Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Cameroon
Cameroon: Armed forces personnel of total labor force was 0.3425 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Cameroon, 1990–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel of total labor force in Cameroon is 0.3425, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel of total labor force in Cameroon peaked at 0.4649 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.2129, in 1994.
Cameroon ranks 144th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4586 | — |
| 1991 | 0.4649 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2258 | -51.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2193 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2129 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4065 | +90.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3695 | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3585 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.348 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3379 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3282 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4486 | +36.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4493 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.436 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3033 | -30.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2946 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.278 | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2755 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2748 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2749 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2693 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2664 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2624 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2575 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2542 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2494 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2517 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3551 | +41.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3452 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3425 | -0.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.3425 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5761, 59% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.3425 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4031, 85% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +90.9% | 0.2129 | 0.4065 |
| 1992 | -51.4% | 0.4649 | 0.2258 |
| 2018 | +41.1% | 0.2517 | 0.3551 |
| 2001 | +36.7% | 0.3282 | 0.4486 |
| 2004 | -30.4% | 0.436 | 0.3033 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3402 | 0.2129 | 0.4649 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3431 | 0.2748 | 0.4493 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2786 | 0.2494 | 0.3551 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3425 | 0.3425 | 0.3425 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 141 Sierra Leone 0.3546 compare
- 142 Canada 0.3511 compare
- 143 New Zealand 0.3485 compare
- 145 China 0.3332 compare
- 146 Bangladesh 0.3228 compare
- 147 Guinea 0.3208 compare
More work & labour data for Cameroon
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5809 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5736 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.588 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1629 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 36,415 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 13,402 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 45,113 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 43,763 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 88,876 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel of total labor force in Cameroon?
- Armed forces personnel of total labor force in Cameroon was 0.3425 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4649 in 1991.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel of total labor force recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2129 in 1994.
- How does Cameroon rank for armed forces personnel of total labor force?
- Cameroon ranks 144th out of 171 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel of total labor force rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Armed forces personnel of total labor force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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