Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 29.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, total in Cambodia, 1996–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
In 2025, part time employment, total in Cambodia stood at 29.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Cambodia peaked at 49.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2000.
Cambodia ranks 48th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 44.3% | — |
| 1997 | 49.2% | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 19.6% | -60.1% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | -40.7% |
| 2001 | 21.1% | +81.4% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | +88.1% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 37.4% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 40.1% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | -29.5% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | +28.8% |
| 2021 | 32.3% | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | -17.5% |
| 2025 | 29.3% | +10.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 29.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.2%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 29.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.9%, 1.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.7% | 19.6% | 49.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 11.6% | 40.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 21.7% | 38.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 26.6% | 32.3% | 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, total in Cambodia?
- Part time employment, total in Cambodia was 29.3% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for part time employment, total?
- Cambodia ranks 48th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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, total (% of total 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.