Regions
The population of the regions of Cameroon according to census results and official projections.
| Name | Abbr. | Capital | Area A-L (km²) | Population Census (C) 1976-04-09 | Population Census (C) 1987-04-10 | Population Census (C) 2005-11-11 | Population Projection (P) 2015-01-01 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | CMR | Yaoundé | 466,050 | 7,663,246 | 10,493,655 | 17,463,836 | 22,179,700 | |||
| Adamaoua (Adamawa) | ADA | Ngaoundéré | 63,701 | 359,334 | 495,185 | 884,289 | 1,201,000 | 6370100 | ||
| Centre (Central) | CEN | Yagoua | 68,953 | 1,176,743 | 1,651,600 | 3,098,044 | 4,159,500 | 6895300 | ||
| Est (East) | EST | Bertoua | 109,002 | 366,235 | 517,198 | 771,755 | 835,600 | 10900200 | ||
| Extrême-Nord (Far North) | EXN | Maroua | 34,263 | 1,394,765 | 1,855,695 | 3,111,792 | 3,993,000 | 3426300 | ||
| Littoral | LIT | Douala | 20,248 | 935,166 | 1,352,833 | 2,510,263 | 3,355,000 | 2024800 | ||
| Nord (North) | NOR | Garoua | 66,090 | 479,158 | 832,165 | 1,687,959 | 2,442,600 | 6609000 | ||
| Nord-Oueste (North West) | NOU | Bamenda | 17,300 | 980,531 | 1,237,348 | 1,728,953 | 1,968,600 | 1730000 | ||
| Ouest (West) | OUE | Bafoussam | 13,892 | 1,035,597 | 1,339,791 | 1,720,047 | 1,921,600 | 1389200 | ||
| Sud (South) | SUD | Ebolowa | 47,191 | 315,202 | 373,798 | 634,655 | 749,600 | 4719100 | ||
| Sud-Ouest (South West) | SOU | Buéa | 25,410 | 620,515 | 838,042 | 1,316,079 | 1,553,300 | 2541000 |
- The total 2020 population is projected as 24,910,300.
- Bureau Central des Recensements et des Etudes de Population, Institut National de la Statistique Cameroun (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Projection (P) 2015-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douala | LIT | 2,768,400 |
| 2 | Yaoundé | CEN | 2,765,600 |
Contents: Cities & Towns
The population of all Cameroonian cities and towns with more than 15,000 inhabitants by census years.
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1976-04-09 | Population Census (C) 1987-04-10 | Population Census (C) 2005-11-11 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abong-Mbang | EST | 6,670 | 12,565 | 15,663 | 0 | |
| Akonolinga | CEN | 8,053 | 14,121 | 19,282 | 0 | |
| Ambam | SUD | ... | 6,350 | 16,060 | 0 | |
| Bafang (incl. Banka) | OUE | 25,714 | 38,038 | 34,941 | 0 | |
| Bafia | CEN | 19,128 | 30,594 | 47,471 | 0 | |
| Bafoussam | OUE | 62,239 | 112,681 | 239,287 | 0 | |
| Bafut | NOU | ... | ... | 16,388 | 0 | |
| Bali | NOU | 6,322 | 20,293 | 17,612 | 0 | |
| Bamenda | NOU | 48,111 | 110,690 | 269,530 | 0 | |
| Bandjoun | OUE | ... | 3,152 | 20,354 | 0 | |
| Bangangté | OUE | 10,520 | 22,704 | 28,011 | 0 | |
| Banyo | ADA | 11,027 | 17,904 | 30,730 | 0 | |
| Batouri | EST | 15,628 | 21,759 | 31,683 | 0 | |
| Bélabo | EST | ... | 9,845 | 15,616 | 0 | |
| Bertoua | EST | 14,982 | 43,402 | 88,462 | 0 | |
| Blangoua | EXN | ... | 8,671 | 17,442 | 0 | |
| Bogo | EXN | ... | 8,307 | 21,046 | 0 | |
| Buéa | SOU | 24,584 | 32,871 | 90,090 | 0 | |
| Douala | LIT | 458,426 | 809,852 | 1,906,962 | 0 | |
