Editing Demographics of Cameroon (section)

==Population==
[[File:Cameroon Population 1950-2021 Forecast 2022-2032 UN World Population Prospects 2022.svg|thumb|300px|[[Population]], [[fertility rate]] and [[net reproduction rate]], United Nations estimates]]
According to {{UN_Population|source}} the total population was {{UN_Population|Cameroon}} in {{UN_Population|Year}}, compared to only 4 466 000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 40.6%, 55.9% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 3.5% was 65 years or older.<ref name="WPP 2010">{{cite web |title=Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision |url=https://population.un.org/wpp/ |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=Esa.un.org}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
!
! width="80" |Total population
! width="80" |Population aged 0–14 (%)
! width="80" |Population aged 15–64 (%)
! width="80" |Population aged 65+ (%)
|-
| 1950
|4 466 000||39.6||56.9||3.5

|-
| 1955
|4 901 000||40.1||56.4||3.5
|-
| 1960
|5 409 000||40.6||55.9||3.6
|-
| 1965
|6 049 000||41.5||54.9||3.6
|-
| 1970
|6 842 000||42.4||54.0||3.6
|-
| 1975
|7 838 000||43.6||52.7||3.7
|-
| 1980
|9 110 000||44.6||51.8||3.6
|-
| 1985
|10 519 000||45.2||51.2||3.6
|-
| 1990
|12 181 000||45.2||51.3||3.6
|-
| 1995
|13 940 000||44.4||52.1||3.5
|-
| 2000
|15 678 000||42.8||53.7||3.5
|-
| 2005
|17 554 000||41.6||54.9||3.5
|-
| 2010
|19 599 000||40.6||55.9||3.5
|}

Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.I.2010) (Data refer to national projections.):<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/dyb_2017/|title=UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 9 599 224
| align="right" | 9 806 876
| align="right" | 19 406 100
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 1 662 298
| align="right" | 1 624 936
| align="right" | 3 287 234
| align="right" | 16.94
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 1 412 467
| align="right" | 1 370 992
| align="right" | 2 783 459
| align="right" | 14.34
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 1 227 470
| align="right" | 1 167 201
| align="right" | 2 394 671
| align="right" | 12.34
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 1 068 509
| align="right" | 1 101 526
| align="right" | 2 170 035
| align="right" | 11.18
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 855 334
| align="right" | 981 955
| align="right" | 1 837 289
| align="right" | 9.47
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 712 550
| align="right" | 813 266
| align="right" | 1 525 816
| align="right" | 7.86
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 588 210
| align="right" | 621 397
| align="right" | 1 209 607
| align="right" | 6.23
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 460 394
| align="right" | 482 319
| align="right" | 942 713
| align="right" | 4.86
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 388 539
| align="right" | 405 307
| align="right" | 793 846
| align="right" | 4.09
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 323 507
| align="right" | 316 740
| align="right" | 640 247
| align="right" | 3.30
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 261 626
| align="right" | 260 284
| align="right" | 521 910
| align="right" | 2.69
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 178 876
| align="right" | 159 112
| align="right" | 337 988
| align="right" | 1.74
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 155 208
| align="right" | 160 671
| align="right" | 315 879
| align="right" | 1.63
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 110 645
| align="right" | 116 645
| align="right" | 227 290
| align="right" | 1.17
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 88 969
| align="right" | 100 602
| align="right" | 189 571
| align="right" | 0.98
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 47 173
| align="right" | 50 905
| align="right" | 98 078
| align="right" | 0.51
|-
| align="right" | 80–84
| align="right" | 31 609
| align="right" | 39 976
| align="right" | 71 585
| align="right" | 0.37
|-
| align="right" | 85–89
| align="right" | 12 109
| align="right" | 14 455
| align="right" | 26 564
| align="right" | 0.14
|-
| align="right" | 90–94
| align="right" | 6 942
| align="right" | 8 773
| align="right" | 15 715
| align="right" | 0.08
|-
| align="right" | 95+
| align="right" | 6 789
| align="right" | 9 814
| align="right" | 16 603
| align="right" | 0.09
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 4 302 235
| align="right" | 4 163 129
| align="right" | 8 465 364
| align="right" | 43.62
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 4 992 753
| align="right" | 5 302 577
| align="right" | 10 295 330
| align="right" | 53.05
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 304 236
| align="right" | 341 170
| align="right" | 645 406
| align="right" | 3.33
|-
|}

Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2019) (Source: Population projections and estimates of priority targets for the various health programs and interventions, National Institute of Statistics (2016).):<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/dyb_2020/|title=UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 12 609 256
| align="right" | 12 883 098
| align="right" | 25 492 354
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 1 904 057
| align="right" | 1 975 656
| align="right" | 3 879 713
| align="right" | 15.22
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 1 720 605
| align="right" | 1 757 707
| align="right" | 3 478 312
| align="right" | 13.64
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 1 574 388
| align="right" | 1 524 415
| align="right" | 3 098 803
| align="right" | 12.16
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 1 386 436
| align="right" | 1 346 672
| align="right" | 2 733 108
| align="right" | 10.72
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 1 213 959
| align="right" | 1 171 500
| align="right" | 2 385 459
| align="right" | 9.36
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 1 035 624
| align="right" | 985 314
| align="right" | 2 020 938
| align="right" | 7.93
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 888 422
| align="right" | 967 529
| align="right" | 1 855 951
| align="right" | 7.28
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 684 460
| align="right" | 786 728
| align="right" | 1 471 188
| align="right" | 5.77
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 584 695
| align="right" | 650 891
| align="right" | 1 235 586
| align="right" | 4.85
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 438 096
| align="right" | 447 171
| align="right" | 885 267
| align="right" | 3.47
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 352 927
| align="right" | 392 864
| align="right" | 745 791
| align="right" | 2.93
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 275 690
| align="right" | 281 896
| align="right" | 557 586
| align="right" | 2.19
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 220 891
| align="right" | 242 450
| align="right" | 463 341
| align="right" | 1.82
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 143 542
| align="right" | 141 522
| align="right" | 285 064
| align="right" | 1.12
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 101 474
| align="right" | 110 948
| align="right" | 212 422
| align="right" | 0.83
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 49 486
| align="right" | 55 219
| align="right" | 104 705
| align="right" | 0.41
|-
| align="right" | 80+
| align="right" | 34 504
| align="right" | 44 616
| align="right" | 79 120
| align="right" | 0.31
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 5 199 050
| align="right" | 5 257 778
| align="right" | 10 456 828
| align="right" | 41.02
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 7 130 686
| align="right" | 7 273 015
| align="right" | 14 403 701
| align="right" | 56.50
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 279 520
| align="right" | 352 305
| align="right" | 631 825
| align="right" | 2.48
|-
|}

===Demographic and Health Surveys===
Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):<ref>{{cite web |url=http://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/dhs#_r=&collection=&country=&dtype=&from=1890&page=3&ps=&sk=&sort_by=nation&sort_order=&to=2014&topic=&view=s&vk=|title=MEASURE DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys|website=microdata.worldbank.org}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:50pt;"| Year
! style="width:50pt;"| CBR (Total)
! style="width:50pt;"| TFR (Total)
! style="width:50pt;"| CBR (Urban)
! style="width:50pt;"| TFR (Urban)
! style="width:50pt;"| CBR (Rural)
! style="width:50pt;"| TFR (Rural)
|-
| 1991
| style="text-align:right;"| 39
| style="text-align:right;"| 5.82 (5.17)
| style="text-align:right;"|
| style="text-align:right;"| 5.17 (4.52)
| style="text-align:right;"|
| style="text-align:right;"| 6.29 (5.66)
|-
| 1998
| style="text-align:right;"| 37.4
| style="text-align:right;"| 5.2 (4.6)
| style="text-align:right;"| 31.5
| style="text-align:right;"| 3.9 (3.4)
| style="text-align:right;"| 40.1
| style="text-align:right;"| 5.8 (5.3)
|-
| 2004
| style="text-align:right;"| 37.8
| style="text-align:right;"| 5.0 (4.5)
| style="text-align:right;"| 34.9
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.0 (3.7)
| style="text-align:right;"| 40.5
| style="text-align:right;"| 6.1 (5.6)
|-
| 2011
| style="text-align:right;"| 38.1
| style="text-align:right;"| 5.1 (4.5)
| style="text-align:right;"| 34.6
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.0 
| style="text-align:right;"| 41.3
| style="text-align:right;"| 6.4
|-
| 2018
| style="text-align:right;"| 36.8
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.8 (4.3)
| style="text-align:right;"| 32.9
| style="text-align:right;"| 3.8 (3.4)
| style="text-align:right;"| 40.7
| style="text-align:right;"| 6.0 (5.5)
|-
|}

Fertility data as of 2011 (DHS Program):<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR260/FR260.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR260/FR260.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=Cameroun : Enquête Démographique et de Santé et à Indicateurs Multiples 2011|website=Dhsprogram.com|access-date=2017-08-27}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width:100pt;"| Region
! style="width:100pt;"| Total fertility rate
! style="width:100pt;"| Percentage of women age 15–49 currently pregnant
! style="width:100pt;"| Mean number of children ever born to women age 40–49
|-
|[[Adamawa Region|Adamaoua]]|| 5.2 || 8.6 || 6.5
|-
|[[Centre Region (Cameroon)|Centre]] (except [[Yaoundé]]) || 5.6 || 8.8 || 5.5
|-
|[[Douala]]|| 3.2 || 8.1 || 4.5
|-
|[[East Region (Cameroon)|Est]]|| 5.4 || 12.0 || 5.6
|-
|[[Far North Region, Cameroon|Extrême-Nord]]|| 6.8 || 14.8 || 7.3
|-
|[[Littoral Region (Cameroon)|Littoral]] (except [[Douala]]) || 4.6 || 8.4 || 5.1
|-
|[[North Region (Cameroon)|Nord]]|| 6.5 || 12.4 || 7.1
|-
|[[Northwest Region (Cameroon)|Nord-Ouest]]|| 4.4 || 6.9 || 5.4
|-
|[[West Region (Cameroon)|Ouest]]|| 6.0 || 10.1 || 5.8
|-
|[[South Region (Cameroon)|Sud]]|| 4.6 || 9.6 || 5.2
|-
|[[Southwest Region (Cameroon)|Sud-Ouest]]|| 4.0 || 7.6 || 5.5
|-
|[[Yaoundé]]|| 3.5 || 6.5 || 4.4
|}