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Population Yaounde (Cameroon)
1 926 496
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Yaounde is 1 926 496 people, including children under the age of 6 - 189 760 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 230 216 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 228 290 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 831 283 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 419 976 people, and the centenarians Yaounde over 80 years old - 26 971 people.
Population size Yaounde by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 189 760 / 9.85% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 230 216 / 11.95% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 228 290 / 11.85% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 831 283 / 43.15% |
| Elderly over 60 | 419 976 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 26 971 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Yaounde
Total Yaounde permanent residents 928 571 men (48.2%) and 997 925 women (51.8%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 60 106 / 6.2% | 48 086 / 5.5% | 48% |
| 5 – 9 | 60 106 / 6.2% | 47 161 / 5.4% | 47.8% |
| 10 - 14 | 53 633 / 5.5% | 42 537 / 4.9% | 47.8% |
| 15 - 19 | 45 311 / 4.6% | 36 989 / 4.3% | 48.3% |
| 20 - 24 | 53 633 / 5.5% | 44 387 / 5.1% | 49.3% |
| 25 - 29 | 79 525 / 8.3% | 66 580 / 7.5% | 49.2% |
| 30 - 34 | 77 676 / 8.1% | 66 580 / 7.5% | 49.7% |
| 35 - 39 | 71 203 / 7.4% | 64 731 / 7.3% | 51.4% |
| 40 - 44 | 65 655 / 6.8% | 61 032 / 6.9% | 51.8% |
| 45 - 49 | 60 106 / 6.2% | 56 408 / 6.4% | 52.1% |
| 50 - 54 | 68 429 / 7.1% | 68 429 / 7.7% | 53.9% |
| 55 - 59 | 72 128 / 7.5% | 78 601 / 8.8% | 55.8% |
| 60 - 64 | 60 106 / 6.2% | 70 279 / 7.9% | 57.6% |
| 65 - 69 | 41 612 / 4.2% | 55 483 / 6.3% | 60.7% |
| 70 - 74 | 17 569 / 1.6% | 29 591 / 3.5% | 66.1% |
| 75 - 79 | 22 193 / 2.1% | 46 236 / 5.3% | 70.3% |
| 80+ | 15 720 / 1.4% | 41 613 / 4.8% | 75.5% |
Education level
Education level of residents Yaounde: have higher education 22.8% (439 241 people), incomplete higher education — 2.8% (53 942 people), secondary vocational — 35.8% (689 686 people), 11 classes — 15.8% (304 386 people), 9 classes — 8.8% (169 532 people), 5 classes — 8.1% (156 046 people), have no education — 0.5% (9 632 people), illiterate — 0.5% (9 632 people).
| Higher education | 439 241 / 22.8% |
| Incomplete higher | 53 942 / 2.8% |
| Secondary vocational | 689 686 / 35.8% |
| Elementary school | 304 386 / 15.8% |
| Middle school | 169 532 / 8.8% |
| High school | 156 046 / 8.1% |
| Without education | 9 632 / 0.5% |
| Illiterate | 9 632 / 0.5% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Yaounde
Total Yaounde the number of officially employed population is 1 279 193 people (66.4%), pensioners 520 154 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 69 354 people (3.6%).
| Employed population | 1 279 193 / 66.4% |
| Unemployed | 69 354 / 3.6% |
| Pensioners | 520 154 / 27% |
Disability
Total Yaounde have a disability 175 889 people, what constitutes 9.13% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 26 393 (1.37.%), disabled of the group II are 69 739 (3.62.%), disabled of the group III are 66 849 (3.47.%), disabled children 12 908 (0.67.%).
| Total disabled | 175 889 / 9.13% |
| Disabled of the group I | 26 393 / 1.37% |
| Disabled of the group II | 69 739 / 3.62% |
| Disabled of the group III | 66 849 / 3.47% |
| Disabled children | 12 908 / 0.67% |