Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0156 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Cameroon, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Cameroon stood at 0.0156 units per person.
That represents a change of down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Cameroon peaked at 0.0185 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0149 units per person, in 2020.
That places Cameroon 102nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0182 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0183 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0185 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0181 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0176 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0171 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0168 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0166 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0164 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0162 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0161 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.016 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0158 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0157 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0155 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0149 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0151 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0154 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0155 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0156 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0156 units per person | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0156 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0149 units per person, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0156 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0181 units per person | 0.0176 units per person | 0.0185 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0162 units per person | 0.0155 units per person | 0.0171 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0154 units per person | 0.0149 units per person | 0.0156 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Cameroon?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Cameroon was 0.0156 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0185 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0149 units per person in 2020.
- How does Cameroon rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Cameroon ranks 102nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.