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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Cameroon

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population29.88M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$58.93B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$1.97K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth642024 · yearsInternet use46.3%2024 · % of populationForest area42.7%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
64

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Cameroon2024 · 64
015.9931.9847.9863.971960199320251960: 34.71961: 35.21962: 42.61963: 43.11964: 43.61965: 44.21966: 44.81967: 45.61968: 46.41969: 47.21970: 481971: 48.61972: 49.11973: 49.51974: 49.71975: 49.91976: 501977: 50.11978: 50.31979: 50.51980: 50.91981: 51.21982: 51.81983: 52.41984: 52.91985: 53.51986: 53.61987: 54.21988: 54.41989: 54.41990: 54.31991: 54.21992: 54.11993: 53.91994: 53.51995: 53.31996: 53.21997: 53.11998: 531999: 53.22000: 53.32001: 53.62002: 53.92003: 54.32004: 54.62005: 54.92006: 55.32007: 55.72008: 56.12009: 56.52010: 572011: 57.52012: 58.22013: 58.72014: 59.12015: 59.72016: 60.32017: 60.82018: 61.22019: 61.72020: 61.72021: 61.12022: 62.42023: 63.72024: 64

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Cameroon in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Yaounde
Country code
CMR

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