Cameroon vs Norway: Labor force participation rate

Cameroon
65.2%
in 2025
Norway
65.6%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
57th
Norway rank
55th

Labor force participation rate over time

  • Cameroon
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 65.6% against 65.2% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 57th and Norway ranks 55th of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Labor force participation rate
Unit
%
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,682 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).