SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate in Cambodia
Cambodia: SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate was 3.27 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate in Cambodia, 2009–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate in Cambodia is 3.27, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1,179.3% on the previous year and up 373.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate in Cambodia peaked at 3.27 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.172, in 2020.
That places Cambodia 50th out of 57 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.579 | — |
| 2010 | 0.771 | +33.2% |
| 2011 | 0.577 | -25.2% |
| 2012 | 1.28 | +121.7% |
| 2013 | 0.438 | -65.8% |
| 2014 | 0.692 | +58.0% |
| 2019 | 0.499 | -27.9% |
| 2020 | 0.172 | -65.5% |
| 2021 | 0.396 | +130.2% |
| 2023 | 0.256 | -35.4% |
| 2025 | 3.27 | +1179.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 3.27 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.41, 74% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.579 | 0.579 | 0.579 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7093 | 0.438 | 1.28 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.02 | 0.172 | 3.27 | 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 sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate in Cambodia?
- Sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate in Cambodia was 3.27 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.27 in 2025.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.172 in 2020.
- How does Cambodia rank for sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate?
- Cambodia ranks 50th out of 57 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdg indicator 8.5.2: unemployment rate rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 373.3%. 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 SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. The unemployment rate conveys the number of persons who are unemployed as a percent of the labour force (i.e., the employed plus the unemployed). The unemployed comprise all persons of working age who were: a) without work during the reference period, i.e. were not in paid employment or self-employment; b) currently available for work, i.e. were available for paid employment or self-employment during the reference period; and c) seeking work, i.e. had taken specific steps in a specified recent period to seek paid employment or self-employment. The term disability, as defined in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), is used as an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. For measurement purposes, a person with disability is defined as a person who is limited in the kind or amount of activities that he or she can do because of ongoing difficulties due to a long-term physical condition, mental condition or health problem. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.