Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Cameroon
Cameroon: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 30.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Cameroon, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Cameroon is 30.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Cameroon peaked at 30.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1960.
That places Cameroon 36th out of 121 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.4% | — |
| 1961 | 4.6% | +5.1% |
| 1962 | 4.9% | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 5.0% | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 5.2% | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 5.6% | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 5.9% | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 6.3% | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 6.7% | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 7.1% | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 7.5% | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 7.9% | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 8.3% | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 8.8% | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 9.3% | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 9.8% | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 10.3% | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 10.6% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 11.0% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 11.3% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 11.6% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 11.8% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 12.3% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 12.7% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 13.1% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 13.5% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 13.9% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 14.2% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 14.5% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 14.8% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 15.2% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 15.5% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 15.8% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 16.2% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 16.5% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 16.9% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 17.3% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 17.7% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 18.2% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 18.6% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 22.9% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 24.5% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 30.5% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 30.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 4.4% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.5% | 7.5% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 11.6% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 15.2% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 19.1% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 23.9% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 29.2% | 30.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 33 Dominican Republic 31.7% compare
- 34 Liberia 31.3% compare
- 35 Oman 31.0% compare
- 37 Mauritania 30.3% compare
- 38 Greece 30.3% compare
- 39 Costa Rica 29.2% compare
More climate change data for Cameroon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 90.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,419 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,701 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 20.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 346.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,047 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 798.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.01 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Cameroon?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Cameroon was 30.8% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Cameroon ranks 36th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.