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Labor force — Cameroon

Labor force in Cameroon in 2025 — 11,466,010 people. Ranked 50 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 128.6%.

2025 11.47M people +2.6% vs 2024
World rank 50of 182
Period maximum 11.47M people2025
Period minimum 5.02M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Cameroon, 1990–20254M6M8M10M12M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 5,015,683 people1991: 5,162,902 people1992: 5,313,963 people1993: 5,472,246 people1994: 5,636,469 people1995: 5,805,250 people1996: 5,980,972 people1997: 6,164,040 people1998: 6,351,361 people1999: 6,540,493 people2000: 6,732,947 people2001: 6,932,629 people2002: 7,143,935 people2003: 7,362,216 people2004: 7,583,440 people2005: 7,807,548 people2006: 8,035,172 people2007: 8,274,850 people2008: 8,349,018 people2009: 8,404,820 people2010: 8,440,780 people2011: 8,576,769 people2012: 8,709,448 people2013: 8,842,713 people2014: 9,008,472 people2015: 9,206,366 people2016: 9,380,946 people2017: 9,535,157 people2018: 9,687,110 people2019: 9,850,728 people2020: 9,926,685 people2021: 10,140,896 people2022: 10,499,324 people2023: 10,831,875 people2024: 11,175,287 people2025: 11,466,010 people
Change over the period: +6.45M (+128.6%) Average annual rate: 2.39 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Cameroon 11.47M people
World 3.74B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 527M people
Middle Africa computed 80.09M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.34B people
Labor force — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 11.47M +290,723 +2.6%
2024 11.18M +343,412 +3.17%
2023 10.83M +332,551 +3.17%
2022 10.5M +358,428 +3.53%
2021 10.14M +214,211 +2.16%
2020 9.93M +75,957 +0.77%
2019 9.85M +163,618 +1.69%
2018 9.69M +151,953 +1.59%
2017 9.54M +154,211 +1.64%
2016 9.38M +174,580 +1.9%
2015 9.21M +197,894 +2.2%
2014 9.01M +165,759 +1.87%
2013 8.84M +133,265 +1.53%
2012 8.71M +132,679 +1.55%
2011 8.58M +135,989 +1.61%
2010 8.44M +35,960 +0.43%
2009 8.4M +55,802 +0.67%
2008 8.35M +74,168 +0.9%
2007 8.27M +239,678 +2.98%
2006 8.04M +227,624 +2.92%
2005 7.81M +224,108 +2.96%
2004 7.58M +221,224 +3%
2003 7.36M +218,281 +3.06%
2002 7.14M +211,306 +3.05%
2001 6.93M +199,682 +2.97%
2000 6.73M +192,454 +2.94%
1999 6.54M +189,132 +2.98%
1998 6.35M +187,321 +3.04%
1997 6.16M +183,068 +3.06%
1996 5.98M +175,722 +3.03%
1995 5.81M +168,781 +2.99%
1994 5.64M +164,223 +3%
1993 5.47M +158,283 +2.98%
1992 5.31M +151,061 +2.93%
1991 5.16M +147,219 +2.94%
1990 5.02M — —

Middle Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 39.22M AO Angola 16.32M CM Cameroon 11.47M TD Chad 6.75M CG Republic of the Congo 2.64M CF Central African Republic 2.08M GA Gabon 844,145 GQ Equatorial Guinea 737,977 ST Sao Tome and Principe 35,075
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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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

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