Cameroon
Country in Africa
In brief
Aged 0–14: 41.1% (2025). World rank 16 of 216; in Africa, 15 of 54. Children per woman: 4.3 (2024). World rank 16 of 216; in Africa, 14 of 54. Births per 1,000 people: 33.3 (2024). World rank 15 of 216; in Africa, 13 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: population 22.8M → 29.9M, population growth per year +3.1% → +2.6%, and living in cities 52.6% → 55.7%.
Population and migration
Age and life expectancy
Births and deaths
Society
- Languages
- English, French
- Religions
- Catholic 33.1%, Muslim 30.6%, Protestant 27.1%, other Christian 6.1%, and folk religions 1.3% (2022)