Work & Labour in Cameroon

277 indicators covering work & labour for Cameroon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5809 % change on previous year 2100 down 24.5% 19th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5736 % change on previous year 2100 down 24.1% 19th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.588 % change on previous year 2100 down 24.9% 19th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1629 % change on previous year 2050 down 69.0% 41st
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year 2050 down 13.0% 34th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 36,415 1000 No 2050 up 29.8% 37th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 13,402 1000 No 2050 up 3.3% 43rd
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 45,113 1000 No 2100 up 6.9% 25th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 43,763 1000 No 2100 up 6.7% 25th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 88,876 1000 No 2100 up 6.8% 25th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 28.3% 33rd
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per capita 0.001 1000 No per person 2025 unchanged 26th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 28.3% 33rd
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per capita 0.0005 1000 No per person 2025 down 0.0% 80th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 28.3% 32nd
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per capita 0.0005 1000 No per person 2025 up 0.0% 103rd
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 38.9% 42nd
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita 0.0004 1000 No per person 2025 down 14.8% 90th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 22.2% 18th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita 0.0006 1000 No per person 2025 up 8.4% 111th
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 6,613 2027 up 56.6% 55th
Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 64.63 2027 down 6.7% 62nd
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 12,086 2027 up 26.7% 52nd
Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 3.6 2027 up 0.8% 128th
Labour dependency ratio 1.7 2027 up 4.4% 53rd
Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 13,829 2027 up 9.8% 151st
Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 4,165 2027 up 9.8% 155th
Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 62.3 2027 down 6.8% 54th
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.78 % change on previous year 2027 down 38.6% 9th
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year 2027 up 63.5% 38th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square 0.06 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 32.6% 126th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square 0.0299 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 32.6% 125th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square 0.0301 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 32.5% 125th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre 0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 12.6% 101st
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre 0.0351 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 43.5% 117th
Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 1st
Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 1st
Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 170th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.2% 2025 down 8.4% 57th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.9% 2025 down 3.7% 56th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 76.5% 2025 down 10.5% 108th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.6% 2025 down 13.8% 71st
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.8% 2025 down 8.3% 120th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.5% 2025 down 3.6% 122nd
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.2% 2025 down 13.7% 110th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 34.2% 2025 down 26.4% 120th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 39.7% 2025 down 21.4% 124th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 28.6% 2025 down 32.4% 123rd
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0002 units per person 2025 up 25.1% 160th
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 down 5.1% 142nd
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates 76.5% 2025 down 10.5% 107th
Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 10.3% 44th
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 31.9% 37th
Employment 11,053 2025 up 24.4% 51st
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 11,053 2025 up 24.4% 51st
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 6.5% 2025 up 5.1% 150th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 6.1% 2025 up 5.9% 149th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 7.1% 2025 up 5.4% 147th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 43.5% 2025 up 11.4% 150th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 43.8% 2025 up 7.5% 137th