Cameroon - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Cameroon was 46.76 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 48.54 in 2005, while its lowest value was 46.64 in 2011.

Definition: 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.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 48.16
1991 48.12
1992 48.11
1993 48.10
1994 48.12
1995 48.15
1996 48.18
1997 48.23
1998 48.29
1999 48.35
2000 48.42
2001 48.45
2002 48.47
2003 48.49
2004 48.52
2005 48.54
2006 48.52
2007 48.52
2008 47.97
2009 47.35
2010 46.64
2011 46.64
2012 46.64
2013 46.65
2014 46.67
2015 46.69
2016 46.72
2017 46.75
2018 46.80
2019 46.86
2020 46.84
2021 46.76

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Cameroon was 11,954,980 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11,954,980 in 2021 and a minimum value of 5,252,929 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 5,252,929
1991 5,404,613
1992 5,563,331
1993 5,729,432
1994 5,903,404
1995 6,086,090
1996 6,264,294
1997 6,451,990
1998 6,649,491
1999 6,856,146
2000 7,071,237
2001 7,280,342
2002 7,497,332
2003 7,722,587
2004 7,956,562
2005 8,199,428
2006 8,434,331
2007 8,681,907
2008 8,724,528
2009 8,742,253
2010 8,731,386
2011 8,980,552
2012 9,238,356
2013 9,505,237
2014 9,783,304
2015 10,073,540
2016 10,369,370
2017 10,678,160
2018 10,999,790
2019 11,333,450
2020 11,575,790
2021 11,954,980

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure