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 5 of 6)

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
BokyiBokyiCameroon11,000No Longer UnreachedBokyiProtestantism
BombokoBombokoCameroon8,200No Longer UnreachedWumbokoProtestantism
BuBuCameroon2,200No Longer UnreachedMundabli-MufuFolk Islam
BumBumCameroon43,000No Longer UnreachedBumProtestantism
BusamBusamCameroon3,100No Longer UnreachedBusamProtestantism
Chamba DakaChamba DakaCameroon34,000No Longer UnreachedSamba DakaProtestantism
Chamba LekoChamba LekoCameroon62,000No Longer UnreachedSamba LekoEthnoreligion
CuvokCuvokCameroon16,500No Longer UnreachedCuvokFolk Islam
DabaDabaCameroon40,000No Longer UnreachedDabaSunni Islam
DjantiDjantiCameroon3,600No Longer UnreachedTibeaProtestantism
DoyayoDoyayoCameroon56,000No Longer UnreachedDoyayoAnimism
DugworDugworCameroon10,000No Longer UnreachedDugworFolk Islam
DuupaDuupaCameroon12,500No Longer UnreachedDuupaFolk Islam
EfikEfikCameroon20,500No Longer UnreachedEfikProtestantism
EjaghamEjaghamCameroon103,000No Longer UnreachedEjaghamProtestantism
GavarGavarCameroon14,000No Longer UnreachedGavarFolk Islam
GbayaGbayaCameroon448,000No Longer UnreachedNorthwest GbayaProtestantism
GidarGidarCameroon183,000No Longer UnreachedGidarFolk Islam
GyeleGyeleCameroon8,400No Longer UnreachedGyeleProtestantism
HediHediCameroon53,500No Longer UnreachedHdiSunni Islam
IbibioIbibioCameroon62,000No Longer UnreachedIbibioProtestantism
IgboIgboCameroon124,000No Longer UnreachedIgboProtestantism
IsuIsuCameroon25,000No Longer UnreachedIsuAnimism
JukunJukunCameroon5,100No Longer UnreachedJukun TakumEthnoreligion
KakaKakaCameroon193,000No Longer UnreachedKakoAnimism
KamkamKamkamCameroon3,100No Longer UnreachedMbongnoProtestantism
KapsikiKapsikiCameroon137,000No Longer UnreachedPsikyeSunni Islam
KarangKarangCameroon43,000No Longer UnreachedKarangFolk Islam
KarreKarreCameroon9,300No Longer UnreachedKare (Central African Republic)Folk Islam
KidzomKidzomCameroon57,500No Longer UnreachedBabankiProtestantism
KohKohCameroon13,000No Longer UnreachedKuoAnimism
KolbilaKolbilaCameroon5,700No Longer UnreachedKolbilaFolk Islam
KombeKombeCameroon4,600No Longer UnreachedNgumbiRoman Catholicism
KonjaKonjaCameroon50,500No Longer UnreachedKwanjaAnimism
OdodopOdodopCameroon15,500No Longer UnreachedDuropProtestantism
KosinKosinCameroon2,000No Longer UnreachedKoshinProtestantism
KotokoKotokoCameroon25,000No Longer UnreachedLagwanFolk Islam
KpeKpeCameroon205,000No Longer UnreachedMokpweProtestantism
KumajuKumajuCameroon9,000No Longer UnreachedKemedzungFolk Islam
KuseriKuseriCameroon1,000No Longer UnreachedMserFolk Islam
KutepKutepCameroon4,200No Longer UnreachedKutepProtestantism
Bamileke-KwaBamileke-KwaCameroon2,000No Longer UnreachedKwa'Protestantism
KwajaKwajaCameroon6,200No Longer UnreachedKwajaProtestantism
LaimbueLaimbueCameroon12,000No Longer UnreachedLaimbueProtestantism
MadaMadaCameroon57,500No Longer UnreachedMada (Cameroon)Folk Islam
MandankweMandankweCameroon46,500No Longer UnreachedMendankwe-NkwenFolk Islam
MangbaiMangbaiCameroon17,500No Longer UnreachedMambaiProtestantism
MasaMasaCameroon350,000No Longer UnreachedMasanaAnimism
MaslamMaslamCameroon500No Longer UnreachedMaslamAnimism
MafaMafaCameroon387,000No Longer UnreachedMafaSunni Islam

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