Women's labour force participation in Cambodia
The ILO estimates that 77.4% of women aged 15 and over in Cambodia were in the labour force in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2012.
Cambodia, 2025
77.4%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
48.7%
Position in 2025
7th of 181
Women's labour force participation in Cambodia over time
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% of women aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Cambodia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77.4% | 48.7% |
| 2024 | 77.3% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 77.2% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 77.2% | 48.3% |
| 2021 | 73.7% | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 77.1% | 47.0% |
| 2019 | 77.3% | 48.3% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | 48.4% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | 48.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 77.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 73.4%, the figure has changed by +3.9 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Cambodia has the 7th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 48.7%.
More for Cambodia
All statistics for Cambodia
Labour force participation
82.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
0.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
0.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
82.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
33.4%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
28.9%
2025 · World Bank