Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 47.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Cambodia, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 47.8% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 15.5% on the previous year and down 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Cambodia peaked at 182.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 2023.
That places Cambodia 183rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 125.1% | — |
| 1992 | 124.1% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 122.9% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 108.6% | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 108.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 109.9% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 80.2% | -27.0% |
| 1998 | 79.0% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 79.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 80.9% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 82.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 81.5% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 77.6% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 75.0% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 72.7% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 106.6% | +37.2% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 55.1% | -41.9% |
| 2012 | 71.6% | +29.9% |
| 2013 | 87.6% | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 93.4% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 182.6% | +95.5% |
| 2016 | 115.4% | -36.8% |
| 2017 | 151.1% | +31.0% |
| 2018 | 154.5% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 157.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 139.7% | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 135.5% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | -45.4% |
| 2023 | 41.1% | -44.4% |
| 2024 | 41.4% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 47.8% | +15.5% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 47.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 113.1%, 42% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 47.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 106.5%, 45% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +95.5% | 93.4% | 182.6% |
| 2022 | -45.4% | 135.5% | 74.0% |
| 2023 | -44.4% | 74.0% | 41.1% |
| 2011 | -41.9% | 94.9% | 55.1% |
| 2009 | +37.2% | 77.7% | 106.6% |
| 2016 | -36.8% | 182.6% | 115.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104.2% | 79.0% | 125.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 72.7% | 106.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 116.4% | 55.1% | 182.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.9% | 41.1% | 139.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 180 Guinea-Bissau 54.0% compare
- 181 Sierra Leone 50.4% compare
- 182 Maldives 48.1% compare
- 184 Turkmenistan 40.4% compare
- 185 Bangladesh 40.2% compare
- 186 Chad 29.5% 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 ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Cambodia?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Cambodia was 47.8% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 182.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 2023.
- How does Cambodia rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Cambodia ranks 183rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.