| Dschang | OUE | 17,914 | 35,717 | 63,838 | 0 | |
| Ebolowa | SUD | 18,239 | 34,771 | 64,980 | 0 | |
| Édéa | LIT | 25,398 | 50,609 | 66,581 | 0 | |
| Ekondo-Titi | SOU | ... | ... | 15,370 | 0 | |
| Eséka | CEN | 10,345 | 13,868 | 17,904 | 0 | |
| Figuil | NOR | ... | 8,062 | 20,226 | 0 | |
| Foumban | OUE | 33,737 | 57,271 | 83,522 | 0 | |
| Foumbot | OUE | 9,833 | 26,333 | 47,643 | 0 | |
| Garoua | NOR | 63,900 | 141,839 | 235,996 | 0 | |
| Garoua-Boulaï | EST | 8,494 | 17,179 | 22,410 | 0 | |
| Guider | NOR | 17,197 | 32,775 | 52,316 | 0 | |
| Guidiguis | EXN | ... | 8,390 | 15,741 | 0 | |
| Kaélé | EXN | 11,675 | 15,812 | 21,061 | 0 | |
| Kékem | OUE | ... | 9,978 | 17,333 | 0 | |
| Kousséri (Fort-Foureau) | EXN | 12,456 | 53,713 | 89,123 | 0 | |
| Kribi | SUD | 11,261 | 21,507 | 59,928 | 0 | |
| Kumba | SOU | 44,175 | 70,112 | 144,268 | 0 | |
| Kumbo | NOU | 12,533 | 33,353 | 80,212 | 0 | |
| Lagdo | NOR | ... | ... | 21,517 | 0 | |
| Limbé (Victoria) | SOU | 26,988 | 44,561 | 84,223 | 0 | |
| Loum | LIT | 26,754 | 28,465 | 37,537 | 0 | |
| Maga | EXN | ... | 9,538 | 15,701 | 0 | |
| Magba | OUE | ... | 9,873 | 19,829 | 0 | |
| Mamfé | SOU | 9,082 | 13,844 | 13,046 | 0 | |
| Manjo | LIT | 15,434 | 19,809 | 26,758 | 0 | |
| Maroua | EXN | 67,187 | 123,450 | 201,371 | 0 | |
| Mbalmayo | CEN | 22,075 | 35,390 | 52,813 | 0 | |
| Mbandjock | CEN | 8,900 | 11,763 | 18,771 | 0 | |
| Mbanga | LIT | 21,422 | 24,545 | 28,306 | 0 | |
| Mbouda | OUE | 15,069 | 35,912 | 46,071 | 0 | |
| Meiganga | ADA | 17,040 | 31,824 | 38,096 | 0 | |
| Melong | LIT | 10,776 | 16,737 | 49,180 | 0 | |
| Mokolo | EXN | 2,069 | 19,602 | 33,335 | 0 | |
| Mora | EXN | 4,807 | 16,269 | 39,440 | 0 | |
| Mutengene | SOU | 6,891 | 15,756 | 41,063 | 0 | |
| Muyuka | SOU | 8,192 | 12,971 | 28,046 | 0 | |
| Nanga-Eboko | CEN | 6,177 | 13,056 | 18,282 | 0 | |
| Ndop | NOU | 4,916 | 14,143 | 25,740 | 0 | |
| Ngaoundal | ADA | 5,303 | 11,380 | 25,853 | 0 | |
| Ngaoundéré | ADA | 38,840 | 78,062 | 152,698 | 0 | |
| Njombé | LIT | ... | ... | 17,392 | 0 | |
| Nkambé | NOU | 6,516 | 13,361 | 17,191 | 0 | |
| Nkongsamba | LIT | 70,464 | 85,420 | 104,050 | 0 | |
| Nkoteng | CEN | 1,036 | 12,057 | 17,743 | 0 | |
| Obala | CEN | 8,114 | 13,101 | 29,054 | 0 | |
| Oku | NOU | ... | ... | 28,491 | 0 | |
| Penja | LIT | ... | ... | 13,698 | 0 | |
| Pitoa | NOR | 5,431 | 11,170 | 21,546 | 0 | |
| Sangmélima | SUD | 14,758 | 23,261 | 51,308 | 0 | |
| Soa | CEN | ... | 1,466 | 15,456 | 0 | |
| Souza (in: Bonaléa, Abo Fiko) | LIT | ... | ... | 16,022 | 0 | |
| Tcheboa | NOR | ... | ... | 22,565 | 0 | |
| Tibati | ADA | 9,504 | 15,522 | 22,869 | 0 | |
| Tiko | SOU | 14,810 | 23,559 | 60,796 | 0 | |
| Tombel | SOU | 8,981 | 10,146 | 15,632 | 0 | |
| Touboro | NOR | 4,377 | 11,570 | 18,583 | 0 | |
| Wum | NOU | 16,226 | 27,489 | 27,218 | 0 | |
| Yagoua | EXN | 14,506 | 28,414 | 37,867 | 0 | |
| Yaoundé | CEN | 313,708 | 649,252 | 1,817,524 | 0 | |
| Yokadouma | EST | 6,190 | 11,235 | 21,091 | 0 |
- Bureau Central des Recensements et des Etudes de Population, Institut National de la Statistique Cameroun (web).