Cambodia: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 15.46 percentage points in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 17.85 percentage points in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Cambodia had the 6th highest value of the 82 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Cambodia in the 2025 ranking

• Tanzania — 3rd of 82: 72.63%
• Guatemala — 4th of 82: 68.3%
• Bolivia — 5th of 82: 65.28%
• Australia — 7th of 82: 62.93%
• Honduras — 8th of 82: 61.5%
• Switzerland — 9th of 82: 61.05%

What this measures

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.

Limitations: Data on employment by status are drawn from labor force surveys and household surveys, supplemented by official estimates and censuses for a small group of countries. The labor force survey is the most comprehensive source for internationally comparable employment, but there are still some limitations for comparing data across countries and over time even within a country. Comparability of employment ratios across countries is affected by variations in definitions of employment and population. The biggest difference results from the age range used to define labor force activity. The population base for employment ratios can also vary.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 23 values

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate) in nearby economies

• Australia — 62.93% (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 36.83% (2025)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 24.9% (2025)
• Indonesia — 46.46% (2023)
• Japan — 48.34% (2025)
• Korea, Rep. — 19.35% (2025)
• Macao SAR, China — 44.44% (2016)
• Malaysia — 48.09% (2022)

More social protection & labor data for Cambodia

• Net migration — -31,469 (2025)
• Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin — 11,332 (2025)
• Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 23 (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 68.15% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 72.9% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 70.55% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 82.06% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

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Questions people ask

What is Cambodia's employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)?

64.99% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1996?

It is up 0.09 percentage points from 64.9% in 1996. The highest value was 78.97% in 2010 and the lowest 49.31% in 1998.

How does Cambodia rank?

6th highest of 82 economies with data for 2025.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.EMP.1524.SP.MA.NE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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