Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita was 0.3079 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Cameroon, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Cameroon is 0.3079 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.3079 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0442 units per person, in 1960.
Cameroon ranks 36th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0442 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0465 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0487 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0504 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0522 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0555 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 0.059 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0627 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0665 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0706 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0746 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0788 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0832 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0879 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0928 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0979 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.103 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1063 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1096 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1129 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1158 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1185 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1226 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1273 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1312 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.135 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1388 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1425 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1454 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1485 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1516 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1548 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1582 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1617 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1653 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1691 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1731 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1773 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1816 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.186 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1905 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1952 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1999 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2045 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2093 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2142 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2192 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2242 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2291 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2342 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2395 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2449 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2505 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2562 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2615 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2666 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2722 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2784 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2849 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2885 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2921 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2956 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.299 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3021 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3051 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3079 units per person | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0556 units per person | 0.0442 units per person | 0.0706 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0947 units per person | 0.0746 units per person | 0.1129 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1326 units per person | 0.1158 units per person | 0.1485 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1679 units per person | 0.1516 units per person | 0.186 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.212 units per person | 0.1905 units per person | 0.2342 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2643 units per person | 0.2395 units per person | 0.2885 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3003 units per person | 0.2921 units per person | 0.3079 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 33 Dominican Republic 0.3167 units per person compare
- 34 Liberia 0.3131 units per person compare
- 35 Oman 0.3098 units per person compare
- 37 Mauritania 0.3035 units per person compare
- 38 Greece 0.303 units per person compare
- 39 Costa Rica 0.2916 units per person compare
More urban development data for Cameroon
- Population in the largest city 29.2% (2025)
- Population density 60.02 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 55.6 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 9.20 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 3.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 18.13 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 4.85 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 0.2 Tonnes (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 73.21 Hectares (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Cameroon?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita in Cameroon was 0.3079 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3079 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0442 units per person in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 36th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.