Cameroon vs Iraq: Rural population

Cameroon
13.25 million
in 2025
Iraq
14.13 million
in 2025
Cameroon rank
43rd
Iraq rank
42nd

Rural population over time

  • Cameroon
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 14.13 million against 13.25 million in Cameroon, a difference of 888,900.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Globally, Cameroon ranks 43rd and Iraq ranks 42nd of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.