| Town | 1925-35 | 1953 | 1964 | 1967 | 1976 | 1987 | 1998 | 2000-2004 | 2012 |
| Limbe | 3131 | 8025 | 15,919 | 19,525 | 26,988 | 44,561 | 46,203 | 11,6047 (2004) | 140,982 |
| Kribi | NA | 3000 (1948) | NA | NA | 11,286 | 21,500 | 32,460 | 48,800(2001) |
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| Douala | 5000 | 124,000 | 170,000 (1960) | NA | 458,426 | 809,852 | NA | 1,692,323(2002) | 2,100,000 |