Urban population rose 3.60% to 15.8 mil in Cameroon in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Cameroon reached an all time high of 15.8 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.722 mil in 1960. When compared to Cameroon's main peers, urban population in Central African Republic amounted to 2.10 mil, 4.02 mil in Chad, 2.06 mil in Gabon and 112 mil in Nigeria in 2021.
Cameroon has been ranked 49th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban 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 | 17.8 | 18.7 | 19.6 | 20.5 | 21.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | mil | 5.00 | 5.21 | 5.42 | 5.65 | 5.88 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | mil | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 14.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | mil | 1.94 | 1.99 | 2.05 | 2.11 | 2.18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | mil | 3.18 | 3.31 | 3.45 | 3.60 | 3.75 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | mil | 3.32 | 3.42 | 3.53 | 3.64 | 3.75 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | mil | 33.6 | 35.3 | 37.0 | 38.7 | 40.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | mil | 0.951 | 0.995 | 1.04 | 1.08 | 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | mil | 1.79 | 1.85 | 1.90 | 1.96 | 2.01 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | mil | 3.27 | 3.41 | 3.55 | 3.71 | 3.87 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | mil | 88.0 | 91.8 | 95.8 | 99.9 | 104 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | mil | 12.9 | 13.4 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 15.1 |
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