Labor force participation rate — all countries

Labor force participation rate — Cambodia

Labor force participation rate in Cambodia in 2025 — 82.39%. Ranked 6 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 2.42 pp.

2025 82.39% +0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank 6of 182
Period maximum 85.44%2011
Period minimum 78.94%2008

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Cambodia, 1990–2025788082848619901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 79.97%1991: 79.94%1992: 79.92%1993: 79.94%1994: 80.51%1995: 80.5%1996: 80.52%1997: 80.55%1998: 80.54%1999: 80.43%2000: 80.43%2001: 80.43%2002: 80.42%2003: 80.42%2004: 80.62%2005: 80.83%2006: 81.03%2007: 81.23%2008: 78.94%2009: 82.02%2010: 84.75%2011: 85.44%2012: 82.99%2013: 80.22%2014: 80.29%2015: 79.6%2016: 81.74%2017: 81.41%2018: 81.91%2019: 82.42%2020: 82.24%2021: 79.51%2022: 82.34%2023: 82.35%2024: 82.37%2025: 82.39%
Change over the period: +2.42 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Cambodia 82.39%
World 60.98%
South-Eastern Asia computed 66.68%
Labor force participation rate — Cambodia, by year Cambodia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 82.39 +0.02 pp
2024 82.37 +0.03 pp
2023 82.35 +0.01 pp
2022 82.34 +2.83 pp
2021 79.51 −2.73 pp
2020 82.24 −0.18 pp
2019 82.42 +0.51 pp
2018 81.91 +0.5 pp
2017 81.41 −0.33 pp
2016 81.74 +2.13 pp
2015 79.6 −0.69 pp
2014 80.29 +0.07 pp
2013 80.22 −2.77 pp
2012 82.99 −2.45 pp
2011 85.44 +0.69 pp
2010 84.75 +2.74 pp
2009 82.02 +3.08 pp
2008 78.94 −2.29 pp
2007 81.23 +0.2 pp
2006 81.03 +0.2 pp
2005 80.83 +0.2 pp
2004 80.62 +0.2 pp
2003 80.42 −0 pp
2002 80.42 −0 pp
2001 80.43 −0 pp
2000 80.43 −0 pp
1999 80.43 −0.11 pp
1998 80.54 −0 pp
1997 80.55 +0.03 pp
1996 80.52 +0.02 pp
1995 80.5 −0.02 pp
1994 80.51 +0.57 pp
1993 79.94 +0.03 pp
1992 79.92 −0.02 pp
1991 79.94 −0.04 pp
1990 79.97

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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