Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Cameroon's youth unemployment rate stands at 6.55% as of 2025-12-31, down from 6.62% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Cameroon's youth unemployment rate was 6.55%, down from 6.62% in 2024.
In 2024, Cameroon's youth unemployment rate was 6.62%, down from 6.62% in 2023.
In 2023, Cameroon's youth unemployment rate was 6.62%, down from 6.67% in 2022.
In 2022, Cameroon's youth unemployment rate was 6.67%, down from 7.23% in 2021.
In 2021, Cameroon's youth unemployment rate was 7.23%, down from 7.37% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.55% | -0.07% |
| 2024 | 6.62% | -0.003% |
| 2023 | 6.62% | -0.046% |
| 2022 | 6.67% | -0.558% |
| 2021 | 7.23% | -0.146% |
| 2020 | 7.37% | +0.786% |
| 2019 | 6.59% | +0.082% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +0.096% |
| 2017 | 6.41% | +0.106% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +0.068% |
| 2015 | 6.23% | +0.035% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -0.038% |
| 2013 | 6.24% | -0.037% |
| 2012 | 6.27% | -0.04% |
| 2011 | 6.31% | -0.009% |
| 2010 | 6.32% | +0.613% |
| 2009 | 5.71% | +0.591% |
| 2008 | 5.12% | +0.542% |
| 2007 | 4.58% | -1.02% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | -1.03% |
| 2005 | 6.63% | -1.07% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | -1.22% |
| 2003 | 8.92% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 10.12% | -1.14% |
| 2001 | 11.26% | -0.124% |
| 2000 | 11.38% | -0.112% |
| 1999 | 11.49% | -0.155% |
| 1998 | 11.65% | -0.228% |
| 1997 | 11.87% | -0.27% |
| 1996 | 12.14% | -0.586% |
| 1995 | 12.73% | -0.304% |
| 1994 | 13.03% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 13.33% | +0.084% |
| 1992 | 13.25% | +0.051% |
| 1991 | 13.2% | — |
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Cameroon's youth unemployment rate is 6.55% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 6.62% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 13.33% (1993); the lowest is 4.58% (2007), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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