Cameroon (CMR)

Cameroon is a country in Africa with a population of 30,244,900. Cameroon is called ‘Africa in miniature’ for its incredible diversity—rainforests, savannas, volcanoes, and over 250 ethnic groups. Cameroonians are passionate about football, makossa music, and colorful traditional dress. Christianity and Islam are widespread, but many communities also maintain indigenous spiritual practices. Festivals, both religious and secular, are lively affairs with drumming, dance, and communal feasting.

People Groups of Cameroon:

Cameroon Fast Facts:

260 People Groups · 30,245K People

EngagementGroupsPopulation
Unengaged and Unreached16368.2K
Engaged yet Unreached10718,084K
No Longer Unreached13711,793K

Cameroon Realities:

Weighted GSEC
3
Dying Daily
556
Dying Daily Without Christ
(96.6%) 537
Birth Rate per 1,000
33.8
Death Rate per 1,000
8.5

People Groups of Cameroon

Strategic Progress Index
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260 people groups (page 1 of 6)

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
WomWomCameroon65,500Unengaged and UnreachedWom (Nigeria)Protestantism
Deaf CamerooniansDeaf CamerooniansCameroon150,000Unengaged and UnreachedCameroon Sign LanguageEthnoreligion
PamPamCameroon125Unengaged and UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
OsatuOsatuCameroon800Unengaged and UnreachedOsatuAnimism
NdemliNdemliCameroon12,500Unengaged and UnreachedNdemliFolk Islam
EmanEmanCameroon2,100Unengaged and UnreachedEmanProtestantism
JinaJinaCameroon3,000Unengaged and UnreachedJinaFolk Islam
DumbuleDumbuleCameroon175Unengaged and UnreachedMbuleRoman Catholicism
DimbongDimbongCameroon350Unengaged and UnreachedBafiaRoman Catholicism
DekDekCameroon6,200Unengaged and UnreachedFolk Islam
CungCungCameroon4,000Unengaged and UnreachedChungFolk Islam
BomwaliBomwaliCameroon12,500Unengaged and UnreachedBomwaliProtestantism
MajeraMajeraCameroon950Unengaged and UnreachedMajeraAnimism
BeezenBeezenCameroon950Unengaged and UnreachedBeezenRoman Catholicism
BebeleBebeleCameroon108,000Unengaged and UnreachedBebeleProtestantism
HijukHijukCameroon1,000Unengaged and UnreachedHijukProtestantism
KeraKeraCameroon15,000Engaged yet UnreachedKeraAnimism
KomaKomaCameroon10,000Engaged yet UnreachedKomaProtestantism
DzemDzemCameroon61,500Engaged yet UnreachedKoonzimeProtestantism
EtonEtonCameroon433,000Engaged yet UnreachedEton (Cameroon)Ethnoreligion
EvandsEvandsCameroon2,300Engaged yet UnreachedEvantRoman Catholicism
DugunDugunCameroon16,500Engaged yet UnreachedDugunProtestantism
DualaDualaCameroon296,000Engaged yet UnreachedDualaProtestantism
EwondoEwondoCameroon2,105,000Engaged yet UnreachedEwondoEthnoreligion
FangFangCameroon219,000Engaged yet UnreachedFang (Equatorial Guinea)Ethnoreligion
KotopoKotopoCameroon63,000Engaged yet UnreachedPereNeo-Pentecostalism
FutFutCameroon156,000Engaged yet UnreachedBafutProtestantism
CakaCakaCameroon16,000Engaged yet UnreachedCakaProtestantism
BuwalBuwalCameroon15,000Engaged yet UnreachedBuwalAnimism
GimmeGimmeCameroon10,000Engaged yet UnreachedGimmeFolk Islam
BuluBuluCameroon1,425,000Engaged yet UnreachedBulu (Cameroon)Protestantism
BudumaBudumaCameroon500Engaged yet UnreachedBudumaFolk Islam
GimnimeGimnimeCameroon10,000Engaged yet UnreachedGimnimeFolk Islam
Bororo FulaniBororo FulaniCameroon248,000Engaged yet UnreachedNigerian FulfuldeFolk Islam
KwakumKwakumCameroon19,500Engaged yet UnreachedKwakumRoman Catholicism
LaamangLaamangCameroon29,000Engaged yet UnreachedLamangEthnoreligion
GlavdaGlavdaCameroon10,000Engaged yet UnreachedGlavdaAnimism
MabasMabasCameroon16,500Engaged yet UnreachedVemgo-MabasSunni Islam
BimaBimaCameroon215,000Engaged yet UnreachedOrokoEthnoreligion
Bikele-BikayBikele-BikayCameroon32,500Engaged yet UnreachedKol (Cameroon)Protestantism
GudeGudeCameroon82,000Engaged yet UnreachedGudeAnimism
BetsingaBetsingaCameroon88,000Engaged yet UnreachedTukiEthnoreligion
BelipBelipCameroon22,000Engaged yet UnreachedElipProtestantism
BekpakBekpakCameroon133,000Engaged yet UnreachedBafiaProtestantism
MambilaMambilaCameroon74,000Engaged yet UnreachedCameroon MambilaAnimism
GudufGudufCameroon6,500Engaged yet UnreachedGuduf-GavaAnimism
MandaraMandaraCameroon80,000Engaged yet UnreachedWandalaFolk Islam
GeweGeweCameroon6,500Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
MangisaMangisaCameroon73,500Engaged yet UnreachedMengisaProtestantism
MalgbeMalgbeCameroon11,500Engaged yet UnreachedMalgbeFolk Islam

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