Cameroon vs Uganda: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Cameroon
16.63 million people
in 2025
Uganda
16.41 million people
in 2025
Cameroon rank
54th
Uganda rank
55th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Cameroon
- Uganda
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 16.63 million people against 16.41 million people in Uganda, a difference of 221,300 people.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 54th and Uganda ranks 55th of 236 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 561,742 people | 243,170 people | 318,573 people | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 920,316 people | 466,554 people | 453,761 people | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 1.93 million people | 745,230 people | 1.19 million people | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 3.51 million people | 1.21 million people | 2.30 million people | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 5.56 million people | 2.17 million people | 3.39 million people | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 8.21 million people | 3.90 million people | 4.31 million people | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 11.81 million people | 9.02 million people | 2.79 million people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 15.41 million people | 14.54 million people | 875,617 people | Cameroon |
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 Uganda?
- Cameroon, at 16.63 million people against 16.41 million people in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Cameroon and Uganda?
- 221,300 people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Cameroon ranks 54th and Uganda ranks 55th 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.