Population of Cameroon
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
Date | 06 Dec 2024 |
The current population of Cameroon is 29,578,494 as of February 06, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Cameroon is projected at 29,123,744, or 29.12 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Cameroon is projected at 28,372,687, or 28.37 million people for the year 2023.
Cameroon ranks 52nd in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Cameroon is ranked 17th among 58 countries and territories in Africa.
- Population
- Growth rate
- Net change
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
1950 | 4,298,444 | 4,330,084 | 63,280 | 1.461 | 0.170 |
1951 | 4,361,724 | 4,395,353 | 67,258 | 1.530 | 0.170 |
1952 | 4,428,982 | 4,464,716 | 71,468 | 1.601 | 0.170 |
1953 | 4,500,450 | 4,538,446 | 75,992 | 1.674 | 0.170 |
1954 | 4,576,442 | 4,616,886 | 80,887 | 1.752 | 0.170 |
1955 | 4,657,329 | 4,700,257 | 85,857 | 1.827 | 0.170 |
1956 | 4,743,186 | 4,788,337 | 90,301 | 1.886 | 0.170 |
1957 | 4,833,487 | 4,878,933 | 90,892 | 1.863 | 0.170 |
1958 | 4,924,379 | 4,972,218 | 95,679 | 1.924 | 0.170 |
1959 | 5,020,058 | 5,070,071 | 100,026 | 1.973 | 0.170 |
1960 | 5,120,084 | 5,159,057 | 77,947 | 1.511 | 0.170 |
1961 | 5,198,031 | 5,239,273 | 82,483 | 1.574 | 0.170 |
1962 | 5,280,514 | 5,338,620 | 116,213 | 2.177 | 0.170 |
1963 | 5,396,727 | 5,456,623 | 119,792 | 2.195 | 0.170 |
1964 | 5,516,519 | 5,578,257 | 123,476 | 2.214 | 0.170 |
1965 | 5,639,995 | 5,704,686 | 129,382 | 2.268 | 0.170 |
1966 | 5,769,377 | 5,837,295 | 135,836 | 2.327 | 0.170 |
1967 | 5,905,213 | 5,977,318 | 144,210 | 2.413 | 0.170 |
1968 | 6,049,423 | 6,125,863 | 152,880 | 2.496 | 0.170 |
1969 | 6,202,303 | 6,283,462 | 162,319 | 2.583 | 0.170 |
1970 | 6,364,622 | 6,449,793 | 170,342 | 2.641 | 0.170 |
1971 | 6,534,964 | 6,624,408 | 178,889 | 2.701 | 0.180 |
1972 | 6,713,853 | 6,806,872 | 186,038 | 2.733 | 0.180 |
1973 | 6,899,891 | 6,996,660 | 193,538 | 2.766 | 0.180 |
1974 | 7,093,429 | 7,193,583 | 200,309 | 2.785 | 0.180 |
1975 | 7,293,738 | 7,397,120 | 206,765 | 2.795 | 0.180 |
1976 | 7,500,503 | 7,597,962 | 194,917 | 2.566 | 0.180 |
1977 | 7,695,420 | 7,796,501 | 202,162 | 2.593 | 0.180 |
1978 | 7,897,582 | 8,011,921 | 228,678 | 2.854 | 0.190 |
1979 | 8,126,260 | 8,239,641 | 226,763 | 2.752 | 0.190 |
1980 | 8,353,023 | 8,512,219 | 318,391 | 3.741 | 0.190 |
1981 | 8,671,414 | 8,816,377 | 289,925 | 3.289 | 0.190 |
1982 | 8,961,339 | 9,028,678 | 134,678 | 1.492 | 0.200 |
1983 | 9,096,017 | 9,215,397 | 238,760 | 2.591 | 0.200 |
1984 | 9,334,777 | 9,475,078 | 280,602 | 2.962 | 0.200 |
1985 | 9,615,379 | 9,761,730 | 292,702 | 2.999 | 0.200 |
1986 | 9,908,081 | 10,060,342 | 304,522 | 3.027 | 0.200 |
1987 | 10,212,603 | 10,370,749 | 316,293 | 3.050 | 0.210 |
1988 | 10,528,896 | 10,684,968 | 312,144 | 2.922 | 0.210 |
1989 | 10,841,040 | 11,002,745 | 323,410 | 2.940 | 0.210 |
1990 | 11,164,450 | 11,331,821 | 334,742 | 2.954 | 0.210 |
1991 | 11,499,192 | 11,667,180 | 335,976 | 2.880 | 0.220 |
1992 | 11,835,168 | 12,006,353 | 342,371 | 2.852 | 0.220 |
1993 | 12,177,539 | 12,353,131 | 351,184 | 2.843 | 0.220 |
