cambodia, 2000–2025
Source: Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 21.3% for female share of employment in senior and middle management in 2025.
That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of employment in senior and middle management in Cambodia peaked at 33.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2001.
Cambodia ranks 94th of 102 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.4% | — |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -31.3% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +64.1% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | +59.7% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | -32.4% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | -26.8% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | +34.8% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | -29.3% |
| 2015 | 25.1% | +58.0% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | +32.1% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | -39.2% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | +45.1% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 21.3% | -9.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 21.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.2%, 88% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 21.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.4%, 59% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8% | 10.6% | 27.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 12.8% | 33.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 21.3% | 24.6% | 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 female share of employment in senior and middle management in Cambodia?
- Female share of employment in senior and middle management in Cambodia was 21.3% in 2025, according to Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest female share of employment in senior and middle management recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2001.
- How does Cambodia rank for female share of employment in senior and middle management?
- Cambodia ranks 94th out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female share of employment in senior and middle management rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Market-related SDG Indicators database (ILOSDG), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Female share of employment in senior and middle management (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The female share of employment in senior and middle management conveys the number of women in management as a percentage of employment in management. Employment in management is defined based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations. This series refers to senior and middle management only, thus excluding junior management (category 1 in both ISCO-08 and ISCO-88 minus category 14 in ISCO-08 and minus category 13 in ISCO-88).