Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) was 60.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 60.2% for vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon peaked at 73.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 60.2%, in 2025.
Cameroon ranks 31st 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.
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 72.4% | — |
| 1992 | 72.7% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 73.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 73.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 73.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 73.3% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 73.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 73.0% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 72.7% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 72.3% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 72.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 71.7% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 71.3% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 70.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 70.6% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 70.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 69.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 69.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 68.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 68.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 67.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 66.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 64.3% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 63.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 62.6% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 62.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 60.9% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 60.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 60.4% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 60.2% | -0.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 60.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.8%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 60.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.9%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.0% | 72.4% | 73.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 70.7% | 68.8% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 61.8% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 60.2% | 62.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 28 Myanmar 62.3% compare
- 29 Côte d'Ivoire 61.3% compare
- 30 Bhutan 60.4% compare
- 32 Zimbabwe 59.9% compare
- 33 Solomon Islands 59.0% compare
- 34 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 58.5% 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 vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon?
- Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon was 60.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.2% in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 31st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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 Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.