Sub-Saharan Africa
Cameroon in numbers Cameroon is in Sub-Saharan Africa and is classed by the World Bank as lower middle income. Its capital is Yaounde. Its population was 29.88 million in 2025, ranking 51 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$1,972 in 2025.
Population 29.88 million 2025
GDP US$58.9 billion 2025
GDP per person US$1,972 2025
Life expectancy 64.0 2024
Area 475,442 2024
Urban share 55.7% 2025
People 29.88 million
2025 · +100% since 2000 · Rank 51 of 217
2.56%
2025 · 2.63% in 2000 · Rank 22 of 217
61.6
2024 · +95% since 2000 · Rank 143 of 216
55.7%
2025 · 46.2% in 2000 · Rank 142 of 217
41.1%
2025 · 44.9% in 2000 · Rank 16 of 217
2.8%
2025 · 3.3% in 2000 · Rank 200 of 217
4.26
2024 · -23% since 2000 · Rank 17 of 217
Health and living standards 64.0
2024 · +20% since 2000 · Rank 194 of 217
64.8
2024 · -55% since 2000 · Rank 16 of 196
US$79
2023 · +160% since 2000 · Rank 155 of 193
72.0%
2024 · 41.0% in 2000 · Rank 177 of 215
46.3%
2024 · 0.3% in 2000 · Rank 152 of 186
114.4%
2024 · 88.5% in 2000 · Rank 21 of 190
Economy US$58.9 billion
2025 · +458% since 2000 · Rank 92 of 210
US$1,972
2025 · +178% since 2000 · Rank 176 of 210
Int$5,788
2025 · +175% since 2000 · Rank 162 of 199
3.20%
2025 · 3.83% in 2000 · Rank 106 of 210
3.40%
2025 · 1.23% in 2000 · Rank 80 of 180
3.6%
2025 · 7.5% in 2000 · Rank 127 of 187
13.1%
2025 · 24.9% in 2000 · Rank 168 of 183
1.3%
2024 · 0.2% in 2000 · Rank 111 of 176
Land and environment 475,442
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 55 of 216
40.7%
2024 · 45.7% in 2000 · Rank 78 of 214
0.35
2024 · -8% since 2000 · Rank 169 of 203
Elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Cameroon. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.