Cameroon has a population density of 159.6 people per square mile compared to 467 people in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Cameroon has 175,720 sq ft of land per person vs 61,895 sq ft in Saint Kitts and Nevis. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Cameroon and Saint Kitts and Nevis are ranked 127th and 57th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Cameroon has 0.36% of the world's population and 0.32% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.0006% of the population and 0.0002% of the land area for Saint Kitts and Nevis, hence the population density in Cameroon is 65.8% lower than in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Population density comparison
Cameroon
|
Saint Kitts
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 159.6 ppl/mi² | 467 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 127/197 | 57/197 |
| Population |
30491011
|
46977
|
| Land area | 182,514 sq mi | 100.4 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 174,710 sq ft | 59,745 sq ft |
| Rural population | 40.1% | 68.8% |
| Urban population | 59.9% | 31.2% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 23.9% | 0% |
Cameroon vs Saint Kitts and Nevis:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Cameroon increased by 75.3%, compared to a 1.14% growth in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
In 2004, Cameroon ranked 138th for population density and is in 127th place now. Saint Kitts and Nevis was 48th in 2004 and ranks 57th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cameroon
|
Saint Kitts
|
|
| 2024 | 159.6 | 467 |
| 2023 | 155.5 | 466 |
| 2022 | 151.4 | 465 |
| 2021 | 147.5 | 466 |
| 2020 | 143.6 | 467 |
| 2019 | 139.7 | 468 |
| 2018 | 135.9 | 468 |
| 2017 | 132.2 | 469 |
| 2016 | 128.5 | 469 |
| 2015 | 124.7 | 469 |
| 2014 | 120.9 | 469 |
| 2013 | 117.3 | 469 |
| 2012 | 114 | 469 |
| 2011 | 110.9 | 467 |
| 2010 | 107.8 | 467 |
| 2009 | 104.7 | 467 |
| 2008 | 101.8 | 467 |
| 2007 | 98.9 | 465 |
| 2006 | 96.2 | 464 |
| 2005 | 93.6 | 463 |
| 2004 | 91 | 461 |
| 2003 | 88.5 | 460 |
| 2002 | 86.2 | 458 |
| 2001 | 83.9 | 456 |
| 2000 | 81.7 | 451 |
| 1999 | 79.6 | 444 |
| 1998 | 77.5 | 438 |
| 1997 | 75.5 | 433 |
| 1996 | 73.5 | 427 |
| 1995 | 71.5 | 422 |
| 1994 | 69.6 | 416 |
| 1993 | 67.7 | 411 |
| 1992 | 65.8 | 406 |
| 1991 | 63.9 | 402 |
| 1990 | 62.1 | 403 |
| 1989 | 60.3 | 406 |
| 1988 | 58.5 | 409 |
| 1987 | 56.8 | 412 |
| 1986 | 55.1 | 415 |
| 1985 | 53.5 | 417 |
| 1984 | 51.9 | 420 |
| 1983 | 50.5 | 422 |
| 1982 | 49.5 | 424 |
| 1981 | 48.3 | 425 |
| 1980 | 46.6 | 427 |
| 1979 | 45.1 | 318 |
| 1978 | 43.9 | 320 |
| 1977 | 42.7 | 321 |
| 1976 | 41.6 | 322 |
| 1975 | 40.5 | 323 |
| 1974 | 39.4 | 324 |
| 1973 | 38.3 | 325 |
| 1972 | 37.3 | 326 |
| 1971 | 36.3 | 327 |
| 1970 | 35.3 | 330 |
| 1969 | 34.4 | 338 |
| 1968 | 33.6 | 350 |
| 1967 | 32.7 | 360 |
| 1966 | 32 | 369 |
| 1965 | 31.3 | 378 |
| 1964 | 30.6 | 387 |
| 1963 | 29.9 | 395 |
| 1962 | 29.3 | 403 |
| 1961 | 28.7 | 409 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cameroon
|
Saint Kitts
|
|
| 2024 | 59.9% | 31.2% |
| 2023 | 59.3% | 31.1% |
| 2022 | 58.7% | 31% |
| 2021 | 58.1% | 30.9% |
| 2020 | 57.6% | 30.8% |
| 2019 | 57% | 30.8% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | 30.8% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | 30.8% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | 30.8% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | 30.8% |
| 2014 | 54% | 30.9% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | 31% |
| 2012 | 52.8% | 31.1% |
| 2011 | 52.2% | 31.2% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | 31.3% |
| 2009 | 51% | 31.5% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | 31.6% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | 31.7% |
| 2006 | 49.1% | 31.9% |
| 2005 | 48.5% | 32% |
| 2004 | 47.9% | 32.2% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | 32.3% |
| 2002 | 46.7% | 32.5% |
| 2001 | 46.1% | 32.6% |
| 2000 | 45.5% | 32.8% |
| 1999 | 44.9% | 33% |
| 1998 | 44.3% | 33.2% |
| 1997 | 43.8% | 33.3% |
| 1996 | 43.2% | 33.5% |
| 1995 | 42.6% | 33.7% |
| 1994 | 42% | 33.9% |
| 1993 | 41.4% | 34.1% |
| 1992 | 40.8% | 34.3% |
| 1991 | 40.2% | 34.5% |
| 1990 | 39.7% | 34.6% |
| 1989 | 39.1% | 34.7% |
| 1988 | 38.5% | 34.9% |
| 1987 | 37.9% | 35% |
| 1986 | 37.1% | 35.1% |
| 1985 | 36.2% | 35.2% |
| 1984 | 35.3% | 35.4% |
| 1983 | 34.5% | 35.5% |
| 1982 | 33.6% | 35.6% |
| 1981 | 32.8% | 35.8% |
| 1980 | 31.9% | 35.9% |
| 1979 | 31.1% | 35.7% |
| 1978 | 30.3% | 35.6% |
| 1977 | 29.5% | 35.4% |
| 1976 | 28.7% | 35.2% |
| 1975 | 27.3% | 35% |
| 1974 | 25.8% | 34.8% |
| 1973 | 24.3% | 34.7% |
| 1972 | 22.9% | 34.5% |
| 1971 | 21.6% | 34.3% |
| 1970 | 20.3% | 34.1% |
| 1969 | 19.6% | 33.6% |
| 1968 | 18.9% | 32.9% |
| 1967 | 18.2% | 32.2% |
| 1966 | 17.5% | 31.5% |
| 1965 | 16.9% | 30.9% |
| 1964 | 16.3% | 30.2% |
| 1963 | 15.6% | 29.5% |
| 1962 | 15.1% | 28.9% |
| 1961 | 14.5% | 28.3% |
| 1960 | 13.9% | 27.6% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 47.9% to 59.9% in Cameroon and from 32.2% to 31.2% in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
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