Cameroon Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Cameroon labor force participation rate for 2023 was 46.54%, a 0.04% increase from 2022.
  • Cameroon labor force participation rate for 2022 was 46.51%, a 0.1% decline from 2021.
  • Cameroon labor force participation rate for 2021 was 46.60%, a 0.07% decline from 2020.
  • Cameroon labor force participation rate for 2020 was 46.67%, a 0.45% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 71.27%
Cambodia 57.63%
Vanuatu 55.32%
Honduras 54.08%
Angola 53.11%
Nicaragua 50.65%
Lao PDR 48.45%
Cameroon 46.54%
Vietnam 46.49%
Indonesia 45.83%
Bolivia 45.72%
Myanmar 44.82%
Kyrgyz Republic 43.64%
El Salvador 43.60%
Pakistan 43.16%
Republic of Congo 42.38%
Lesotho 41.64%
Kenya 41.25%
Ghana 41.05%
Bangladesh 38.82%
Timor-Leste 38.49%
Moldova 37.16%
Georgia 36.51%
Uzbekistan 34.96%
Zambia 34.83%
Sao Tome and Principe 34.12%
Philippines 34.08%
Papua New Guinea 33.60%
Sri Lanka 30.99%
Mongolia 30.84%
India 30.22%
Cabo Verde 28.93%
Tunisia 28.47%
Morocco 26.53%
Sudan 26.39%
Bhutan 26.05%
Nigeria 24.61%
Eswatini 24.04%
Egypt 24.02%
Mauritania 19.77%
Djibouti 14.08%
Cameroon Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 46.54% 0.04%
2022 46.51% -0.10%
2021 46.60% -0.07%
2020 46.67% -0.45%
2019 47.12% -0.37%
2018 47.49% -0.33%
2017 47.82% -0.27%
2016 48.09% -0.21%
2015 48.30% -0.22%
2014 48.52% -2.11%
2013 50.63% -2.11%
2012 52.74% -2.10%
2011 54.84% -2.08%
2010 56.92% -3.55%
2009 60.47% -3.44%
2008 63.91% -3.30%
2007 67.21% -0.18%
2006 67.39% -0.12%
2005 67.51% -0.35%
2004 67.86% -0.35%
2003 68.21% -0.34%
2002 68.55% -0.33%
2001 68.87% -0.32%
2000 69.19% -0.54%
1999 69.73% -0.52%
1998 70.25% -0.46%
1997 70.71% -0.35%
1996 71.06% -0.22%
1995 71.28% -0.33%
1994 71.61% -0.20%
1993 71.81% -0.07%
1992 71.88% 0.04%
1991 71.84% 0.04%