Work & Labour in Cameroon 277 indicators covering work & labour for Cameroon. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of male vs. female employment in industry 16.6% 2025 down 2.6% 154th Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 39.6% 2025 down 6.2% 38th Share of male vs. female employment in services 43.8% 2025 up 7.5% 136th Employment rate, men vs. women 71.6% 2025 down 3.8% 48th Employment rate 62.8% 2025 down 8.5% 51st Youth unemployment rate 6.5% 2025 up 5.1% 149th Population by labor force status 12.29 million people 2025 up 25.0% 35th Employee compensation as share of government spending 34.7% 2021 down 3.6% 47th CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 31.36 2025 down 1.4% 74th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 495.8 Persons 2022 up 54.1% 34th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 211.69 Persons 2022 up 37.0% 73rd Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 0.3% 2020 up 24.6% 144th Female labor force by age 208,947 people 2024 up 6.6% 38th Labor force participation rate by age 34.8% 2024 down 28.2% 117th Female labor force participation rate by age 29.4% 2024 down 34.2% 118th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 6.6% 2024 up 6.8% 148th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0027 units per square kilometre 2023 up 85.3% 74th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0022 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.8% 71st Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.9319 units per square kilometre 2023 up 25.3% 112th Employment by status 30.4% 2024 up 36.2% 153rd Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 30.4% 2024 up 36.2% 153rd Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.0886 units per square kilometre 2023 up 48.4% 79th Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.0886 units per square kilometre 2023 up 48.4% 78th Employment 9,287 2021 up 10.1% 49th Cases of fatal occupational injury 57 1986 down 23.0% 55th Annual growth of GDP per employed person 1.2% 2025 down 65.7% 119th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 1.48 2024 down 3.9% 98th Level of national compliance with labor rights 1.48 score 2024 down 3.9% 99th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 23.2% 2021 up 115.2% 30th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 30.4% 2021 up 89.5% 22nd Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 14.7% 2021 up 214.2% 44th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 55.3% 2021 down 17.7% 58th Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 72.6% 2021 down 8.7% 47th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 63.2% 2021 down 13.6% 55th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 32.7% 2021 down 38.6% 80th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 38.7% 2021 down 33.2% 77th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 27.6% 2021 down 44.0% 82nd Patents - international collaboration in technology development 17 Co-inventions 2016 up 325.0% 73rd Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 44.9% 2025 down 8.0% 110th Annual working hours per worker 2,181 hours per worker 2023 up 2.2% 31st Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 2,181 hours per worker 2023 up 2.2% 31st Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 9.6% 2021 down 6.9% 88th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 3.3% 2021 down 20.4% 138th Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 2,181 hours per worker 2023 up 2.2% 31st Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Number of strikes and lockouts 11 1986 up 266.7% 46th Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts 0.046 1986 down 96.7% 82nd Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 1,932 1981 down 89.2% 57th Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary 31,574 2000 down 79.2% 64th Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 9.6% 2021 down 6.9% 82nd Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 1.48 2024 down 3.9% 107th Own-account workers, total 70.3% 2016 up 1.4% 9th Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 1 2014 unchanged 1st Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.858 2014 unchanged 20th Labor market, Overall 0.7086 2014 unchanged 42nd Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.6342 2014 unchanged 68th Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.6722 2014 unchanged 38th Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.5235 2014 unchanged 80th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 68.1% 2024 up 299.9% 75th ← Previous Page 4 of 5 Next →