Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 37.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon stood at 37.5%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon peaked at 37.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1995.
That places Cameroon 153rd 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, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23.7% | — |
| 1992 | 23.4% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 23.0% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 22.8% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 22.7% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 22.8% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 22.9% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 23.2% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 23.5% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 23.8% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 24.1% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 24.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 24.8% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 25.2% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 34.3% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 35.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 36.8% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 37.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 37.3% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 37.5% | +0.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 37.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 90% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 37.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.1% | 22.7% | 23.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 23.8% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 27.7% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 35.5% | 37.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 150 Solomon Islands 39.0% compare
- 151 Ghana 38.2% compare
- 152 Azerbaijan 37.6% compare
- 154 Zimbabwe 36.7% compare
- 155 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 36.7% compare
- 156 Côte d'Ivoire 36.6% 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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Cameroon was 37.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1995.
- How does Cameroon rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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, male (% of male 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.