Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 116.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Cameroon, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 116.5% for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Cameroon peaked at 144.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 62.5%, in 1993.
That places Cameroon 83rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 62.6% | — |
| 1992 | 62.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 62.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 62.6% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 62.7% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 65.3% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 67.6% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 70.0% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 72.4% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 75.0% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 78.7% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 83.6% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 90.4% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 100.1% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 108.1% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 121.2% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 129.7% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 137.2% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 144.0% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 136.9% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 130.2% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 123.6% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 117.3% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 117.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 116.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 116.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 116.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 115.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 121.8% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 117.2% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 116.2% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 116.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 116.3% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 116.5% | +0.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 116.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 113.1%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 116.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 113.3%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.3% | 62.5% | 70.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 72.4% | 137.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 123.4% | 115.9% | 144.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.4% | 116.2% | 121.8% | 6 |
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 ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Cameroon?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Cameroon was 116.5% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 144.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.5% in 1993.
- How does Cameroon rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Cameroon ranks 83rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.