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Cameroon

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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

Urbanization

Urban population: 57% of total population (2019)

Rate of urbanization: 3.63% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

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.)

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 (2018 est.)

Male: 18.5 years

Female: 18.7 years

Sex Ratio

at - birth : 1.03 male(s)/female

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

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

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

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

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

total - population : 1.01 male(s)/female (2018 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

529 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

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

Male: 53.4 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 46.2 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 59.4 years (2018 est.)

Male: 58 years

Female: 60.9 years

Mothers Mean Age at First Birth

19.7 years (2011 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

4.58 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

34.4% (2014)

Drinking Water Source

Improved urban: 94.8% of population

Improved rural: 52.7% of population

Improved total: 75.6% of population

Unimproved urban: 5.2% of population

Unimproved rural: 47.3% of population

Unimproved total: 24.4% of population (2015 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

4.7% (2016)

Physicians Density

0.09 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved urban: 61.8% of population (2015 est.)

Improved rural: 26.8% of population (2015 est.)

Improved total: 45.8% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved urban: 38.2% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved rural: 73.2% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved total: 54.2% of population (2015 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

3.6% (2018 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

540,000 (2018 est.)

HIV Aids Deaths

18,000 (2018 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: Very high (2019)

Food or waterborne diseases: Bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever (2019)

Vectorborne diseases: Malaria and dengue fever (2019)

Water contact diseases: Schistosomiasis (2019)

Animal contact diseases: Rabies (2019)

Respiratory diseases: Meningococcal meningitis (2019)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

11.4% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

14.8% (2014)

Education Expenditures

3.1% of GDP (2017)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 75%

Male: 81.2%

Female: 68.9% (2015)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 13 years

Male: 14 years

Female: 12 years (2016)

Year

Population

  • 25,640,965

Nationality 2019

  • 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.)

Birth Rate

  • 35 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Death Rate

  • 9.4 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • YAOUNDE
    3.822 million
  • Douala
    3.536 million
  • (2019)

Health Expenditure

  • 4.7% (2016)

Physicians Density

  • 0.09 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.3 beds/1,000 population (2010)
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