Cameroon (CMR)

Cameroon is a country in Africa with a population of 30,241,800. 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 · 30,242K People

EngagementGroupsPopulation
Unengaged and Unreached16368.2K
Engaged yet Unreached10718,082K
No Longer Unreached13711,792K

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
South MofuSouth MofuCameroon144,000No Longer UnreachedMofu-GudurAnimism
NoniNoniCameroon69,000No Longer UnreachedNooneProtestantism
North GisigaNorth GisigaCameroon68,000No Longer UnreachedNorth GizigaAnimism
North MofuNorth MofuCameroon92,000No Longer UnreachedNorth MofuAnimism
Northern FungomNorthern FungomCameroon2,400No Longer UnreachedMmenProtestantism
WimbumWimbumCameroon248,000No Longer UnreachedLimbumProtestantism
NyangNyangCameroon136,000No Longer UnreachedKenyangProtestantism
NyikubenNyikubenCameroon2,800No Longer UnreachedYukubenProtestantism
OkuOkuCameroon151,000No Longer UnreachedOkuProtestantism
PevePeveCameroon13,000No Longer UnreachedPévéAnimism
DiiDiiCameroon159,000No Longer UnreachedDiiAnimism
PodokoPodokoCameroon74,000No Longer UnreachedParkwaAnimism
PoriPoriCameroon80,500No Longer UnreachedPomoProtestantism
Sara MbaiSara MbaiCameroon6,700No Longer UnreachedMbayNeo-Pentecostalism
South FaliSouth FaliCameroon68,000No Longer UnreachedSouth FaliFolk Islam
South GisigaSouth GisigaCameroon152,000No Longer UnreachedSouth GizigaAnimism
ObanlikuObanlikuCameroon31,000No Longer UnreachedObanlikuProtestantism
SugaSugaCameroon31,500No Longer UnreachedSugaFolk Islam
Tigon MbembeTigon MbembeCameroon122,000No Longer UnreachedTigon MbembeAnimism
TuburiTuburiCameroon350,000No Longer UnreachedTupuriAnimism
TuotombTuotombCameroon3,200No Longer UnreachedTuotombProtestantism
VereVereCameroon13,500No Longer UnreachedMom JangoAnimism
WehWehCameroon16,500No Longer UnreachedWehProtestantism
WokoWokoCameroon8,100No Longer UnreachedLongtoFolk Islam
WuzlamWuzlamCameroon35,500No Longer UnreachedWuzlamSunni Islam
YambettaYambettaCameroon12,500No Longer UnreachedYambetaEthnoreligion
YangbenYangbenCameroon5,500No Longer UnreachedYangbenRoman Catholicism
YasaYasaCameroon3,100No Longer UnreachedIyasaRoman Catholicism
Fali of JilbuFali of JilbuCameroon5,500No Longer UnreachedZizilivakanFolk Islam
ZulgoZulgoCameroon48,500No Longer UnreachedZulgo-GemzekAnimism
Cameroonian CreolesCameroonian CreolesCameroon4,400,000No Longer UnreachedCameroon PidginRoman Catholicism
MundangMundangCameroon192,000No Longer UnreachedMundangEthnoreligion
NchaNchaCameroon6,200No Longer UnreachedKwajaRoman Catholicism
NcaneNcaneCameroon29,500No Longer UnreachedNcaneRoman Catholicism
Ndop-BamunkaNdop-BamunkaCameroon49,500No Longer UnreachedBamunkaProtestantism
MusgumMusgumCameroon242,000No Longer UnreachedMusguSunni Islam
NdremeNdremeCameroon25,500No Longer UnreachedVameAnimism
NgembaNgembaCameroon37,000No Longer UnreachedNgembaProtestantism
MungongMungongCameroon15,500No Longer UnreachedNcaneFolk Islam
NgiNgiCameroon74,500No Longer UnreachedNgieProtestantism
VengooVengooCameroon43,000No Longer UnreachedVengoRoman Catholicism
MulimbaMulimbaCameroon4,300No Longer UnreachedMalimbaRoman Catholicism
MonoMonoCameroon3,700No Longer UnreachedAdamawa FulfuldeProtestantism
NgumbaNgumbaCameroon29,000No Longer UnreachedKwasioEthnoreligion
NgweNgweCameroon147,000No Longer UnreachedNgweProtestantism
NgwoNgwoCameroon105,000No Longer UnreachedNgwoProtestantism
GevokoGevokoCameroon2,200No Longer UnreachedGvokoEthnoreligion
NimbariNimbariCameroon250No Longer UnreachedSouth FaliFolk Islam
KolbilaKolbilaCameroon5,700No Longer UnreachedKolbilaFolk Islam
BokyiBokyiCameroon11,000No Longer UnreachedBokyiProtestantism

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