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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%
%

Population Distribution

Population concentrated in the west and north, with the interior of the country sparsely populated

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 42.15% (male 5,445,142 /female 5,362,166)

15-24 years - : 19.6% (male 2,524,031 /female 2,502,072)

25-54 years - : 31.03% (male 4,001,963 /female 3,954,258)

55-64 years - : 3.99% (male 499,101 /female 524,288)

65 years and over - : 3.23% (male 384,845 /female 443,099) (2018 est.)

population pyramid - : The World Factbook Field Image Modal Ã— Africa

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 85.9 (2015 est.)

Youth dependency ratio: 80 (2015 est.)

Elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 (2015 est.)

Potential support ratio: 17 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 18.6 years

Male: 18.5 years

Female: 18.7 years (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 208

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.02 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

0-14 years - : 1.02 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

15-24 years - : 1.01 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

25-54 years - : 1.01 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

55-64 years - : 0.95 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

65 years and over - : 0.87 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

total population - : 1.01 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 49.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Male: 53.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Female: 46.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 29

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 59.4 years (2018 est.)

Male: 58 years (2018 est.)

Female: 60.9 years (2018 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 210

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: 47.3% of population

Total: 24.4% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Sanitation Facility Access

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AIDS - adult prevalence rate

3.7% (2017 est.); country comparison to the world: 16;

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

24,000 (2017 est.); country comparison to the world: 9;

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: Very high (2016)

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever (2016)

Vectorborne diseases: Malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever (2016)

Water contact diseases: Schistosomiasis (2016)

Animal contact diseases: Rabies (2016)

Respiratory diseases: Meningococcal meningitis (2016)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

11.4% (2016); country comparison to the world: 135;

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

14.8% (2014); country comparison to the world: 44;

Education Expenditures

2.8% of GDP (2013); country comparison to the world: 152;

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)

Total population: 75% (2015 est.)

Male: 81.2% (2015 est.)

Female: 68.9% (2015 est.)

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Population

25,640,965

Nationality

Cameroonian(s) noun
Cameroonian adjective

Religions

Roman Catholic
38.40%
Protestant
26.30%
Other Christian
4.50%
Muslim
20.90%
Animist
5.60%
Other
1.00%
Nonbeliever Est
-3.22%

Population Growth Rate

Growth Rate
2.54% (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 20;

Birth Rate

35 births/1,000 population (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 21;

Death Rate

9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 49;

Migration Rate

-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.); country comparison to the world: 104;

Urban Areas Population

3.656 million Douala, 3.412 million YAOUNDE (capital)
(2018)

Health Expenditure

4.1% of GDP (2014); country comparison to the world: 164;

Physicians Density

0.08 physicians/1,000 population (2010);

Hospital Bed Density

1.3 beds/1,000 population (2010);

Total fertility rate

4.58 children born/woman (2018 est.); country comparison to the world: 24;

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