Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Cambodia
Cambodia: Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation was 11.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Cambodia, 1997–2023
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Cambodia stood at 11.1%.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Cambodia peaked at 29.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2000.
Cambodia ranks 24th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 19.5% | — |
| 1999 | 5.8% | -70.3% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -67.3% |
| 2001 | 16.6% | +772.7% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | -31.9% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | +99.7% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | +22.8% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | -43.0% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | -18.9% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | +38.8% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | -20.9% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -9.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 11.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.9%, 2.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 11.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.7%, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +772.7% | 1.9% | 16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.7% | 5.8% | 19.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 1.9% | 25.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 11.2% | 29.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 11.1% | 15.5% | 3 |
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 gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Cambodia?
- Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Cambodia was 11.1% in 2023, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation?
- Cambodia ranks 24th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.