1994 | 12,528,723 | 12,704,903 | 352,360 | 2.774 | 0.220 |
1995 | 12,881,083 | 13,058,516 | 354,866 | 2.718 | 0.230 |
1996 | 13,235,949 | 13,414,757 | 357,617 | 2.666 | 0.230 |
1997 | 13,593,566 | 13,775,214 | 363,296 | 2.637 | 0.230 |
1998 | 13,956,862 | 14,144,860 | 375,995 | 2.658 | 0.240 |
1999 | 14,332,857 | 14,525,140 | 384,567 | 2.648 | 0.240 |
2000 | 14,717,424 | 14,912,631 | 390,414 | 2.618 | 0.240 |
2001 | 15,107,838 | 15,309,490 | 403,305 | 2.634 | 0.240 |
2002 | 15,511,143 | 15,725,528 | 428,769 | 2.727 | 0.250 |
2003 | 15,939,912 | 16,160,340 | 440,856 | 2.728 | 0.250 |
2004 | 16,380,768 | 16,610,487 | 459,439 | 2.766 | 0.260 |
2005 | 16,840,207 | 17,074,594 | 468,774 | 2.746 | 0.260 |
2006 | 17,308,981 | 17,550,407 | 482,851 | 2.751 | 0.260 |
2007 | 17,791,832 | 18,049,896 | 516,128 | 2.860 | 0.270 |
2008 | 18,307,960 | 18,574,056 | 532,193 | 2.865 | 0.270 |
2009 | 18,840,153 | 19,113,974 | 547,641 | 2.865 | 0.280 |
2010 | 19,387,794 | 19,668,066 | 560,544 | 2.850 | 0.280 |
2011 | 19,948,338 | 20,232,304 | 567,931 | 2.807 | 0.280 |
2012 | 20,516,269 | 20,809,529 | 586,520 | 2.819 | 0.290 |
2013 | 21,102,789 | 21,402,376 | 599,174 | 2.800 | 0.290 |
2014 | 21,701,963 | 22,059,893 | 715,860 | 3.245 | 0.300 |
2015 | 22,417,823 | 22,763,414 | 691,183 | 3.037 | 0.300 |
2016 | 23,109,006 | 23,454,161 | 690,311 | 2.943 | 0.310 |
2017 | 23,799,317 | 24,128,601 | 658,568 | 2.730 | 0.320 |
2018 | 24,457,885 | 24,806,383 | 696,996 | 2.810 | 0.320 |
2019 | 25,154,881 | 25,506,095 | 702,428 | 2.754 | 0.330 |
2020 | 25,857,309 | 26,210,558 | 706,498 | 2.696 | 0.330 |
2021 | 26,563,807 | 26,915,758 | 703,903 | 2.615 | 0.340 |
2022 | 27,267,710 | 27,632,771 | 730,123 | 2.642 | 0.340 |
2023 | 27,997,833 | 28,372,687 | 749,708 | 2.643 | 0.350 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
2024 | 28,747,541 | 29,123,744 | 752,405 | 2.584 | 0.360 |
2025 | 29,499,946 | 29,879,337 | 758,782 | 2.540 | 0.360 |
2026 | 30,258,728 | 30,640,817 | 764,177 | 2.494 | 0.370 |
2027 | 31,022,905 | 31,410,384 | 774,958 | 2.467 | 0.380 |
2028 | 31,797,863 | 32,190,668 | 785,610 | 2.441 | 0.380 |
2029 | 32,583,473 | 32,979,283 | 791,619 | 2.400 | 0.390 |
2030 | 33,375,092 | 33,777,190 | 804,195 | 2.381 | 0.390 |
2031 | 34,179,287 | 34,584,117 | 809,660 | 2.341 | 0.400 |
2032 | 34,988,947 | 35,399,671 | 821,448 | 2.321 | 0.410 |
2033 | 35,810,395 | 36,223,483 | 826,176 | 2.281 | 0.410 |
2034 | 36,636,571 | 37,054,810 | 836,477 | 2.258 | 0.420 |
2035 | 37,473,048 | 37,893,818 | 841,540 | 2.221 | 0.430 |
2036 | 38,314,588 | 38,742,467 | 855,759 | 2.209 | 0.430 |
2037 | 39,170,347 | 39,600,372 | 860,051 | 2.172 | 0.440 |
2038 | 40,030,398 | 40,463,012 | 865,227 | 2.138 | 0.450 |
2039 | 40,895,625 | 41,332,840 | 874,431 | 2.116 | 0.450 |
2040 | 41,770,056 | 42,208,003 | 875,894 | 2.075 | 0.460 |
2041 | 42,645,950 | 43,089,980 | 888,059 | 2.061 | 0.470 |
2042 | 43,534,009 | 43,976,016 | 884,015 | 2.010 | 0.470 |
2043 | 44,418,024 | 44,857,801 | 879,554 | 1.961 | 0.480 |
2044 | 45,297,578 | 45,741,474 | 887,793 | 1.941 | 0.490 |
2045 | 46,185,371 | 46,629,039 | 887,336 | 1.903 | 0.490 |
2046 | 47,072,707 | 47,519,038 | 892,662 | 1.879 | 0.500 |
