Cameroon vs Ghana: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Cameroon
6.77 million people
in 2020
Ghana
7.38 million people
in 2020
Cameroon rank
50th
Ghana rank
48th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Cameroon
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 7.38 million people against 6.77 million people in Cameroon, a difference of 617,810 people.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 50th and Ghana ranks 48th of 236 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.84 million people | 2.95 million people | 1.11 million people | Ghana |
| 1960s | 2.09 million people | 3.58 million people | 1.48 million people | Ghana |
| 1970s | 2.42 million people | 4.18 million people | 1.75 million people | Ghana |
| 1980s | 3.04 million people | 5.08 million people | 2.04 million people | Ghana |
| 1990s | 3.81 million people | 5.72 million people | 1.91 million people | Ghana |
| 2000s | 4.50 million people | 6.08 million people | 1.59 million people | Ghana |
| 2010s | 5.59 million people | 6.72 million people | 1.13 million people | Ghana |
| 2020s | 6.77 million people | 7.38 million people | 617,810 people | Ghana |
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, Cameroon or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 7.38 million people against 6.77 million people in Cameroon as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Cameroon and Ghana?
- 617,810 people, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Cameroon ranks 50th and Ghana ranks 48th 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.