Labor force, total, per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5809 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Cambodia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Cambodia is 0.5809 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Cambodia peaked at 0.5809 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4313 units per person, in 1995.
That places Cambodia 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4503 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.444 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4395 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4372 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4349 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4313 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4335 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4395 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4467 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4538 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4621 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4704 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4785 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4863 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4954 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5045 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5137 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5232 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5158 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5422 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5655 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5744 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5608 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5438 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5456 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5419 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5572 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.556 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5609 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.566 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5668 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5504 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5726 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5755 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5783 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.5809 units per person | +0.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.5809 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3868 units per person, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.5809 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5099 units per person, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4411 units per person | 0.4313 units per person | 0.4538 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4992 units per person | 0.4621 units per person | 0.5422 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5572 units per person | 0.5419 units per person | 0.5744 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5708 units per person | 0.5504 units per person | 0.5809 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More education data for Cambodia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 107,312 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 124,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 199,569 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 201,390 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1285 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Cambodia?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Cambodia was 0.5809 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5809 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4313 units per person in 1995.
- How does Cambodia rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.