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Sex ratio of the population in Cameroon

Sex ratio of the population in Cameroon was 99.4 males per 100 females in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 94th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, males per 100 females99.4 Estimated
Change on 2022-0%
Rank94th of 236Countries ranked
Series high99.42019
Series low94.41962
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Sex ratio of the population in Cameroon, 1950 to 2023

94959697989910019501961197219831994200520231950: 95.6 males per 100 females1951: 95.6 males per 100 females1952: 95.7 males per 100 females1953: 95.7 males per 100 females1954: 95.8 males per 100 females1955: 95.9 males per 100 females1956: 96.1 males per 100 females1957: 96.1 males per 100 females1958: 96.1 males per 100 females1959: 96.1 males per 100 females1960: 95.6 males per 100 females1961: 94.7 males per 100 females1962: 94.4 males per 100 females1963: 94.6 males per 100 females1964: 94.7 males per 100 females1965: 94.9 males per 100 females1966: 95.1 males per 100 females1967: 95.2 males per 100 females1968: 95.4 males per 100 females1969: 95.6 males per 100 females1970: 95.7 males per 100 females1971: 95.9 males per 100 females1972: 96.1 males per 100 females1973: 96.2 males per 100 females1974: 96.4 males per 100 females1975: 96.5 males per 100 females1976: 96.6 males per 100 females1977: 96.7 males per 100 females1978: 96.8 males per 100 females1979: 97 males per 100 females1980: 97.1 males per 100 females1981: 97.2 males per 100 females1982: 97.3 males per 100 females1983: 97.3 males per 100 females1984: 97.4 males per 100 females1985: 97.5 males per 100 females1986: 97.6 males per 100 females1987: 97.7 males per 100 females1988: 97.8 males per 100 females1989: 97.8 males per 100 females1990: 97.9 males per 100 females1991: 98 males per 100 females1992: 98.1 males per 100 females1993: 98.1 males per 100 females1994: 98.2 males per 100 females1995: 98.3 males per 100 females1996: 98.3 males per 100 females1997: 98.4 males per 100 females1998: 98.4 males per 100 females1999: 98.5 males per 100 females2000: 98.6 males per 100 females2001: 98.7 males per 100 females2002: 98.7 males per 100 females2003: 98.8 males per 100 females2004: 98.9 males per 100 females2005: 99 males per 100 females2006: 99 males per 100 females2007: 99.1 males per 100 females2008: 99.2 males per 100 females2009: 99.2 males per 100 females2010: 99.2 males per 100 females2011: 99.3 males per 100 females2012: 99.3 males per 100 females2013: 99.3 males per 100 females2014: 99.3 males per 100 females2015: 99.4 males per 100 females2016: 99.4 males per 100 females2017: 99.4 males per 100 females2018: 99.4 males per 100 females2019: 99.4 males per 100 females2020: 99.4 males per 100 females2021: 99.4 males per 100 females2022: 99.4 males per 100 females2023: 99.4 males per 100 females
males per 100 females. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodmales per 100 females
202399.4 Estimated
202299.4 Estimated
202199.4 Estimated
202099.4 Estimated
201999.4 Estimated
201899.4 Estimated
201799.4 Estimated
201699.4 Estimated
201599.4 Estimated
201499.3 Estimated
201399.3 Estimated
201299.3 Estimated
201199.3 Estimated
201099.2 Estimated
200999.2 Estimated
200899.2 Estimated
200799.1 Estimated
200699 Estimated
200599 Estimated
200498.9 Estimated
200398.8 Estimated
200298.7 Estimated
200198.7 Estimated
200098.6 Estimated
199998.5 Estimated
199898.4 Estimated
199798.4 Estimated
199698.3 Estimated
199598.3 Estimated
199498.2 Estimated
199398.1 Estimated
199298.1 Estimated
199198 Estimated
199097.9 Estimated
198997.8 Estimated
198897.8 Estimated
198797.7 Estimated
198697.6 Estimated
198597.5 Estimated
198497.4 Estimated
198397.3 Estimated
198297.3 Estimated
198197.2 Estimated
198097.1 Estimated
197997 Estimated
197896.8 Estimated
197796.7 Estimated
197696.6 Estimated
197596.5 Estimated
197496.4 Estimated
197396.2 Estimated
197296.1 Estimated
197195.9 Estimated
197095.7 Estimated
196995.6 Estimated
196895.4 Estimated
196795.2 Estimated
196695.1 Estimated
196594.9 Estimated
196494.7 Estimated
196394.6 Estimated
196294.4 Estimated
196194.7 Estimated
196095.6 Estimated
195996.1 Estimated
195896.1 Estimated
195796.1 Estimated
195696.1 Estimated
195595.9 Estimated
195495.8 Estimated
195395.7 Estimated
195295.7 Estimated
195195.6 Estimated
195095.6 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Males per 100 females in the total population on July 1. UN World Population Prospects estimates for every country and the World.

Values above 100 mean more men than women. Large inflows of male migrant workers raise the ratio well above 100 in some Gulf states. This is the ratio for all ages, not the sex ratio at birth.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio) (Sex ratio of the population, Cameroon, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio), Sex ratio of the population, Cameroon, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/sex-ratio/cameroon. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio). Sex ratio of the population, Cameroon, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/sex-ratio/cameroon.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio), Sex ratio of the population, Cameroon, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/sex-ratio/cameroon (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the sex ratio of the population in Cameroon?

Sex ratio of the population in Cameroon was 99.4 males per 100 females in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 94th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Population sex ratio on 1 July, males per 100 females, estimates 1950 to 2023 (PopSexRatio). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest sex ratio of the population in Cameroon?

99.4 males per 100 females in 2019, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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