Labor force, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Labor force, female 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 107th of 186 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 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% |
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
- 104 Republic of Korea 44.4% compare
- 105 French Polynesia 44.3% compare
- 106 Singapore 44.1% compare
- 108 Mongolia 43.9% compare
- 109 Lesotho 43.8% compare
- 110 Cape Verde 43.6% compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 121,453 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 114.41 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (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 107th out of 186 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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About this data
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.