Employers, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 2.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon stood at 2.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon peaked at 4.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2021.
Cameroon ranks 145th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.9% | — |
| 1992 | 3.9% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | -0.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.6%, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.7%, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 142 Guinea 2.5% compare
- 143 Kyrgyzstan 2.4% compare
- 144 Japan 2.3% compare
- 146 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.3% compare
- 147 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.3% compare
- 148 Nepal 2.2% 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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon was 2.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 145th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. 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 Employers, male (% of male 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).