Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Cameroon's unemployment rate stands at 3.6% as of 2025-12-31, down from 3.6% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Cameroon's unemployment rate was 3.6%, down from 3.6% in 2024.
In 2024, Cameroon's unemployment rate was 3.6%, down from 3.61% in 2023.
In 2023, Cameroon's unemployment rate was 3.61%, down from 3.65% in 2022.
In 2022, Cameroon's unemployment rate was 3.65%, down from 3.98% in 2021.
In 2021, Cameroon's unemployment rate was 3.98%, up from 3.88% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.6% | -0.001% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -0.004% |
| 2023 | 3.61% | -0.039% |
| 2022 | 3.65% | -0.33% |
| 2021 | 3.98% | +0.095% |
| 2020 | 3.88% | +0.249% |
| 2019 | 3.63% | +0.024% |
| 2018 | 3.61% | +0.035% |
| 2017 | 3.57% | +0.044% |
| 2016 | 3.53% | +0.011% |
| 2015 | 3.52% | -0.016% |
| 2014 | 3.53% | -0.152% |
| 2013 | 3.69% | -0.15% |
| 2012 | 3.84% | -0.152% |
| 2011 | 3.99% | -0.122% |
| 2010 | 4.11% | +0.367% |
| 2009 | 3.74% | +0.357% |
| 2008 | 3.39% | +0.323% |
| 2007 | 3.06% | -0.666% |
| 2006 | 3.73% | -0.671% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -0.687% |
| 2004 | 5.09% | -0.821% |
| 2003 | 5.91% | -0.803% |
| 2002 | 6.71% | -0.749% |
| 2001 | 7.46% | -0.073% |
| 2000 | 7.53% | -0.062% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | -0.164% |
| 1997 | 7.86% | -0.201% |
| 1996 | 8.06% | -0.538% |
| 1995 | 8.6% | -0.28% |
| 1994 | 8.88% | -0.276% |
| 1993 | 9.15% | +0.099% |
| 1992 | 9.06% | +0.069% |
| 1991 | 8.99% | — |
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Cameroon's unemployment rate is 3.6% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 3.6% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 9.15% (1993); the lowest is 3.06% (2007), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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