Urban population growth in Cameroon
The urban population of Cameroon changed by 3.04% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Cameroon, 2025
3.04%
Change from 2024
−0.07percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
44th of 217
Urban population growth in Cameroon over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cameroon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.04% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 3.11% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 3.16% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 3.16% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 3.20% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 3.29% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 3.37% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 3.37% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 3.46% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 3.63% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 3.80% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 3.70% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 3.50% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 3.52% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 3.56% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 3.61% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 3.63% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 3.63% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 3.81% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 4.02% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 3.58% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 3.69% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 3.72% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 3.74% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 3.74% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.07 percentage points from 3.11% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.80%, the figure has changed by −0.76 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Cameroon has the 44th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
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Urban population share
55.7%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.56%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
28,372,687 people
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17.8 years
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Fertility rate estimates and projections
4.32 births per woman
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Population growth estimates and projections
2.64%
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