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Military service age and obligation
Cambodia — 21 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for all males; conscription law passed September 2004; service obligation is 18 months (September 2004) |
| 2006 | conscription law made effective in October 2006 requires all males between 18-30 to register for military service; service obligation is 18 months (2006) |
| 2007 | conscription law of October 2006 requires all males between 18-30 to register for military service; 18-month service obligation (2006) |
| 2008 | conscription law of October 2006 requires all males between 18-30 to register for military service; 18-month service obligation (2006) |
| 2009 | conscription law of October 2006 requires all males between 18-30 to register for military service; 18-month service obligation (2006) |
| 2010 | conscription law of October 2006 requires all males between 18-30 to register for military service; 18-month service obligation (2006) |
| 2011 | conscription law of October 2006 requires all males between 18-30 to register for military service; 18-month service obligation (2006) |
| 2012 | conscription law of October 2006 requires all males between 18-30 to register for military service; 18-month service obligation (2006) |
| 2013 | 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service (2012) |
| 2014 | 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service (2012) |
| 2015 | 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service (2012) |
| 2016 | 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service (2012) |
| 2017 | 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service (2012) |
| 2018 | 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service (2012) |
| 2019 | 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service (2012) |
| 2020 | 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service (2012) |
| 2021 | 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service (2021) |
| 2022 | 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service (conscription only selectively enforced since 1993); women may volunteer (2022) note: in 2018, women made up an estimated 6% of the active duty military and 88 women held the rank of general |
| 2023 | 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service (conscription only selectively enforced since 1993; service is for 18 months); women may volunteer (2023) note: as of 2018, women made up an estimated 6% of the active-duty military |
| 2024 | 18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service (conscription only selectively enforced since 1993; service is for 18 months); women may volunteer (2024) |
| 2025 | 18 is the legal minimum age for military service for men and women (2025) note: in 2006, Cambodia's parliament approved a law requiring all Cambodians aged 18 to 30 to serve in the military for 18 months, although the law has never been enforced (service was to be voluntary for women); in 2025, the Cambodian Government announced that the 2006 conscription law would be enforced beginning in 2026 and have a 24-month service requirement |