Rural population in Cameroon in 2025 — 13,245,748 people. Ranked 43 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 197.2%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.25M | +257,483 | +1.98% |
| 2024 | 12.99M | +257,068 | +2.02% |
| 2023 | 12.73M | +253,861 | +2.03% |
| 2022 | 12.48M | +245,434 | +2.01% |
| 2021 | 12.23M | +242,091 | +2.02% |
| 2020 | 11.99M | +243,946 | +2.08% |
| 2019 | 11.75M | +244,134 | +2.12% |
| 2018 | 11.5M | +236,453 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 11.27M | +237,484 | +2.15% |
| 2016 | 11.03M | +247,971 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 10.78M | +257,120 | +2.44% |
| 2014 | 10.52M | +238,339 | +2.32% |
| 2013 | 10.28M | +210,203 | +2.09% |
| 2012 | 10.07M | +205,447 | +2.08% |
| 2011 | 9.87M | +201,959 | +2.09% |
| 2010 | 9.67M | +199,874 | +2.11% |
| 2009 | 9.47M | +195,796 | +2.11% |
| 2008 | 9.27M | +192,475 | +2.12% |
| 2007 | 9.08M | +163,779 | +1.84% |
| 2006 | 8.91M | +135,721 | +1.55% |
| 2005 | 8.78M | +172,002 | +2% |
| 2004 | 8.61M | +160,511 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 8.45M | +152,784 | +1.84% |
| 2002 | 8.29M | +143,462 | +1.76% |
| 2001 | 8.15M | +134,064 | +1.67% |
| 2000 | 8.02M | +130,090 | +1.65% |
| 1999 | 7.89M | +127,524 | +1.64% |
| 1998 | 7.76M | +123,295 | +1.61% |
| 1997 | 7.64M | +120,026 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 7.52M | +119,726 | +1.62% |
| 1995 | 7.4M | +120,560 | +1.66% |
| 1994 | 7.28M | +122,086 | +1.71% |
| 1993 | 7.15M | +122,001 | +1.74% |
| 1992 | 7.03M | +120,528 | +1.74% |
| 1991 | 6.91M | +121,414 | +1.79% |
| 1990 | 6.79M | +120,952 | +1.81% |
| 1989 | 6.67M | +117,496 | +1.79% |
| 1988 | 6.55M | +118,831 | +1.85% |
| 1987 | 6.43M | +119,582 | +1.89% |
| 1986 | 6.31M | +114,390 | +1.85% |
| 1985 | 6.2M | +108,755 | +1.79% |
| 1984 | 6.09M | +93,085 | +1.55% |
| 1983 | 6M | +46,473 | +0.78% |
| 1982 | 5.95M | +63,794 | +1.08% |
| 1981 | 5.89M | +126,629 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 5.76M | +107,402 | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 5.65M | +78,171 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 5.57M | +70,700 | +1.28% |
| 1977 | 5.5M | +60,191 | +1.11% |
| 1976 | 5.44M | +55,831 | +1.04% |
| 1975 | 5.39M | +46,373 | +0.87% |
| 1974 | 5.34M | +39,432 | +0.74% |
| 1973 | 5.3M | +41,297 | +0.79% |
| 1972 | 5.26M | +51,202 | +0.98% |
| 1971 | 5.21M | +67,966 | +1.32% |
| 1970 | 5.14M | +76,974 | +1.52% |
| 1969 | 5.06M | +74,023 | +1.48% |
| 1968 | 4.99M | +71,116 | +1.45% |
| 1967 | 4.92M | +68,902 | +1.42% |
| 1966 | 4.85M | +67,844 | +1.42% |
| 1965 | 4.78M | +68,045 | +1.44% |
| 1964 | 4.71M | +69,638 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 4.64M | +72,438 | +1.58% |
| 1962 | 4.57M | +62,507 | +1.39% |
| 1961 | 4.51M | +52,187 | +1.17% |
| 1960 | 4.46M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
