Cambodia Employment Rate data was reported at 82.800 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 85.400 % for 2020. Cambodia Employment Rate data is updated yearly, averaging 84.100 % from Jun 2020 (Median) to 2021, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 85.400 % in 2020 and a record low of 82.800 % in 2021. Cambodia Employment Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cambodia – Table KH.G006: Employment and Employment Rate: Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey (CSES).

Unemployment Rate in Cambodia increased to 0.27 percent in 2024 from 0.23 percent in 2023. This dataset provides - Cambodia Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The statistic shows the distribution of employment in Cambodia by economic sector from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, 36.01 percent of the employees in Cambodia were active in the agricultural sector, 26.91 percent in industry and 37.08 percent in the service sector.

In 2024, the unemployment rate in Cambodia amounted to 0.27 percent. Between 1991 and 2024, the figure dropped by 0.51 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

Cambodia Employment Rate: Women data was reported at 78.000 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 81.000 % for 2020. Cambodia Employment Rate: Women data is updated yearly, averaging 79.500 % from Jun 2020 (Median) to 2021, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 81.000 % in 2020 and a record low of 78.000 % in 2021. Cambodia Employment Rate: Women data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cambodia – Table KH.G006: Employment and Employment Rate: Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey (CSES).

Graph and download economic data for Youth Unemployment Rate for Cambodia (SLUEM1524ZSKHM) from 1991 to 2024 about Cambodia, 15 to 24 years, unemployment, and rate.

Cambodia Employment Rate: Phnom Penh data was reported at 72.700 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 77.500 % for 2020. Cambodia Employment Rate: Phnom Penh data is updated yearly, averaging 75.100 % from Jun 2020 (Median) to 2021, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 77.500 % in 2020 and a record low of 72.700 % in 2021. Cambodia Employment Rate: Phnom Penh data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cambodia – Table KH.G006: Employment and Employment Rate: Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey (CSES).

Graph and download economic data for Employment to Population Ratio for Cambodia (SLEMPTOTLSPZSKHM) from 1991 to 2024 about Cambodia, employment-population ratio, population, and employment.

Actual value and historical data chart for Cambodia Employment In Agriculture Percent Of Total Employment

Cambodia Employment: Phnom Penh data was reported at 1,290.000 Person th in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,305.000 Person th for 2020. Cambodia Employment: Phnom Penh data is updated yearly, averaging 1,297.500 Person th from Jun 2020 (Median) to 2021, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,305.000 Person th in 2020 and a record low of 1,290.000 Person th in 2021. Cambodia Employment: Phnom Penh data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cambodia – Table KH.G006: Employment and Employment Rate: Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey (CSES).

In 2024, the youth unemployment rate in Cambodia stood at 0.76 percent. Between 1991 and 2024, the figure dropped by 0.63 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

Historical dataset showing Cambodia unemployment rate by year from 1991 to 2024.

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Cambodia was reported at 0.27 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Cambodia - Unemployment, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

Actual value and historical data chart for Cambodia Employment In Industry Percent Of Total Employment

Cambodia: Unemployment rate forecast: The latest value from is percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 0.00 percent, based on data from countries. Historically, the average for Cambodia from to is percent. The minimum value, percent, was reached in while the maximum of percent was recorded in .

Historical dataset showing Cambodia youth unemployment rate by year from 1991 to 2024.

Cambodia Employment Rate: Women: Urban data was reported at 77.400 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 80.500 % for 2020. Cambodia Employment Rate: Women: Urban data is updated yearly, averaging 78.950 % from Jun 2020 (Median) to 2021, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 80.500 % in 2020 and a record low of 77.400 % in 2021. Cambodia Employment Rate: Women: Urban data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cambodia – Table KH.G006: Employment and Employment Rate: Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey (CSES).

Cambodia: Unemployment rate for females: The latest value from 2024 is 0.31 percent, an increase from 0.25 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 8.08 percent, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Cambodia from 1991 to 2024 is 0.7 percent. The minimum value, 0.15 percent, was reached in 2019 while the maximum of 1.2 percent was recorded in 1994.

Monthly and long-term Cambodia Unemployment data: historical series and analyst forecasts curated by FocusEconomics.

Cambodia Employment Rate: Women: Rural data was reported at 82.200 % in 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 83.900 % for 2020. Cambodia Employment Rate: Women: Rural data is updated yearly, averaging 83.050 % from Jun 2020 (Median) to 2021, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 83.900 % in 2020 and a record low of 82.200 % in 2021. Cambodia Employment Rate: Women: Rural data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cambodia – Table KH.G006: Employment and Employment Rate: Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey (CSES).