Demographics · Middle Africa

Cameroon Urban Population

55.7%as of 2025Reported+0.5% vs 2024

Share of the population living in urban areas. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · World Bank

History

most recent 12 periods · World Bank
PeriodUrban Population
202555.7%
202455.4%
202355.1%
202254.8%
202154.6%
202054.3%
201953.9%
201853.6%
201753.3%
201653%
201552.6%
201452.3%

Urban Population across Africa

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CountryUrban PopulationPeriod
Nigeria63.8%2025
Kenya32.2%2025
South Africa63.8%2025
Egypt42.9%2025
Ghana58.9%2025
Ethiopia24.1%2025

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