Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 14.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Cameroon, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 14.6% for employment in industry (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Cameroon peaked at 14.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2005.
That places Cameroon 145th 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.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.5% | — |
| 1992 | 14.1% | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 13.6% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 13.5% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 13.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 13.4% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 13.4% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 13.3% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 14.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.6% | 13.3% | 14.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.1% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.1% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.5% | 14.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 142 Comoros 14.8% compare
- 143 Bahamas 14.8% compare
- 144 Puerto Rico 14.7% compare
- 146 French Polynesia 14.3% compare
- 147 Côte d'Ivoire 14.3% compare
- 148 Guinea 14.2% 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 employment in industry (% of total employment) in Cameroon?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Cameroon was 14.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2005.
- How does Cameroon rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 145th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).