Country Profile - Cameroon      IFs Version 8.28
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     Forecast Categories for Cameroon
     Population
     Health
     Education
     Social/Human
     Economy
     Energy
     Environment
     International Politics
     Domestic Government

Population Forecast for Cameroon -
Population - Million People - -
     2025: 30.31
     2030: 34.54
     2060: 63.10
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2025: 2.689
     2030: 2.571
     2060: 1.379
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2025: 33.96
     2030: 32.25
     2060: 19.30
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2025: 6.937
     2030: 6.403
     2060: 5.443
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Live Births - -
     2025: 42.00
     2030: 37.73
     2060: 16.65
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2025: 65.37
     2030: 67.09
     2060: 75.11
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2025: 63.18
     2030: 64.75
     2060: 72.27
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2025: 67.55
     2030: 69.44
     2060: 78.00
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2025: 4.324
     2030: 4.078
     2060: 2.447
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2025: 1.723
     2030: 1.502
     2060: 0.383
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2025: 4.630
     2030: 5.093
     2060: 6.053
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2025: 12.46
     2030: 13.68
     2060: 18.12
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2025: 16.97
     2030: 19.78
     2060: 40.62
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2025: 0.874
     2030: 1.081
     2060: 4.358
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2025: 18.30
     2030: 21.73
     2060: 46.40
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2025: 0.414
     2030: 0.416
     2060: 0.404
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2025: 48.43
     2030: 49.11
     2060: 49.97

Health Forecast for Cameroon -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2025: 20.31
     2030: 20.97
     2060: 25.35
Smoking Rate (Adults 30+) - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2025: 18.80
     2030: 18.96
     2060: 21.42
Malnourished children (under 5) as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2025: 8.119
     2030: 7.088
     2060: 3.437
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2025: 7.114
     2030: 4.377
     2060: 0.000
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2025: 4.655
     2030: 3.845
     2060: 0.664

Education Forecast for Cameroon -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2025: 114.0
     2030: 116.2
     2060: 106.7
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2025: 95.38
     2030: 96.42
     2060: 99.30
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2025: 53.48
     2030: 64.35
     2060: 83.52
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2025: 47.14
     2030: 52.61
     2060: 74.57
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2025: 14.18
     2030: 17.96
     2060: 33.27
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2025: 7.416
     2030: 7.636
     2060: 9.410
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2025: 78.66
     2030: 80.86
     2060: 98.87

Social/Human Forecast for Cameroon
Population with income less than $2.15 per day, log normal computation (in 2017 US Dollars) - Million People - -
     2025: 7.067
     2030: 7.286
     2060: 3.305
Population with income less than $3.65 per day, log normal computation (in 2017 US Dollars) - Million People - -
     2025: 13.60
     2030: 14.51
     2060: 9.634
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2025: 0.689
     2030: 0.709
     2060: 0.859
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2025: 16.99
     2030: 15.05
     2060: 4.143
Calories per capita available - Total - Kilocalories per Person per Day - -
     2025: 2,865
     2030: 2,914
     2060: 3,214
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2025: -0.115
     2030: -0.134
     2060: -0.274
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2025: -0.299
     2030: -0.277
     2060: -0.095

Economy Forecast for Cameroon
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2017 Dollars - -
     2025: 114.9
     2030: 138.7
     2060: 575.1
Gross domestic product - Billion 2017 Dollars - -
     2025: 47.19
     2030: 58.44
     2060: 345.5
GDP per capita at PPP (2017 Thousand US Dollars) - Thousand 2017 Dollars - -
     2025: 3.790
     2030: 4.016
     2060: 9.114
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2025: 0.464
     2030: 0.463
     2060: 0.466
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2025: 37.55
     2030: 36.07
     2060: 7.312
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2025: 14.40
     2030: 15.48
     2060: 24.80

Energy Forecast for Cameroon
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2025: 0.032
     2030: 0.030
     2060: 0.021

Environment Forecast for Cameroon
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2025: 0.004
     2030: 0.006
     2060: 0.027

International Politics Forecast for Cameroon
Diplomacy, Military, and Economic (DiME) Power Index - Index - -
     2025: 0.079
     2030: 0.083
     2060: 0.161

Domestic Government Forecast for Cameroon
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2025: 4.030
     2030: 4.113
     2060: 4.710
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2025: 6.341
     2030: 6.650
     2060: 9.222
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2025: 2.566
     2030: 2.642
     2060: 3.633
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2025: 1.640
     2030: 1.715
     2060: 2.497
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2025: 5.886
     2030: 5.919
     2060: 6.374