Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 31.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in Cambodia, 1996–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
In 2025, part time employment, female in Cambodia stood at 31.0%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Cambodia peaked at 53.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2000.
That places Cambodia 65th out of 115 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 49.5% | — |
| 1997 | 53.6% | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 20.2% | -62.2% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | -40.9% |
| 2001 | 22.4% | +87.2% |
| 2003 | 42.1% | +88.2% |
| 2007 | 40.7% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 41.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | -28.6% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 31.6% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 30.2% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | -20.8% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | +41.9% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | -17.6% |
| 2025 | 31.0% | +0.1% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 31.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.6%, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 31.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25.1%, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +88.2% | 22.4% | 42.1% |
| 2001 | +87.2% | 12.0% | 22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.1% | 20.2% | 53.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 33.7% | 12.0% | 43.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 23.2% | 42.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 31.0% | 37.6% | 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 part time employment, female in Cambodia?
- Part time employment, female in Cambodia was 31.0% in 2025, 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 53.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for part time employment, female?
- Cambodia ranks 65th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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.