Cameroon (CMR)

Cameroon is a country in Africa with a population of 30,248,400. 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 · 30,248K People

EngagementGroupsPopulation
Unengaged and Unreached16368.2K
Engaged yet Unreached10718,086K
No Longer Unreached13711,794K

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 2 of 6)

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
BimaBimaCameroon215,000Engaged yet UnreachedOrokoEthnoreligion
Bororo FulaniBororo FulaniCameroon248,000Engaged yet UnreachedNigerian FulfuldeFolk Islam
BudumaBudumaCameroon500Engaged yet UnreachedBudumaFolk Islam
BuluBuluCameroon1,425,000Engaged yet UnreachedBulu (Cameroon)Protestantism
BuwalBuwalCameroon15,000Engaged yet UnreachedBuwalAnimism
CakaCakaCameroon16,000Engaged yet UnreachedCakaProtestantism
DualaDualaCameroon297,000Engaged yet UnreachedDualaProtestantism
DugunDugunCameroon16,500Engaged yet UnreachedDugunProtestantism
DzemDzemCameroon61,500Engaged yet UnreachedKoonzimeProtestantism
EtonEtonCameroon433,000Engaged yet UnreachedEton (Cameroon)Ethnoreligion
EvandsEvandsCameroon2,300Engaged yet UnreachedEvantRoman Catholicism
EwondoEwondoCameroon2,105,000Engaged yet UnreachedEwondoEthnoreligion
FangFangCameroon219,000Engaged yet UnreachedFang (Equatorial Guinea)Ethnoreligion
FutFutCameroon156,000Engaged yet UnreachedBafutProtestantism
GimmeGimmeCameroon10,000Engaged yet UnreachedGimmeFolk Islam
GimnimeGimnimeCameroon10,000Engaged yet UnreachedGimnimeFolk Islam
GlavdaGlavdaCameroon10,000Engaged yet UnreachedGlavdaAnimism
GudeGudeCameroon82,000Engaged yet UnreachedGudeAnimism
GudufGudufCameroon6,500Engaged yet UnreachedGuduf-GavaAnimism
GeweGeweCameroon6,500Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
MalgbeMalgbeCameroon11,500Engaged yet UnreachedMalgbeFolk Islam
HausaHausaCameroon434,000Engaged yet UnreachedHausaFolk Islam
HinaHinaCameroon24,500Engaged yet UnreachedMina (Cameroon)Folk Islam
HyaHyaCameroon1,900Engaged yet UnreachedHyaAnimism
JimiJimiCameroon13,000Engaged yet UnreachedJimi (Cameroon)Folk Islam
KamweKamweCameroon12,500Engaged yet UnreachedKamweAnimism
KeraKeraCameroon15,000Engaged yet UnreachedKeraAnimism
KomaKomaCameroon10,000Engaged yet UnreachedKomaProtestantism
KotopoKotopoCameroon63,000Engaged yet UnreachedPereNeo-Pentecostalism
KwakumKwakumCameroon19,500Engaged yet UnreachedKwakumRoman Catholicism
LaamangLaamangCameroon29,000Engaged yet UnreachedLamangEthnoreligion
MabasMabasCameroon16,500Engaged yet UnreachedVemgo-MabasSunni Islam
MambilaMambilaCameroon74,000Engaged yet UnreachedCameroon MambilaAnimism
MandaraMandaraCameroon80,000Engaged yet UnreachedWandalaFolk Islam
MangisaMangisaCameroon73,500Engaged yet UnreachedMengisaProtestantism
MbedamMbedamCameroon12,500Engaged yet UnreachedMbudumProtestantism
MbimuMbimuCameroon12,500Engaged yet UnreachedMpiemoEthnoreligion
MefeleMefeleCameroon21,500Engaged yet UnreachedMefeleAnimism
MenemoMenemoCameroon295,000Engaged yet UnreachedMeta'Folk Islam
TerkiTerkiCameroon4,900Engaged yet UnreachedTsuvanFolk Islam
WawaWawaCameroon8,200Engaged yet UnreachedWawaFolk Islam
TwendiTwendiCameroon3,600Engaged yet UnreachedKwanjaFolk Islam
NjengNjengCameroon30,500Engaged yet UnreachedNzanyiSunni Islam
NkomNkomCameroon403,000Engaged yet UnreachedKom (Cameroon)Protestantism
NomandeNomandeCameroon20,500Engaged yet UnreachedNomaandeEthnoreligion
North FaliNorth FaliCameroon54,500Engaged yet UnreachedNorth FaliFolk Islam
North MakaaNorth MakaaCameroon26,500Engaged yet UnreachedByepProtestantism
TivTivCameroon2,100Engaged yet UnreachedTivProtestantism
TikarTikarCameroon190,000Engaged yet UnreachedTikarAnimism
NsoNsoCameroon410,000Engaged yet UnreachedLamnso'Roman Catholicism

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