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Unemployment rate in Cameroon
% · 2025 · from World Bank World Development Indicators, via economicdata.dev
3.6%in 2025
- 0.0 pts over 1 year, −0.3 pts over 5, +0.1 pts over 10
- 3rd quartile among countries: 121 of 181 with a 2025 figure (1 is the highest value)
- World: 4.8% the same year
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| Year | Cameroon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.6% | 4.8% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | 4.8% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | 4.8% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | 6.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | 6.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | 6.0% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | 6.1% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | 6.1% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | 6.3% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | 6.4% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | 5.8% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | 5.8% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | 6.0% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | 6.3% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | 6.5% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | 6.4% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | 6.1% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | 6.3% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
| 1997 | 7.9% | 6.0% |
| 1996 | 8.1% | 6.0% |
| 1995 | 8.6% | 5.9% |
| 1994 | 8.9% | 5.8% |
| 1993 | 9.2% | 5.5% |
| 1992 | 9.1% | 5.3% |
| 1991 | 9.0% | 5.1% |
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Every country, 2025 (181)
- Eswatini 34.2%
- South Africa 32.4%
- Djibouti 26.0%
- Botswana 24.5%
- Gabon 20.2%
- Congo - Brazzaville 19.9%
- Namibia 19.3%
- Somalia 18.9%
- Libya 18.8%
- St. Vincent & Grenadines 18.0%
- Yemen 17.3%
- Jordan 16.5%
- Lesotho 16.3%
- Iraq 15.5%
- Tunisia 15.1%
- Haiti 14.9%
- Angola 14.1%
- Montenegro 13.6%
- Syria 13.6%
- Afghanistan 13.4%
- Armenia 12.9%
- North Macedonia 12.3%
- Georgia 12.1%
- Guyana 12.0%
- Cape Verde 11.9%
- French Polynesia 11.7%
- Algeria 11.6%
- U.S. Virgin Islands 11.4%
- Rwanda 11.4%
- New Caledonia 11.2%
- Bosnia & Herzegovina 11.0%
- Albania 10.9%
- Nepal 10.5%
- Spain 10.4%
- Mauritania 10.3%
- Finland 9.5%
- St. Lucia 9.5%
- Zimbabwe 9.3%
- Bahamas 9.2%
- São Tomé & Príncipe 9.1%
- Morocco 9.0%
- Chile 9.0%
- Belize 8.9%
- Sweden 8.7%
- Greece 8.5%
- Türkiye 8.5%
- Panama 8.4%
- Equatorial Guinea 8.3%
- Estonia 8.3%
- Iran 8.3%
- Colombia 8.3%
- Suriname 7.8%
- France 7.5%
- Uruguay 7.5%
- Argentina 7.1%
- Serbia 7.1%
- Tajikistan 6.9%
- Canada 6.9%
- Costa Rica 6.8%
- Egypt 6.8%
- Lithuania 6.7%
- Mozambique 6.6%
- Latvia 6.6%
- Barbados 6.5%
- Gambia 6.5%
- Italy 6.4%
- Luxembourg 6.3%
- Central African Republic 6.3%
- Portugal 6.2%
- Romania 6.0%
- Puerto Rico 6.0%
- Eritrea 6.0%
- Brazil 6.0%
- Zambia 5.9%
- Belgium 5.9%
- Mauritius 5.6%
- Austria 5.6%
- Guam 5.6%
- Denmark 5.5%
- Azerbaijan 5.5%
- Kenya 5.4%
- Pakistan 5.4%
- Slovakia 5.4%
- Fiji 5.3%
- Venezuela 5.3%
- Brunei 5.3%
- Mongolia 5.2%
- Guinea 5.2%
- Peru 5.1%
- Dominican Republic 5.1%
- New Zealand 5.1%
- Vanuatu 5.1%
- Malawi 5.1%
- Nicaragua 5.0%
- Croatia 5.0%
- Samoa 5.0%
- Cyprus 4.9%
- Honduras 4.9%
- Switzerland 4.9%
- Paraguay 4.8%
- Kazakhstan 4.8%
- United Kingdom 4.7%
- Norway 4.6%
- Ireland 4.6%
- Uzbekistan 4.6%
- China 4.6%
- Hungary 4.5%
- Maldives 4.5%
- Congo - Kinshasa 4.4%
- Turkmenistan 4.3%
- India 4.2%
- United States 4.2%
- Australia 4.1%
- Sri Lanka 4.0%
- Netherlands 3.9%
- Comoros 3.8%
- Bangladesh 3.8%
- Malaysia 3.8%
- Germany 3.7%
- Iceland 3.6%
- Cameroon 3.6%
- North Korea 3.5%
- Bulgaria 3.5%
- Kyrgyzstan 3.5%
- Israel 3.5%
- Burkina Faso 3.5%
- Belarus 3.4%
- Trinidad & Tobago 3.3%
- Ethiopia 3.3%
- Ecuador 3.3%
- El Salvador 3.3%
- Jamaica 3.3%
- Oman 3.3%
- Indonesia 3.2%
- Bhutan 3.2%
- Slovenia 3.2%
- Sierra Leone 3.2%
- Nigeria 3.1%
- Myanmar (Burma) 3.0%
- Madagascar 3.0%
- Saudi Arabia 3.0%
- Ghana 3.0%
- Poland 3.0%
- Bolivia 3.0%
- Malta 2.9%
- Liberia 2.9%
- Mali 2.8%
- Czechia 2.8%
- Singapore 2.8%
- Hong Kong SAR China 2.8%
- Uganda 2.7%
- Senegal 2.7%
- South Korea 2.7%
- Mexico 2.7%
- Guinea-Bissau 2.7%
- Guatemala 2.6%
- Papua New Guinea 2.6%
- Japan 2.5%
- Macao SAR China 2.3%
- Côte d’Ivoire 2.3%
- Philippines 2.2%
- Kuwait 2.2%
- United Arab Emirates 2.2%
- Russia 2.1%
- Tonga 2.0%
- Togo 2.0%
- Cuba 1.7%
- Timor-Leste 1.6%
- Benin 1.6%
- Tanzania 1.6%
- Vietnam 1.5%
- Moldova 1.5%
- Solomon Islands 1.4%
- Laos 1.2%
- Bahrain 1.1%
- Chad 1.1%
- Burundi 0.9%
- Thailand 0.8%
- Niger 0.4%
- Cambodia 0.3%
- Qatar 0.1%
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