Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 2.6 % change on previous year in 2025. βΌ Falling
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Cameroon, 1991β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, annual growth rate in Cameroon is 2.6 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 17.9% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Cameroon peaked at 3.53 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4279 % change on previous year, in 2010.
That places Cameroon 46th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.99 % change on previous year | 2.93 % change on previous year | 3.06 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.54 % change on previous year | 0.6683 % change on previous year | 3.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6 % change on previous year | 0.4279 % change on previous year | 2.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.57 % change on previous year | 0.771 % change on previous year | 3.53 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 43 Liberia 2.83 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Togo 2.8 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Least developed countries 2.7 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Guinea 2.59 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Namibia 2.54 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Papua New Guinea 2.49 % change on previous year 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)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Cameroon?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Cameroon was 2.6 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.53 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4279 % change on previous year in 2010.
- How does Cameroon rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Cameroon ranks 46th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.