Rural population as a share of total population fell 1.39% to 41.9% in Cameroon in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Cameroon reached an all time high of 86.1% in 1960 and an all time low of 41.9% in 2021. When compared to Cameroon's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Central African Republic amounted to 57.4%, 76.2% in Chad, 9.58% in Gabon and 47.3% in Nigeria in 2021.
Cameroon has been ranked 80th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 11 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | % | 36.6% | 35.9% | 35.2% | 34.5% | 33.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | % | 54.3% | 53.8% | 53.2% | 52.7% | 52.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | % | 45.4% | 44.8% | 44.2% | 43.6% | 43.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 59.7% | 59.4% | 59.0% | 58.6% | 58.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 77.5% | 77.3% | 77.1% | 76.9% | 76.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | % | 34.5% | 34.0% | 33.5% | 33.1% | 32.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 57.3% | 56.7% | 56.1% | 55.5% | 55.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | % | 29.4% | 28.9% | 28.4% | 27.9% | 27.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | % | 11.9% | 11.4% | 11.0% | 10.6% | 10.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 83.8% | 83.7% | 83.7% | 83.6% | 83.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 52.2% | 51.3% | 50.5% | 49.7% | 48.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 66.1% | 65.9% | 65.6% | 65.4% | 65.1% |
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