ILO estimate of youth unemployment in Cameroon
The ILO estimates youth unemployment in Cameroon at 6.5% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2018.
Cameroon, 2025
6.5%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
12.4%
Position in 2025
144th of 181
ILO estimate of youth unemployment in Cameroon over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Cameroon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.5% | 12.4% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | 12.3% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | 12.3% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | 12.9% |
| 2021 | 7.2% | 14.1% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | 15.4% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | 13.6% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | 14.0% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | 14.3% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | 14.3% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 6.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 6.2%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Cameroon has the 144th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 12.4%.
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Labour force participation
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Women's labour force participation
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Employment-to-population ratio
62.8%
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Employment in agriculture
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