Gender in Cameroon 212 indicators covering gender for Cameroon. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,337 2030 up 19.6% 32nd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.53 % change on previous year 2030 down 32.8% 19th Population 20,440 2030 up 35.7% 56th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 20,440 2030 up 35.7% 56th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year 2030 down 3.7% 19th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 465,137 2025 up 16.5% 31st Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 475,018 2025 up 16.7% 31st Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 453,098 2025 up 19.2% 31st Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 461,925 2025 up 19.6% 32nd Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 443,236 2025 up 20.0% 32nd Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 452,058 2025 up 20.6% 33rd Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 436,011 2025 up 20.8% 32nd Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 444,018 2025 up 21.5% 34th Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 430,025 2025 up 21.8% 32nd Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 437,292 2025 up 22.5% 34th Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 424,519 2025 up 22.9% 33rd Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 432,036 2025 up 23.9% 34th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 35.37 2027 up 15.2% 127th Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.76 2025 down 3.3% 93rd Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.68 2025 down 7.1% 93rd Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.627 2025 down 6.3% 116th Women's Political Participation Index 0.982 2025 up 1.3% 57th Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.76 2025 down 3.3% 93rd Key features of women's political empowerment 0.76 2025 down 3.3% 93rd Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -4.16 % change on previous year 2025 down 913.6% 157th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.76 2025 down 3.3% 93rd Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 22.4% 2024 up 34.0% 113th Prevalence of obesity, male 9.6% 2024 up 23.1% 143rd Life expectancy at age 60, female 17.3 years 2024 up 5.0% 197th Life expectancy at age 60, male 16.73 years 2024 up 11.7% 147th Share of women who are obese 22.4% 2024 up 34.1% 116th Share of women who are overweight or obese 49.1% 2024 up 17.7% 121st Share of overweight men vs. women 32.1% 2024 up 6.7% 149th Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 68.3% 2024 up 16.3% 189th Share of women who are married or in a union 18.6% 2018 down 31.9% 26th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 9.9% 38th Population, annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year 2024 down 13.8% 24th Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 47.2% 75th Women and men have the same rights to own property 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 170th Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 55.96 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 down 2.0% 171st Women, Business and the Law Index 60 index (0–100) 2023 up 18.5% 157th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 162nd Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women have the same rights to remarry as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 122nd Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 183rd Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 94th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 down 4.7% 17th Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 60.02 units per square kilometre 2023 up 32.6% 117th Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0006 units per person 2025 up 3.6% 171st Labor force, female 5.03 million 2025 up 17.5% 47th Labor force, female, per capita 0.1685 units per person 2025 down 10.5% 131st Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.08 index 2025 up 2.4% 35th Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 35.8% 32nd Page 1 of 4 Next →