What is the age of consent in Cameroon?
16–17
The age of consent is 16.
Cameroon is one of 80 countries classified “16–17” for the age of consent — 43% of the 188 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Age of consent by country
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Nigeria
- 18+ The age of consent is 18.
- Equatorial Guinea
- 18+ The age of consent is 18.
- Gabon
- 18+ The age of consent is 18.
- Central African Republic
- 18+ The age of consent is 18.
- Chad
- 16–17 The age of consent is 16.
- Republic of the Congo
- 18+ The age of consent is 18.
Other laws in Cameroon
- Same-Sex Activity
- Illegal
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Divorce
- Heavily restricted
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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