Cameroon
Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Global rank#142out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

55.745.234.624.113.6196019932025Cameroon · 2025: 56Cameroon

Analytical takeaways

  • Cameroon records 56 for Urban population (% of total population) in 2025, ranking #142 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Urban population (% of total population) increased from 14 in 1960 to 56 in 2025, a gain of 42.
  • 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.

Comparison

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