Afghanistan vs Cameroon: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Afghanistan
6.09 million people
in 2020
Cameroon
6.77 million people
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
53rd
Cameroon rank
50th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Afghanistan
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 6.77 million people against 6.09 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 677,860 people.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 53rd and Cameroon ranks 50th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 7 and Cameroon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.91 million people | 1.84 million people | 2.08 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 4.24 million people | 2.09 million people | 2.14 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 4.66 million people | 2.42 million people | 2.23 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 4.70 million people | 3.04 million people | 1.67 million people | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 5.02 million people | 3.81 million people | 1.21 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 5.80 million people | 4.50 million people | 1.30 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 6.12 million people | 5.59 million people | 526,580 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 6.09 million people | 6.77 million people | 677,860 people | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Afghanistan or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 6.77 million people against 6.09 million people in Afghanistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Afghanistan and Cameroon?
- 677,860 people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cameroon?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Cameroon rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Afghanistan ranks 53rd and Cameroon ranks 50th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.