| Population : |
16,063,678 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 42% (male 3,416,086; female 3,334,904)
15-64 years: 54.8% (male 4,425,246; female 4,370,329)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male 233,506; female 283,607) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
1.97% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
35.08 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
15.34 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 69.18 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 47.95 years
male: 47.1 years
female: 48.83 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
4.55 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
6.9% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
560,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
49,000 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Cameroonian(s)
adjective: Cameroonian |
| Ethnic Groups : |
Cameroon Highlanders 31%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%, Northwestern Bantu 8%, Eastern Nigritic 7%, other African 13%, non-African less than 1% |
| Religions : |
indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20% |
| Languages : |
24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official) |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79%
male: 84.7%
female: 73.4% (2003 est.) |
