Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 79.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
The most recent figure for own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon is 79.6%, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon peaked at 79.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 60.1%, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 70.7% | — |
| 1992 | 75.4% | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 64.7% | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 69.1% | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 69.8% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 70.7% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 65.6% | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 67.4% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 64.9% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 60.1% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 62.1% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 62.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 77.2% | +22.5% |
| 2005 | 77.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 79.1% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 79.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 79.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 79.6% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 79.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 79.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 79.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 78.6% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 79.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | +0.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 79.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.8%, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 79.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.8%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.7% | 64.7% | 75.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 60.1% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 78.6% | 79.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More gender data for Cameroon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,337 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 20,440 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 20,440 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 465,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 475,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 453,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 461,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 443,236 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Cameroon was 79.6% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.1% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Cameroon ranks 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".