Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 40-44, total in Cameroon
Cameroon: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 40-44, total was 722 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 40-44, total in Cameroon, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 40-44, total in Cameroon is 722, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 40-44, total in Cameroon peaked at 722 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 263, in 1960.
That places Cameroon 62nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 40-44, total in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 263 | — |
| 1965 | 287 | +9.1% |
| 1970 | 316 | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 349 | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 388 | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 430 | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 478 | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 538 | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 596 | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 662 | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 722 | +9.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 722 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 514, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 722 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 376, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 275 | 263 | 287 | 2 |
| 1970s | 332.5 | 316 | 349 | 2 |
| 1980s | 409 | 388 | 430 | 2 |
| 1990s | 508 | 478 | 538 | 2 |
| 2000s | 629 | 596 | 662 | 2 |
| 2010s | 722 | 722 | 722 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More education data for Cameroon
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 118,092 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 611,326 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 321,494 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 322,873 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.01 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1816 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 40-44, total in Cameroon?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 40-44, total in Cameroon was 722 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 40-44, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 722 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 40-44, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 263 in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 40-44, total?
- Cameroon ranks 62nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 40-44, total rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 40-44, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 40-44, total is the total population of 40-44 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.