Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 62.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 62.5% for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon peaked at 77.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 62.5%, in 2025.
Cameroon ranks 35th 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, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 76.3% | — |
| 1992 | 76.6% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 77.0% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 77.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 77.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 77.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 77.1% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 76.8% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 76.5% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 76.2% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 75.9% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 75.5% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 75.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 74.8% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 74.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 74.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 73.6% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 73.1% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 72.7% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 72.3% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 71.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 71.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 70.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 68.9% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 67.8% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 65.7% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 64.7% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 63.2% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 62.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 62.7% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 62.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.9% | 76.3% | 77.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 74.5% | 72.7% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 64.7% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 62.5% | 64.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 32 Côte d'Ivoire 63.4% compare
- 33 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 63.3% compare
- 34 Zimbabwe 63.3% compare
- 36 Azerbaijan 62.4% compare
- 37 Ghana 61.8% compare
- 38 Solomon Islands 61.0% compare
More work & labour data for Cameroon
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5809 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5736 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.588 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1629 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 36,415 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 13,402 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 45,113 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 43,763 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 88,876 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon was 62.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.5% in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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, male (% of male 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.