Unemployment rate in Cambodia
Cambodia: Unemployment rate was 0.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Cambodia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.3% for unemployment rate in 2025.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Cambodia peaked at 1.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
That places Cambodia 185th 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 in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.8% | — |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +35.9% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -33.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -34.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -29.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +33.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -25.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +58.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -43.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +82.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -80.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +44.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +130.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -38.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | +3.5% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.1%, 5% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.0%, 9% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate 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 | +130.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 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 in Cambodia?
- Unemployment rate in Cambodia was 0.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Cambodia rank for unemployment rate?
- Cambodia ranks 185th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.