Number of people living in the capital city in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of people living in the capital city was 13.23 million people in 2100. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in the capital city in Cameroon, 2020–2100
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 13.23 million people for number of people living in the capital city in 2100. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in the capital city in Cameroon peaked at 13.23 million people in 2100 and was at its lowest, 4.44 million people, in 2020.
Cameroon ranks 13th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Number of people living in the capital city in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.44 million people | — |
| 2025 | 5.11 million people | +15.0% |
| 2030 | 5.80 million people | +13.6% |
| 2035 | 6.49 million people | +11.9% |
| 2040 | 7.26 million people | +11.8% |
| 2045 | 7.95 million people | +9.6% |
| 2050 | 8.66 million people | +8.9% |
| 2055 | 9.30 million people | +7.3% |
| 2060 | 9.92 million people | +6.7% |
| 2065 | 10.44 million people | +5.2% |
| 2070 | 10.95 million people | +5.0% |
| 2075 | 11.40 million people | +4.0% |
| 2080 | 11.84 million people | +3.9% |
| 2085 | 12.21 million people | +3.1% |
| 2090 | 12.57 million people | +3.0% |
| 2095 | 12.87 million people | +2.4% |
| 2100 | 13.23 million people | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 4.77 million people | 4.44 million people | 5.11 million people | 2 |
| 2030s | 6.15 million people | 5.80 million people | 6.49 million people | 2 |
| 2040s | 7.61 million people | 7.26 million people | 7.95 million people | 2 |
| 2050s | 8.98 million people | 8.66 million people | 9.30 million people | 2 |
| 2060s | 10.18 million people | 9.92 million people | 10.44 million people | 2 |
| 2070s | 11.17 million people | 10.95 million people | 11.40 million people | 2 |
| 2080s | 12.02 million people | 11.84 million people | 12.21 million people | 2 |
| 2090s | 12.72 million people | 12.57 million people | 12.87 million people | 2 |
| 2100s | 13.23 million people | 13.23 million people | 13.23 million people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14.86 million people compare
- 11 Ethiopia 14.42 million people compare
- 12 Mexico 14.16 million people compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.37 million people compare
- 15 Sudan 12.11 million people compare
- 16 Peru 12.04 million people compare
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in the capital city in Cameroon?
- Number of people living in the capital city in Cameroon was 13.23 million people in 2100, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 13.23 million people in 2100.
- What is the lowest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.44 million people in 2020.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of people living in the capital city?
- Cameroon ranks 13th out of 191 countries with data for 2100.
- Is number of people living in the capital city rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.