Population, age 15, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Population, age 15, male was 243,681 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 15, male in Cameroon, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 15, male in Cameroon is 243,681, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 15, male in Cameroon peaked at 243,681 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 136,737, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 160,650 | 136,737 | 184,978 | 10 |
| 2000s | 208,168 | 190,038 | 222,722 | 10 |
| 2010s | 234,098 | 225,612 | 243,681 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 45 Uzbekistan 274,011 compare
- 46 Saudi Arabia 268,966 compare
- 47 Cote d'Ivoire 253,908 compare
- 49 Angola 239,298 compare
- 50 Syria 237,165 compare
- 51 Burkina Faso 218,726 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 15, male in Cameroon?
- Population, age 15, male in Cameroon was 243,681 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 15, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 243,681 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 15, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 136,737 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for population, age 15, male?
- Cameroon ranks 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 15, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. 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 15, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, age 15, male refers to the male population at the specified age.