Cameroon - Labor Force Participation 2023
65.55%
−0.02pp from 2022
Cameroon's labor force participation was 65.55% in 2023, decreased +0.02pp from 65.58% in 2022. This was the 57th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2023▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Qatar | 87.55% | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Madagascar | 85.47% | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Solomon Islands | 84.28% | 0.0% |
| 4th | Tanzania | 83.77% | 0.0% |
| 5th | Nigeria | 82.56% | 1.6% |
| 6th | Cambodia | 82.35% | 0.0% |
| 7th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 82.16% | 0.0% |
| 8th | Uganda | 80.00% | 0.0% |
| 9th | Niger | 79.56% | -0.1% |
| 10th | Mozambique | 78.81% | 0.0% |
| 11th | Burundi | 78.80% | -0.4% |
| 12th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 78.38% | 0.1% |
| 13th | United Arab Emirates | 78.37% | 1.5% |
| 14th | Eritrea | 78.35% | 0.0% |
| 15th | Liberia | 76.65% | -0.1% |
| 16th | Benin | 76.27% | 0.0% |
| 17th | Angola | 74.89% | -0.5% |
| 18th | Iceland | 74.75% | 0.4% |
| 19th | Bahamas, The | 74.13% | 0.0% |
| 20th | Kuwait | 73.97% | -0.5% |
| 21st | Viet Nam | 73.55% | -1.3% |
| 22nd | Central African Republic | 73.43% | 0.0% |
| 23rd | South Sudan | 73.41% | -0.2% |
| 24th | Peru | 72.69% | -2.4% |
| 25th | New Zealand | 71.50% | 0.8% |
| 26th | Burkina Faso | 71.20% | -1.6% |
| 27th | Moldova | 70.79% | -2.4% |
| 28th | Paraguay | 70.75% | 0.2% |
| 29th | Bahrain | 70.70% | 0.6% |
| 30th | Kazakhstan | 70.40% | 0.3% |
| 31st | Jamaica | 69.47% | 2.7% |
| 32nd | Singapore | 69.39% | -0.5% |
| 33rd | St. Lucia | 68.56% | -0.9% |
| 34th | Oman | 68.33% | 0.1% |
| 35th | Botswana | 68.28% | 5.7% |
| 36th | Macao SAR, China | 67.97% | 2.0% |
| 37th | Cyprus | 67.95% | 0.5% |
| 38th | Indonesia | 67.90% | 1.3% |
| 39th | Congo, Republic of | 67.90% | -0.1% |
| 40th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 67.86% | 0.5% |
| 41st | Thailand | 67.81% | 0.9% |
| 42nd | Zimbabwe | 67.79% | 3.9% |
| 43rd | Netherlands | 67.72% | 0.7% |
| 44th | Kenya | 67.46% | -0.1% |
| 45th | Switzerland | 67.45% | 0.6% |
| 46th | Mali | 67.21% | 0.0% |
| 47th | Côte d'Ivoire | 67.13% | 0.0% |
| 48th | Australia | 67.02% | 0.2% |
| 49th | Timor-Leste | 66.58% | 0.0% |
| 50th | Ireland | 66.18% | 2.7% |
| 51st | Malaysia | 66.18% | -0.1% |
| 52nd | Lao PDR | 65.99% | 0.0% |
| 53rd | Norway | 65.94% | 0.0% |
| 54th | Nicaragua | 65.89% | 0.4% |
| 55th | China | 65.83% | 0.0% |
| 56th | Estonia | 65.60% | 0.8% |
| 57th | Cameroon | 65.55% | 0.0% |
| 58th | Canada | 65.36% | 0.2% |
| 59th | Saudi Arabia | 65.34% | 2.4% |
| 60th | Panama | 65.14% | -1.8% |
| 61st | Israel | 65.06% | 0.5% |
| 62nd | Barbados | 65.02% | -0.5% |
| 63rd | Bhutan | 64.99% | 3.0% |
