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Key figures Demography

The Cameroonian population in ten (10) key figures :
• 24 million inhabitants 2017, an increase of 6.8% per year since 2006;
• 2 millionaire cities (Yaoundé 3,000,000 inhabitants and Douala 3,500,000 inhabitants);
• 12 Urban communities of 150,000 to 800,000 inhabitants (Bafoussam, Bamenda, Bertoua, Buea, Ebolowa, Edea, Garoua, Kribi, Kumba, Limbe, Maroua, Ngaoundere, Nkongsamba);
• 360 Communes in Cameroon;
• 500 civil status centers;
• 13,680,000 urban dwellers (57% of the country's total population in 2017);
• More than 200 ethnic groups and 250 languages
• Population (thousands) 2012, total: 21699.6;
• Population (thousands) 2012, under 18 years old: 10807.8;
• Population (thousands) 2012, less than 5 years old: 3571.6;
• Annual rate of population growth (%), 1990-2012: 2.7;
• Annual rate of population growth (%), 2012-2030: 2.3;
• Crude death rate, 1970: 19.3;
• Crude death rate, 1990: 14;
• Crude death rate, 2012: 12;
• Crude birth rate, 1970: 45;
• Crude birth rate, 1990: 44.7;
• Crude birth rate, 2012: 37.7;
• Life expectancy, 1970: 46.1;
• Life expectancy, 1990: 53.6;
• Life expectancy, 2012: 54.6;
• Total fertility rate 2012: 4.9;
• Urbanized population (%) 2012: 52.7;
• Average annual growth rate of the urban population (%), 1990-2012: 4;
• Average annual growth rate of the urban population (%), 2012-2030: 3.3;
• Birth registration (%) 2005-2012, in urban areas: 80.5;
• Birth registration (%) 2005-2012, in rural areas: 47.6;
• Birth registration (%) 2005-2012, urban / rural proportion: 1.7;
• Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 2008-2012, urban: 86.7;
• Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 2008-2012, rural: 46.7;
• Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 2008-2012, urban / rural proportion: 1.9;
• Prevalence of underweight in children under 5 years (%) 2008-2012, urban: 7.2;
• Prevalence of underweight in children under 5 years (%) 2008-2012, rural: 20.2;
• Prevalence of underweight in children under 5 years (%) 2008-2012 , urban / rural proportion: 2.8;
• Treatment of oral rehydration salts (ORS) diarrhea (%) 2008-2012, urban: 26.5;
• Treatment of oral rehydration salts (ORS) diarrhea (%) 2008-2012, rural: 11.8;
• Treatment of oral rehydration salts (ORS) diarrhea (%) 2008-2012, urban / rural proportion: 2.2;

Key figures Habitat

Spontaneous housing dominates in cities
• At least 47% of households do not have access to the road (constructions on easements);
• 70% occupancy rate of urban space by QHS;
• 70% of urban populations live in QHS;
• 6% annual growth rate of QHS;
• 70% of the urban population do not have access to basic urban infrastructure;
• QHS welcomes 60,000 new people a year, nearly 12,000 families;

Key figures Youth

• Population aged 10-19, Total (thousands) 2012: 5045;
• Population aged 10-19, Proportion of total population (%) 2012: 23.2;
• Adolescents currently married / in union (%) 2002-2012, boys: 1.8;
• Adolescents currently married / in union (%) 2002-2012, girls: 24.2;
• Births at the age of 18 (%), 2008-2012: 29.9;
• Adolescent birth rate, 2006-2010: 127;
• Rationale for spousal violence among adolescents (2002-2012) (%), boys: 43.4;
• Rationale for spousal violence among adolescents (2002-2012) (%), girls: 50.4;
• Use of mass media by adolescents (2002-2012) (%), boys: 76.9;
• Use of mass media by adolescents (2002-2012) (%), girls: 65.8;
• Teenagers with an overall knowledge of HIV 2008-2012 (%), boys: 29.8;
• Teenagers with an overall knowledge of HIV 2008-2012 (%), girls: 25.7;

