Unemployment rate in Cambodia
Cambodia: Unemployment rate was 0.263 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Cambodia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 0.263 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 1.26 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.119, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.768 | — |
| 1992 | 0.748 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.733 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.996 | +35.9% |
| 1995 | 0.973 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.963 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.638 | -33.7% |
| 1998 | 0.712 | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 0.727 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.745 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.778 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.862 | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.909 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 1 | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 1.06 | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.16 | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 1.26 | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.825 | -34.4% |
| 2009 | 0.579 | -29.8% |
| 2010 | 0.771 | +33.2% |
| 2011 | 0.577 | -25.2% |
| 2012 | 0.505 | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.438 | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.692 | +58.0% |
| 2015 | 0.393 | -43.2% |
| 2016 | 0.716 | +82.2% |
| 2017 | 0.141 | -80.3% |
| 2018 | 0.129 | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.119 | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.172 | +44.5% |
| 2021 | 0.396 | +130.2% |
| 2022 | 0.245 | -38.1% |
| 2023 | 0.256 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.254 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.263 | +3.5% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.263 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.06, 5% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.263 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.05, 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% | 0.172 | 0.396 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8064 | 0.638 | 0.996 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.918 | 0.579 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4481 | 0.119 | 0.771 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2643 | 0.172 | 0.396 | 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 0.263 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 in 2007.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.119 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).