Employment by status in Cameroon
Cameroon: Employment by status was 30.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment by status in Cameroon, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 30.4% for employment by status in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by status in Cameroon peaked at 30.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1995.
Cameroon ranks 153rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 15.0% | 15.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 16.0% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 20.0% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 28.5% | 30.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 150 Azerbaijan 32.8% compare
- 151 Ghana 32.1% compare
- 152 Gambia 31.0% compare
- 154 Bhutan 30.1% compare
- 155 Solomon Islands 29.9% compare
- 156 Cote d'Ivoire 28.7% compare
More work & labour data for Cameroon
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 76.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 65.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by status in Cameroon?
- Employment by status in Cameroon was 30.4% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment by status recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment by status recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1995.
- How does Cameroon rank for employment by status?
- Cameroon ranks 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment by status rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment by status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.