Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 49.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Cambodia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 49.5% for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Cambodia peaked at 49.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 1997.
That places Cambodia 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 39.3% | — |
| 1992 | 39.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 39.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 39.1% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 38.9% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 38.8% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 38.7% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 39.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 39.2% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 40.6% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 40.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 41.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 41.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 42.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 43.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 44.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 44.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 45.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 45.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 46.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 46.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 47.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 47.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 48.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 47.9% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 48.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 49.3% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 49.5% | +0.5% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 49.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 49.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.4%, 82% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.0% | 38.7% | 39.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 39.2% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 44.5% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 47.9% | 49.5% | 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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Cambodia?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Cambodia was 49.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 1997.
- How does Cambodia rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Cambodia ranks 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.