Unemployment Rate in Cameroon remained unchanged at 3.60 percent in 2025 from 3.60 percent in 2024. Unemployment Rate in Cameroon averaged 5.36 percent from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 9.60 percent in 1993 and a record low of 3.10 percent in 2007. source: International Labour Organization (ILO)

Unemployment Rate in Cameroon is expected to reach 3.40 percent by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Cameroon Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 3.50 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Population 29.10 28.40 Million Dec 2024
Unemployment Rate 3.60 3.60 percent Dec 2025


Cameroon Unemployment Rate
In Cameroon, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.60 3.60 9.60 3.10 1991 - 2025 percent Yearly