Number of people living in urban slum households in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of people living in urban slum households was 4.95 million in 2022. ▬ Flat
Number of people living in urban slum households in Cameroon, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 4.95 million for number of people living in urban slum households in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban slum households in Cameroon peaked at 4.95 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.51 million, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 35th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.70 million | 4.51 million | 4.86 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.87 million | 4.78 million | 4.91 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.80 million | 4.65 million | 4.95 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 32 Yemen, Rep. 6.14 million compare
- 33 Argentina 6.06 million compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 5.40 million compare
- 36 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 4.64 million compare
- 37 Benin 4.49 million compare
- 38 Algeria 4.47 million compare
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (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 - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 4,583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 836.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 16.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 5,729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 362.18 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban slum households in Cameroon?
- Number of people living in urban slum households in Cameroon was 4.95 million in 2022, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in urban slum households recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.95 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban slum households recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.51 million in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of people living in urban slum households?
- Cameroon ranks 35th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of people living in urban slum households rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in urban slum households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: access to improved water and sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure.