How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and IDA only?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs IDA only: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Cameroon

30.8%

in 2025

IDA only

13.8%

in 2025

Cameroon rank

36th

IDA only rank

35th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

Cameroon
IDA only

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 30.8% against 13.8% in IDA only, a difference of 17.0%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 2.2 times IDA only's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 36th and IDA only ranks 35th of 121 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	IDA only	Difference	Ahead
1960s	5.6%	4.7%	0.8%	Cameroon
1970s	9.5%	6.5%	3.0%	Cameroon
1980s	13.3%	8.1%	5.1%	Cameroon
1990s	16.8%	9.8%	7.0%	Cameroon
2000s	21.2%	11.0%	10.2%	Cameroon
2010s	26.4%	12.1%	14.3%	Cameroon
2020s	30.0%	13.4%	16.7%	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Cameroon or IDA only?: Cameroon, at 30.8% against 13.8% in IDA only as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Cameroon and IDA only?: 17.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and IDA only?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and IDA only rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?: Cameroon ranks 36th and IDA only ranks 35th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 158 places, 10,428 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.