Cameroon Urban Population 1960-2024

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Cameroon urban population for 2023 was 16,992,142, a 3.64% increase from 2022.
  • Cameroon urban population for 2022 was 16,395,044, a 3.66% increase from 2021.
  • Cameroon urban population for 2021 was 15,815,458, a 3.72% increase from 2020.
  • Cameroon urban population for 2020 was 15,248,270, a 3.82% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
India 519,506,163
Indonesia 162,557,286
Nigeria 121,487,868
Pakistan 91,480,744
Bangladesh 69,999,802
Philippines 56,658,695
Egypt 48,580,854
Vietnam 39,029,513
Ukraine 25,935,150
Angola 25,197,645
Morocco 24,641,815
Ghana 20,213,181
Uzbekistan 18,399,889
Myanmar 17,526,086
Sudan 17,483,775
Cameroon 16,992,142
Kenya 16,265,693
Zambia 9,530,988
Bolivia 8,818,928
Tunisia 8,788,529
Honduras 6,378,738
El Salvador 4,798,721
Cambodia 4,332,792
Sri Lanka 4,233,528
Republic of Congo 4,225,221
Nicaragua 4,217,146
West Bank and Gaza 4,007,712
Lao PDR 2,919,691
Mauritania 2,805,896
Kyrgyz Republic 2,684,173
Mongolia 2,381,606
Georgia 2,283,557
Papua New Guinea 1,417,576
Moldova 1,078,639
Djibouti 892,708
Lesotho 708,766
Timor-Leste 441,595
Cabo Verde 406,996
Bhutan 349,223
Eswatini 300,163
Solomon Islands 192,784
Sao Tome and Principe 177,140
Vanuatu 86,891
Kiribati 77,121
Micronesia 26,938
Cameroon Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 16,992,142 59.32 3.58%
2022 16,395,044 58.73 3.60%
2021 15,815,458 58.15 3.65%
2020 15,248,270 57.56 3.75%
2019 14,687,684 56.97 3.82%
2018 14,136,765 56.37 3.83%
2017 13,605,785 55.78 3.91%
2016 13,083,840 55.18 4.09%
2015 12,559,842 54.58 4.26%
2014 12,036,424 53.98 4.16%
2013 11,546,101 53.37 3.95%
2012 11,098,737 52.77 3.97%
2011 10,666,950 52.16 4.00%
2010 10,248,917 51.56 4.03%
2009 9,843,943 50.95 4.04%
2008 9,454,260 50.35 4.04%
2007 9,079,573 49.75 4.00%
2006 8,723,538 49.14 3.95%
2005 8,385,541 48.54 3.98%
2004 8,058,430 47.94 4.01%
2003 7,741,811 47.34 4.00%
2002 7,437,901 46.74 3.97%
2001 7,148,432 46.14 3.93%
2000 6,873,014 45.54 3.96%
1999 6,606,306 44.94 3.98%
1998 6,348,238 44.35 3.99%
1997 6,099,964 43.76 4.02%
1996 5,859,653 43.16 4.09%
1995 5,624,594 42.57 4.18%
1994 5,394,595 41.99 4.26%
1993 5,169,399 41.40 4.33%
1992 4,950,532 40.82 4.37%
1991 4,738,765 40.24 4.44%
1990 4,533,001 39.66 4.49%
1989 4,333,890 39.08 4.49%
1988 4,143,619 38.51 4.56%
1987 3,958,728 37.94 5.30%
1986 3,754,243 37.12 5.53%
1985 3,552,277 36.23 5.53%
1984 3,361,279 35.35 5.36%
1983 3,185,814 34.48 4.65%
1982 3,040,963 33.61 5.01%
1981 2,892,484 32.76 6.16%
1980 2,719,634 31.92 5.93%
1979 2,562,948 31.09 5.49%
1978 2,425,940 30.27 5.43%
1977 2,297,646 29.47 5.30%
1976 2,178,962 28.68 7.63%
1975 2,018,903 27.29 8.48%
1974 1,854,793 25.78 8.58%
1973 1,702,361 24.32 8.66%
1972 1,561,207 22.93 8.75%
1971 1,430,447 21.58 8.80%
1970 1,309,916 20.30 6.24%
1969 1,230,656 19.58 6.21%
1968 1,156,508 18.88 6.21%
1967 1,086,868 18.19 6.19%
1966 1,021,634 17.53 6.17%
1965 960,487 16.88 6.15%
1964 903,162 16.26 6.16%
1963 849,243 15.65 6.14%
1962 798,652 15.06 5.83%
1961 753,427 14.49 5.48%
1960 713,241 13.94 %