Cameroon (CMR)

Cameroon is a country in Africa with a population of 30,230,300. 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 · 30,230K People

EngagementGroupsPopulation
Unengaged and Unreached16368.2K
Engaged yet Unreached10718,078K
No Longer Unreached13711,785K

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 IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
WokoWokoCameroon8,100No Longer UnreachedLongtoFolk Islam
SuSuCameroon2,700Engaged yet UnreachedIsubuProtestantism
SugaSugaCameroon31,500No Longer UnreachedSugaFolk Islam
TerkiTerkiCameroon4,900Engaged yet UnreachedTsuvanFolk Islam
Tigon MbembeTigon MbembeCameroon122,000No Longer UnreachedTigon MbembeAnimism
TikarTikarCameroon190,000Engaged yet UnreachedTikarAnimism
TivTivCameroon2,100Engaged yet UnreachedTivProtestantism
TuburiTuburiCameroon349,000No Longer UnreachedTupuriAnimism
TuotombTuotombCameroon3,200No Longer UnreachedTuotombProtestantism
TwendiTwendiCameroon3,600Engaged yet UnreachedKwanjaFolk Islam
VereVereCameroon13,500No Longer UnreachedMom JangoAnimism
VuteVuteCameroon44,500Engaged yet UnreachedVuteFolk Islam
WawaWawaCameroon8,200Engaged yet UnreachedWawaFolk Islam
WehWehCameroon16,500No Longer UnreachedWehProtestantism
South MofuSouth MofuCameroon144,000No Longer UnreachedMofu-GudurAnimism
WomWomCameroon65,500Unengaged and UnreachedWom (Nigeria)Protestantism
WuzlamWuzlamCameroon35,500No Longer UnreachedWuzlamSunni Islam
YambasaYambasaCameroon104,000Engaged yet UnreachedNugunu (Cameroon)Roman Catholicism
YambettaYambettaCameroon12,500No Longer UnreachedYambetaEthnoreligion
YangbenYangbenCameroon5,500No Longer UnreachedYangbenRoman Catholicism
YasaYasaCameroon3,100No Longer UnreachedIyasaRoman Catholicism
Yerwa KanuriYerwa KanuriCameroon192,000Engaged yet UnreachedCentral KanuriFolk Islam
Fali of JilbuFali of JilbuCameroon5,500No Longer UnreachedZizilivakanFolk Islam
ZulgoZulgoCameroon48,500No Longer UnreachedZulgo-GemzekAnimism
Adamawa FulaniAdamawa FulaniCameroon3,225,000Engaged yet UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
Deaf CamerooniansDeaf CamerooniansCameroon150,000Unengaged and UnreachedCameroon Sign LanguageEthnoreligion
Cameroonian CreolesCameroonian CreolesCameroon4,400,000No Longer UnreachedCameroon PidginRoman Catholicism
PevePeveCameroon13,000No Longer UnreachedPévéAnimism
North MakaaNorth MakaaCameroon26,500Engaged yet UnreachedByepProtestantism
North MofuNorth MofuCameroon92,000No Longer UnreachedNorth MofuAnimism
Northern FungomNorthern FungomCameroon2,400No Longer UnreachedMmenProtestantism
NsoNsoCameroon409,000Engaged yet UnreachedLamnso'Roman Catholicism
WimbumWimbumCameroon248,000No Longer UnreachedLimbumProtestantism
NyangNyangCameroon136,000No Longer UnreachedKenyangProtestantism
NyikubenNyikubenCameroon2,800No Longer UnreachedYukubenProtestantism
NzakmbayNzakmbayCameroon28,500Engaged yet UnreachedNzakambayAnimism
ObanlikuObanlikuCameroon31,000No Longer UnreachedObanlikuProtestantism
OkuOkuCameroon150,000No Longer UnreachedOkuProtestantism
OsatuOsatuCameroon800Unengaged and UnreachedOsatuAnimism
PamPamCameroon125Unengaged and UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeFolk Islam
North GisigaNorth GisigaCameroon68,000No Longer UnreachedNorth GizigaAnimism
DiiDiiCameroon159,000No Longer UnreachedDiiAnimism
PinyinPinyinCameroon49,500Engaged yet UnreachedPinyinNeo-Pentecostalism
PobyengPobyengCameroon37,500Engaged yet UnreachedMpumpongEthnoreligion
PodokoPodokoCameroon74,000No Longer UnreachedParkwaAnimism
PoriPoriCameroon80,500No Longer UnreachedPomoProtestantism
Sara MbaiSara MbaiCameroon6,700No Longer UnreachedMbayNeo-Pentecostalism
SariSariCameroon12,000Engaged yet UnreachedDugunFolk Islam
SharwaSharwaCameroon10,500Engaged yet UnreachedSaruaFolk Islam
SoSoCameroon22,000Engaged yet UnreachedSwoNeo-Pentecostalism

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