Cameroon
Urban population in Cameroon
Urban population in Cameroon: 10.9% in 1950 and 55.7% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 55.7%
- Since 1950
- +44.8 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 149 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 59.2%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 59.2% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Cameroon |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 55.7 |
| 2024 | 55.4 |
| 2023 | 55.1 |
| 2022 | 54.9 |
| 2021 | 54.6 |
| 2020 | 54.3 |
| 2019 | 54 |
| 2018 | 53.6 |
| 2017 | 53.3 |
| 2016 | 53 |
| 2015 | 52.6 |
| 2014 | 52.3 |
| 2013 | 52 |
| 2012 | 51.6 |
| 2011 | 51.2 |
| 2010 | 50.9 |
| 2009 | 50.5 |
| 2008 | 50.1 |
| 2007 | 49.7 |
| 2006 | 49.2 |
| 2005 | 48.6 |
| 2004 | 48.2 |
| 2003 | 47.7 |
| 2002 | 47.3 |
| 2001 | 46.8 |
| 2000 | 46.2 |
| 1999 | 45.7 |
| 1998 | 45.2 |
| 1997 | 44.6 |
| 1996 | 44 |
| 1995 | 43.4 |
| 1994 | 42.7 |
| 1993 | 42.1 |
| 1992 | 41.4 |
| 1991 | 40.8 |
| 1990 | 40.1 |
| 1989 | 39.4 |
| 1988 | 38.7 |
| 1987 | 38 |
| 1986 | 37.3 |
| 1985 | 36.5 |
| 1984 | 35.7 |
| 1983 | 34.9 |
| 1982 | 34.1 |
| 1981 | 33.2 |
| 1980 | 32.3 |
| 1979 | 31.4 |
| 1978 | 30.4 |
| 1977 | 29.4 |
| 1976 | 28.4 |
| 1975 | 27.2 |
| 1974 | 25.8 |
| 1973 | 24.2 |
| 1972 | 22.7 |
| 1971 | 21.4 |
| 1970 | 20.3 |
| 1969 | 19.4 |
| 1968 | 18.6 |
| 1967 | 17.7 |
| 1966 | 16.9 |
| 1965 | 16.2 |
| 1964 | 15.5 |
| 1963 | 14.9 |
| 1962 | 14.4 |
| 1961 | 13.9 |
| 1960 | 13.6 |
| 1959 | 13.4 |
| 1958 | 13 |
| 1957 | 12.7 |
| 1956 | 12.3 |
| 1955 | 12 |
| 1954 | 11.7 |
| 1953 | 11.5 |
| 1952 | 11.2 |
| 1951 | 11 |
| 1950 | 10.9 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Cameroon |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 55.9 |
| 2027 | 56.2 |
| 2028 | 56.4 |
| 2029 | 56.7 |
| 2030 | 56.9 |
| 2031 | 57.1 |
| 2032 | 57.3 |
| 2033 | 57.5 |
| 2034 | 57.7 |
| 2035 | 57.8 |
| 2036 | 58 |
| 2037 | 58.2 |
| 2038 | 58.3 |
| 2039 | 58.4 |
| 2040 | 58.6 |
| 2041 | 58.7 |
| 2042 | 58.8 |
| 2043 | 58.9 |
| 2044 | 58.9 |
| 2045 | 59 |
| 2046 | 59.1 |
| 2047 | 59.1 |
| 2048 | 59.2 |
| 2049 | 59.2 |
| 2050 | 59.2 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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- Military spending1.06% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$580M in 2025
- Military spending per person$21 in 2025
- Military share of state spending6.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel34,000 people in 2020
- National power0.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports2 million TIV in 2023