Urban population, annual growth rate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Urban population, annual growth rate was 3.09 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population, annual growth rate in Cameroon, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, annual growth rate in Cameroon stood at 3.09 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, annual growth rate in Cameroon peaked at 9.6 % change on previous year in 1973 and was at its lowest, 3.09 % change on previous year, in 2025.
Cameroon ranks 44th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Urban population, annual growth rate in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.99 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 5.04 % change on previous year | +26.4% |
| 1963 | 5.94 % change on previous year | +17.7% |
| 1964 | 6.4 % change on previous year | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 6.75 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 7.02 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 7.2 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 7.31 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 7.35 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 7.32 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 8.15 % change on previous year | +11.2% |
| 1972 | 9.27 % change on previous year | +13.8% |
| 1973 | 9.6 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 9.29 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 8.48 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 7.21 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 1977 | 6.42 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 1978 | 6.31 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 6.13 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 6.38 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 6.45 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 5.07 % change on previous year | -21.4% |
| 1983 | 4.55 % change on previous year | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 5.17 % change on previous year | +13.6% |
| 1985 | 5.25 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 5.17 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 5.09 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 4.96 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 4.84 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 4.8 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 4.71 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 4.6 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 4.52 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 4.42 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 4.29 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 4.18 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 4.08 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 4.01 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 3.96 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 3.81 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 3.81 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.79 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.75 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 3.65 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 4.1 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 3.89 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 3.7 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 3.7 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.67 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 3.62 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 3.59 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.56 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 3.77 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 3.87 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 3.7 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 3.52 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 3.43 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 3.42 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 3.35 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 3.26 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 3.21 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 3.21 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 3.16 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 3.09 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population, annual growth rate in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +26.4% | 3.99 % change on previous year | 5.04 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.33 % change on previous year | 3.99 % change on previous year | 7.35 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.82 % change on previous year | 6.13 % change on previous year | 9.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.29 % change on previous year | 4.55 % change on previous year | 6.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.36 % change on previous year | 3.96 % change on previous year | 4.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.81 % change on previous year | 3.65 % change on previous year | 4.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.62 % change on previous year | 3.42 % change on previous year | 3.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.21 % change on previous year | 3.09 % change on previous year | 3.35 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 41 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.27 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Liberia 3.11 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Comoros 3.09 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Ukraine 3.05 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Namibia 3 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Kenya 2.97 % change on previous year 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 urban population, annual growth rate in Cameroon?
- Urban population, annual growth rate in Cameroon was 3.09 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6 % change on previous year in 1973.
- What is the lowest urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.09 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Cameroon ranks 44th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.