Key figures Housing

A- The main external characteristics of the quality of housing in Yaoundé : Accessibility • 47.6% of tracks;
• 35.1% of unpaved streets;
• 17.3% paved streets.
Types of houses • 24.9% of isolated houses;
• 64.6% multi-apartment houses;
• 2.1% of modern villas;
• 4.4% apartment buildings;
• 4% concession or boxes
Floor covering materials • Home85,3% ciment ;
• Home9,3% carreaux ;
• Home0,1% bois ;
• Home5% terre ;
• Home0,3% autres
HomeMatériaux de revêtement des murs • Home61,9% parpaings ou briques cuites ;
• Home9,8% planches ;
• Home13,7% briques de terre ;
• Home15,5% terre battue ;
HomeMatériaux du toit • Home94,1% tôle/tuile ;
• Home5,9% ciment.
HomeB- Les caractéristiques de sécurité du logement à Yaoundé : HomeStatut de l’occupant • Home15,4% propriétaires avec titre foncier ;
• Home10,4% propriétaires sans titre foncier ;
• Home66,5% location simple/vente ;
• Home1% logé par l’employeur ;
• Home6,8% logés par ami ou parent.
HomeSite du logement • Home3,2% sommet/plateau ;
• Home19,7% versant/flanc ;
• Home66,2% zone plate ;
• Home10,9% vallée/bas fonds
HomeZones à risques à un rayon de 50 à 200 m • Home36% près d’un cours d’eau ;
• Home10,9% près d’une installation des hydrocarbures ;
• Home8,6% près d’une voie ferrée/aéroport ;
• Home41,3% près d’une ligne électrique haute tension ;
• Home38,9% près d’un champ/friches.
HomeNuisances • Home10,7% inondations ;
• Home82,1% moustiques ;
• Home79,8% cafards
• Home53,2% fourmis ;
• Home73,2% souris.
HomeC- Les caractéristiques en matière d’hygiène et salubrité du logement à Yaoundé pour la qualité du milieu de vie et pour le bien-être : HomeTypes de WC • Home22,2% WC avec chasse ;
• Home51,4% latrines aménagées ;
• Home25,7% latrines non aménagées ;
• Home0,4% pas de latrines ;
HomeMode d’évacuation des ordures ménagères • Home70,5% camions/bacs à ordures ;
• Home27% dans la nature ;
• Home1,1% incinération ;
• Home0,2% recyclage ;
• Home1,2% autre.
HomeMode d’évacuation des eaux usées • Home66,3% rigole/cours/chaussée ;
• Home15% fosses sceptiques ;
• Home3,2% cours d’eau ;
• Home13,3% dans la nature ;
• Home0,3% autre.
HomeMode d’approvisionnement en eau • Home43,6% robinet/borne fontaine ;
• Home7,5% forage/source aménagée/puits ;
• Home47,7% puits/source/rivière non aménagés ;
• Home0,4% eau minérale ;
• Home0,7% autre.
HomeSe loger dans la ville de Yaoundé devient de plus en plus difficile pour les ménages à faibles revenus. Il convient de relever que 65% des chefs de familles ou de ménages prennent très peu en compte les critères de sécurité dans leur choix du site de la maison, l’exposition aux risques et aux nuisances.
HomeRéférences [1] HomeECAM III, 2007
[2] HomeObservations de terrain, 2012

Key figures Building materials

• 24,000,000 Cameroonians;
• 2.6% average annual growth rate of the population;
• 43% of young people under 15;
• 35% of young people between the ages of 15 and 35;
• 13,680,000 urban dwellers (57% urbanization rate);

Key figures Heritage

• 24,000,000 Cameroonians;
• 2.6% average annual growth rate of the population;
• 43% of young people under 15;
• 35% of young people between the ages of 15 and 35;
• 13,680,000 urban dwellers (57% urbanization rate);

Key figures City project

Key figures Urban Disorder

• Law 2004 / ... of 24 July 2004 laying down the rules applicable to municipalities defines the tasks of the municipal police;;

Key figures Legal monitoring

Reflection

« It is not by force that we obtain great results, it is by perseverance »
Samuel Johnson
1708-1784

Conception

The adventure is dedicated to data, it's a passion. Passion because we are convinced that the mastery of urban data can bring to the chaotic management of cities, the overall vision and transversality that are currently lacking. The data will bring innovation, transparency and economy.

Our values

Collaborative work makes the best use of all available skills and best practices. By networking and cooperating, urban actors can co-produce the city and improve the living conditions of the population.

Research

The data is there, exploded in monolithic urban information systems and therefore difficult to access. Our ambition is to capitalize knowledge on the urban environment through a collaborative data management platform to help different urban stakeholders to meet the growing challenges in data (control, exploitation, analysis, interpretation, opening, sharing, reuse, heterogeneity, quality, volume, etc.) and to develop an in-depth knowledge of the sector, allowing a common and transversal vision of urban development.

questioning

Issues related to the « urban crisis » in developing countries, particularly Cameroon, are not new. They challenge all actors involved in urban management and planning, whether public or private.

  • How to prevent current and potential urban actors from doing the same thing, to seek to collect information that exists elsewhere?
  • How to value urban data?
  • Conception
  • How to make better use of urban information heritage in the digital age?
  • How to accelerate, move the lines of strategic plans and redefine the obligations of different urban actors to combat the current disorder?
  • How to better plan urban development and disseminate new development standards to better organize cities?
  • How to conduct urban projects of quality, at the best costs by meeting the needs of the inhabitants?
  • How can cities benefit from the urbanization process to strengthen development and contribute more to the national economy?

Témoignages

C.L.W – Yaoundé 27/04/2021

The book "Urban development and planning in Cameroon: from urbanization in the proper sense to the urbanization of information systems" by Prof. Adolphe Ayissi Eteme is a monumental production from the point of view of volume and innovative, in terms of the theme: aggregation and management of data for the advent of smart cities. We are delighted that your expertise offers software solutions for the correct handling of the challenges of rampant urbanization and the demographic explosion which is both the cause and the consequence. I wish this work a good career, since urban development and the digital economy are, conveniently, at the heart of the national agenda.

YAOUNDE - 30/11/2020 

YUSIIP is an innovative solution that makes it possible to use the openness of data as a lever for sharing information to enhance a territory.



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