LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Cambodia
Cambodia: LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force was 5.15 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Cambodia, 2019–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 5.15 for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1,459.4% on the previous year and up 86.0% over ten years.
Cambodia ranks 56th of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.77 | — |
| 2020 | 0.245 | -91.1% |
| 2021 | 0.533 | +117.6% |
| 2023 | 0.33 | -38.1% |
| 2025 | 5.15 | +1459.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 5.15 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.52, 93% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.77 | 2.77 | 2.77 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.56 | 0.245 | 5.15 | 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 lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Cambodia?
- Lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Cambodia was 5.15 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.15 in 2025.
- What is the lowest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.245 in 2020.
- How does Cambodia rank for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force?
- Cambodia ranks 56th out of 63 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.0%. 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 LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (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 includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.