2047 | 47,965,369 | 48,413,783 | 896,828 | 1.852 | 0.510 |
2048 | 48,862,197 | 49,308,765 | 893,136 | 1.811 | 0.510 |
2049 | 49,755,333 | 50,203,270 | 895,873 | 1.785 | 0.520 |
2050 | 50,651,206 | 51,096,317 | 890,222 | 1.742 | 0.530 |
2051 | 51,541,428 | 51,989,016 | 895,176 | 1.722 | 0.540 |
2052 | 52,436,604 | 52,885,711 | 898,214 | 1.698 | 0.540 |
2053 | 53,334,818 | 53,780,179 | 890,722 | 1.656 | 0.550 |
2054 | 54,225,540 | 54,670,862 | 890,644 | 1.629 | 0.560 |
2055 | 55,116,184 | 55,557,082 | 881,795 | 1.587 | 0.560 |
2056 | 55,997,979 | 56,438,109 | 880,260 | 1.560 | 0.570 |
2057 | 56,878,239 | 57,320,853 | 885,228 | 1.544 | 0.580 |
2058 | 57,763,467 | 58,204,677 | 882,420 | 1.516 | 0.590 |
2059 | 58,645,887 | 59,084,925 | 878,077 | 1.486 | 0.590 |
2060 | 59,523,964 | 59,960,896 | 873,864 | 1.457 | 0.600 |
2061 | 60,397,828 | 60,830,908 | 866,159 | 1.424 | 0.610 |
2062 | 61,263,987 | 61,695,067 | 862,159 | 1.397 | 0.610 |
2063 | 62,126,146 | 62,554,749 | 857,206 | 1.370 | 0.620 |
2064 | 62,983,352 | 63,411,694 | 856,684 | 1.351 | 0.630 |
2065 | 63,840,036 | 64,266,376 | 852,680 | 1.327 | 0.640 |
2066 | 64,692,716 | 65,117,257 | 849,083 | 1.304 | 0.640 |
2067 | 65,541,799 | 65,962,217 | 840,837 | 1.275 | 0.650 |
2068 | 66,382,636 | 66,799,157 | 833,042 | 1.247 | 0.660 |
2069 | 67,215,678 | 67,630,705 | 830,054 | 1.227 | 0.660 |
2070 | 68,045,732 | 68,458,220 | 824,977 | 1.205 | 0.670 |
2071 | 68,870,709 | 69,281,001 | 820,585 | 1.184 | 0.680 |
2072 | 69,691,294 | 70,100,398 | 818,209 | 1.167 | 0.690 |
2073 | 70,509,503 | 70,912,212 | 805,418 | 1.136 | 0.690 |
2074 | 71,314,921 | 71,716,675 | 803,508 | 1.120 | 0.700 |
2075 | 72,118,429 | 72,513,577 | 790,297 | 1.090 | 0.710 |
2076 | 72,908,726 | 73,296,756 | 776,060 | 1.059 | 0.710 |
2077 | 73,684,786 | 74,071,103 | 772,635 | 1.043 | 0.720 |
2078 | 74,457,421 | 74,837,842 | 760,843 | 1.017 | 0.730 |
2079 | 75,218,264 | 75,593,957 | 751,385 | 0.994 | 0.740 |
2080 | 75,969,649 | 76,344,375 | 749,451 | 0.982 | 0.740 |
2081 | 76,719,100 | 77,085,039 | 731,878 | 0.949 | 0.750 |
2082 | 77,450,978 | 77,810,057 | 718,159 | 0.923 | 0.760 |
2083 | 78,169,137 | 78,523,921 | 709,569 | 0.904 | 0.760 |
2084 | 78,878,706 | 79,226,074 | 694,736 | 0.877 | 0.770 |
2085 | 79,573,442 | 79,916,765 | 686,647 | 0.859 | 0.780 |
2086 | 80,260,089 | 80,595,177 | 670,176 | 0.832 | 0.780 |
2087 | 80,930,265 | 81,262,709 | 664,889 | 0.818 | 0.790 |
2088 | 81,595,154 | 81,920,827 | 651,346 | 0.795 | 0.800 |
2089 | 82,246,500 | 82,567,871 | 642,742 | 0.778 | 0.800 |
2090 | 82,889,242 | 83,203,329 | 628,173 | 0.755 | 0.810 |
2091 | 83,517,415 | 83,825,950 | 617,070 | 0.736 | 0.820 |
2092 | 84,134,485 | 84,434,007 | 599,044 | 0.709 | 0.820 |
2093 | 84,733,529 | 85,029,323 | 591,589 | 0.696 | 0.830 |
2094 | 85,325,118 | 85,616,518 | 582,799 | 0.681 | 0.840 |
2095 | 85,907,917 | 86,190,175 | 564,517 | 0.655 | 0.840 |
2096 | 86,472,434 | 86,750,799 | 556,730 | 0.642 | 0.850 |
2097 | 87,029,164 | 87,301,733 | 545,138 | 0.624 | 0.850 |
2098 | 87,574,302 | 87,838,657 | 528,710 | 0.602 | 0.860 |
2099 | 88,103,012 | 88,362,383 | 518,741 | 0.587 | 0.870 |
2100 | 88,621,753 | 88,875,688 | 507,869 | 0.571 | 0.870 |