| 64th | Sweden | 64.93% | 0.6% |
| 65th | Guinea-Bissau | 64.80% | -0.1% |
| 66th | Brunei Darussalam | 64.73% | 1.0% |
| 67th | Uruguay | 64.58% | 2.2% |
| 68th | Ecuador | 64.49% | -2.0% |
| 69th | Haiti | 64.49% | -0.5% |
| 70th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 64.40% | 0.1% |
| 71st | Azerbaijan | 64.35% | -0.7% |
| 72nd | Malta | 64.28% | 0.4% |
| 73rd | Dominican Republic | 64.28% | 1.7% |
| 74th | Korea | 64.27% | 0.7% |
| 75th | Georgia | 64.04% | 0.6% |
| 76th | Albania | 63.88% | 2.8% |
| 77th | Denmark | 63.75% | 0.4% |
| 78th | Colombia | 63.74% | 0.9% |
| 79th | Rwanda | 63.66% | 5.8% |
| 80th | Belarus | 63.57% | -0.7% |
| 81st | Maldives | 63.33% | -0.2% |
| 82nd | Malawi | 63.00% | -0.1% |
| 83rd | Brazil | 62.92% | -1.0% |
| 84th | Japan | 62.90% | 0.6% |
| 85th | Lithuania | 62.89% | 0.2% |
| 86th | Argentina | 62.29% | 1.3% |
| 87th | Guam | 62.24% | 0.1% |
| 88th | Russian Federation | 62.14% | 0.3% |
| 89th | United States | 62.08% | 0.5% |
| 90th | Zambia | 61.96% | 4.1% |
| 91st | United Kingdom | 61.81% | -0.2% |
| 92nd | Mexico | 61.74% | 1.3% |
| 93rd | El Salvador | 61.56% | 2.5% |
| 94th | Luxembourg | 61.54% | 1.0% |
| 95th | Chile | 61.52% | 2.3% |
| 96th | Philippines | 61.42% | 0.0% |
| 97th | Slovak Republic | 61.17% | 0.0% |
| 98th | Equatorial Guinea | 61.14% | 0.0% |
| 99th | Germany | 61.05% | 0.4% |
| 100th | Latvia | 60.99% | 0.1% |
| 101st | Bangladesh | 60.89% | -1.6% |
| 102nd | Austria | 60.85% | 0.0% |
| 103rd | Mongolia | 60.83% | -2.8% |
| 104th | Hungary | 60.61% | 1.3% |
| 105th | Czechia | 60.43% | 1.0% |
| 106th | Finland | 60.28% | -0.2% |
| 107th | Armenia | 59.99% | 2.0% |
| 108th | Chad | 59.70% | -0.1% |
| 109th | Guatemala | 59.59% | -1.1% |
| 110th | Trinidad and Tobago | 59.27% | 1.6% |
| 111th | Poland | 59.23% | 0.5% |
| 112th | Ghana | 59.07% | -0.1% |
| 113th | Mauritius | 59.00% | 6.2% |
| 114th | Namibia | 58.90% | 0.0% |
| 115th | Montenegro | 58.56% | 5.6% |
| 116th | Portugal | 58.56% | 1.3% |
| 117th | Vanuatu | 58.40% | 0.0% |
| 118th | Serbia | 58.10% | 1.8% |
| 119th | Slovenia | 58.06% | -1.7% |
| 120th | Togo | 57.92% | 0.0% |
| 121st | Uzbekistan | 57.74% | 0.1% |
| 122nd | European Union | 57.72% | 0.4% |
| 123rd | Belize | 57.62% | -1.2% |
| 124th | Spain | 57.59% | 0.0% |
| 125th | Lesotho | 57.46% | -0.1% |
| 126th | New Caledonia | 57.25% | -0.6% |
| 127th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 57.22% | -1.1% |
| 128th | Fiji | 57.20% | 0.1% |
| 129th | Cabo Verde | 57.12% | -0.1% |
| 130th | Channel Islands | 57.08% | -1.1% |
| 131st | Kyrgyz Republic | 56.92% | -3.8% |
| 132nd | Bulgaria | 56.90% | 0.3% |
| 133rd | Costa Rica | 56.83% | -7.6% |
| 134th | Honduras | 56.49% | -3.7% |
| 135th | France | 55.94% | 0.2% |
