Population, female, annual growth rate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Population, female, annual growth rate was 2.6 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female, annual growth rate in Cameroon, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female, annual growth rate in Cameroon is 2.6 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female, annual growth rate in Cameroon peaked at 3.51 % change on previous year in 1981 and was at its lowest, 2.01 % change on previous year, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 22nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.22 % change on previous year | 2.01 % change on previous year | 2.48 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.67 % change on previous year | 2.55 % change on previous year | 2.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.89 % change on previous year | 2.03 % change on previous year | 3.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.78 % change on previous year | 2.65 % change on previous year | 2.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.75 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.92 % change on previous year | 2.81 % change on previous year | 3.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.68 % change on previous year | 2.6 % change on previous year | 2.76 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 19 Afghanistan 2.78 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Mauritania 2.76 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Uganda 2.69 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Ethiopia 2.59 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Malawi 2.56 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Côte d'Ivoire 2.52 % change on previous year compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5017 units per person (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female, annual growth rate in Cameroon?
- Population, female, annual growth rate in Cameroon was 2.6 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, female, annual growth rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.51 % change on previous year in 1981.
- What is the lowest population, female, annual growth rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.01 % change on previous year in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for population, female, annual growth rate?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female, annual growth rate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, female, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.