Africa's Development: Demographic estimates Population … square in Cameroon
Cameroon: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.0606 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0606 Persons per square kilometre for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Cameroon peaked at 0.0606 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0242 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Cameroon 105th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0242 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0249 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0257 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0264 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0272 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0279 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0287 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0295 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0303 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0311 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0319 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0328 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0337 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0346 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0356 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0365 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0376 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0386 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0397 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0409 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0421 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0433 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0445 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0458 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0472 Persons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0487 Persons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0502 Persons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0516 Persons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.053 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0545 Persons per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.056 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0575 Persons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0591 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0606 Persons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0606 Persons per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0802 Persons per square kilometre, 76% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0606 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0606 Persons per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0276 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0242 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0311 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0362 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0319 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0409 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0481 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0421 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0545 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0583 Persons per square kilometre | 0.056 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0606 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 102 Ukraine 0.0634 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 103 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0627 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 104 Bulgaria 0.0616 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 106 Panama 0.0602 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 107 Nicaragua 0.0586 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 108 Guinea 0.0578 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for Cameroon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 51,280 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.5077 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.5809 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.5809 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.42 million people (2100)
- Population density 188.01 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1831 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Cameroon?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Cameroon was 0.0606 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0606 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0242 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Cameroon rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Cameroon ranks 105th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.