Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 33.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Cambodia, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
The most recent figure for own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Cambodia is 33.8%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Cambodia peaked at 60.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 2016.
Cambodia ranks 69th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 59.6% | — |
| 1992 | 60.0% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 58.8% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 57.7% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 56.7% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 57.8% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 53.1% | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 53.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 53.3% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 54.4% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 49.1% | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 55.2% | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 54.5% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 54.4% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 54.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 53.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 36.4% | -32.5% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 34.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 34.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | -1.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 33.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.2%, 82% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 33.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.2%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -32.5% | 53.9% | 36.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.7% | 53.0% | 60.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 36.4% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 33.8% | 35.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 66 Tonga 34.3% compare
- 67 Republic of Moldova 34.3% compare
- 68 Kyrgyzstan 34.2% compare
- 70 Morocco 33.7% compare
- 71 Palestine, State of 33.5% compare
- 72 Djibouti 33.0% compare
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 own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Cambodia?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in Cambodia was 33.8% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 2016.
- How does Cambodia rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Cambodia ranks 69th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".