🇨🇲 Cameroon
CM / CMR #53
Nomad Score
45.0
Cities
14
Currency
XAF
📊 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 (2023)
63.7 yrs
Fertility Rate (2023)
4.32
Urban Population (2024)
55.4%
Literacy Rate (2018)
72.6%
Labor Force (2025)
65.8%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| French | français |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 66.3% |
| Islam | 30.6% |
| Traditional faiths | 1.3% |
| No religion | 1.1% |
| Others | 0.7% |
Ethnicities
| 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
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 41.4% | |
| 15-64 Working | 55.8% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 2.8% |
Dependency Ratio
79.3%
Profile
Very Young
Urban Pop. (2024)
55.4%
Birth Rate (2023)
33.7 /1000
Death Rate (2023)
7.2 /1000
Largest City (2025)
29.2%
Fertility Rate (2023)
4.32
Infant Mortality (2023)
41.2 /1000
Slum Pop. (2022)
32.7%
Tourism (2019)
1.0M
🏥 HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2023)
63.7 yrs
HALE (2021)
54.0 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
4.6% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2023)
41.2/1000
UHC Index (2021)
44/100
Hospital Beds (2016)
2.7/1000
Physicians (2022)
0.14/1000
Nurses (2022)
0.66/1000
Health Spending/cap (2023)
$79
Out-of-Pocket (2023)
67.7%
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Literacy Rate (2018)
72.6%
Education Spending (2023)
2.8% of GDP
Learning Outcomes (2020)
379
Internet Users (2023)
41.9%
Mobile Subscriptions (2023)
96.5/100
Broadband (2022)
2.1/100
Secure Servers (2024)
25/1M
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2022)
2.1
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
475,442 km²
Capital
Yaoundé
📍
Continent
Africa
Region
Africa
Subregion
Middle Africa
Landlocked
No
Driving Side
Right
🏅 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
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