Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 72.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the upper-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
The most recent figure for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Cameroon is 72.4%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Cameroon peaked at 89.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 71.1%, in 2014.
Cameroon ranks 22nd of 119 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 89.1% | — |
| 2001 | 80.9% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 81.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 71.1% | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 72.4% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.1% | 89.1% | 89.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 80.9% | 81.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 71.1% | 71.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 72.4% | 72.4% | 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 upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Cameroon?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Cameroon was 72.4% 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 upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.1% in 2014.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd out of 119 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 upper-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 $5.50 per day.