Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Urban and rural population projected to 2050 was 20.85 million people in 2050. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2050)
20.85 million people
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
27th
of 238 countries
All-time high
20.85 million people
in 2050
All-time low
706,735 people
in 1000
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Cameroon, 1000–2050
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Cameroon is 20.85 million people, measured in 2050. That is the highest value across all 133 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Cameroon peaked at 20.85 million people in 2050 and was at its lowest, 706,735 people, in 1000.
Cameroon ranks 27th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 706,735 people | — |
| 1100 | 807,690 people | +14.3% |
| 1200 | 923,049 people | +14.3% |
| 1300 | 1.05 million people | +14.3% |
| 1400 | 1.21 million people | +14.3% |
| 1500 | 1.38 million people | +14.2% |
| 1600 | 1.57 million people | +14.0% |
| 1700 | 1.78 million people | +13.5% |
| 1710 | 1.70 million people | -4.4% |
| 1720 | 1.72 million people | +0.9% |
| 1730 | 1.73 million people | +0.9% |
| 1740 | 1.75 million people | +0.9% |
| 1750 | 1.77 million people | +1.0% |
| 1760 | 1.78 million people | +1.0% |
| 1770 | 1.80 million people | +1.1% |
| 1780 | 1.82 million people | +1.1% |
| 1790 | 1.84 million people | +1.2% |
| 1800 | 1.87 million people | +1.2% |
| 1810 | 1.89 million people | +1.3% |
| 1820 | 1.92 million people | +1.4% |
| 1830 | 1.95 million people | +1.5% |
| 1840 | 1.98 million people | +1.6% |
| 1850 | 2.01 million people | +1.8% |
| 1860 | 2.05 million people | +2.0% |
| 1870 | 2.10 million people | +2.2% |
| 1880 | 2.15 million people | +2.5% |
| 1890 | 2.21 million people | +2.9% |
| 1900 | 2.29 million people | +3.4% |
| 1910 | 2.38 million people | +4.2% |
| 1920 | 2.51 million people | +5.4% |
| 1930 | 2.70 million people | +7.5% |
| 1940 | 3.02 million people | +12.0% |
| 1950 | 3.86 million people | +27.7% |
| 1951 | 3.91 million people | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 3.96 million people | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 4.02 million people | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 4.08 million people | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 4.14 million people | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 4.20 million people | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 4.26 million people | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 4.32 million people | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 4.39 million people | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 4.46 million people | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 4.51 million people | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 4.57 million people | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 4.64 million people | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 4.71 million people | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 4.78 million people | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 4.85 million people | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 4.92 million people | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 4.99 million people | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 5.06 million people | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 5.14 million people | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 5.21 million people | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 5.26 million people | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 5.30 million people | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 5.34 million people | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 5.39 million people | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 5.44 million people | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 5.50 million people | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 5.57 million people | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 5.65 million people | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 5.76 million people | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 5.89 million people | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 5.95 million people | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 6.00 million people | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 6.09 million people | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 6.20 million people | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 6.31 million people | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 6.43 million people | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 6.55 million people | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 6.67 million people | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 6.79 million people | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 6.91 million people | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 7.03 million people | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 7.15 million people | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 7.28 million people | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 7.40 million people | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 7.52 million people | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 7.64 million people | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 7.76 million people | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 7.89 million people | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 8.02 million people | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 8.15 million people | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 8.29 million people | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 8.45 million people | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 8.61 million people | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 8.78 million people | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 8.91 million people | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 9.08 million people | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 9.27 million people | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 9.47 million people | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 9.67 million people | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 9.87 million people | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 10.07 million people | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 10.28 million people | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 10.52 million people | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 10.78 million people | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 11.03 million people | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 11.27 million people | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 11.50 million people | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 11.75 million people | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 11.99 million people | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 12.23 million people | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 12.48 million people | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 12.73 million people | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 12.99 million people | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 13.25 million people | +2.0% |
