Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national in Cameroon
Cameroon: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national was 40.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Cameroon, 1976–2021
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2021, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Cameroon stood at 40.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Cameroon peaked at 69.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 2021.
That places Cameroon 107th out of 174 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 60.9% | — |
| 1980 | 57.2% | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 64.4% | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 56.9% | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 51.7% | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 51.6% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | -20.7% |
| 2007 | 69.2% | +69.0% |
| 2010 | 61.2% | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 52.6% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 40.8% | -22.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 40.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.7%, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 40.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%, 91% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.9% | 60.9% | 60.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 59.5% | 56.9% | 64.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 51.7% | 51.7% | 51.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.9% | 40.9% | 69.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 52.6% | 61.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 40.8% | 40.8% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Cameroon?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Cameroon was 40.8% in 2021, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Cameroon ranks 107th out of 174 countries with data for 2021.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.