Rural population, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Rural population, per capita was 0.4433 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Cameroon, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.4433 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 0.8639 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4433 units per person, in 2025.
That places Cameroon 76th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8389 units per person | 0.8058 units per person | 0.8639 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7388 units per person | 0.6859 units per person | 0.797 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6398 units per person | 0.606 units per person | 0.6766 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5701 units per person | 0.5429 units per person | 0.5991 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5158 units per person | 0.4953 units per person | 0.5376 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4756 units per person | 0.4605 units per person | 0.4915 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4502 units per person | 0.4433 units per person | 0.4574 units per person | 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, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 16.85 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.85 (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, per capita in Cameroon?
- Rural population, per capita in Cameroon was 0.4433 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8639 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4433 units per person in 2025.
- How does Cameroon rank for rural population, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 76th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population 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
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.