Population, ages 12-16, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Population, ages 12-16, female was 1.24 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
1.24 million
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
49th
of 191 countries
All-time high
1.24 million
in 2015
All-time low
704,467
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Population, ages 12-16, female in Cameroon, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
In 2015, population, ages 12-16, female in Cameroon stood at 1.24 million. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-16, female in Cameroon peaked at 1.24 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 704,467, in 1990.
Cameroon ranks 49th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Population, ages 12-16, female in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 704,467 | — |
| 1991 | 730,843 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 758,251 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 786,179 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 813,950 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 841,047 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 867,167 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 892,313 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 916,654 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 940,505 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 964,039 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 987,572 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.01 million | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.03 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.05 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.07 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.08 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.09 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.11 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.12 million | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.14 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.17 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.19 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.22 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.24 million | +2.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.24 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 568,004, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.24 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 652,448, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 825,138 | 704,467 | 940,505 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 million | 964,039 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 million | 1.12 million | 1.24 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 46 Cote d'Ivoire 1.29 million compare
- 47 South Korea 1.27 million compare
- 48 Angola 1.25 million compare
- 50 Syria 1.16 million compare
- 51 Niger 1.11 million compare
- 52 Burkina Faso 1.09 million compare
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 population, ages 12-16, female in Cameroon?
- Population, ages 12-16, female in Cameroon was 1.24 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-16, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-16, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 704,467 in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for population, ages 12-16, female?
- Cameroon ranks 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-16, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-16, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 12-16, female is the total number of females age 12-16.