Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 7.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon stood at 7.5%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon peaked at 37.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2025.
That places Cameroon 70th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 35.8% | — |
| 1992 | 36.3% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 36.7% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 37.1% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 37.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 37.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 37.3% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 37.1% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 36.9% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 36.6% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 36.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 35.8% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 35.4% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 30.6% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -20.9% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 7.5% | -3.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 7.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 69% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 7.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.9% | 35.8% | 37.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 30.6% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 12.0% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.5% | 10.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon was 7.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 70th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.