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The population almanac240 countries · 31,365 cities · UN WPP 2024
Capital city · Cameroon · Africa

Yaoundé

Centre · Cameroon
City population
1,299,369
#2
in Cameroon
#1
in Centre
#390
worldwide
Yaoundé
3.867, 11.517
City population
1,299,369
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Cameroon
#2
of 87 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#390
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Cameroon
4.3%
of the national population

About Yaoundé

Ranking 390th in the world, this capital holds 1,299,369 people and accounts for 4.3% of Cameroon's national population. Situated 726 m above sea level in the Centre region, it is the largest of 11 cities in the division. Okoa lies 16 km away with 24,110 residents; Obala, 33 km distant, has 45,321; and Mbalmayo, 39 km out, reaches 82,384.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Cameroon
#2of 87
LargestSmallest
Position in Centre
#1of 11
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Cameroon
Region
Centre
Rank in region
#1of 11
Capital
National capital
Elevation
726 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Douala
Coordinates
3.867, 11.517
Record updated
2024-07-20
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 87 in Cameroon

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

16KMOkoa24K people33KMObala45K people39KMMbalmayo82K people64KMMakak29K people78KMMbandjok29K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Yaoundé1.3M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Yaoundé compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Yaoundé1.3M

Yaoundé Population FAQ

What is the population of Yaoundé?

Yaoundé has a city population of 1,299,369. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Yaoundé?

Yaoundé is in Centre, Cameroon. Its coordinates are 3.867, 11.517.

How big is Yaoundé compared with other cities in Cameroon?

It is the 2nd largest of the 87 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Cameroon, holding 4.3% of the national population.

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