Population, male, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Population, male, per capita was 0.4983 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.4983 units per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
87th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.4985 units per person
in 2019
All-time low
0.4856 units per person
in 1962
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, male, per capita in Cameroon, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.4983 units per person for population, male, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.4985 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4856 units per person, in 1962.
That places Cameroon 87th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Population, male, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4888 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4865 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.4856 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4861 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4865 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4869 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4873 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4878 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4882 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4886 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4891 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4895 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.49 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4904 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4907 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4911 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4914 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4917 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.492 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4923 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4926 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4929 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4931 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4932 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4934 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4937 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4939 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4941 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4944 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4946 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4948 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4949 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4951 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4953 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4954 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4956 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4958 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4959 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.496 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4962 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4964 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4966 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4969 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4971 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4972 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4974 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4976 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4977 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4979 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.498 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4981 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4982 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4982 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4983 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4984 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4984 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4984 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4984 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4985 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4985 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4984 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4984 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4984 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4984 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4984 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4983 units per person | -0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.4983 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4968 units per person, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.4983 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4975 units per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4872 units per person | 0.4856 units per person | 0.4888 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4908 units per person | 0.4891 units per person | 0.4923 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4936 units per person | 0.4926 units per person | 0.4946 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4955 units per person | 0.4948 units per person | 0.4962 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4973 units per person | 0.4964 units per person | 0.498 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4983 units per person | 0.4981 units per person | 0.4985 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4984 units per person | 0.4983 units per person | 0.4984 units per person | 6 |
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 population, male, per capita in Cameroon?
- Population, male, per capita in Cameroon was 0.4983 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, male, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4985 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest population, male, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4856 units per person in 1962.
- How does Cameroon rank for population, male, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 87th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, male World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.