Cameroon Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Cameroon rural population for 2021 was 11,383,170, a 1.25% increase from 2020.
  • Cameroon rural population for 2020 was 11,242,817, a 1.34% increase from 2019.
  • Cameroon rural population for 2019 was 11,094,657, a 1.41% increase from 2018.
  • Cameroon rural population for 2018 was 10,939,982, a 1.41% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
India 909,384,771
Pakistan 144,765,164
Indonesia 116,919,988
Bangladesh 103,398,765
Nigeria 100,840,661
Egypt 62,430,223
Vietnam 60,379,495
Philippines 59,577,632
Kenya 37,902,724
Myanmar 36,879,663
Sudan 29,406,434
Sri Lanka 17,977,378
Uzbekistan 17,308,463
Ghana 13,794,798
Morocco 13,323,470
Ukraine 13,244,273
Cambodia 12,496,843
Cameroon 11,383,170
Angola 11,227,528
Zambia 10,672,830
Papua New Guinea 8,610,641
Lao PDR 4,682,315
Honduras 4,215,972
Kyrgyz Republic 4,206,064
Tunisia 3,692,618
Bolivia 3,566,464
Nicaragua 2,789,745
Mauritania 2,024,451
Republic of Congo 1,850,943
El Salvador 1,634,233
Lesotho 1,608,881
Moldova 1,490,716
Georgia 1,488,191
West Bank and Gaza 1,132,085
Mongolia 1,045,010
Timor-Leste 902,269
Eswatini 901,726
Solomon Islands 529,982
Bhutan 443,105
Djibouti 240,823
Vanuatu 237,230
Cabo Verde 193,416
Micronesia 87,034
Kiribati 56,273
Sao Tome and Principe 55,614
Cameroon Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 11,383,170 41.85 1.24%
2020 11,242,817 42.44 1.33%
2019 11,094,657 43.03 1.40%
2018 10,939,982 43.63 1.40%
2017 10,787,396 44.22 1.49%
2016 10,627,790 44.82 1.66%
2015 10,452,804 45.42 1.83%
2014 10,263,161 46.02 1.73%
2013 10,086,749 46.63 1.53%
2012 9,933,947 47.23 1.54%
2011 9,781,923 47.84 1.57%
2010 9,629,119 48.44 1.61%
2009 9,475,331 49.05 1.62%
2008 9,322,821 49.65 1.63%
2007 9,172,293 50.25 1.59%
2006 9,027,795 50.86 1.54%
2005 8,889,630 51.46 1.57%
2004 8,750,977 52.06 1.59%
2003 8,612,515 52.66 1.60%
2002 8,476,132 53.26 1.56%
2001 8,344,821 53.86 1.52%
2000 8,218,580 54.46 1.54%
1999 8,092,667 55.06 1.57%
1998 7,966,361 55.65 1.58%
1997 7,841,217 56.25 1.61%
1996 7,715,671 56.84 1.68%
1995 7,587,053 57.43 1.77%
1994 7,454,267 58.02 1.85%
1993 7,317,374 58.60 1.92%
1992 7,178,072 59.18 1.96%
1991 7,038,954 59.77 2.03%
1990 6,897,519 60.34 2.08%
1989 6,755,332 60.92 2.08%
1988 6,615,954 61.49 2.15%
1987 6,475,177 62.06 1.82%
1986 6,358,469 62.88 1.69%
1985 6,251,977 63.77 1.69%
1984 6,147,291 64.65 1.52%
1983 6,054,858 65.52 0.81%
1982 6,006,023 66.39 1.16%
1981 5,936,564 67.24 2.32%
1980 5,800,257 68.08 2.09%
1979 5,680,429 68.91 1.65%
1978 5,587,339 69.73 1.59%
1977 5,499,179 70.53 1.47%
1976 5,419,066 71.32 0.75%
1975 5,378,514 72.71 0.72%
1974 5,339,904 74.22 0.82%
1973 5,296,327 75.68 0.91%
1972 5,248,261 77.07 0.98%
1971 5,196,903 78.42 1.05%
1970 5,142,871 79.70 1.71%
1969 5,055,576 80.42 1.69%
1968 4,970,685 81.13 1.67%
1967 4,888,219 81.81 1.66%
1966 4,807,946 82.48 1.64%
1965 4,729,599 83.12 1.63%
1964 4,653,047 83.75 1.62%
1963 4,578,268 84.35 1.61%
1962 4,505,189 84.94 1.30%
1961 4,446,928 85.51 0.96%
1960 4,404,367 86.06 %