Total employment, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total employment, female was 3.69 million ages 15+ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Total employment, female in Cameroon, 1991–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total employment, female in Cameroon is 3.69 million ages 15+, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total employment, female in Cameroon peaked at 3.69 million ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.86 million ages 15+, in 1991.
That places Cameroon 12th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.21 million ages 15+ | 1.86 million ages 15+ | 2.53 million ages 15+ | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.05 million ages 15+ | 2.63 million ages 15+ | 3.50 million ages 15+ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.65 million ages 15+ | 3.60 million ages 15+ | 3.69 million ages 15+ | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Cameroon
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (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 total employment, female in Cameroon?
- Total employment, female in Cameroon was 3.69 million ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest total employment, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.69 million ages 15+ in 2011.
- What is the lowest total employment, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.86 million ages 15+ in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for total employment, female?
- Cameroon ranks 12th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total employment, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Total employment, female (ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.