Cameroon (CMR)

Cameroon is a country in Africa with a population of 30,248,900. 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 · 30,249K People

EngagementGroupsPopulation
Unengaged and Unreached16368.2K
Engaged yet Unreached10718,086K
No Longer Unreached13711,795K

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 4 of 6)

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
BakokoBakokoCameroon170,000Engaged yet UnreachedBakokoProtestantism
BakossiBakossiCameroon201,000Engaged yet UnreachedAkooseProtestantism
BakunduBakunduCameroon196,000Engaged yet UnreachedOrokoProtestantism
BaliBaliCameroon170,000Engaged yet UnreachedMungakaFolk Islam
BamaliBamaliCameroon17,500Engaged yet UnreachedBamaliProtestantism
BamenyamBamenyamCameroon9,700Engaged yet UnreachedBamenyamProtestantism
Bamileke FefeBamileke FefeCameroon420,000Engaged yet UnreachedFe'fe'Protestantism
Bamileke NdandaBamileke NdandaCameroon26,500Engaged yet UnreachedNda'nda'Protestantism
Bamileke-BandjounBamileke-BandjounCameroon880,000Engaged yet UnreachedGhomálá'Protestantism
Bamileke-BatchamBamileke-BatchamCameroon298,000Engaged yet UnreachedNgiemboonProtestantism
Bamileke-MedumbaBamileke-MedumbaCameroon531,000Engaged yet UnreachedMedumbaEthnoreligion
Bamileke-NgombaBamileke-NgombaCameroon133,000Engaged yet UnreachedNgombaProtestantism
Bamileke-TchangBamileke-TchangCameroon734,000Engaged yet UnreachedYembaProtestantism
BamukumbitBamukumbitCameroon19,000Engaged yet UnreachedBamukumbitProtestantism
BanagereBanagereCameroon43,500Engaged yet UnreachedMesakaProtestantism
BangolanBangolanCameroon28,000Engaged yet UnreachedBangolanFolk Islam
BassaBassaCameroon719,000Engaged yet UnreachedBasa (Cameroon)Protestantism
BekpakBekpakCameroon133,000Engaged yet UnreachedBafiaProtestantism
BelipBelipCameroon22,000Engaged yet UnreachedElipProtestantism
BetsingaBetsingaCameroon88,500Engaged yet UnreachedTukiEthnoreligion
Bikele-BikayBikele-BikayCameroon32,500Engaged yet UnreachedKol (Cameroon)Protestantism
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

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