Cameroon Statistics

Population                            

16.7 million                         

Population annual growth rate

2.2%                          

Urban population

55%

Major ethnic and linguistic groups

Cameroon Highlanders 31%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%, Northwestern Bantu 8%, Eastern Nigritic 7%, other African 13%, non-African less than 1%

Languages

24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)

Religion

Indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%

Life expectancy (at birth)

50 years

Infant mortality (under one)

87 per 1,000 live births

Under five mortality

149 per 1,000 live births

Maternal mortality rate

670 per 100,000 live births

Adult HIV prevalence rate (ages 15-49)

5.4%

Percentage population with access to safe drinking water

66%

Adult literacy rate

68%

Gross Domestic Product (US$ billions)

18.3

Gross National Income (GNI) per capita (US$)

1080

Proportion of population living on below $1 a day

17%