Part time employment, female in Cambodia

Cambodia: Part time employment, female was 23.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
23.8%
Change on year
down 14.9%
World rank
62nd
of 111 countries
All-time high
54.6%
in 1997
All-time low
16.4%
in 2000
Years of data
17
1996–2019

Part time employment, female in Cambodia, 1996–2019

203040501996200720191996: 49.5 % of total female employment1997: 54.6 % of total female employment1999: 18.3 % of total female employment2000: 16.4 % of total female employment2001: 29.1 % of total female employment2003: 43.5 % of total female employment2007: 40.5 % of total female employment2008: 41.5 % of total female employment2009: 39.8 % of total female employment2010: 38.5 % of total female employment2011: 36.2 % of total female employment2012: 35.8 % of total female employment2013: 31.5 % of total female employment2014: 29.6 % of total female employment2015: 31 % of total female employment2016: 27.9 % of total female employment2019: 23.8 % of total female employment

Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.

Analysis

In 2019, part time employment, female in Cambodia stood at 23.8%.

The figure is down 14.9% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Cambodia peaked at 54.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2000.

That places Cambodia 62nd out of 111 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Part time employment, female in Cambodia, year by year

Annual values for Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Cambodia, 1996 to 2019.
Year % of total female employment Change
1996 49.5%
1997 54.6% +10.4%
1999 18.3% -66.5%
2000 16.4% -10.7%
2001 29.1% +77.7%
2003 43.5% +49.5%
2007 40.5% -6.8%
2008 41.5% +2.4%
2009 39.8% -4.0%
2010 38.5% -3.5%
2011 36.2% -6.0%
2012 35.8% -0.9%
2013 31.5% -12.0%
2014 29.6% -6.0%
2015 31.0% +4.5%
2016 27.9% -9.9%
2019 23.8% -14.9%

Cambodia compared with similar countries

  • Cambodia's 23.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.6%, 57% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Cambodia's 23.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.8%, 96% of the median. (13 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Part time employment, female 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.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +77.7% 16.4% 29.1%
1999 -66.5% 54.6% 18.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 40.8% 18.3% 54.6% 3
2000s 35.1% 16.4% 43.5% 6
2010s 31.8% 23.8% 38.5% 8

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 59 Myanmar 24.8% compare
  2. 60 Brunei Darussalam 24.1% compare
  3. 61 Finland 24.0% compare
  4. 63 Sri Lanka 23.2% compare
  5. 64 United States of America 23.2% compare
  6. 65 Botswana 23.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is part time employment, female in Cambodia?
Part time employment, female in Cambodia was 23.8% in 2019, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 1997.
What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2000.
How does Cambodia rank for part time employment, female?
Cambodia ranks 62nd out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cambodia data come from?
The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
Unit
% of total female employment
Source
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,531 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.