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Cameroon
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Global rank#78out of 153 countries
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Historical trend

29.227.024.822.720.5196019932025Cameroon · 2025: 29Cameroon

Analytical takeaways

  • Cameroon records 29 for Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in 2025, ranking #78 globally out of 153 countries.
  • Population in the largest city (% of urban population) increased from 22 in 1960 to 29 in 2025, a gain of 7.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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