Urban population in Cameroon in 2025 — 16,633,589 people. Ranked 53 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2,268.6%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16.63M | +498,110 | +3.09% |
| 2024 | 16.14M | +493,989 | +3.16% |
| 2023 | 15.64M | +486,055 | +3.21% |
| 2022 | 15.16M | +471,579 | +3.21% |
| 2021 | 14.68M | +463,109 | +3.26% |
| 2020 | 14.22M | +460,517 | +3.35% |
| 2019 | 13.76M | +455,578 | +3.42% |
| 2018 | 13.3M | +441,329 | +3.43% |
| 2017 | 12.86M | +436,956 | +3.52% |
| 2016 | 12.43M | +442,776 | +3.69% |
| 2015 | 11.98M | +446,401 | +3.87% |
| 2014 | 11.54M | +419,178 | +3.77% |
| 2013 | 11.12M | +382,644 | +3.56% |
| 2012 | 10.74M | +371,778 | +3.59% |
| 2011 | 10.36M | +362,279 | +3.62% |
| 2010 | 10M | +354,218 | +3.67% |
| 2009 | 9.65M | +344,122 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 9.3M | +331,685 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 8.97M | +335,710 | +3.89% |
| 2006 | 8.64M | +340,092 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 8.3M | +292,105 | +3.65% |
| 2004 | 8M | +289,636 | +3.75% |
| 2003 | 7.71M | +282,028 | +3.79% |
| 2002 | 7.43M | +272,576 | +3.81% |
| 2001 | 7.16M | +262,795 | +3.81% |
| 2000 | 6.9M | +257,401 | +3.88% |
| 1999 | 6.64M | +252,756 | +3.96% |
| 1998 | 6.39M | +246,351 | +4.01% |
| 1997 | 6.14M | +240,431 | +4.08% |
| 1996 | 5.9M | +236,515 | +4.18% |
| 1995 | 5.66M | +233,053 | +4.29% |
| 1994 | 5.43M | +229,686 | +4.42% |
| 1993 | 5.2M | +224,777 | +4.52% |
| 1992 | 4.98M | +218,645 | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 4.76M | +213,945 | +4.71% |
| 1990 | 4.54M | +208,124 | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 4.33M | +200,281 | +4.84% |
| 1988 | 4.13M | +195,388 | +4.96% |
| 1987 | 3.94M | +190,825 | +5.09% |
| 1986 | 3.75M | +184,222 | +5.17% |
| 1985 | 3.56M | +177,897 | +5.25% |
| 1984 | 3.39M | +166,596 | +5.17% |
| 1983 | 3.22M | +140,246 | +4.55% |
| 1982 | 3.08M | +148,507 | +5.07% |
| 1981 | 2.93M | +177,529 | +6.45% |
| 1980 | 2.75M | +165,176 | +6.38% |
| 1979 | 2.59M | +149,549 | +6.13% |
| 1978 | 2.44M | +144,720 | +6.31% |
| 1977 | 2.29M | +138,348 | +6.42% |
| 1976 | 2.16M | +145,011 | +7.21% |
| 1975 | 2.01M | +157,164 | +8.48% |
| 1974 | 1.85M | +157,491 | +9.29% |
| 1973 | 1.7M | +148,491 | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 1.55M | +131,262 | +9.27% |
| 1971 | 1.42M | +106,649 | +8.15% |
| 1970 | 1.31M | +89,357 | +7.32% |
| 1969 | 1.22M | +83,576 | +7.35% |
| 1968 | 1.14M | +77,429 | +7.31% |
| 1967 | 1.06M | +71,121 | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 987,825 | +64,765 | +7.02% |
| 1965 | 923,060 | +58,384 | +6.75% |
| 1964 | 864,676 | +51,996 | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 812,680 | +45,565 | +5.94% |
| 1962 | 767,115 | +36,840 | +5.04% |
| 1961 | 730,275 | +28,029 | +3.99% |
| 1960 | 702,246 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population in cities over 1 millionHow many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
Environment Population living in slumsWhat share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
