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Female labour force participation rate in Cameroon

Latest: 56.6%
Previous: 57.1%
Change: -0.51 (-0.9%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Female labour force participation rate in Cameroon
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	77.6%
Dec 31, 1991	77.6%
Dec 31, 1992	77.6%
Dec 31, 1993	77.6%
Dec 31, 1994	77.6%
Dec 31, 1995	77.6%
Dec 31, 1996	77.7%
Dec 31, 1997	77.7%
Dec 31, 1998	77.8%
Dec 31, 1999	77.8%
Dec 31, 2000	77.9%
Dec 31, 2001	77.9%
Dec 31, 2002	78.0%
Dec 31, 2003	78.0%
Dec 31, 2004	78.0%
Dec 31, 2005	78.1%
Dec 31, 2006	78.1%
Dec 31, 2007	78.1%
Dec 31, 2008	75.7%
Dec 31, 2009	73.2%
Dec 31, 2010	70.5%
Dec 31, 2011	69.6%
Dec 31, 2012	68.8%
Dec 31, 2013	67.9%
Dec 31, 2014	67.0%
Dec 31, 2015	65.6%
Dec 31, 2016	64.2%
Dec 31, 2017	62.8%
Dec 31, 2018	61.4%
Dec 31, 2019	60.0%
Dec 31, 2020	58.1%
Dec 31, 2021	57.1%
Dec 31, 2022	57.1%
Dec 31, 2023	57.1%
Dec 31, 2024	57.1%
Dec 31, 2025	56.6%

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