Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) was 0.7% in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
51st
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2021
All-time low
0.7%
in 2025
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Cameroon, 2021–2026
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Cameroon is 0.7%, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.
That places Cameroon 51st out of 184 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.7% | — |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 2026 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5%, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More gender data for Cameroon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,337 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 20,440 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 20,440 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 465,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 475,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 453,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 461,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 443,236 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Cameroon?
- Ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) in Cameroon was 0.7% in 2026, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of)?
- Cameroon ranks 51st out of 184 countries with data for 2026.
- Is ratio for female members of parliaments (ratio of the proportion of) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Ratio for female members of parliaments (Ratio of the proportion of women in parliament in the proportion of women in the national population with the age of eligibility as a lower bound boundary), Lower Chamber or Unicameral. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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