Cameroon People 1997

Population 14,677,510 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 46% (male 3,387,450; female 3,356,237)
15-64 years: 51% (male 3,712,809; female 3,736,245)
65 years and over: 3% (male 219,975; female 264,894) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 2.86% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 42.22 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 13.64 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over : 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 77.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 52.27 years
male: 51.22 years
female: 53.35 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 5.93 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Cameroonian(s)
adjective: Cameroonian

Ethnic groups Cameroon Highlanders 31%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%,Northwestern Bantu 8%, Eastern Nigritic 7%, other African 13%, non-Africanless than 1%

Religions indigenous beliefs 51%, Christian 33%, Muslim 16%

Languages 24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)

Literacy
definition : age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 63.4%
male: 75%
female: 52.1% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Cameroon on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cameroon People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cameroon People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.