Urban population, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Urban population, female was 26.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Cameroon, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, female in Cameroon is 26.8%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Cameroon peaked at 26.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1980.
Cameroon ranks 108th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.5% | — |
| 1985 | 17.5% | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 19.2% | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 20.6% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 22.0% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 23.4% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.5% | 15.5% | 17.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 19.2% | 20.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 22.0% | 23.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 25.4% | 26.8% | 2 |
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)
- 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 urban population, female in Cameroon?
- Urban population, female in Cameroon was 26.8% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1980.
- How does Cameroon rank for urban population, female?
- Cameroon ranks 108th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.