Population density rose 2.57% to 45.9 km per capita in Cameroon in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Cameroon reached an all time high of 47.1 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 11.6 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Cameroon's main peers, population density in Central African Republic amounted to 7.26 km per capita, 9.89 km per capita in Chad, 6.34 km per capita in Gabon and 185 km per capita in Nigeria in 2015.
Cameroon has been ranked 119th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Angola | km per capita | 15.2 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 16.7 | 17.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | km per capita | 82.0 | 84.3 | 86.7 | 89.1 | 91.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | km per capita | 42.5 | 43.6 | 44.8 | 45.9 | 47.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | km per capita | 6.85 | 6.98 | 7.12 | 7.26 | 7.41 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | km per capita | 9.03 | 9.31 | 9.59 | 9.89 | 10.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | km per capita | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 13.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | km per capita | 26.7 | 27.4 | 28.2 | 29.0 | 29.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | km per capita | 24.1 | 24.8 | 25.5 | 26.2 | 27.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | km per capita | 5.90 | 6.04 | 6.19 | 6.34 | 6.49 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | km per capita | 12.1 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 14.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | km per capita | 171 | 175 | 180 | 185 | 191 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | km per capita | 18.7 | 19.2 | 19.7 | 20.2 | 20.7 |
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