Unemployment rate for young people in Cambodia
Cambodia: Unemployment rate for young people was 0.711 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate for young people in Cambodia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate for young people in Cambodia stood at 0.711.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate for young people in Cambodia peaked at 2.04 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.378, in 2019.
That places Cambodia 184th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate for young people in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.41 | — |
| 1992 | 1.44 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.47 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.41 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 1.42 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.41 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.942 | -33.2% |
| 1998 | 1.03 | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 1.14 | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 1.22 | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 1.3 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 1.4 | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 1.48 | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 1.61 | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 1.74 | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 1.89 | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 2.04 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 1.31 | -35.9% |
| 2009 | 0.798 | -39.0% |
| 2010 | 0.964 | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 0.598 | -38.0% |
| 2012 | 0.678 | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 0.757 | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 1.06 | +39.5% |
| 2015 | 0.744 | -29.5% |
| 2016 | 1.14 | +52.8% |
| 2017 | 0.382 | -66.4% |
| 2018 | 0.38 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.378 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.474 | +25.4% |
| 2021 | 0.83 | +75.1% |
| 2022 | 0.687 | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 0.703 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.704 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.711 | +1.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.711 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.12, 7% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.711 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.96, 8% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate for young people 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +75.1% | 0.474 | 0.83 |
| 2017 | -66.4% | 1.14 | 0.382 |
| 2016 | +52.8% | 0.744 | 1.14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3 | 0.942 | 1.47 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.48 | 0.798 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7074 | 0.378 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6848 | 0.474 | 0.83 | 6 |
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 for young people in Cambodia?
- Unemployment rate for young people in Cambodia was 0.711 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate for young people recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 in 2007.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate for young people recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.378 in 2019.
- How does Cambodia rank for unemployment rate for young people?
- Cambodia ranks 184th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate for young people rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate for young people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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