LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Cambodia
Cambodia: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 5.07 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Cambodia, 1996–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Cambodia is 5.07, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 827.7% on the previous year and up 449.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Cambodia peaked at 7.37 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.53, in 2020.
That places Cambodia 80th out of 90 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3.94 | — |
| 2000 | 6 | +52.1% |
| 2001 | 5.37 | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 7.37 | +37.3% |
| 2007 | 5.13 | -30.4% |
| 2008 | 4.75 | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 4.2 | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 5.25 | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 4.81 | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 2.65 | -44.9% |
| 2013 | 1.66 | -37.4% |
| 2014 | 1.24 | -25.6% |
| 2015 | 0.922 | -25.3% |
| 2016 | 1.13 | +22.9% |
| 2019 | 1.25 | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.53 | -57.5% |
| 2021 | 1.34 | +153.6% |
| 2023 | 0.546 | -59.4% |
| 2025 | 5.07 | +827.7% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 5.07 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.82, 57% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 5.07 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.19, 98% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +827.7% | 0.546 | 5.07 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.94 | 3.94 | 3.94 | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.47 | 4.2 | 7.37 | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.36 | 0.922 | 5.25 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.87 | 0.53 | 5.07 | 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 lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Cambodia?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in Cambodia was 5.07 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.37 in 2003.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.53 in 2020.
- How does Cambodia rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- Cambodia ranks 80th out of 90 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 449.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. Data disaggregated by level of education are provided on the highest level of education completed, classified according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCED. For more information, refer to the Education and Mismatch Indicators (EMI) database description.