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Labour · East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income

Cambodia: the labour market

Labour force is 10.4m (2025), 54th of 187 in the world and 12th of 29 in East Asia & Pacific. Participation rate is 82.4% (2025), 6th of 187 in the world and 2nd of 29 in East Asia & Pacific. Women's participation is 77.4% (2025), 7th of 187 in the world and 3rd of 29 in East Asia & Pacific.

Labour force10.4m2025 · world 54/187 · region 12/29Participation rate82.4%2025 · world 6/187 · region 2/29Women's participation77.4%2025 · world 7/187 · region 3/29Employment rate82.2%2025 · world 5/187 · region 2/29
Labour force
Cambodia
05.0m10.0m15.0m1995200020052010201520202025Cambodia10.4m
Participation rate
CambodiaEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
50%60%70%80%90%1995200020052010201520202025Cambodia82.4%East Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
13 indicators

Labour: Cambodia in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Labour forceLabour force, total10.4m202554/18712/295.8m8.2m9.5m+22%since 20151.3bn1.2bn3.7bn
Participation rateLabour force participation, % of 15+82.4%20256/1872/2980.4%84.8%82.2%+2.8 ppsince 201565.2%58.2%61.0%
Women's participationFemale labour force participation, % of women 15+77.4%20257/1873/2977.8%81.3%77.1%+3.9 ppsince 201558.1%39.2%48.9%
Employment rateEmployment to population ratio, 15+ (ILO)82.2%20255/1872/2979.8%84.1%82.1%+2.9 ppsince 201562.7%55.6%58.1%
UnemploymentUnemployment, % of labour force (ILO)0.3%2025186/18729/290.7%0.8%0.2%−0.1 ppsince 20153.8%4.5%4.8%
Female unemploymentFemale unemployment, % of female labour force (ILO)0.2%2025187/18729/290.8%0.8%0.2%−0.2 ppsince 20153.4%4.9%4.9%
Youth unemploymentYouth unemployment, ages 15–24 (ILO)0.7%2025185/18729/291.2%1.0%0.5%±0.0 ppsince 201512.5%13.1%13.4%
Youth NEET rateYouth not in education, employment or training, %9.7%2025138/17022/2810.3%5.3%5.7%+3.1 ppsince 201515.3%21.8%—
Wage workersWage and salaried workers, % of total employment44.5%2025137/18722/2935.2%40.1%43.1%+2.6 ppsince 201561.0%29.6%53.6%
Vulnerable employmentVulnerable employment, % of total employment (ILO)52.3%202551/1878/2961.8%57.0%53.8%−2.9 ppsince 201535.3%65.5%42.4%
Jobs in agricultureEmployment in agriculture, % of total employment33.4%202553/1879/2973.5%54.8%36.9%−9.1 ppsince 201521.7%39.8%25.8%
Jobs in industryEmployment in industry, % of total employment28.9%202524/1873/298.5%16.0%25.1%+4.0 ppsince 201528.5%22.4%23.7%
Jobs in servicesEmployment in services, % of total employment37.7%2025160/18726/2918.0%29.2%38.0%+5.1 ppsince 201549.9%37.8%50.6%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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neighbours

Cambodia and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Cambodia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorCambodiaVietnamThailandLaos
Labour force10.4m202557.0m202540.9m20253.7m2025
Participation rate82.4%202572.8%202566.7%202566.1%2025
Women's participation77.4%202568.6%202559.0%202561.6%2025
Employment rate82.2%202571.7%202566.2%202565.3%2025
Unemployment0.3%20251.5%20250.8%20251.2%2025
Female unemployment0.2%20251.4%20250.8%20250.9%2025
Youth unemployment0.7%20256.2%20254.5%20252.4%2025
Youth NEET rate9.7%202510.3%202412.4%202522.5%2022
Wage workers44.5%202546.7%202549.3%202522.9%2025
Vietnam: labourThailand: labourLaos: labour
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