Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 72.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 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, male (%) in Cambodia is 72.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Cambodia peaked at 80.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 63.6%, in 1993.
Cambodia ranks 7th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.3% | — |
| 1991 | 63.9% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 63.7% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 63.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 65.5% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 64.8% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 64.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 65.1% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 65.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 64.9% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 68.8% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 72.4% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 75.8% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 79.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 79.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 80.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 78.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 79.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 74.3% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 76.1% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 74.2% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 74.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 74.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 73.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 69.7% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 73.7% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 73.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 72.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.6% | 63.6% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.2% | 68.8% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.8% | 74.0% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 69.7% | 73.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 4 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 75.2% compare
- 5 Madagascar 73.8% compare
- 6 Uganda 73.6% compare
- 8 Tanzania, United Republic of 72.1% compare
- 9 Nicaragua 72.0% compare
- 10 Eritrea 71.6% compare
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 labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Cambodia?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Cambodia was 72.9% 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, male (%) recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.6% in 1993.
- How does Cambodia rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Cambodia ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.