Unemployment rate of males vs females in Cambodia
Cambodia: Unemployment rate of males vs females was 0.294 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Cambodia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate of males vs females in Cambodia is 0.294, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate of males vs females in Cambodia peaked at 1.32 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.088, in 2019.
That places Cambodia 185th out of 186 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.
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.581 | — |
| 1992 | 0.565 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.554 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.766 | +38.3% |
| 1995 | 0.747 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.737 | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.639 | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.711 | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 0.721 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.734 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.764 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.846 | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 0.89 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 1.01 | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 1.08 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 1.2 | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 1.32 | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.791 | -40.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6 | -24.1% |
| 2010 | 0.747 | +24.5% |
| 2011 | 0.678 | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.515 | -24.0% |
| 2013 | 0.363 | -29.5% |
| 2014 | 0.689 | +89.8% |
| 2015 | 0.334 | -51.5% |
| 2016 | 0.59 | +76.6% |
| 2017 | 0.109 | -81.5% |
| 2018 | 0.098 | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.088 | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.136 | +54.5% |
| 2021 | 0.378 | +177.9% |
| 2022 | 0.253 | -33.1% |
| 2023 | 0.301 | +19.0% |
| 2024 | 0.298 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.294 | -1.3% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.294 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.27, 7% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.294 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.35, 9% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate of males vs females 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 | +177.9% | 0.136 | 0.378 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.669 | 0.554 | 0.766 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9236 | 0.6 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4211 | 0.088 | 0.747 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2767 | 0.136 | 0.378 | 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 of males vs females in Cambodia?
- Unemployment rate of males vs females in Cambodia was 0.294 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 in 2007.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.088 in 2019.
- How does Cambodia rank for unemployment rate of males vs females?
- Cambodia ranks 185th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate of males vs females rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate of males vs females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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