Cameroon Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2021
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 2019 was 54.83%, a 0.51% decline from 2018.
- Cameroon labor force participation rate for 2018 was 55.34%, a 0.45% decline from 2017.
- Cameroon labor force participation rate for 2017 was 55.79%, a 0.37% decline from 2016.
- Cameroon labor force participation rate for 2016 was 56.16%, a 0.29% decline from 2015.
| Cameroon Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2019 |
54.83% |
-0.51% |
| 2018 |
55.34% |
-0.45% |
| 2017 |
55.79% |
-0.37% |
| 2016 |
56.16% |
-0.29% |
| 2015 |
56.45% |
-0.29% |
| 2014 |
56.74% |
-0.21% |
| 2013 |
56.95% |
-0.13% |
| 2012 |
57.08% |
-0.10% |
| 2011 |
57.18% |
-0.06% |
| 2010 |
57.24% |
-3.57% |
| 2009 |
60.81% |
-3.44% |
| 2008 |
64.25% |
-3.29% |
| 2007 |
67.54% |
-0.16% |
| 2006 |
67.70% |
-0.09% |
| 2005 |
67.79% |
-0.34% |
| 2004 |
68.13% |
-0.34% |
| 2003 |
68.47% |
-0.33% |
| 2002 |
68.80% |
-0.32% |
| 2001 |
69.12% |
-0.32% |
| 2000 |
69.44% |
-0.57% |
| 1999 |
70.01% |
-0.55% |
| 1998 |
70.56% |
-0.49% |
| 1997 |
71.05% |
-0.38% |
| 1996 |
71.43% |
-0.23% |
| 1995 |
71.66% |
-0.35% |
| 1994 |
72.01% |
-0.21% |
| 1993 |
72.22% |
-0.08% |
| 1992 |
72.30% |
0.04% |
| 1991 |
72.26% |
0.17% |
| 1990 |
72.09% |
0.17% |
