Australia vs Cameroon: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Australia
7.59 million people
in 2020
Cameroon
8.11 million people
in 2020
Australia rank
38th
Cameroon rank
37th
Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents over time
- Australia
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 8.11 million people against 7.59 million people in Australia, a difference of 522,100 people.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 38th and Cameroon ranks 37th of 182 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and Cameroon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.82 million people | 0 people | 1.82 million people | Australia |
| 1960s | 2.89 million people | 0 people | 2.89 million people | Australia |
| 1970s | 3.73 million people | 0 people | 3.73 million people | Australia |
| 1980s | 4.37 million people | 0 people | 4.37 million people | Australia |
| 1990s | 5.00 million people | 1.19 million people | 3.80 million people | Australia |
| 2000s | 5.35 million people | 3.47 million people | 1.88 million people | Australia |
| 2010s | 6.53 million people | 5.72 million people | 812,220 people | Australia |
| 2020s | 7.59 million people | 8.11 million people | 522,100 people | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents, Australia or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 8.11 million people against 7.59 million people in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents between Australia and Cameroon?
- 522,100 people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cameroon?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Cameroon rank globally for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?
- Australia ranks 38th and Cameroon ranks 37th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.