Labor force, female, per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.2826 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in Cambodia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female, per capita in Cambodia is 0.2826 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Cambodia peaked at 0.2882 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2271 units per person, in 1993.
That places Cambodia 5th 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, female, per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2379 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2329 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2292 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2271 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2287 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2279 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.23 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.234 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2377 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.24 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2412 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2423 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2431 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2439 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2464 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2488 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2514 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2541 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2477 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2688 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2846 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2882 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.277 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2636 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.264 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2608 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2699 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2721 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2744 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2767 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2767 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2654 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2789 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2802 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2815 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.2826 units per person | +0.4% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.2826 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.166 units per person, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.2826 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2084 units per person, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2325 units per person | 0.2271 units per person | 0.24 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2488 units per person | 0.2412 units per person | 0.2688 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2731 units per person | 0.2608 units per person | 0.2882 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2776 units per person | 0.2654 units per person | 0.2826 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More gender data for Cambodia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,268 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2002 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,559 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,559 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 171,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 179,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 172,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 180,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 173,679 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Cambodia?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Cambodia was 0.2826 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2882 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2271 units per person in 1993.
- How does Cambodia rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, female 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, female ÷ Population, total
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- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.