Share of the population that is female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of the population that is female was 50.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
50.2%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
129th
of 215 countries
All-time high
51.4%
in 1962
All-time low
50.2%
in 2019
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Cameroon, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Cameroon stood at 50.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Cameroon peaked at 51.4% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 2019.
That places Cameroon 129th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.3% | 51.1% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.9% | 50.8% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.6% | 50.5% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 50.4% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 50.2% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 50.2% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 50.2% | 50.2% | 6 |
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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 share of the population that is female in Cameroon?
- Share of the population that is female in Cameroon was 50.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 51.4% in 1962.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 2019.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of the population that is female?
- Cameroon ranks 129th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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