Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 21.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon stood at 21.9%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon peaked at 21.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1991.
That places Cameroon 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.8% | — |
| 1992 | 6.9% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 6.9% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 7.0% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 7.2% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 7.4% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 21.6% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 21.9% | +1.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 21.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.4%, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 21.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.1%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 7.8% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 11.1% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 19.7% | 21.9% | 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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon was 21.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 21.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.