2 GeoFroggy

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 - : 40% (male 4,151,140/female 4,076,797)

15-24 years - : 20.3% (male 2,107,067/female 2,066,718)

25-54 years - : 31.9% (male 3,317,740/female 3,240,609)

55-64 years - : 4.3% (male 419,751/female 468,077)

65 years and over - : 3.4% (male 319,597/female 381,725) (2013 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 85.8 %

Youth dependency ratio: 79.8 %

Elderly dependency ratio: 6 %

Potential support ratio: 16.7 (2013)

Median Age

Total: 19.7 years

Male: 19.6 years

Female: 19.8 years (2013 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.9 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.84 male(s)/female

total population - : 1.01 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 58.51 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 62.92 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 53.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 55.02 years

Male: 54.1 years

Female: 55.95 years (2013 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved:

Urban: 5% of population

Rural: 48% of population

Total: 23% of population (2010 est.)

Unimproved:

Sanitation Facility Access

Array

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

5.3% (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 13

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

37,000 (2009 est.)country comparison to the world: 11

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: very high

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

Vectorborne diseases: malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever

Water contact disease: schistosomiasis

Respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis

Animal contact disease: rabies (2013)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

10.3% (2008)country comparison to the world: 130

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

16.6% (2006)country comparison to the world: 45

Education Expenditures

3.2% of GDP (2011)country comparison to the world: 137

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 71.3%

Male: 78.3%

Female: 64.8% (2010 est.)

Year

Population

  • 20,549,221

Nationality

  • Cameroonian(s) noun


  • Cameroonian adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.04% (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 50

Birth Rate

  • 31.93 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 37

Death Rate

  • 11.51 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 31

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 82

Urban Areas Population

  • YAOUNDE (capital) 2.432 million, Douala 2.053 million
    (2011)

Health Expenditure

  • 5.2% of GDP (2011)country comparison to the world: 137

Physicians Density

  • 0.08 physicians/1,000 population (2009)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.3 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Total fertility rate

  • 4 children born/woman (2013 est.)country comparison to the world: 40