| 136th | Comoros | 55.42% | -0.1% |
| 137th | Myanmar | 55.19% | 0.0% |
| 138th | South Africa | 55.02% | 2.8% |
| 139th | Guyana | 54.70% | 1.3% |
| 140th | India | 54.70% | 2.1% |
| 141st | Virgin Islands (US) | 54.56% | 0.1% |
| 142nd | Belgium | 54.41% | -0.3% |
| 143rd | Sierra Leone | 53.63% | -0.1% |
| 144th | Suriname | 53.58% | 0.3% |
| 145th | French Polynesia | 53.35% | -1.1% |
| 146th | Türkiye | 53.31% | 0.5% |
| 147th | Cuba | 53.17% | -0.9% |
| 148th | Guinea | 52.81% | 0.0% |
| 149th | Pakistan | 52.37% | -0.1% |
| 150th | Croatia | 52.26% | -0.5% |
| 151st | Papua New Guinea | 51.96% | -0.1% |
| 152nd | Senegal | 51.88% | -0.1% |
| 153rd | Greece | 51.80% | 0.0% |
| 154th | North Macedonia | 51.75% | -2.2% |
| 155th | Romania | 51.74% | -1.7% |
| 156th | Gabon | 51.50% | -0.2% |
| 157th | Eswatini | 51.22% | 1.6% |
| 158th | Tonga | 50.60% | -1.5% |
| 159th | Italy | 49.80% | 1.6% |
| 160th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 49.43% | 1.2% |
| 161st | Libya | 48.51% | -0.4% |
| 162nd | Gambia, The | 47.55% | -0.1% |
| 163rd | Sri Lanka | 47.40% | -4.7% |
| 164th | Tunisia | 45.78% | -1.3% |
| 165th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 44.67% | 4.3% |
| 166th | Morocco | 44.22% | -0.2% |
| 167th | Samoa | 43.44% | -0.7% |
| 168th | Lebanon | 43.42% | 0.1% |
| 169th | Puerto Rico (US) | 42.13% | 0.7% |
| 170th | Turkmenistan | 41.99% | -0.5% |
| 171st | Iraq | 41.63% | 0.4% |
| 172nd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 41.52% | 2.4% |
| 173rd | Algeria | 41.51% | -0.7% |
| 174th | Mauritania | 40.93% | 0.0% |
| 175th | Jordan | 40.12% | 4.1% |
| 176th | Nepal | 39.38% | -0.1% |
| 177th | Tajikistan | 38.09% | 0.7% |
| 178th | Afghanistan | 37.59% | -0.1% |
| 179th | Syrian Arab Republic | 37.13% | -0.5% |
| 180th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 33.91% | 0.0% |
| 181st | Yemen, Republic of | 33.11% | 0.2% |
| 182nd | Djibouti | 31.78% | 0.0% |
| 183rd | São Tomé and Principe | 23.45% | -0.3% |
FAQ
What was Cameroon's labor force participation in 2023?▾
Cameroon's labor force participation in 2023 was 65.55%. This ranked 57th globally.
How did Cameroon's labor force participation change in 2023?▾
Cameroon's labor force participation decreased by 0.0% in 2023 compared to 2022.
Which country had the highest labor force participation in 2023?▾
Qatar had the highest labor force participation in 2023 at 87.55%.
What is the labor force participation of Cameroon in 2023?▾
The labor force participation of Cameroon in 2023 was 65.55%. This ranked 57th globally.
How does 2023 compare to 2022 for Cameroon's labor force participation?▾
Cameroon's labor force participation went from 65.58% in 2022 to 65.55% in 2023, a 0.0% decrease.
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