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Cameroon
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$320
Inflation rate
7.38% (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.65% (2023)
Below the poverty line
37.5% (2014)
Gini coefficient
42.2 (2021)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
7.3%
Smoking men
13.2%
Smoking women
1.4%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
475440
Land area
472710
Water area
2728
Popular payment systems
- Visa
- Mastercard
- PayPal
Popular social networks and messengers
- Facebook
- TikTok
- Instagram
Age structure
0-14 years
41.5%
15-64 years
55.3%
65+ years
3.2%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Catholicism
Non-religious
1.2%
Current as of
2022
General information
Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC-8, UTC-7, UTC-6, UTC−5, UTC−4
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
CM
Capital
Yaounde
Official language
French, English
Average consumer spendings
Food products
45.8%
Alcohol and tobacco
2.9%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
4.09
Beer
2.36
Wine
0.16
Spirits
0.01
Other alcohol
1.56
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
30966105
Male population
15429588
Female population
15536517
Population growth rate
2.71% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
34.7 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
7.4 (2024)
Urbanization
59.3% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
B (2006)
Moody's
B2 (2016)
Standard & Poors
B- (2020)
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
79.68%
iOS
19.67%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+237
Internet domain
.cm
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
83
Internet user penetration
44%
Fixed internet penetration
2%
Current as of
2022
Last update: 2025-08-18