Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) was 0.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Cambodia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Cambodia is 0.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Cambodia peaked at 1.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
Cambodia ranks 186th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.8% | — |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +35.9% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -33.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -34.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -29.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +33.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -25.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +58.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -43.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +82.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -80.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +44.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +130.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -38.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 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 unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Cambodia?
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Cambodia was 0.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Cambodia rank for unemployment, total (% of total labor force)?
- Cambodia ranks 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, total (% of total labor force) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.