Key demographics
- Population
- 31.0M
- Density
- 39.7/km²
- HDI
- 0.588 (Medium)
- GDP per capita
- $2,200
- Gini index (2014)
- 46.6
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 64.0 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 4.26
- Urban population (2025)
- 55.7%
- Literacy rate (2018)
- 72.6%
- Labor force (2025)
- 65.8%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 78.4%
- Profile
- Very Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 55.7%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 33.3 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 7.0 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 29.2%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 4.26
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 40.2 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 32.7%
- Tourism (2019)
- 1.0M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| French | français |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 66.3% |
| Islam | 30.6% |
| Traditional faiths | 1.3% |
| No religion | 1.1% |
| Others | 0.7% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Bamileke | 22.2% |
| Biu-mandara | 16.4% |
| Shuwa arab | 13.5% |
| Beti | 13.1% |
| Fulani | 12.0% |
| Tikar | 9.9% |
| Adamawa-ubangi | 9.8% |
| Sawa people | 4.6% |
| Southwest bantu | 4.3% |
| Pygmy peoples | 2.3% |
| Others/foreigners | 3.8% |
- Demonym (male)
- Cameroonian
- Demonym (female)
- Cameroonian
- National anthem
- Chant de Ralliement
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 64.0 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 54.0 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 4.6% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 40.2/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 48/100
- Hospital beds (2016)
- 2.7/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 0.14/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 0.66/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $79
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 67.7%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2018)
- 72.6%
- Education spending (2023)
- 2.8% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 379
- Internet users (2024)
- 46.3%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 108.2/100
- Broadband (2022)
- 2.1/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 25/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2022)
- 2.1
Geography and practical
- Area
- 475,442 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Middle Africa
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+01:00
- Calling codes
- +237
- TLD
- .cm
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Cameroon is composed of three equal vertical bands of green, red and yellow, with a yellow five-pointed star in the center.
- National anthem
- Chant de Ralliement
- National holiday
- 1972-05-20