Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) was 0.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Cambodia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Cambodia is 0.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 77.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Cambodia peaked at 2.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.
That places Cambodia 185th out of 187 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, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.2% | — |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -20.8% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -37.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -47.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +27.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -22.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +35.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -51.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +98.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -71.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +34.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +78.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +24.8% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -3.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 10% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.8%, 11% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +98.9% | 0.5% | 1.1% |
| 2017 | -71.0% | 1.1% | 0.3% |
| 2021 | +78.1% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| 2015 | -51.1% | 1.1% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 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, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Cambodia?
- Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) in Cambodia was 0.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
- How does Cambodia rank for unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24)?
- Cambodia ranks 185th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.