Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Cameroon

Employment-to-population ratio in Cameroon in 2025 — 62.82%. Ranked 50 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 12.02 pp.

2025 62.82% −0.34 pp vs 2024
World rank 50of 182
Period maximum 79.22%2007
Period minimum 62.72%2021

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Cameroon, 1991–2025606570758019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 74.84%1992: 74.78%1993: 74.69%1994: 74.9%1995: 75.1%1996: 75.51%1997: 75.63%1998: 75.72%1999: 75.76%2000: 75.78%2001: 75.8%2002: 76.37%2003: 76.99%2004: 77.63%2005: 78.17%2006: 78.7%2007: 79.22%2008: 77.3%2009: 75.25%2010: 73.1%2011: 72.24%2012: 71.37%2013: 70.48%2014: 69.55%2015: 68.65%2016: 67.75%2017: 66.83%2018: 65.92%2019: 65%2020: 63.36%2021: 62.72%2022: 63.19%2023: 63.19%2024: 63.17%2025: 62.82%
Change over the period: −12.02 pp Annual average: -0.35 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon

Cameroon 62.82%
World 58.06%
Middle Africa computed 61.52%
Employment-to-population ratio — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 62.82 −0.34 pp
2024 63.17 −0.02 pp
2023 63.19 +0 pp
2022 63.19 +0.47 pp
2021 62.72 −0.64 pp
2020 63.36 −1.65 pp
2019 65 −0.92 pp
2018 65.92 −0.91 pp
2017 66.83 −0.92 pp
2016 67.75 −0.9 pp
2015 68.65 −0.9 pp
2014 69.55 −0.92 pp
2013 70.48 −0.9 pp
2012 71.37 −0.87 pp
2011 72.24 −0.86 pp
2010 73.1 −2.16 pp
2009 75.25 −2.05 pp
2008 77.3 −1.92 pp
2007 79.22 +0.53 pp
2006 78.7 +0.53 pp
2005 78.17 +0.54 pp
2004 77.63 +0.64 pp
2003 76.99 +0.62 pp
2002 76.37 +0.57 pp
2001 75.8 +0.02 pp
2000 75.78 +0.02 pp
1999 75.76 +0.05 pp
1998 75.72 +0.09 pp
1997 75.63 +0.12 pp
1996 75.51 +0.41 pp
1995 75.1 +0.2 pp
1994 74.9 +0.21 pp
1993 74.69 −0.09 pp
1992 74.78 −0.06 pp
1991 74.84

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.