Which has higher population in largest city, Cameroon or Uganda?

Cameroon, at 4.85 million against 4.27 million in Uganda as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Uganda: Population in largest city

Cameroon

4.85 million

in 2025

Uganda

4.27 million

in 2025

Cameroon rank

43rd

Uganda rank

46th

Population in largest city over time

Cameroon
Uganda

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 4.85 million against 4.27 million in Uganda, a difference of 589,100.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 43rd and Uganda ranks 46th of 153 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	205,021	220,048	15,027	Uganda
1970s	417,955	392,968	24,987	Cameroon
1980s	726,761	586,186	140,575	Cameroon
1990s	1.17 million	950,445	216,617	Cameroon
2000s	1.85 million	1.55 million	295,578	Cameroon
2010s	3.05 million	2.54 million	507,943	Cameroon
2020s	4.42 million	3.76 million	659,448	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in largest city, Cameroon or Uganda?: Cameroon, at 4.85 million against 4.27 million in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in largest city between Cameroon and Uganda?: 589,100, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for population in largest city?: Cameroon ranks 43rd and Uganda ranks 46th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in largest city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population in largest city
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 10,098 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.