Urban population, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Urban population, male was 27.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Cameroon, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, male in Cameroon is 27.6%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Cameroon peaked at 27.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 1980.
That places Cameroon 103rd out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.4% | — |
| 1985 | 18.7% | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 20.5% | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 22.0% | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 23.6% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.6% | 16.4% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.2% | 20.5% | 22.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 23.6% | 25.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 26.1% | 27.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 100 Nicaragua 28.2% compare
- 101 Croatia 28.1% compare
- 102 Cote d'Ivoire 27.8% compare
- 104 Seychelles 27.4% compare
- 105 Fiji 27.0% compare
- 106 Azerbaijan 27.0% compare
More gender data for Cameroon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,337 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 465,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 475,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 453,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 461,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 443,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 452,058 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 436,011 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 444,018 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Cameroon?
- Urban population, male in Cameroon was 27.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1980.
- How does Cameroon rank for urban population, male?
- Cameroon ranks 103rd out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.