World Summary --- Cameroon
Admin units used for gridding

Summary information

Names
ISO3-Code
CMR
Continent
Africa
Country Name
Cameroon
Administrative
Admin Level Used
2
Level1 Type
Province
Level2 Type
Departement
Number of Units
49
Population Estimates
Ref. Year First
1976
Ref. Year Last
1987
Pop '90 (estimated) ('000)
11,481
Pop '95 (estimated) ('000)
13,394
Pop '90 (UN) ('000)
11,472
Pop '95 (UN) ('000)
13,182
Difference '90
-0.1 %
Difference '95
-1.6 %
Spatial Estimates
Area (sq km)
475,440
Resolution (km)
99
PopPerUnit ('000)
269
Resources
Web Site 1

Data sources

This database was initially produced for the UNEP/GRID-WRI-NCGIA Africa Population Database. See the GRID-Sioux Falls web site at

http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov

The population figures for 1960-90 are, in turn, based on the OECD/Club du Sahel West Africa Long Term Perspective Study (WALTPS), and were estimated by Benoit Ninnin.

The 1980 and 1990 estimates produced for this database were used to produce the P95E estimate.

WALTPS pop estimates based on:

  1. Etude d'une Image - Long Terme de l'Afrique.
  2. Dackam Ngantchou R., B. Hovy, E. Ngwe: Introduction l'analyse demographique des villes moyennes du Cameroun, Vol. I: IFORD, Juillet 1989.
  3. Champaud J.: Villes et campagnes du Cameroun de l'Ouest: ORSTOM, Paris 1983.
  4. Republique du Cameroun: Demo 87: 7 millions et demi en 1976, 10 millions et demi en 1987.
  5. Republique du Cameroun: Demo 87: Vol. III, Tome1et Analyse preliminaire: Evaluation des donnees: repartition par sexe et par age de la population.
  6. Margueraty: Analyse numerique des migrations des villes du Cameroun: travaux et documents de l'ORSTOM, Paris 1975.
  7. Noisette: Rapport de mission 1992.
  8. Timnou J.P.: Migrations, Urbanisation et Developpement au Cameroun: IFORD-CEPED, Cahiers de l'ILFORD, No. 4, 1993.
  9. Lopez-Lescartin N.: Donnees de base sur la population, Cameroun: CEPED, No. 1, Paris, Aout 1991.

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