Cameroon

Population estimates and projections 28,372,687 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 17.8 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 4.32 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 2.64% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 29,879,337 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 2.56% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 2.8% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 41.1% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 4.26 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 33.3 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 7.0 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 55.7% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 105.4 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 78.4 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 61.6 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 3.04% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections -0.2 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -15,379 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 2.2% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 1.3% 2024 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 3.6% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 6.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 65.2% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 56.6% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 62.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 41.9% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 14.6% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 43.5% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$58.9 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$1,972 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$4,946 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$1,860 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 3.2% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 50.4% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 19.3% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 15.5% 2024 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$1,144 per person 2025 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 3.4% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 153.3 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 2.8% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 581.928 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 32.7% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 23.2% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 74.0% 2018 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 47.2% 2018 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 23.0% 2018 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 3.8% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 47.1% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 64.8% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 96.2% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 81.9% 2018 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 72.3% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 13.8% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 2.8% 2023 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 114.4% 2024 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 16.7% 2024 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 72.6% 2018 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 75.3% 2024 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 44.8% 2023 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 63.7 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 13.1 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 55.8 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 48 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 5.98 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 16.0% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 36.8% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 17.5 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 21.4% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 16.7% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 83% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 38.9% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 1.3 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 6.6 per 10,000 people 2022 · WHO Dentists 0.12 per 10,000 people 2022 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 64.0 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 66.2 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 61.8 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 4.6% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 64.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 40.2 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 258 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 0.14 per 1,000 people 2022 · World Bank Hospital beds 2.7 per 1,000 people 2016 · World Bank Measles immunisation 71% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 5.7% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 67.7% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$79 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 6.9% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 24.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 28.9% 2018 · World Bank Malaria incidence 260.5 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 132 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.70 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 46.3% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 108 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 2.1 per 100 people 2022 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 24.8% 2025 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 4.3% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 14.6% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 13.1% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 20.3% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 33.4% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 1.0% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -3.3% 2024 · World Bank High-technology exports 2.1% 2023 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 30.2 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 331,025 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Access to electricity 72.0% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 32.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 79.2% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 13.2% 2024 · World Bank Net energy imports -26.5% 2024 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.15e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 3.37e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 40.6 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 1.4 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 0.35 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 21.8 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 4.78 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 53.0 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 40.7% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 11.0% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 55.6 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 11.0% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 71.4% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 47.1% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 1.6% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 9,880 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$4.58e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 55.3%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 1.21e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 6.5e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 16.8% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 1,770 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 21.1% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 236,100 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 4.9% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 110.1 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 16.3 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 472,710 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 42.2 (0 to 100) 2021 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 31.1% 2021 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 26.7% 2021 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 37.7% 2021 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 41.3% 2021 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 74.0% 2021 · World Bank

Tax revenue 11.3% 2021 · World Bank Central government expense 12.4% 2021 · World Bank

Scientific and technical journal articles 1,547 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 6.8 per 100,000 people 2022 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 33.9% 2025 · World Bank