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Languages

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

Ethnic Groups

Bamileke-Bamu 24.3%
Beti/Bassa, Mbam 21.6%
Biu-Mandara 14.6%
Arab-Choa/Hausa/Kanuri 11%
Adamawa-Ubangi, 9.8%
Grassfields 7.7%
Kako, Meka/Pygmy 3.3%
Cotier/Ngoe/Oroko 2.7%
Southwestern Bantu 0.7%
Foreign/other ethnic group 4.5%
(2018 est.)%

Population Distribution

Population concentrated in the west and north, with the interior of the country sparsely populated as shown in this population distribution map

Urbanization

Urban population: 57.6% of total population (2020)

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

Total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030: PDF

Age Structure

0-14 - years : 42.34% (male 5,927,640/female 5,820,226)

15-24 - years : 20.04% (male 2,782,376/female 2,776,873)

25-54 - years : 30.64% (male 4,191,151/female 4,309,483)

55-64 - years : 3.87% (male 520,771/female 552,801)

65 - years and over : 3.11% (male 403,420/female 460,248) (2020 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 81.1

Youth dependency ratio: 76.2

Elderly dependency ratio: 4.9

Potential support ratio: 20.3 (2020 est.)

Median Age

Total: 18.5 years

Male: 18.2 years

Female: 18.8 years (2020 est.)

Sex Ratio

at - birth : 1.03 male(s)/female

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

15-24 - years : 1 male(s)/female

25-54 - years : 0.97 male(s)/female

55-64 - years : 0.94 male(s)/female

65 - years and over : 0.88 male(s)/female

total - population : 0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

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

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 51.5 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 56.5 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 46.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 62.3 years

Male: 60.6 years

Female: 64 years (2020 est.)

Mothers Mean Age at First Birth

19.7 years (2011 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

4.66 children born/woman (2020 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

19.3% (2018)

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: 45.3% of population

Total: 23.5% of population (2017 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Current Health Expenditure

4.7% (2017)

Physicians Density

0.09 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved: Urban

Rural: 74.4% of population

Total: 42.3% of population (2017 est.)

Unimproved: Urban

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

3.2% (2019 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

510,000 (2019 est.)

HIV Aids Deaths

14,000 (2019 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases

Degree of risk: Very high (2020)

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

Vectorborne diseases: Malaria and dengue fever

Water contact diseases: Schistosomiasis

Animal contact diseases: Rabies

Respiratory diseases: Meningococcal meningitis

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

11.4% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

11% (2018)

Education Expenditures

3.1% of GDP (2018)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 77.1%

Male: 82.6%

Female: 71.6% (2018)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 12 years

Male: 13 years

Female: 11 years (2016)

Year

Population

  • 27,744,989

Nationality 2020

  • Cameroonian(s) noun


  • Cameroonian adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    38.30%
  • Protestant
    25.50%
  • Other Christian
    6.90%
  • Muslim
    24.40%
  • Animist
    2.20%
  • Other
    0.50%
  • None Est
    2.22%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    2.78% (2020 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 36.3 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Death Rate

  • 8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • YAOUNDE
    3.922 million
  • Douala
    3.663 million

Health Expenditure

  • 4.7% (2017)

Physicians Density

  • 0.09 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 1.3 beds/1,000 population (2010)