Employers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 0.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon is 0.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon peaked at 2.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1991.
That places Cameroon 148th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.7% | — |
| 1992 | 0.8% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 57% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 67% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon was 0.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 148th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).