Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Cameroon
Cameroon: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 18.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
18.8%
World rank
15th
of 130 countries
All-time high
21.7%
in 2014
All-time low
11.1%
in 1996
Years of data
5
1996–2021
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Cameroon, 1996–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Cameroon is 18.8%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Cameroon peaked at 21.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 1996.
Cameroon ranks 15th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 11.1% | — |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +19.8% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | +37.3% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | -13.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 18.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 18.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.1%, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 13.3% | 15.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 1 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 18.8% | 18.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More infrastructure data for Cameroon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 31.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,507 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2318 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 67,507 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Cameroon?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Cameroon was 18.8% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 1996.
- How does Cameroon rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Cameroon ranks 15th out of 130 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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