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Cameroon: area, population and density
Cameroon has 472,710 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 29,879,337; calculated population density is 63 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Cameroon ranks 52nd of 196 by land area, 51st by population and 125th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 472,710 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 29,879,337World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 63 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Cameroon in the country comparison set
Cameroon has 472,710 sq km of land area and a population value of 29,879,337 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 52nd by land area, 51st by population, and 125th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Cameroon first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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