Rural population rose 1.25% to 11.4 mil in Cameroon in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population in Cameroon reached an all time high of 11.4 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 4.40 mil in 1960. When compared to Cameroon's main peers, rural population in Central African Republic amounted to 3.13 mil, 13.1 mil in Chad, 0.224 mil in Gabon and 101 mil in Nigeria in 2021.
Cameroon has been ranked 47th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | mil | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | mil | 5.94 | 6.05 | 6.17 | 6.29 | 6.41 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | mil | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | mil | 2.88 | 2.91 | 2.95 | 2.99 | 3.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | mil | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | mil | 1.75 | 1.76 | 1.78 | 1.80 | 1.82 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | mil | 45.0 | 46.2 | 47.3 | 48.4 | 49.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | mil | 0.396 | 0.404 | 0.411 | 0.418 | 0.425 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | mil | 0.241 | 0.239 | 0.236 | 0.233 | 0.230 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | mil | 16.9 | 17.5 | 18.2 | 18.9 | 19.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | mil | 96.0 | 96.8 | 97.7 | 98.5 | 99.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | mil | 25.2 | 25.9 | 26.7 | 27.4 | 28.1 |
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