City evidence profile
Bafang Population 1980
Cameroon 5.156207, 10.173650
1980 population · Estimate
52,509
UN WUP Degree of Urbanization city population at mid-year
Location record
Administrative area not supplied
Cameroon · CMR
CityEvidence derived analysis
Research snapshot
The latest city density observation is 7,501 people per km² for 1980. The latest city land-area observation is 7.0 km² for 1980.
1980 density7,501people/km²
Population through time
One source series, shown without converting estimates into “live” counters.
| Year | Population | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 55,704 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 1980 | 52,509 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
Context, without fake precision
Country-level indicators are labelled as country context and are never presented as city measurements.
Country population growth
2.6%
2025 · World Bank · national value
Country urban population
55.7%
2025 · World Bank · national value
Country life expectancy
64.0
2024 · World Bank · national value
Country population
29,879,337
2025 · World Bank · national value
City population density
7,501
1980 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · people/km²
City land area
7.0
1980 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · km²
Sources & provenance
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UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population · 1980 · Estimate · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population density · 1980 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City land area · 1980 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗World Bank Open DataNational context series · latest population observation 2025 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗GeoNames geographic referenceCoordinates, country and administrative-area identity used for place reference and matching.
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