Cameroon vs Netherlands: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Cameroon
16.63 million people
in 2025
Netherlands
17.60 million people
in 2025
Cameroon rank
54th
Netherlands rank
51st
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Cameroon
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 17.60 million people against 16.63 million people in Cameroon, a difference of 968,100 people.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 54th and Netherlands ranks 51st of 236 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 561,742 people | 6.22 million people | 5.66 million people | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 920,316 people | 7.44 million people | 6.52 million people | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.93 million people | 8.69 million people | 6.75 million people | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 3.51 million people | 9.77 million people | 6.26 million people | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 5.56 million people | 11.17 million people | 5.61 million people | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 8.21 million people | 13.60 million people | 5.39 million people | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 11.81 million people | 15.43 million people | 3.62 million people | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 15.41 million people | 17.11 million people | 1.70 million people | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Cameroon or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 17.60 million people against 16.63 million people in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Cameroon and Netherlands?
- 968,100 people, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Netherlands?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Netherlands rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Cameroon ranks 54th and Netherlands ranks 51st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban 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
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.