Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) was 56.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Cameroon, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Cameroon is 56.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Cameroon peaked at 78.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 2025.
Cameroon ranks 71st of 187 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.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Cameroon?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Cameroon was 56.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Cameroon ranks 71st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 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 database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.