Labour Force (Total) rose 3.23% to 11.8 mil in Cameroon in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Cameroon reached an all time high of 11.8 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 5.10 mil in 1990. When compared to Cameroon's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Central African Republic amounted to 2.01 mil, 5.25 mil in Chad, 0.718 mil in Gabon and 65.1 mil in Nigeria in 2021.
Cameroon has been ranked 50th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | mil | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 13.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | mil | 4.46 | 4.59 | 4.73 | 4.88 | 5.02 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | mil | 9.94 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | mil | 1.78 | 1.81 | 1.84 | 1.88 | 1.93 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | mil | 4.49 | 4.60 | 4.72 | 4.85 | 5.02 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | mil | 2.00 | 2.04 | 2.09 | 2.14 | 2.20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | mil | 27.9 | 28.9 | 29.9 | 30.8 | 31.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | mil | 0.462 | 0.479 | 0.495 | 0.512 | 0.529 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | mil | 0.622 | 0.641 | 0.659 | 0.675 | 0.692 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | mil | 7.53 | 7.83 | 8.14 | 8.46 | 8.79 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | mil | 56.5 | 58.0 | 59.6 | 61.2 | 62.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | mil | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.5 |
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