Female headed households in Cameroon
Cameroon: Female headed households was 26.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Female headed households in Cameroon, 1991–2022
Source: DHS API, Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program. Measured in % of households with a female head.
Analysis
In 2022, female headed households in Cameroon stood at 26.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female headed households in Cameroon peaked at 26.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 1991.
That places Cameroon 15th out of 34 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Female headed households in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of households with a female head | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.9% | — |
| 1998 | 22.4% | +25.1% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 25.5% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 26.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.0%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 26.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.6%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.1% | 17.9% | 22.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 25.5% | 26.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female headed households in Cameroon?
- Female headed households in Cameroon was 26.0% in 2022, according to DHS API, Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program.
- What is the highest female headed households recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest female headed households recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for female headed households?
- Cameroon ranks 15th out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female headed households rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from DHS API, Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program, published as part of Female headed households (% of households with a female head). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female headed households refers to the percentage of households that are headed by females.