Population, age 0, total in Cameroon
Cameroon: Population, age 0, total was 600,775 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 0, total in Cameroon, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 600,775 for population, age 0, total in 2015.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 0, total in Cameroon peaked at 624,274 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 462,247, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 496,263 | 462,247 | 511,069 | 10 |
| 2000s | 585,750 | 520,183 | 624,274 | 10 |
| 2010s | 579,810 | 568,908 | 600,775 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 42 Morocco 635,849 compare
- 43 Cote d'Ivoire 630,866 compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 628,170 compare
- 46 Uzbekistan 600,637 compare
- 47 Mali 597,843 compare
- 48 Malawi 590,118 compare
More education data for Cameroon
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 114.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 121,453 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.26 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 109.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 0, total in Cameroon?
- Population, age 0, total in Cameroon was 600,775 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 0, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 624,274 in 2005.
- What is the lowest population, age 0, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 462,247 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for population, age 0, total?
- Cameroon ranks 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 0, total rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 0, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.