Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Cameroon
Cameroon: Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending was 56.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Cameroon, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 56.6% for female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Cameroon peaked at 78.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 2025.
Cameroon ranks 71st of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77.6% | — |
| 1991 | 77.6% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 77.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 77.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 77.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 77.6% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 77.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 77.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 77.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 77.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 77.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 77.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 78.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 78.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 78.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 75.7% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 73.2% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 70.5% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 68.8% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 67.9% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 65.6% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 64.2% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 62.8% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 61.4% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 58.1% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 57.1% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 57.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 57.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 57.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 56.6% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.7% | 77.6% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.3% | 73.2% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 60.0% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 56.6% | 58.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Cameroon?
- Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending in Cameroon was 56.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending?
- Cameroon ranks 71st out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).