Cameroon vs Zambia: Rural population

Cameroon
13.25 million
in 2025
Zambia
11.85 million
in 2025
Cameroon rank
43rd
Zambia rank
45th

Rural population over time

  • Cameroon
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 13.25 million against 11.85 million in Zambia, a difference of 1.39 million.

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

Across all 66 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Globally, Cameroon ranks 43rd and Zambia ranks 45th 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.