Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Cambodia
Cambodia: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate was 41.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Cambodia, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 41.1% for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Cambodia peaked at 41.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1975.
That places Cambodia 183rd out of 236 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.
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.8% | — |
| 1951 | 8.0% | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 8.2% | +2.6% |
| 1953 | 8.5% | +3.0% |
| 1954 | 8.7% | +3.2% |
| 1955 | 9.0% | +3.2% |
| 1956 | 9.3% | +3.1% |
| 1957 | 9.6% | +2.9% |
| 1958 | 9.8% | +2.5% |
| 1959 | 10.0% | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 10.2% | +1.6% |
| 1961 | 10.3% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 10.3% | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 10.2% | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 10.3% | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 10.4% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 10.4% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 10.5% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 11.3% | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 14.0% | +23.9% |
| 1970 | 17.6% | +25.7% |
| 1971 | 22.6% | +28.2% |
| 1972 | 29.4% | +30.2% |
| 1973 | 33.0% | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 18.9% | -42.6% |
| 1975 | 4.7% | -75.3% |
| 1976 | 5.1% | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 5.6% | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 5.8% | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 9.2% | +58.6% |
| 1980 | 12.7% | +38.0% |
| 1981 | 12.9% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 13.2% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 13.5% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 13.8% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 14.1% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 14.4% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 14.7% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 15.0% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 15.4% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 15.7% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 16.1% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 16.8% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 17.1% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 17.5% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 17.9% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 18.4% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 30.1% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 37.6% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 39.6% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 39.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 40.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 40.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 40.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 40.9% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 41.1% | +0.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 41.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.9%, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 41.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 65.4%, 63% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population vs. female labor force participation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -75.3% | 18.9% | 4.7% |
| 1979 | +58.6% | 5.8% | 9.2% |
| 1974 | -42.6% | 33.0% | 18.9% |
| 1980 | +38.0% | 9.2% | 12.7% |
| 1972 | +30.2% | 22.6% | 29.4% |
| 1971 | +28.2% | 17.6% | 22.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.9% | 7.8% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.8% | 10.2% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.2% | 4.7% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 12.7% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 15.7% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 18.6% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 21.1% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 39.8% | 41.1% | 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 urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Cambodia?
- Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Cambodia was 41.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1975.
- How does Cambodia rank for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Cambodia ranks 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.