| 2026 | 13.50 million people | +2.0% |
| 2027 | 13.77 million people | +1.9% |
| 2028 | 14.03 million people | +1.9% |
| 2029 | 14.30 million people | +1.9% |
| 2030 | 14.57 million people | +1.9% |
| 2031 | 14.84 million people | +1.9% |
| 2032 | 15.12 million people | +1.9% |
| 2033 | 15.40 million people | +1.9% |
| 2034 | 15.69 million people | +1.9% |
| 2035 | 15.98 million people | +1.8% |
| 2036 | 16.27 million people | +1.8% |
| 2037 | 16.57 million people | +1.8% |
| 2038 | 16.87 million people | +1.8% |
| 2039 | 17.18 million people | +1.8% |
| 2040 | 17.49 million people | +1.8% |
| 2041 | 17.81 million people | +1.8% |
| 2042 | 18.13 million people | +1.8% |
| 2043 | 18.45 million people | +1.8% |
| 2044 | 18.78 million people | +1.8% |
| 2045 | 19.11 million people | +1.8% |
| 2046 | 19.45 million people | +1.8% |
| 2047 | 19.79 million people | +1.8% |
| 2048 | 20.14 million people | +1.8% |
| 2049 | 20.50 million people | +1.8% |
| 2050 | 20.85 million people | +1.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 20.85 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.39 million people, 3.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 20.85 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.62 million people, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +27.7% | 3.02 million people | 3.86 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 706,735 people | 706,735 people | 706,735 people | 1 |
| 1100s | 807,690 people | 807,690 people | 807,690 people | 1 |
| 1200s | 923,049 people | 923,049 people | 923,049 people | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.05 million people | 1.05 million people | 1.05 million people | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.21 million people | 1.21 million people | 1.21 million people | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.38 million people | 1.38 million people | 1.38 million people | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.57 million people | 1.57 million people | 1.57 million people | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.78 million people | 1.78 million people | 1.78 million people | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.70 million people | 1.70 million people | 1.70 million people | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.72 million people | 1.72 million people | 1.72 million people | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.73 million people | 1.73 million people | 1.73 million people | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.75 million people | 1.75 million people | 1.75 million people | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.77 million people | 1.77 million people | 1.77 million people | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.78 million people | 1.78 million people | 1.78 million people | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.80 million people | 1.80 million people | 1.80 million people | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.82 million people | 1.82 million people | 1.82 million people | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.84 million people | 1.84 million people | 1.84 million people | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.87 million people | 1.87 million people | 1.87 million people | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.89 million people | 1.89 million people | 1.89 million people | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.92 million people | 1.92 million people | 1.92 million people | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.95 million people | 1.95 million people | 1.95 million people | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.98 million people | 1.98 million people | 1.98 million people | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.01 million people | 2.01 million people | 2.01 million people | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.05 million people | 2.05 million people | 2.05 million people | 1 |
| 1870s | 2.10 million people | 2.10 million people | 2.10 million people | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.15 million people | 2.15 million people | 2.15 million people | 1 |
| 1890s | 2.21 million people | 2.21 million people | 2.21 million people | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.29 million people | 2.29 million people | 2.29 million people | 1 |
| 1910s | 2.38 million people | 2.38 million people | 2.38 million people | 1 |
| 1920s | 2.51 million people | 2.51 million people | 2.51 million people | 1 |
| 1930s | 2.70 million people | 2.70 million people | 2.70 million people | 1 |
| 1940s | 3.02 million people | 3.02 million people | 3.02 million people | 1 |
| 1950s | 4.11 million people | 3.86 million people | 4.39 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.75 million people | 4.46 million people | 5.06 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.38 million people | 5.14 million people | 5.65 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.18 million people | 5.76 million people | 6.67 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.33 million people | 6.79 million people | 7.89 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.70 million people | 8.02 million people | 9.47 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.67 million people | 9.67 million people | 11.75 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.13 million people | 11.99 million people | 14.30 million people | 10 |
| 2030s | 15.85 million people | 14.57 million people | 17.18 million people | 10 |
| 2040s | 18.97 million people | 17.49 million people | 20.50 million people | 10 |
| 2050s | 20.85 million people | 20.85 million people | 20.85 million people | 1 |
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More population data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.39 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Cameroon?
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Cameroon was 20.85 million people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 20.85 million people in 2050.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 706,735 people in 1000.
- How does Cameroon rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Cameroon ranks 27th out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Is urban and rural population projected to 2050 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.