Rural population, annual growth rate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Rural population, annual growth rate was 1.98 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population, annual growth rate in Cameroon, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, annual growth rate in Cameroon is 1.98 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, annual growth rate in Cameroon peaked at 2.44 % change on previous year in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7438 % change on previous year, in 1974.
Cameroon ranks 19th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Rural population, annual growth rate in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.17 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 1.39 % change on previous year | +18.4% |
| 1963 | 1.58 % change on previous year | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1965 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 1.42 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.45 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 1.48 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 1.52 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -13.0% |
| 1972 | 0.983 % change on previous year | -25.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7852 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7438 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8685 % change on previous year | +16.8% |
| 1976 | 1.04 % change on previous year | +19.3% |
| 1977 | 1.11 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 1.28 % change on previous year | +16.2% |
| 1979 | 1.4 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 1.9 % change on previous year | +35.5% |
| 1981 | 2.2 % change on previous year | +15.7% |
| 1982 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -50.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7812 % change on previous year | -27.9% |
| 1984 | 1.55 % change on previous year | +98.7% |
| 1985 | 1.79 % change on previous year | +15.1% |
| 1986 | 1.85 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 1.89 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 1.81 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.61 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.64 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.65 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.67 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.76 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.84 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 1.9 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 2 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -22.6% |
| 2007 | 1.84 % change on previous year | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 2.12 % change on previous year | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.09 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.32 % change on previous year | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 2.44 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.12 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.03 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.98 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8714 % change on previous year, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.98 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.21 % change on previous year, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rural population, annual growth rate in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +98.7% | 0.7812 % change on previous year | 1.55 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | -50.7% | 2.2 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year |
| 1980 | +35.5% | 1.4 % change on previous year | 1.9 % change on previous year |
| 1983 | -27.9% | 1.08 % change on previous year | 0.7812 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.43 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | 1.58 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.11 % change on previous year | 0.7438 % change on previous year | 1.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.67 % change on previous year | 0.7812 % change on previous year | 2.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.69 % change on previous year | 1.6 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.84 % change on previous year | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2.08 % change on previous year | 2.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 % change on previous year | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2.08 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More agriculture & rural data for Cameroon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.9031 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1685 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 332.28 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4433 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Rural population 44.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, annual growth rate in Cameroon?
- Rural population, annual growth rate in Cameroon was 1.98 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 % change on previous year in 2015.
- What is the lowest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7438 % change on previous year in 1974.
- How does Cameroon rank for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Cameroon ranks 19th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. 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 Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.