Indicator	Value
Total population	29,100,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 29,120,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 29,120,000 people
Median age	17.9 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	63.7–64 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 63.97 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 63.7 years
Ethnic groups	Bamileke-Bamu 22.2%, Biu-Mandara 16.4%, Arab-Choa/Hausa/Kanuri 13.5%, Beti/Bassa, Mbam 13.1%, Grassfields 9.9%, Adamawa-Ubangi, 9.8%, Cotier/Ngoe/Oroko 4.6%, Southwestern Bantu 4.3%, Kako/Meka 2.3%, foreign/other ethnic group 3.8% (2022 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Roman Catholic 33.1%, Muslim 30.6%, Protestant 27.1% other Christian 6.1%, animist 1.3%, other 0.7%, none 1.2% (2022 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	59.3% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	2.61 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	33.3 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	7.03 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	55.4 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	Abon Adamawa Fulfulde Afade Aghem Ajumbu Akoose Akum Ambele Atong Awing Baazem Baba Babanki Bafanji Bafaw-Balong Bafia Bafut Baka (Cameroon) Bakaka Bakoko Bakole Baldamu Balo Bamali Bambalang Bambili-Bambui Bamenyam Bamukumbit Bamun Bamunka Bana Bangolan Bankon Barombi Basa (Cameroon) Bassossi Bata Batanga Bati (Cameroon) Batu Beba Bebe Bebele Bebil Beezen Bekwil Beti (Cameroon) Bikya Bishuo Bitare Bokyi Bomwali Bonkeng Bubia Buduma Bukwen Bulu (Cameroon) Bum Bung Busam Busuu Buu Buwal Byep-Besep Caka Cambap-Langa Cameroon Pidgin Central Kanuri Central Mfumte Chadian Arabic Chung Cuvok Daba Dama (Cameroon) Dek Denya Dghwede Dii Dimbong Donga Mambila Doyayo Duala Dugun Dugwor Duli-Gewe Duupa Dzodinka Efai Efik Ejagham Elip Eman Esimbi Eton-Mengisa Evant Ewondo Ewondo Populaire Extreme North Cameroon Sign Language Fali Fang (Cameroon) Fang (Equatorial Guinea) Fe'fe' Fio Gavar Gbaya-Mbodomo Gey Ghomálá' Gidar Gimme Gimnime Glavda Gude Guduf-Gava Gundi Gvoko Gyele Hausa Hausa States Fulfulde Hdi Herde Hijuk Hya Iceve-Maci Ipulo-Olulu Isu (Fako Division) Isu (Menchum Division) Iyive Jilbe Jimi (Cameroon) Jina Jukun Takum Kako Kamwe Kapya Karang Kare (Central African Republic) Kemezung Kendem Kenswei Nsei Kenyang Kera Kol (Cameroon) Kolbila Kom (Cameroon) Koma Ndera Koonzime Korop Koshin Kuk Kung Kuo Kutep Kwaja-Ndaktup Kwakum Kwanja Kwasio La'bi Lagwan Laimbue Lamnso' Lefa Leti (Cameroon) Limbum Longto Luo (Cameroon) Mada (Cameroon) Mafa Majera Makaa Malgbe Malimba Mambai Manta Masana Maslam Matal Mazagway Mbe' Mbedam Mbessa Mbo (Cameroon) Mbonga Mbongno Mbuk Mbuko Mbule Mbum Medumba Mefele Menchum Mendankwe-Nkwen Mengaka Menka Merey Meta' Mina (Cameroon) Mmaala Mmen Mofu-Gudur Mofu-Gudur Sign Language Mokpwe Moloko Mom Jango Mono (Cameroon) Mpade Mpiemo Mpongmpong Mser Mundabli-Mufu Mundang Mundani Mungaka Mungbam Musey Musgu Muyang Nagumi Naki Ncane-Mungong Nda'nda' Ndai Ndemli Ndoola Ndzerem Ngamambo Ngambay Ngemba Ngie Ngiemboon Ngomba Ngombale Ngombe-Bangandu Ngong Ngoshie Ngundi Ngwe Ngwo Nimbari Nizaa Njen Njyem Nkongho Nomaande Noone North Fali North Giziga North Mofu Northern Alantika Vere Northwest Gbaya Nsari Nsiteu-Kwa' Nuasue Nubaca Nugunu (Cameroon) Nyokon Nyong Nzakambay Nzanyi Oblo Oku Oli-Bidiman Oroko Osatu Pam (Cameroon) Pana (Central African Republic) Parkwa Peere Peve Pinyin Pol Psikye Sama Mum Samba Leko Seki Sharwa So (Cameroon) Somyev South Fali South Giziga Southern Mfumte Southwest Gbaya Tibea Tigon Mbembe Tikar Tiv To Tsuvan Tuki Tunen Tunen (Retired) Tuotomb Tupuri Ugare Usaghade Vame Vemgo-Mabas Vengo Vute Wandala Wawa Weh Western Mambila Wimbum Sign Language Wumboko-Bubia Wushi Wuzlam Yaka (Central African Republic) Yamba Yambeta Yasa Yemba Yeni Yukuben Zhoa Zizilivakan Zulgo-Gemzek Zumaya Glottolog [2026]