Part time employment, female in Cambodia
Cambodia: Part time employment, female was 23.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in Cambodia, 1996–2019
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +77.7% | 16.4% | 29.1% |
| 1999 | -66.5% | 54.6% | 18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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About this data
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.