Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 3.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon stood at 3.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon peaked at 18.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2025.
Cameroon ranks 77th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.9% | — |
| 1992 | 17.4% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 17.9% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 18.3% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 18.6% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 18.6% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 18.3% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 18.1% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -21.7% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 3.1% | -3.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 3.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 48% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 3.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.2%, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.2% | 16.9% | 18.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 14.3% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 4.9% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 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, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon was 3.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 77th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.8%. 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, male (% of male 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.