Total employment, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total employment, male was 4.35 million ages 15+ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Total employment, male in Cameroon, 1991–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.
Analysis
In 2011, total employment, male in Cameroon stood at 4.35 million ages 15+. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total employment, male in Cameroon peaked at 4.35 million ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.51 million ages 15+, in 1991.
That places Cameroon 16th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.76 million ages 15+ | 2.51 million ages 15+ | 3.05 million ages 15+ | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.63 million ages 15+ | 3.16 million ages 15+ | 4.14 million ages 15+ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.31 million ages 15+ | 4.26 million ages 15+ | 4.35 million ages 15+ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 13 Madagascar 5.25 million ages 15+ compare
- 14 Mozambique 4.94 million ages 15+ compare
- 15 Cote d'Ivoire 4.76 million ages 15+ compare
- 17 Burkina Faso 3.92 million ages 15+ compare
- 18 Angola 3.72 million ages 15+ compare
- 19 Niger 3.45 million ages 15+ compare
More work & labour data for Cameroon
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total employment, male in Cameroon?
- Total employment, male in Cameroon was 4.35 million ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest total employment, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.35 million ages 15+ in 2011.
- What is the lowest total employment, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 million ages 15+ in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for total employment, male?
- Cameroon ranks 16th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total employment, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Total employment, male (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.