Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Cambodia

Female labor force participation rate in Cambodia in 2025 — 77.35%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.14 pp.

2025 77.35% +0.05 pp vs 2024
World rank 7of 182
Period maximum 81.84%2011
Period minimum 71.97%2008

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Cambodia, 1990–20257072.57577.58082.519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 77.49%1991: 77.39%1992: 77.34%1993: 77.38%1994: 78.81%1995: 78.77%1996: 78.84%1997: 78.94%1998: 78.92%1999: 78.6%2000: 77.83%2001: 77.07%2002: 76.32%2003: 75.56%2004: 75.33%2005: 75.1%2006: 74.89%2007: 74.68%2008: 71.97%2009: 77.38%2010: 81.28%2011: 81.84%2012: 78.36%2013: 74.4%2014: 74.39%2015: 73.42%2016: 75.92%2017: 76.42%2018: 76.85%2019: 77.29%2020: 77.09%2021: 73.71%2022: 77.17%2023: 77.22%2024: 77.3%2025: 77.35%
Change over the period: −0.14 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cambodia

Cambodia 77.35%
World 48.94%
South-Eastern Asia computed 55.55%
Female labor force participation rate — Cambodia, by year Cambodia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 77.35 +0.05 pp
2024 77.3 +0.08 pp
2023 77.22 +0.05 pp
2022 77.17 +3.46 pp
2021 73.71 −3.38 pp
2020 77.09 −0.2 pp
2019 77.29 +0.44 pp
2018 76.85 +0.43 pp
2017 76.42 +0.5 pp
2016 75.92 +2.5 pp
2015 73.42 −0.97 pp
2014 74.39 −0.01 pp
2013 74.4 −3.95 pp
2012 78.36 −3.49 pp
2011 81.84 +0.57 pp
2010 81.28 +3.9 pp
2009 77.38 +5.4 pp
2008 71.97 −2.71 pp
2007 74.68 −0.2 pp
2006 74.89 −0.21 pp
2005 75.1 −0.22 pp
2004 75.33 −0.23 pp
2003 75.56 −0.76 pp
2002 76.32 −0.76 pp
2001 77.07 −0.76 pp
2000 77.83 −0.76 pp
1999 78.6 −0.33 pp
1998 78.92 −0.02 pp
1997 78.94 +0.1 pp
1996 78.84 +0.06 pp
1995 78.77 −0.03 pp
1994 78.81 +1.43 pp
1993 77.38 +0.04 pp
1992 77.34 −0.05 pp
1991 77.39 −0.1 pp
1990 77.49

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.