Cameroon Population Density 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Cameroon population density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Cameroon in 2020 is 55.83 people per square kilometer, a 2.59% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Cameroon in 2019 was 54.43 people per square kilometer, a 2.62% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Cameroon in 2018 was 53.04 people per square kilometer, a 2.65% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Cameroon in 2017 was 51.67 people per square kilometer, a 2.67% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Bangladesh | 1,115.55 |
| Micronesia | 784.16 |
| India | 419.80 |
| Philippines | 365.27 |
| Sri Lanka | 326.37 |
| El Salvador | 308.28 |
| Vietnam | 293.87 |
| Pakistan | 277.47 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 228.29 |
| Nigeria | 223.15 |
| Kiribati | 147.47 |
| Indonesia | 142.94 |
| Cabo Verde | 137.96 |
| Ghana | 130.26 |
| Moldova | 119.17 |
| Egypt | 102.19 |
| Kenya | 92.65 |
| Cambodia | 92.35 |
| Timor-Leste | 88.66 |
| Honduras | 88.05 |
| Morocco | 82.66 |
| Myanmar | 80.42 |
| Uzbekistan | 74.81 |
| Ukraine | 72.46 |
| Tunisia | 72.24 |
| Lesotho | 70.56 |
| Eswatini | 66.83 |
| Georgia | 57.23 |
| Cameroon | 55.83 |
| Nicaragua | 50.81 |
| Djibouti | 42.59 |
| Angola | 26.36 |
| Vanuatu | 25.20 |
| Zambia | 24.43 |
| Solomon Islands | 23.77 |
| Bhutan | 20.10 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19.33 |
| Bolivia | 10.63 |
| Mauritania | 4.51 |
| Mongolia | 2.10 |
| Sudan | 0.00 |
| Cameroon - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 55.83 | 2.59% |
| 2019 | 54.43 | 2.62% |
| 2018 | 53.04 | 2.65% |
| 2017 | 51.67 | 2.67% |
| 2016 | 50.33 | 2.70% |
| 2015 | 49.00 | 2.72% |
| 2014 | 47.71 | 2.74% |
| 2013 | 46.44 | 2.76% |
| 2012 | 45.19 | 2.77% |
| 2011 | 43.97 | 2.78% |
| 2010 | 42.78 | 2.79% |
| 2009 | 41.62 | 2.79% |
| 2008 | 40.49 | 2.79% |
| 2007 | 39.40 | 2.78% |
| 2006 | 38.33 | 2.76% |
| 2005 | 37.30 | 2.75% |
| 2004 | 36.30 | 2.73% |
| 2003 | 35.34 | 2.71% |
| 2002 | 34.41 | 2.69% |
| 2001 | 33.50 | 2.67% |
| 2000 | 32.63 | 2.66% |
| 1999 | 31.79 | 2.64% |
| 1998 | 30.97 | 2.64% |
| 1997 | 30.17 | 2.67% |
| 1996 | 29.39 | 2.73% |
| 1995 | 28.61 | 2.79% |
| 1994 | 27.83 | 2.85% |
| 1993 | 27.06 | 2.92% |
| 1992 | 26.29 | 2.98% |
| 1991 | 25.53 | 3.04% |
| 1990 | 24.78 | 3.10% |
| 1989 | 24.03 | 3.16% |
| 1988 | 23.30 | 3.21% |
| 1987 | 22.57 | 3.23% |
| 1986 | 21.86 | 3.22% |
| 1985 | 21.18 | 3.21% |
| 1984 | 20.52 | 3.19% |
| 1983 | 19.89 | 3.16% |
| 1982 | 19.28 | 3.13% |
| 1981 | 18.70 | 3.10% |
| 1980 | 18.13 | 3.06% |
| 1979 | 17.60 | 3.01% |
| 1978 | 17.08 | 2.96% |
| 1977 | 16.59 | 2.91% |
| 1976 | 16.12 | 2.86% |
| 1975 | 15.67 | 2.81% |
| 1974 | 15.24 | 2.76% |
| 1973 | 14.83 | 2.70% |
| 1972 | 14.44 | 2.65% |
| 1971 | 14.07 | 2.61% |
| 1970 | 13.71 | 2.56% |
| 1969 | 13.37 | 2.51% |
| 1968 | 13.04 | 2.46% |
| 1967 | 12.73 | 2.41% |
| 1966 | 12.43 | 2.36% |
| 1965 | 12.14 | 2.31% |
| 1964 | 11.87 | 2.26% |
| 1963 | 11.61 | 2.21% |
| 1962 | 11.36 | 2.15% |
| 1961 | 11.12 | 2.09% |
| 1960 | 10.89 | 2.02% |
| 1959 | 10.67 | 1.97% |
| 1958 | 10.47 | 1.91% |
| 1957 | 10.27 | 1.87% |
| 1956 | 10.08 | 1.84% |
| 1955 | 9.90 | 1.81% |
| 1954 | 9.72 | 1.79% |
| 1953 | 9.55 | 1.79% |
| 1952 | 9.39 | 1.78% |
| 1951 | 9.22 | 1.79% |
| 1950 | 9.06 | 0.00% |
