Cameroon Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Cameroon unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.78%, a 0.37% decline from 2021.
  • Cameroon unemployment rate for 2021 was 4.15%, a 0.15% increase from 2020.
  • Cameroon unemployment rate for 2020 was 3.99%, a 0.33% increase from 2019.
  • Cameroon unemployment rate for 2019 was 3.67%, a 0.03% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Djibouti 26.67%
West Bank and Gaza 24.42%
Eswatini 22.64%
Republic of Congo 20.48%
Tunisia 17.76%
Sudan 17.59%
Lesotho 16.75%
Angola 14.48%
Sao Tome and Principe 14.35%
Cabo Verde 12.44%
Georgia 11.68%
Mauritania 10.79%
Morocco 9.99%
Honduras 7.00%
Egypt 6.40%
Mongolia 6.21%
Sri Lanka 6.18%
Bhutan 5.95%
Kenya 5.64%
Pakistan 5.60%
Vanuatu 5.22%
Nicaragua 4.99%
India 4.82%
Uzbekistan 4.51%
Zambia 4.37%
Bangladesh 4.27%
Kyrgyz Republic 4.02%
Nigeria 3.83%
Lao PDR 3.82%
Cameroon 3.78%
Bolivia 3.55%
Ghana 3.52%
Indonesia 3.46%
El Salvador 3.00%
Myanmar 2.96%
Papua New Guinea 2.78%
Philippines 2.38%
Timor-Leste 1.79%
Solomon Islands 1.61%
Vietnam 1.54%
Moldova 0.91%
Cambodia 0.23%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Cameroon Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 3.78% -0.37%
2021 4.15% 0.15%
2020 3.99% 0.33%
2019 3.67% 0.03%
2018 3.63% 0.05%
2017 3.58% 0.06%
2016 3.52% 0.01%
2015 3.51% -0.02%
2014 3.53% -0.16%
2013 3.69% -0.15%
2012 3.84% -0.16%
2011 4.00% -0.11%
2010 4.11% 0.38%
2009 3.74% 0.36%
2008 3.37% 0.31%
2007 3.06% -0.67%
2006 3.73% -0.67%
2005 4.40% -0.66%
2004 5.06% -0.84%
2003 5.90% -0.82%
2002 6.72% -0.75%
2001 7.46% -0.06%
2000 7.52% -0.04%
1999 7.56% -0.09%
1998 7.65% -0.18%
1997 7.83% -0.23%
1996 8.06% -0.75%
1995 8.81% -0.40%
1994 9.20% -0.39%
1993 9.60% 0.15%
1992 9.45% 0.10%
1991 9.35% 9.35%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%