Brazil vs Cameroon: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Brazil
18.96 million people
in 2050
Cameroon
20.85 million people
in 2050
Brazil rank
30th
Cameroon rank
27th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Brazil
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 20.85 million people against 18.96 million people in Brazil, a difference of 1.90 million people.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 30th and Cameroon ranks 27th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 32 and Cameroon in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 11.34 million people | 706,735 people | 10.63 million people | Brazil |
| 1100s | 12.57 million people | 807,690 people | 11.76 million people | Brazil |
| 1200s | 13.80 million people | 923,049 people | 12.87 million people | Brazil |
| 1300s | 15.02 million people | 1.05 million people | 13.97 million people | Brazil |
| 1400s | 16.24 million people | 1.21 million people | 15.03 million people | Brazil |
| 1500s | 18.66 million people | 1.38 million people | 17.29 million people | Brazil |
| 1600s | 877,051 people | 1.57 million people | 692,609 people | Cameroon |
| 1700s | 531,323 people | 1.78 million people | 1.25 million people | Cameroon |
| 1710s | 608,320 people | 1.70 million people | 1.10 million people | Cameroon |
| 1720s | 700,578 people | 1.72 million people | 1.02 million people | Cameroon |
| 1730s | 810,767 people | 1.73 million people | 922,603 people | Cameroon |
| 1740s | 942,885 people | 1.75 million people | 806,585 people | Cameroon |
| 1750s | 1.10 million people | 1.77 million people | 664,540 people | Cameroon |
| 1760s | 1.29 million people | 1.78 million people | 490,450 people | Cameroon |
| 1770s | 1.53 million people | 1.80 million people | 276,960 people | Cameroon |
| 1780s | 1.81 million people | 1.82 million people | 14,950 people | Cameroon |
| 1790s | 2.15 million people | 1.84 million people | 306,770 people | Brazil |
| 1800s | 2.57 million people | 1.87 million people | 701,950 people | Brazil |
| 1810s | 3.26 million people | 1.89 million people | 1.37 million people | Brazil |
| 1820s | 3.96 million people | 1.92 million people | 2.04 million people | Brazil |
| 1830s | 4.97 million people | 1.95 million people | 3.02 million people | Brazil |
| 1840s | 5.95 million people | 1.98 million people | 3.97 million people | Brazil |
| 1850s | 6.90 million people | 2.01 million people | 4.89 million people | Brazil |
| 1860s | 7.83 million people | 2.05 million people | 5.77 million people | Brazil |
| 1870s | 8.71 million people | 2.10 million people | 6.61 million people | Brazil |
| 1880s | 9.49 million people | 2.15 million people | 7.34 million people | Brazil |
| 1890s | 11.53 million people | 2.21 million people | 9.32 million people | Brazil |
| 1900s | 13.62 million people | 2.29 million people | 11.33 million people | Brazil |
| 1910s | 16.68 million people | 2.38 million people | 14.29 million people | Brazil |
| 1920s | 22.41 million people | 2.51 million people | 19.90 million people | Brazil |
| 1930s | 28.74 million people | 2.70 million people | 26.04 million people | Brazil |
| 1940s | 28.11 million people | 3.02 million people | 25.09 million people | Brazil |
| 1950s | 36.62 million people | 4.11 million people | 32.51 million people | Brazil |
| 1960s | 42.56 million people | 4.75 million people | 37.81 million people | Brazil |
| 1970s | 42.73 million people | 5.38 million people | 37.35 million people | Brazil |
| 1980s | 38.59 million people | 6.18 million people | 32.40 million people | Brazil |
| 1990s | 35.88 million people | 7.33 million people | 28.54 million people | Brazil |
| 2000s | 31.60 million people | 8.70 million people | 22.90 million people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 28.99 million people | 10.67 million people | 18.32 million people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 25.31 million people | 13.13 million people | 12.19 million people | Brazil |
| 2030s | 21.25 million people | 15.85 million people | 5.40 million people | Brazil |
| 2040s | 19.47 million people | 18.97 million people | 506,690 people | Brazil |
| 2050s | 18.96 million people | 20.85 million people | 1.90 million people | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Brazil or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 20.85 million people against 18.96 million people in Brazil as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Brazil and Cameroon?
- 1.90 million people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Cameroon?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Brazil and Cameroon rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Brazil ranks 30th and Cameroon ranks 27th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.