Cameroon Population Density 1950-2025

Chart and table of Cameroon population density from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Cameroon in 2025 is 63.42 people per square kilometer, a 2.57% increase from 2024.
  • The population density of Cameroon in 2024 was 61.83 people per square kilometer, a 2.61% increase from 2023.
  • The population density of Cameroon in 2023 was 60.25 people per square kilometer, a 2.63% increase from 2022.
  • The population density of Cameroon in 2022 was 58.71 people per square kilometer, a 2.63% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2025 Population Density
Bangladesh 1,192.22
Micronesia 792.47
India 442.50
Philippines 402.88
Sri Lanka 335.32
Pakistan 313.97
El Salvador 305.43
Vietnam 302.22
Nigeria 253.93
Sao Tome and Principe 251.02
Kiribati 170.35
Cabo Verde 151.42
Ghana 148.57
Indonesia 147.12
Egypt 116.11
Kenya 98.77
Honduras 97.11
Moldova 96.16
Cambodia 95.52
Timor-Leste 94.09
Morocco 86.38
Myanmar 81.79
Uzbekistan 80.55
Lesotho 78.44
Tunisia 77.41
Eswatini 71.13
Ukraine 64.22
Cameroon 63.42
Nicaragua 55.51
Georgia 53.22
Djibouti 50.36
Angola 31.24
Zambia 28.84
Vanuatu 28.73
Sudan 26.95
Solomon Islands 26.75
Papua New Guinea 23.12
Bhutan 20.77
Republic of Congo 18.67
Bolivia 11.60
Mauritania 4.98
Mongolia 2.26
Cameroon - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2025 63.42 2.57%
2024 61.83 2.61%
2023 60.25 2.63%
2022 58.71 2.63%
2021 57.21 2.67%
2020 55.72 2.75%
2019 54.23 2.81%
2018 52.74 2.80%
2017 51.31 2.87%
2016 49.87 3.04%
2015 48.40 3.20%
2014 46.90 3.08%
2013 45.50 2.85%
2012 44.24 2.85%
2011 43.01 2.87%
2010 41.81 2.89%
2009 40.63 2.89%
2008 39.49 2.88%
2007 38.39 2.82%
2006 37.34 2.76%
2005 36.34 2.77%
2004 35.36 2.78%
2003 34.40 2.77%
2002 33.47 2.72%
2001 32.59 2.66%
2000 31.74 2.67%
1999 30.92 2.69%
1998 30.11 2.68%
1997 29.32 2.70%
1996 28.55 2.75%
1995 27.79 2.82%
1994 27.03 2.90%
1993 26.26 2.95%
1992 25.51 2.98%
1991 24.77 3.04%
1990 24.04 3.08%
1989 23.32 3.06%
1988 22.63 3.12%
1987 21.95 3.18%
1986 21.27 3.15%
1985 20.62 3.11%
1984 20.00 2.90%
1983 19.44 2.14%
1982 19.03 2.47%
1981 18.57 3.63%
1980 17.92 3.35%
1979 17.34 2.87%
1978 16.85 2.78%
1977 16.40 2.62%
1976 15.98 2.71%
1975 15.56 2.82%
1974 15.13 2.80%
1973 14.72 2.78%
1972 14.32 2.75%
1971 13.94 2.71%
1970 13.57 2.65%
1969 13.22 2.60%
1968 12.89 2.55%
1967 12.57 2.50%
1966 12.26 2.45%
1965 11.97 2.41%
1964 11.69 2.37%
1963 11.42 2.33%
1962 11.16 1.99%
1961 10.94 1.62%
1960 10.76 1.78%
1959 10.58 1.96%
1958 10.37 1.87%
1957 10.18 1.83%
1956 10.00 1.79%
1955 9.82 1.70%
1954 9.66 1.62%
1953 9.51 1.56%
1952 9.36 1.54%
1951 9.22 1.53%
1950 9.08 0.00%