Country Profile - Cameroon      IFs Version 6.69
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     Forecast Categories for Cameroon
     Population
     Health
     Education
     Social/Human Needs
     Economy
     Energy
     Environment
     International Politics
     Domestic Government

Population Forecast for Cameroon -
Population - Million People - -
     2013: 20.91
     2030: 29.54
     2060: 44.77
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2013: 2.197
     2030: 1.833
     2060: 0.845
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2013: 35.94
     2030: 28.48
     2060: 16.66
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2013: 13.75
     2030: 10.07
     2060: 8.127
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Infants - -
     2013: 84.75
     2030: 56.64
     2060: 20.53
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2013: 53.25
     2030: 60.09
     2060: 69.94
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2013: 52.14
     2030: 58.64
     2060: 67.69
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2013: 54.37
     2030: 61.58
     2060: 72.24
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2013: 4.442
     2030: 3.532
     2060: 2.140
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2013: 2.731
     2030: 2.185
     2060: 0.715
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2013: 3.829
     2030: 4.579
     2060: 4.519
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2013: 8.411
     2030: 10.63
     2060: 11.52
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2013: 11.76
     2030: 17.71
     2060: 29.48
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2013: 0.744
     2030: 1.200
     2060: 3.770
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2013: 12.73
     2030: 21.90
     2060: 38.01
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2013: 0.389
     2030: 0.431
     2060: 0.489
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2013: 40.67
     2030: 44.39
     2060: 47.71

Health Forecast for Cameroon -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2013: 16.04
     2030: 17.84
     2060: 22.11
Smoking Rate - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2013: 7.760
     2030: 8.541
     2060: 9.822
Malnourished children as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2013: 15.97
     2030: 11.52
     2060: 6.335
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2013: 15.61
     2030: 11.53
     2060: 0.620
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2013: 14.60
     2030: 11.36
     2060: 4.769

Education Forecast for Cameroon -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2013: 110.4
     2030: 100.6
     2060: 100.8
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2013: 90.15
     2030: 93.09
     2060: 100.0
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2013: 53.07
     2030: 57.08
     2060: 86.36
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2013: 30.17
     2030: 37.82
     2060: 66.14
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2013: 9.959
     2030: 17.38
     2060: 27.58
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2013: 6.164
     2030: 7.226
     2060: 9.110
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2013: 72.25
     2030: 85.22
     2060: 98.46

Social/Human Needs Forecast for Cameroon
Population with income less than $1.25 per day, log normal computation - Million People - -
     2013: 2.107
     2030: 1.535
     2060: 0.369
Population with income less than $2 per day, log normal computation - Million People - -
     2013: 6.444
     2030: 5.528
     2060: 2.057
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2013: 0.566
     2030: 0.672
     2060: 0.819
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2013: 30.07
     2030: 19.41
     2060: 8.753
Calories per capita available - Available per Person per Day - -
     2013: 2,482
     2030: 2,631
     2060: 2,936
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2013: -0.346
     2030: -0.331
     2060: -0.348
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2013: -1.140
     2030: -0.918
     2060: -0.527

Economy Forecast for Cameroon
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2005 Dollars - -
     2013: 42.78
     2030: 94.12
     2060: 341.1
Gross domestic product - Billion 2005 Dollars - -
     2013: 21.69
     2030: 51.98
     2060: 232.9
GDP per capita at PPP - Thousand 2005 Dollars - -
     2013: 2.046
     2030: 3.186
     2060: 7.619
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2013: 0.450
     2030: 0.471
     2060: 0.485
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2013: 37.09
     2030: 47.07
     2060: 39.18
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2013: 8.256
     2030: 13.14
     2060: 25.23

Energy Forecast for Cameroon
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2013: 0.042
     2030: 0.044
     2060: 0.016

Environment Forecast for Cameroon
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2013: 0.002
     2030: 0.006
     2060: 0.008

International Politics Forecast for Cameroon
Power index (percent of global total) - Index - -
     2013: 0.103
     2030: 0.129
     2060: 0.190

Domestic Government Forecast for Cameroon
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2013: 4.059
     2030: 4.469
     2060: 5.296
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2013: 6.242
     2030: 7.391
     2060: 9.814
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2013: 2.250
     2030: 2.560
     2060: 3.419
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2013: 1.662
     2030: 1.969
     2060: 2.567
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2013: 5.826
     2030: 6.074
     2060: 6.559