Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Cameroon
Cameroon: Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament was 0.67 in 2026. ▬ Flat
Latest (2026)
0.67
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.67
in 2021
All-time low
0.67
in 2021
Years of data
6
2021–2026
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Cameroon, 2021–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2026, representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Cameroon stood at 0.67. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
That places Cameroon 46th out of 171 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.67 | — |
| 2022 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.67 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.445, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.67 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.465, 1.4× the median. (44 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 representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Cameroon?
- Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament in Cameroon was 0.67 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.67 in 2021.
- What is the lowest representation of women in lower chamber of parliament recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.67 in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for representation of women in lower chamber of parliament?
- Cameroon ranks 46th out of 171 countries with data for 2026.
- Is representation of women in lower chamber of parliament rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Representation of women in lower chamber of parliament. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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