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
All

260 people groups (page 5 of 6)

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
CungCungCameroon4,000Unengaged and UnreachedChungFolk Islam
Yerwa KanuriYerwa KanuriCameroon192,000Engaged yet UnreachedCentral KanuriFolk Islam
Deaf CamerooniansDeaf CamerooniansCameroon150,000Unengaged and UnreachedCameroon Sign LanguageEthnoreligion
Cameroonian CreolesCameroonian CreolesCameroon4,400,000No Longer UnreachedCameroon PidginRoman Catholicism
MambilaMambilaCameroon74,000Engaged yet UnreachedCameroon MambilaAnimism
CakaCakaCameroon16,000Engaged yet UnreachedCakaProtestantism
North MakaaNorth MakaaCameroon26,500Engaged yet UnreachedByepProtestantism
BuwalBuwalCameroon15,000Engaged yet UnreachedBuwalAnimism
BusamBusamCameroon3,100No Longer UnreachedBusamProtestantism
BumBumCameroon43,000No Longer UnreachedBumProtestantism
BuluBuluCameroon1,425,000Engaged yet UnreachedBulu (Cameroon)Protestantism
BudumaBudumaCameroon500Engaged yet UnreachedBudumaFolk Islam
BobeBobeCameroon2,300No Longer UnreachedBubiaProtestantism
BomwaliBomwaliCameroon12,500Unengaged and UnreachedBomwaliProtestantism
BokyiBokyiCameroon11,000No Longer UnreachedBokyiProtestantism
BakweleBakweleCameroon44,000No Longer UnreachedBekwelEthnoreligion
Biba-BefangBiba-BefangCameroon6,200No Longer UnreachedBefangProtestantism
BeezenBeezenCameroon950Unengaged and UnreachedBeezenRoman Catholicism
BebilBebilCameroon15,000No Longer UnreachedBebilEthnoreligion
BebeleBebeleCameroon108,000Unengaged and UnreachedBebeleProtestantism
BatiBatiCameroon3,300No Longer UnreachedBati (Cameroon)Protestantism
BatangaBatangaCameroon20,500No Longer UnreachedBatangaProtestantism
BataBataCameroon16,000No Longer UnreachedBataSunni Islam
BassossiBassossiCameroon9,700No Longer UnreachedBassossiProtestantism
BassaBassaCameroon719,000Engaged yet UnreachedBasa (Cameroon)Protestantism
BarombiBarombiCameroon6,000No Longer UnreachedBarombiRoman Catholicism
AboAboCameroon24,000No Longer UnreachedBankonProtestantism
BangolanBangolanCameroon28,000Engaged yet UnreachedBangolanFolk Islam
BagandoBagandoCameroon6,200Engaged yet UnreachedBanganduProtestantism
BanaBanaCameroon38,000No Longer UnreachedBanaEthnoreligion
Ndop-BamunkaNdop-BamunkaCameroon49,500No Longer UnreachedBamunkaProtestantism
BamumBamumCameroon730,000Engaged yet UnreachedBamunFolk Islam
BamukumbitBamukumbitCameroon19,000Engaged yet UnreachedBamukumbitProtestantism
BamenyamBamenyamCameroon9,700Engaged yet UnreachedBamenyamProtestantism
BambiliBambiliCameroon32,000No Longer UnreachedBambili-BambuiProtestantism
BambalangBambalangCameroon46,500No Longer UnreachedBambalangProtestantism
BamaliBamaliCameroon17,500Engaged yet UnreachedBamaliProtestantism
BaloBaloCameroon4,600No Longer UnreachedBaloProtestantism
BakokoBakokoCameroon170,000Engaged yet UnreachedBakokoProtestantism
BakaBakaCameroon66,500Engaged yet UnreachedBaka (Cameroon)Protestantism
FutFutCameroon156,000Engaged yet UnreachedBafutProtestantism
BekpakBekpakCameroon133,000Engaged yet UnreachedBafiaProtestantism
DimbongDimbongCameroon350Unengaged and UnreachedBafiaRoman Catholicism
BafawBafawCameroon28,500Engaged yet UnreachedBafaw-BalongProtestantism
BafanjiBafanjiCameroon27,500Engaged yet UnreachedBafanjiFolk Islam
KidzomKidzomCameroon57,500No Longer UnreachedBabankiProtestantism
BabaBabaCameroon42,500Engaged yet UnreachedBabaAnimism
AwingAwingCameroon38,000No Longer UnreachedAwingAfrican Traditional Religion
AtongAtongCameroon8,600Engaged yet UnreachedAtong (Cameroon)Neo-Pentecostalism
AmbeleAmbeleCameroon5,300Engaged yet UnreachedAmbeleProtestantism

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