Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 43.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, female in Cameroon, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Cameroon stood at 43.9%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Cameroon peaked at 48.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 2025.
Cameroon ranks 108th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.2% | — |
| 1991 | 48.2% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 48.2% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 48.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 48.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 48.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 48.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 48.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 48.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 48.3% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 47.8% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 47.3% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 46.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 46.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 46.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 46.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 46.5% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 46.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 45.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 44.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 43.9% | -0.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 43.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.6%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 43.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.5%, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.2% | 48.1% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 47.3% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 44.9% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 43.9% | 44.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 105 South Korea 44.4% compare
- 106 French Polynesia 44.3% compare
- 107 Singapore 44.1% compare
- 109 Mongolia 43.9% compare
- 110 Lesotho 43.8% compare
- 111 Cape Verde 43.6% compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,092 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 611,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,494 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,873 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Cameroon?
- Labor force, female in Cameroon was 43.9% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for labor force, female?
- Cameroon ranks 108th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.