Labor force (15-64 years), male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Labor force (15-64 years), male was 54.2% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Labor force (15-64 years), male in Cameroon, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in % of total labor force 15-64 years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force (15-64 years), male in Cameroon is 54.2%, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), male in Cameroon peaked at 57.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 54.2%, in 2011.
That places Cameroon 27th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Labor force (15-64 years), male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force 15-64 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57.9% | — |
| 1991 | 57.4% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 56.8% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 56.3% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 55.8% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 55.2% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 54.7% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 54.7% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 54.6% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 54.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 54.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 54.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 54.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 54.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 54.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 54.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 54.4% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 54.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 54.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 54.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.8% | 54.5% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.6% | 54.3% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.3% | 54.2% | 54.3% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-64 years), male in Cameroon?
- Labor force (15-64 years), male in Cameroon was 54.2% in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.2% in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank for labor force (15-64 years), male?
- Cameroon ranks 27th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-64 years), male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-64 years), male (% of total labor force 15-64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The labor force comprising people ages 15 to 64 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.