Sex ratio at sixty years old in Cameroon
Cameroon: Sex ratio at sixty years old was 92.28 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
92.28
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
133rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
92.31
in 2019
All-time low
84.48
in 1996
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio at sixty years old in Cameroon, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio at sixty years old in Cameroon stood at 92.28.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at sixty years old in Cameroon peaked at 92.31 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 84.48, in 1996.
Cameroon ranks 133rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 87.74 | 86.51 | 88.53 | 10 |
| 1960s | 87.06 | 86.45 | 88 | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.05 | 86.47 | 87.33 | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.53 | 85.1 | 86.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.7 | 84.48 | 84.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.87 | 85.53 | 91.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.05 | 91.62 | 92.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.24 | 92.2 | 92.28 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 130 Yemen 92.65 compare
- 131 Nepal 92.5 compare
- 132 Cape Verde 92.32 compare
- 134 Croatia 92.12 compare
- 135 Uzbekistan 92.06 compare
- 136 Philippines 92 compare
More gender data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 430,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 437,292 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio at sixty years old in Cameroon?
- Sex ratio at sixty years old in Cameroon was 92.28 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio at sixty years old recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 92.31 in 2019.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at sixty years old recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.48 in 1996.
- How does Cameroon rank for sex ratio at sixty years old?
- Cameroon ranks 133rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio at sixty years old rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio at sixty years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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