Population

The preliminary results of Cambodia’s 2024 population census reveal that the country’s total population has reached 17,280,543, with an annual average growth rate of 2.1%. ...

Every year, migrant workers send more than $2.9 billion sending money to their families, which not only supports their livelihoods but significantly contributes to the national economy. ...

Katta Orn, Secretary of State and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, posted on his official Facebook page on June 4, 2024, outlining eight mechanisms to protect Cambodian migrant workers. ...

On the occasion of the closing ceremony of the Ministry of Planning’s annual meeting on the morning of April 9, 2024, Dr. Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, encouraged people to have more children to increase the number of young people in Cambodia. ...

The Cambodian embassy in Seoul now offers passport and consular services to citizens residing and working in South Korea, thereby eliminating the need for travel to their home country for renewal. ...

According to a spokesman for the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT), last year the Ministry provided employment opportunities to work abroad to 1,356,616 people, including 552,851 women. ...

An estimated 225 representatives from organizations representing more than 30,000 older people from 25 capital and provinces, participated in the third “National Older People Forum” themed “Older People and Supporting Policies”, in Battambang City Hall on Oct 27. ...

The Thai Ministry of Labour has issued a ministerial order setting new fees for inspections and work permits for foreign workers from Cambodia. ...

From December, Cambodians can obtain a work permit from Thailand by spending $13, instead of the current fee of $52. ...

The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security’s Immigration Department and Cambodian Home Affairs Ministry’s General Department of Immigration held a meeting to discuss and exchange experience on immigration management in Hanoi on October 23. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet has laid stress on the importance of demographic policy, underlining that Cambodia should not ignore the policy for 2050. ...

The Royal Government has established a national committee to facilitate the border crossing of Cambodian migrant workers. ...

A new Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT) survey shows there are 191 locations with houses where 19,539 poor families comprising 89,879 people live in Phnom Penh. ...

Cambodia has opened the application window for businesses to apply for the foreign employee quota. Under the quota system, only 10 percent of a local company’s workforce can be a foreign employee. ...

The General Department of Immigration (GDI) has started using a digital telephone system for its hotline services. ...

On the occasion of World Population Day, Prime Minister Hun Sen said that the country’s headcount has increased from 11.4 million to 16.8 million between 1998 and 2022. ...

Remittances from Cambodian migrant workers increased from $1.15 billion in 2021 to $1.25 billion in 2022 and are the third highest in the Asean as a share of national GDP after those of the Philippines and Vietnam, according to a new report. ...

Cambodia and Thailand have reached an agreement to facilitate 40,000 migrant Cambodian workers renewing work permits due to expire on July 31. ...

International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Asia-Pacific regional director Sarah Lou Ysmael Arriola on May 3 reaffirmed her commitment to assist Cambodia in protecting the rights of migrant workers and improving governance, employment, human resource and migration system development, according to a labour ministry statement. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen confirmed in a message on the occasion of the 137th anniversary of International Labor Day on May 1, that currently there are about 1.3 million Cambodian workers abroad, while the employment rate in the country remained at 99.3 percent. ...

While improving their livelihood, Cambodian migrant workers, including those in the Republic of Korea (RoK), have significantly contributed to boosting the national economy. ...

In a bid to win the support of the people for the upcoming National Election, the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has committed itself to strengthening the Law on Immigration on managing foreign immigrants, promising to strongly prevent and suppress illegal crossings, residing and activities ...

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng confirmed on his Facebook page on Friday evening that several licenced casinos in Bavet city, Svay Rieng province, are employing many workers illegally. Of over 3,800 foreign workers, only 470 are working legally, while over 3,000 others are working illegally ...

The Thai Department of Employment is seeking to extend the deadline for foreign migrant workers to register for a new work permit until mid-May. ...