Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.5567 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cameroon, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.5567 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.5567 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1361 people per person, in 1960.
Cameroon ranks 142nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1361 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1394 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1437 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1489 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.155 people per person | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1618 people per person | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1692 people per person | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1772 people per person | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1855 people per person | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1942 people per person | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.203 people per person | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2137 people per person | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2273 people per person | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2424 people per person | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2576 people per person | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2718 people per person | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2837 people per person | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2942 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3044 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3141 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3234 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3324 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.341 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3494 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3574 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3651 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3726 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3798 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3869 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.394 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4009 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4077 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4144 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.421 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4274 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4337 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4398 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4457 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4515 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4571 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4625 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4676 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4726 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4773 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4818 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4858 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.492 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.497 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5009 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5047 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5085 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5122 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5159 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5195 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.523 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5264 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5298 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5331 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5363 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5395 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5426 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5455 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5485 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5513 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.554 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.5567 people per person | +0.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.5567 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.5567 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1611 people per person | 0.1361 people per person | 0.1942 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2612 people per person | 0.203 people per person | 0.3141 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3602 people per person | 0.3234 people per person | 0.394 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4299 people per person | 0.4009 people per person | 0.4571 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4842 people per person | 0.4625 people per person | 0.5047 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5244 people per person | 0.5085 people per person | 0.5395 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5498 people per person | 0.5426 people per person | 0.5567 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More population data for Cameroon
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.5809 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.5077 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 51,280 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.39 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1831 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Population density 188.01 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.42 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cameroon?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cameroon was 0.5567 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5567 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1361 people per person in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 142nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.