Women married by age 18 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Women married by age 18 was 29.8 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
29.8
World rank
13th
of 31 countries
All-time high
57.7
in 1991
All-time low
29.8
in 2018
Years of data
5
1991–2018
Women married by age 18 in Cameroon, 1991–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, women married by age 18 in Cameroon stood at 29.8. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women married by age 18 in Cameroon peaked at 57.7 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 29.8, in 2018.
That places Cameroon 13th out of 31 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Women married by age 18 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 57.7 | — |
| 1998 | 43.4 | -24.8% |
| 2004 | 47.2 | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 38.4 | -18.6% |
| 2018 | 29.8 | -22.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 29.8 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.8, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 29.8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.2, 99% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.55 | 43.4 | 57.7 | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.2 | 47.2 | 47.2 | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.1 | 29.8 | 38.4 | 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)
- 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 women married by age 18 in Cameroon?
- Women married by age 18 in Cameroon was 29.8 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women married by age 18 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7 in 1991.
- What is the lowest women married by age 18 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8 in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for women married by age 18?
- Cameroon ranks 13th out of 31 countries with data for 2018.
- Is women married by age 18 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women married by age 18. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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