Cameroon vs Slovenia: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Cameroon
55.7%
in 2025
Slovenia
56.0%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
158th
Slovenia rank
155th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Cameroon
- Slovenia
How they compare
Slovenia currently reports 56.0% against 55.7% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Slovenia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 158th and Slovenia ranks 155th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 20 and Slovenia in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Slovenia |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Slovenia |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Slovenia |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Slovenia |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Slovenia |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Slovenia |
| 1600s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Slovenia |
| 1700s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Slovenia |
| 1710s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1720s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 1730s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 1740s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 1750s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Cameroon |
| 1760s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Cameroon |
| 1770s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Cameroon |
| 1780s | 2.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | Cameroon |
| 1790s | 2.3% | 1.0% | 1.3% | Cameroon |
| 1800s | 2.5% | 1.0% | 1.5% | Cameroon |
| 1810s | 2.7% | 1.0% | 1.7% | Cameroon |
| 1820s | 3.0% | 1.1% | 1.9% | Cameroon |
| 1830s | 3.2% | 1.4% | 1.9% | Cameroon |
| 1840s | 3.6% | 1.7% | 1.8% | Cameroon |
| 1850s | 3.9% | 2.1% | 1.8% | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 4.3% | 2.7% | 1.6% | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 4.7% | 3.3% | 1.3% | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 5.1% | 4.2% | 0.9% | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 5.6% | 5.2% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 1900s | 6.1% | 6.5% | 0.4% | Slovenia |
| 1910s | 6.7% | 8.2% | 1.4% | Slovenia |
| 1920s | 7.4% | 10.2% | 2.8% | Slovenia |
| 1930s | 8.1% | 12.8% | 4.7% | Slovenia |
| 1940s | 8.8% | 15.9% | 7.1% | Slovenia |
| 1950s | 12.0% | 23.5% | 11.6% | Slovenia |
| 1960s | 16.1% | 32.1% | 16.0% | Slovenia |
| 1970s | 26.1% | 42.3% | 16.2% | Slovenia |
| 1980s | 36.0% | 50.0% | 14.0% | Slovenia |
| 1990s | 43.0% | 50.4% | 7.4% | Slovenia |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 50.6% | 2.2% | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 52.4% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 55.6% | 0.6% | Slovenia |
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 Slovenia?
- Slovenia, at 56.0% 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 Slovenia?
- 0.3%, with Slovenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Slovenia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Slovenia rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Cameroon ranks 158th and Slovenia ranks 155th 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.