Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Cameroon
Cameroon: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
101st
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0096 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Cameroon peaked at 0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0096 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Cameroon 101st out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0096 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0097 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0099 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0102 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0103 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0105 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0107 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0108 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0111 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0112 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0113 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0114 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0115 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0116 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0118 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.012 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0122 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0124 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0126 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0129 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0131 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0133 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0136 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0138 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.014 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0143 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0147 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.015 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0152 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0155 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0158 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0161 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0164 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0166 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0169 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0173 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0176 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0179 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0181 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0184 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0187 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.019 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0193 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0196 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0199 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0202 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0205 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0208 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0211 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0214 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0217 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0219 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0222 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0225 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0228 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.023 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0233 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0236 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0238 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0518 1000 No per square kilometre, 46% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0351 1000 No per square kilometre, 69% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0102 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0096 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0108 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0115 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0122 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0135 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0124 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0147 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0162 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.015 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0173 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0188 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0176 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0202 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0218 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0205 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.023 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0237 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0233 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 98 Ireland 0.0258 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 99 Ecuador 0.0256 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 100 Cuba 0.0249 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 102 Tunisia 0.0232 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 103 France 0.0225 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 104 Ukraine 0.0222 1000 No per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Cameroon
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5809 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5736 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.588 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1629 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 36,415 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 13,402 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 45,113 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 43,763 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 88,876 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Cameroon?
- Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Cameroon was 0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0096 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- Cameroon ranks 101st out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.