Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 78.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon stood at 78.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon peaked at 93.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 78.1%, in 2025.
Cameroon ranks 36th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 93.2% | — |
| 1992 | 93.1% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 93.1% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 93.1% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 93.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 92.9% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 92.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 92.6% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 92.4% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 92.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 92.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 91.8% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 91.6% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 91.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 91.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 90.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 90.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 89.9% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 89.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 88.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 87.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 87.1% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 81.9% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 80.7% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 80.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 79.1% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 78.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 78.4% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 78.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.9% | 92.4% | 93.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 91.1% | 89.4% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 80.7% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.9% | 78.1% | 80.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon was 78.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.1% in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 36th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.