Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 70.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 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, total (%) in Cambodia is 70.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Cambodia peaked at 79.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 1992.
That places Cambodia 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.4% | — |
| 1991 | 67.1% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 67.0% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 67.2% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 70.4% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 70.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 70.5% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 70.7% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 70.6% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 70.0% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 72.1% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 74.1% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 75.9% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 77.7% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 77.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 77.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 77.7% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 77.6% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 74.3% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 76.5% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 78.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 71.9% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 72.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 71.6% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 71.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 71.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 71.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 67.1% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 70.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 70.6% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 70.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.1% | 67.0% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.1% | 72.1% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 71.3% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 67.1% | 71.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Cambodia?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Cambodia was 70.5% 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, total (%) recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 1992.
- How does Cambodia rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Cambodia ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, total (%) (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.