Cameroon Rural Population 1960-2024

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 2023 was 11,655,151, a 1.18% increase from 2022.
  • Cameroon rural population for 2022 was 11,519,492, a 1.2% increase from 2021.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
India 909,121,500
Pakistan 149,004,914
Indonesia 114,976,836
Bangladesh 102,954,517
Nigeria 102,316,764
Egypt 64,135,744
Philippines 60,678,673
Vietnam 59,829,437
Kenya 38,834,893
Myanmar 37,051,911
Sudan 30,625,231
Uzbekistan 18,012,461
Sri Lanka 17,803,472
Ghana 13,908,804
Morocco 13,198,229
Cambodia 12,612,034
Cameroon 11,655,151
Angola 11,486,557
Ukraine 11,064,850
Zambia 11,038,749
Papua New Guinea 8,912,355
Lao PDR 4,714,088
Kyrgyz Republic 4,416,627
Honduras 4,215,060
Tunisia 3,669,694
Bolivia 3,569,643
Nicaragua 2,829,164
Mauritania 2,057,093
Republic of Congo 1,881,648
Lesotho 1,621,552
El Salvador 1,566,222
Georgia 1,476,808
Moldova 1,408,252
West Bank and Gaza 1,158,063
Mongolia 1,065,551
Timor-Leste 919,001
Eswatini 910,659
Solomon Islands 547,640
Bhutan 438,201
Vanuatu 247,615
Djibouti 243,747
Cabo Verde 191,686
Micronesia 88,286
Kiribati 56,394
Sao Tome and Principe 54,716
Cameroon Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 11,655,151 40.69 1.17%
2022 11,519,492 41.27 1.19%
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 %