Languages

24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)

Ethnic Groups

Cameroon Highlanders 31%
Equatorial Bantu 19%
Kirdi 11%
Fulani 10%
Northwestern Bantu 8%
Eastern Nigritic 7%
Other African 13%
Non-African less than 1%
%

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 42% (male 3,416,086; female 3,334,904)

15-64 years - : 54.8% (male 4,425,246; female 4,370,329)

65 years and over - : 3.2% (male 233,506; female 283,607) (2004 est.)

Median Age

Total: 18.5 years

Male: 18.3 years

Female: 18.6 years (2004 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female

15-64 years - : 1.01 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.82 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 69.18 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 73.16 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 65.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 47.95 years

Male: 47.1 years

Female: 48.83 years (2004 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

6.9% (2003 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

49,000 (2003 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 79%

Male: 84.7%

Female: 73.4% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 16,063,678

Nationality

  • Cameroonian(s) noun


  • Cameroonian adjective


Religions

  • Indigenous Beliefs
    40.00%
  • Christian
    40.00%
  • Muslim
    20.00%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.97% (2004 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 35.08 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death Rate

  • 15.34 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 4.55 children born/woman (2004 est.)