Rural population, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Rural population, female was 23.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Cameroon, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, female in Cameroon stood at 23.2%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Cameroon peaked at 35.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2015.
That places Cameroon 81st out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.0% | — |
| 1985 | 32.9% | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 31.1% | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 29.7% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 28.2% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.9% | 32.9% | 35.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 30.4% | 29.7% | 31.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 26.7% | 28.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 23.2% | 24.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 78 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23.9% compare
- 79 Slovakia 23.5% compare
- 80 Kazakhstan 23.4% compare
- 82 Seychelles 23.2% compare
- 83 Romania 22.8% compare
- 84 Ghana 22.8% compare
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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 452,058 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 436,011 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 444,018 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Cameroon?
- Rural population, female in Cameroon was 23.2% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2015.
- How does Cameroon rank for rural population, female?
- Cameroon ranks 81st out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.