Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) was 0.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Cambodia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Cambodia stood at 0.3%.
The figure is down 35.0% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Cambodia peaked at 7.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
Cambodia ranks 189th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -25.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -55.8% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +683.5% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -82.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -34.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -29.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +32.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -24.7% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +120.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -65.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +56.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -43.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +84.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -80.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +257.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -66.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +135.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -35.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 6% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.3%, 8% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +683.5% | 0.9% | 7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 0.6% | 7.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 3 |
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 rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Cambodia?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Cambodia was 0.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Cambodia rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Cambodia ranks 189th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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