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 - : 41.7% (male 3,457,180/female 3,375,668)

15-64 years - : 55% (male 4,537,281/female 4,477,163)

65 years and over - : 3.3% (male 239,634/female 293,079) (2005 est.)

Median Age

Total: 18.6 years

Male: 18.45 years

Female: 18.76 years (2005 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 (2005 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 68.26 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 72.14 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 64.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 50.89 years

Male: 50.71 years

Female: 51.08 years (2005 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

6.9% (2003 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

49,000 (2003 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: Very high

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever

Vectorborne diseases: Malaria and yellow fever are high risks in some locations

Water contact disease: Schistosomiasis

Respiratory disease: Meningococcal meningitis (2004)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 79%

Male: 84.7%

Female: 73.4% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 16,380,005

Nationality

  • Cameroonian(s) noun


  • Cameroonian adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.93% (2005 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 34.67 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death Rate

  • 15.4 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 4.47 children born/woman (2005 est.)