Unemployment in Cambodia
Cambodia: Unemployment was 341.96 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment in Cambodia, 1996–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 341.96 for unemployment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,266.3% on the previous year and up 476.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment in Cambodia peaked at 341.96 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.1, in 1999.
Cambodia ranks 26th of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unemployment in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 45.51 | — |
| 1997 | 26.6 | -41.5% |
| 1999 | 2.1 | -92.1% |
| 2009 | 45 | +2041.0% |
| 2010 | 61.78 | +37.3% |
| 2011 | 47.62 | -22.9% |
| 2012 | 93.23 | +95.8% |
| 2013 | 36.36 | -61.0% |
| 2014 | 59.35 | +63.2% |
| 2019 | 43.66 | -26.4% |
| 2020 | 15.89 | -63.6% |
| 2021 | 37.31 | +134.8% |
| 2023 | 25.03 | -32.9% |
| 2025 | 341.96 | +1266.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 341.96 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 354.49, 96% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +2041.0% | 2.1 | 45 |
| 2025 | +1266.3% | 25.03 | 341.96 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.74 | 2.1 | 45.51 | 3 |
| 2000s | 45 | 45 | 45 | 1 |
| 2010s | 57 | 36.36 | 93.23 | 6 |
| 2020s | 105.05 | 15.89 | 341.96 | 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 unemployment in Cambodia?
- Unemployment in Cambodia was 341.96 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest unemployment recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 341.96 in 2025.
- What is the lowest unemployment recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 in 1999.
- How does Cambodia rank for unemployment?
- Cambodia ranks 26th out of 58 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 476.2%. 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 Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. 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 Disability Labour Market Indicators (DLMI) database description.