Cameroon vs Kazakhstan: Share of population living in urbanized areas

Cameroon
67.5%
in 2025
Kazakhstan
67.4%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
101st
Kazakhstan rank
102nd

Share of population living in urbanized areas over time

  • Cameroon
  • Kazakhstan
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 67.5% against 67.4% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Cameroon ranks 101st and Kazakhstan ranks 102nd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 15 and Kazakhstan in 25.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kazakhstan
1100s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kazakhstan
1200s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kazakhstan
1300s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kazakhstan
1400s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Kazakhstan
1500s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Kazakhstan
1600s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Kazakhstan
1700s 1.0% 1.0% 0.0% Kazakhstan
1710s 1.1% 1.0% 0.1% Cameroon
1720s 1.2% 1.0% 0.2% Cameroon
1730s 1.3% 1.0% 0.3% Cameroon
1740s 1.4% 1.0% 0.4% Cameroon
1750s 1.6% 1.0% 0.6% Cameroon
1760s 1.7% 1.0% 0.7% Cameroon
1770s 1.9% 1.0% 0.9% Cameroon
1780s 2.1% 1.0% 1.1% Cameroon
1790s 2.3% 1.0% 1.2% Cameroon
1800s 2.5% 1.3% 1.2% Cameroon
1810s 2.7% 1.6% 1.1% Cameroon
1820s 3.0% 2.0% 1.0% Cameroon
1830s 3.2% 2.5% 0.8% Cameroon
1840s 3.6% 3.1% 0.4% Cameroon
1850s 3.9% 3.9% 0.0% Kazakhstan
1860s 4.3% 4.9% 0.6% Kazakhstan
1870s 4.7% 6.1% 1.4% Kazakhstan
1880s 5.1% 7.6% 2.5% Kazakhstan
1890s 5.6% 9.5% 3.9% Kazakhstan
1900s 6.1% 11.9% 5.8% Kazakhstan
1910s 6.7% 14.9% 8.2% Kazakhstan
1920s 7.4% 18.6% 11.2% Kazakhstan
1930s 8.1% 23.3% 15.2% Kazakhstan
1940s 8.8% 29.1% 20.2% Kazakhstan
1950s 11.7% 40.0% 28.3% Kazakhstan
1960s 17.4% 46.8% 29.4% Kazakhstan
1970s 26.4% 52.2% 25.9% Kazakhstan
1980s 35.7% 55.7% 20.0% Kazakhstan
1990s 45.2% 56.1% 10.9% Kazakhstan
2000s 54.0% 57.3% 3.3% Kazakhstan
2010s 61.4% 61.4% 0.0% Kazakhstan
2020s 66.3% 66.2% 0.1% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Cameroon or Kazakhstan?
Cameroon, at 67.5% against 67.4% in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Cameroon and Kazakhstan?
0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kazakhstan?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Kazakhstan rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
Cameroon ranks 101st and Kazakhstan ranks 102nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in urbanized areas
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.