Cameroon vs Senegal: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Cameroon
55.7%
in 2025
Senegal
55.8%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
158th
Senegal rank
157th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Cameroon
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 55.8% against 55.7% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Senegal ahead.
Cameroon ranks 158th and Senegal ranks 157th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Senegal |
| 1600s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Senegal |
| 1700s | 1.0% | 1.7% | 0.7% | Senegal |
| 1710s | 1.1% | 1.9% | 0.8% | Senegal |
| 1720s | 1.2% | 2.1% | 0.9% | Senegal |
| 1730s | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1.0% | Senegal |
| 1740s | 1.4% | 2.5% | 1.0% | Senegal |
| 1750s | 1.6% | 2.7% | 1.1% | Senegal |
| 1760s | 1.7% | 3.0% | 1.3% | Senegal |
| 1770s | 1.9% | 3.3% | 1.4% | Senegal |
| 1780s | 2.1% | 3.6% | 1.5% | Senegal |
| 1790s | 2.3% | 3.9% | 1.6% | Senegal |
| 1800s | 2.5% | 4.3% | 1.8% | Senegal |
| 1810s | 2.7% | 4.7% | 2.0% | Senegal |
| 1820s | 3.0% | 5.1% | 2.2% | Senegal |
| 1830s | 3.2% | 5.6% | 2.4% | Senegal |
| 1840s | 3.6% | 6.2% | 2.6% | Senegal |
| 1850s | 3.9% | 6.7% | 2.8% | Senegal |
| 1860s | 4.3% | 7.4% | 3.1% | Senegal |
| 1870s | 4.7% | 8.1% | 3.4% | Senegal |
| 1880s | 5.1% | 8.9% | 3.7% | Senegal |
| 1890s | 5.6% | 9.7% | 4.1% | Senegal |
| 1900s | 6.1% | 10.6% | 4.5% | Senegal |
| 1910s | 6.7% | 11.6% | 4.9% | Senegal |
| 1920s | 7.4% | 12.7% | 5.4% | Senegal |
| 1930s | 8.1% | 14.0% | 5.9% | Senegal |
| 1940s | 8.8% | 15.3% | 6.4% | Senegal |
| 1950s | 12.0% | 22.0% | 10.1% | Senegal |
| 1960s | 16.1% | 25.9% | 9.8% | Senegal |
| 1970s | 26.1% | 33.6% | 7.5% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 36.0% | 37.5% | 1.4% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 43.0% | 39.7% | 3.3% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 41.8% | 6.6% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 46.3% | 6.1% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 53.7% | 1.2% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Cameroon or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 55.8% against 55.7% in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Cameroon and Senegal?
- 0.1%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Senegal?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Senegal rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Cameroon ranks 158th and Senegal ranks 157th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas 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
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.