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.
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 |
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More work & labour data for Cambodia
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 86.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 88.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 90.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 82.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 70.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 72.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 68.1% (2025)
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.