Cambodia - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Cambodia was 48.41 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 52.22 in 1994, while its lowest value was 48.16 in 2015.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 51.67
1991 51.53
1992 51.46
1993 51.47
1994 52.22
1995 52.05
1996 52.02
1997 51.97
1998 51.90
1999 51.69
2000 51.53
2001 51.86
2002 51.17
2003 50.43
2004 49.61
2005 49.23
2006 48.82
2007 48.43
2008 49.00
2009 49.55
2010 50.28
2011 50.17
2012 49.40
2013 48.47
2014 48.39
2015 48.16
2016 48.47
2017 48.98
2018 48.96
2019 48.93
2020 48.42
2021 48.41

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Cambodia was 9,358,533 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9,358,533 in 2021 and a minimum value of 3,953,233 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 3,953,233
1991 4,062,193
1992 4,151,538
1993 4,239,321
1994 4,402,816
1995 4,546,376
1996 4,699,510
1997 4,898,652
1998 5,136,459
1999 5,381,484
2000 5,579,681
2001 6,182,973
2002 6,328,794
2003 6,440,569
2004 6,534,313
2005 6,740,643
2006 6,957,261
2007 7,175,247
2008 7,408,126
2009 7,639,032
2010 8,087,213
2011 8,334,043
2012 8,280,172
2013 8,183,449
2014 8,362,550
2015 8,450,593
2016 8,841,029
2017 8,957,446
2018 9,088,032
2019 9,221,528
2020 9,185,555
2021 9,358,533

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure