Gender in Cameroon

212 indicators covering gender for Cameroon.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 31.7% 35th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 25.7% 41st
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 index 2025 up 11.4% 57th
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 index 2025 up 23.9% 84th
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year 2025 up 57.9% 55th
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 48.3% 2050 up 1.9% 198th
Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 10.09 units per square kilometre 2023 up 15.2% 115th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0251 units per square kilometre 2023 up 27.2% 77th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.035 units per square kilometre 2023 up 36.7% 128th
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.588 2023 up 5.4% 155th
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 21.66 2025 down 12.4% 35th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.92 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 61.7% 21st
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.48 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 68.0% 40th
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 5,870 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 14.8% 149th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.85 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 61.4% 24th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.33 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 70.0% 45th
Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Share of the population that is female 50.2% 2025 up 0.0% 129th
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 114.41 2024 down 0.8% 24th
Gender Development Index 0.898 2023 up 2.3% 155th
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.898 2023 up 2.3% 155th
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.898 2023 up 2.3% 155th
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.6187 2023 up 4.3% 147th
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 28.0% 96th
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year 2023 down 15.2% 26th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 25.1 2016 up 3.7% 127th
Access to justice for women 0 2025 47th
Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 18th
Gender of the head of government 0 2025 20th
Gender of the head of state 0 2025 18th
Share of women in parliament 33.9% 2025 up 9.0% 49th
Population 29.12 million 2024 up 32.0% 52nd
Life Expectancy at Birth 63.97 2024 up 8.2% 193rd
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 38.9% 2023 up 4.6% 32nd
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 38.9% 2023 up 4.6% 32nd
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 41.0% 2023 down 3.1% 37th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 44.84 2023 down 18.3% 178th
Sex ratio at birth 102.26 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.3% 215th
Sex ratio by age 80 males per 100 females 2023 up 54.7% 15th
Sex ratio at age 5 101.73 males per 100 females 2023 up 1.0% 201st
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 102.26 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.3% 215th
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 155th
Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Probability of dying that year, among females 4.3% 2023 down 27.7% 21st
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 43.0% 2023 down 4.6% 35th
Sex ratio at age 60 92.28 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.3% 133rd
Male population by age group 2.22 million people 2023 up 22.1% 34th
Female population by age group 2.18 million people 2023 up 21.4% 32nd
Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 0 2023 170th
Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 50 2023 unchanged 182nd
Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 80 2023 unchanged 39th
Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 156th