Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) … national in Cambodia
Cambodia: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) … national was 124.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Cambodia, 1996–2025
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
In 2025, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Cambodia stood at 124.5%.
That represents a change of up 211.0% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Cambodia peaked at 181.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2023.
That places Cambodia 68th out of 155 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) … national in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 110.0% | — |
| 1997 | 78.5% | -28.6% |
| 1998 | 97.5% | +24.2% |
| 2000 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 99.4% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 83.2% | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 71.2% | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 75.4% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 107.2% | +42.3% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 55.0% | -42.3% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | +40.6% |
| 2013 | 88.5% | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 181.9% | +93.3% |
| 2016 | 118.0% | -35.2% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | -25.8% |
| 2020 | 139.2% | +59.0% |
| 2021 | 135.9% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | -70.5% |
| 2025 | 124.5% | +211.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 124.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 128.8%, 97% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 124.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 101.9%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.3% | 78.5% | 110.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 89.0% | 71.2% | 107.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 55.0% | 181.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 109.9% | 40.0% | 139.2% | 4 |
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 ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Cambodia?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Cambodia was 124.5% 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 (%) recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 181.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2023.
- How does Cambodia rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)?
- Cambodia ranks 68th out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (%) (national 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.