Employers, total (% of total employment) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 1.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Cameroon, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, total (% of total employment) in Cameroon is 1.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Cameroon peaked at 3.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2021.
That places Cameroon 144th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.3% | — |
| 1992 | 2.3% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 141 Hong Kong, China 1.9% compare
- 142 Eswatini 1.8% compare
- 143 Cyprus 1.8% compare
- 145 Bahrain 1.7% compare
- 146 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.7% compare
- 147 Afghanistan 1.6% 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, total (% of total employment) in Cameroon?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Cameroon was 1.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 144th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. 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, total (% of total 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).