Cameroon vs Sierra Leone: Population, female
Cameroon
50.2%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
50.1%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
132nd
Sierra Leone rank
135th
Population, female over time
- Cameroon
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 50.2% against 50.1% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 132nd and Sierra Leone ranks 135th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.3% | 51.0% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 50.9% | 50.9% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 50.6% | 50.8% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 50.7% | 0.2% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 50.5% | 0.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 50.2% | 50.3% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 50.1% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Cameroon or Sierra Leone?
- Cameroon, at 50.2% against 50.1% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Sierra Leone rank globally for population, female?
- Cameroon ranks 132nd and Sierra Leone ranks 135th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.