Population, age 16, total in Cameroon
Cameroon: Population, age 16, total was 466,335 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, total in Cameroon, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 16, total in Cameroon is 466,335, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, total in Cameroon peaked at 466,335 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 262,166, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 48th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 | 308,221 | 262,166 | 358,004 | 10 |
| 2000s | 405,859 | 368,519 | 440,130 | 10 |
| 2010s | 453,533 | 445,567 | 466,335 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 45 Uzbekistan 531,134 compare
- 46 Saudi Arabia 528,167 compare
- 47 Cote d'Ivoire 501,240 compare
- 49 Angola 462,439 compare
- 50 Syria 457,263 compare
- 51 Malawi 420,325 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 16, total in Cameroon?
- Population, age 16, total in Cameroon was 466,335 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 466,335 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 262,166 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for population, age 16, total?
- Cameroon ranks 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.