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Cameroon

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population29,879,337 people202551 of 217 · 2025+31.26%
Life expectancy at birth63.97 years2024194 of 217 · 2024+8.18%
Total fertility rate4.26 births per woman202417 of 217 · 2024−12.04%
Population growth+2.56%202522 of 217 · 2025−0.58 pp
Infant mortality40.2 per 1,000 live births2024171 of 196 · 2024−27.31%
Urban population55.67%2025142 of 217 · 2025+3.03 pp
Population ages 65 and above2.82%2025200 of 217 · 2025−0.03 pp
Population density60.02 people per km²2023143 of 215 · 2023+32.57%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP5,787.85 current international dollars (PPP)2025150 of 185 · 2025+65.48%
Annual GDP growth+3.2%202595 of 186 · 2025−2.47 pp
Consumer price inflation+3.4%202595 of 165 · 2025+0.73 pp
Employment
Total unemployment3.6%202561 of 182 · 2025+0.08 pp
Youth unemployment6.55%202538 of 182 · 2025+0.32 pp
Labor force participation65.17%202556 of 182 · 2025−5.98 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet46.26%2024149 of 182 · 2024+30.04 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions2.13 per 100 people2022No data+3,099.17%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption79.2%202119 of 212 · 2021+0.6 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita0.35 t CO₂e per person202435 of 203 · 2024−12.11%
Access to electricity72%2024176 of 215 · 2024+15.2 pp
Forest area42.67%202369 of 213 · 2023−1.18 pp
Society
Current health expenditure4.55%2023135 of 192 · 2023+0.92 pp
Maternal mortality258 per 100,000 live births2023168 of 194 · 2023−44.99%

Historical trend

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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