Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 46.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Cameroon, 1996–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Cameroon stood at 46.7%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Cameroon peaked at 75.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 2021.
That places Cameroon 19th out of 119 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 75.4% | — |
| 2001 | 55.8% | -26.0% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | -19.6% |
| 2021 | 46.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.4% | 75.4% | 75.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 55.8% | 58.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 47.0% | 47.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 46.7% | 46.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More poverty & inequality data for Cameroon
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,770 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.04 (2019)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.0% (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Cameroon?
- Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Cameroon was 46.7% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Cameroon ranks 19th out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3.20 per day.