Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) was 68.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Cambodia, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Cambodia is 68.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Cambodia peaked at 78.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 64.6%, in 2021.
Cambodia ranks 9th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.4% | — |
| 1991 | 70.2% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 70.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 70.7% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 75.2% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 75.7% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 75.7% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 75.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 75.7% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 74.8% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 75.2% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 75.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 76.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 76.1% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 75.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 75.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 74.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 70.7% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 74.8% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 78.2% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 78.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 73.7% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 68.5% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 69.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 69.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 68.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 68.3% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 68.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 68.2% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 68.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.5% | 70.2% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.1% | 70.7% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 68.5% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.7% | 64.6% | 68.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Cambodia?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Cambodia was 68.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.6% in 2021.
- How does Cambodia rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Cambodia ranks 9th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.