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Population in Albania compared to Cameroon: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Albania was 2,377,128 in 2024 vs 29,123,744 people in Cameroon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Albania's population is 2,342,753 people compared to 30,864,115 in Cameroon.

Population statistics:

  • Cameroon's population is 13.2 times bigger than Albania's.
  • Albania is ranked the 144th most populous country in the world, while Cameroon is the 51st.
  • The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.03% for Albania vs 0.37% for Cameroon.
  • For the last 10 years, Albania has had an average growth rate of -1.53% per year vs +2.84% in Cameroon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Albania has decreased from 2.99M people to 2.34M (21.7% decline), while Cameroon has grown from 17.6M to 30.9M (75.9% growth).

Albania vs Cameroon: population by year and forecast

Albania
Factual

Projection
Cameroon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Albania Cameroon
2100 1,012,012 89,781,496
2099 1,025,473 89,255,966
2098 1,039,339 88,720,337
2097 1,053,604 88,168,066
2096 1,068,302 87,604,050
2095 1,083,434 87,032,145
2094 1,099,077 86,441,720
2093 1,115,220 85,842,389
2092 1,131,856 85,235,505
2091 1,148,926 84,610,360
2090 1,166,413 83,973,967
2089 1,184,321 83,322,813
2088 1,202,564 82,662,944
2087 1,220,857 81,989,354
2086 1,239,498 81,310,407
2085 1,258,345 80,614,775
2084 1,277,370 79,910,947
2083 1,296,519 79,192,092
2082 1,315,707 78,464,535
2081 1,334,733 77,723,079
2080 1,353,737 76,963,821
2079 1,372,377 76,202,603
2078 1,391,035 75,431,803
2077 1,409,844 74,649,057
2076 1,428,308 73,862,841
2075 1,446,956 73,062,202
2074 1,465,797 72,248,179
2073 1,484,047 71,432,221
2072 1,502,354 70,603,305
2071 1,520,594 69,771,981
2070 1,538,681 68,936,208
2069 1,556,707 68,095,292
2068 1,574,841 67,251,348
2067 1,593,106 66,399,507
2066 1,610,982 65,539,313
2065 1,629,308 64,675,474
2064 1,647,661 63,807,579
2063 1,666,152 62,939,156
2062 1,684,532 62,065,714
2061 1,702,912 61,188,220
2060 1,721,513 60,302,920
2059 1,740,217 59,413,352
2058 1,758,780 58,519,385
2057 1,777,592 57,622,572
2056 1,796,291 56,730,793
2055 1,815,311 55,837,458
2054 1,834,428 54,935,159
2053 1,853,584 54,032,780
2052 1,872,627 53,122,812
2051 1,891,209 52,215,921
2050 1,910,221 51,314,050
2049 1,929,192 50,406,453
2048 1,948,051 49,501,629
2047 1,966,563 48,593,064
2046 1,985,533 47,688,721
2045 2,004,453 46,789,773
2044 2,022,832 45,890,362
2043 2,041,623 44,999,297
2042 2,060,331 44,103,714
2041 2,079,391 43,204,033
2040 2,098,252 42,316,677
2039 2,117,584 41,430,803
2038 2,135,961 40,554,253
2037 2,154,309 39,682,947
2036 2,172,363 38,815,989
2035 2,189,761 37,963,436
2034 2,207,553 37,116,013
2033 2,224,941 36,279,025
2032 2,241,680 35,446,827
2031 2,258,394 34,626,572
2030 2,275,638 33,811,853
2029 2,292,376 33,009,874
2028 2,309,153 32,213,983
2027 2,325,576 31,428,884
2026 2,342,753 30,654,707
2025 2,360,334 29,885,995
2024 2,377,128 29,123,744
2023 2,414,095 28,372,687
2022 2,451,636 27,632,771
2021 2,489,762 26,915,758
2020 2,528,480 26,210,558
2019 2,567,801 25,506,095
2018 2,607,733 24,806,383
2017 2,648,285 24,128,601
2016 2,689,469 23,454,161
2015 2,731,293 22,763,414
2014 2,773,767 22,059,893
2013 2,816,902 21,402,376
2012 2,860,708 20,809,529
2011 2,905,195 20,232,304
2010 2,913,021 19,668,066
2009 2,927,519 19,113,974
2008 2,947,314 18,574,056
2007 2,970,017 18,049,896
2006 2,992,547 17,550,407
2005 3,011,487 17,074,594
2004 3,026,939 16,610,487
2003 3,039,616 16,160,340
2002 3,051,010 15,725,528
2001 3,060,173 15,309,490
2000 3,089,027 14,912,631
1999 3,108,778 14,525,140
1998 3,128,530 14,144,860
1997 3,148,281 13,775,214
1996 3,168,033 13,414,757
1995 3,187,784 13,058,516
1994 3,207,536 12,704,903
1993 3,227,287 12,353,131
1992 3,247,039 12,006,353
1991 3,266,790 11,667,180
1990 3,286,542 11,331,821
1989 3,227,943 11,002,745
1988 3,142,336 10,684,968
1987 3,083,605 10,370,749
1986 3,022,635 10,060,342
1985 2,964,762 9,761,730
1984 2,904,429 9,475,078
1983 2,843,960 9,215,397
1982 2,784,278 9,028,678
1981 2,726,056 8,816,377
1980 2,671,997 8,512,219
1979 2,617,832 8,239,641
1978 2,566,266 8,011,921
1977 2,513,546 7,796,501
1976 2,458,526 7,597,962
1975 2,404,831 7,397,120
1974 2,350,124 7,193,583
1973 2,296,752 6,996,660
1972 2,243,126 6,806,872
1971 2,187,853 6,624,408
1970 2,135,479 6,449,793
1969 2,081,695 6,283,462
1968 2,022,272 6,125,863
1967 1,965,598 5,977,318
1966 1,914,573 5,837,295
1965 1,864,791 5,704,686
1964 1,814,135 5,578,257
1963 1,762,621 5,456,623
1962 1,711,319 5,338,620
1961 1,659,800 5,239,273
1960 1,608,800 5,159,057

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/albania/cameroon | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Albania decreased by 303,078 people (a 10.1% decline), while Cameroon gained 5,903,754 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Albania lost 346,716 people (a 12.9% decline), while Cameroon's population increased by 7,409,954 people (a 31.6% growth).

Albania was ranked 133rd most populous country in 2006 and is 144th in 2026. Cameroon was ranked 59th in 2006 and ranked 51st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Albania's population will shrink by 18.5% to 1,910,221 people with a rank change from 144th to 148th. The population of Cameroon will increase by 66.3% to 51,314,050 people and rank change from 51st to 41st.

Cameroon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 89.8M people, while Albania's population already peaked in 1990 at 3.29M people and is projected to decrease to 1.01M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Albania
Factual

Projection
Cameroon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Albania Cameroon
2100 -1.31% 0.59%
2099 -1.33% 0.6%
2098 -1.35% 0.63%
2097 -1.38% 0.64%
2096 -1.4% 0.66%
2095 -1.42% 0.68%
2094 -1.45% 0.7%
2093 -1.47% 0.71%
2092 -1.49% 0.74%
2091 -1.5% 0.76%
2090 -1.51% 0.78%
2089 -1.52% 0.8%
2088 -1.5% 0.82%
2087 -1.5% 0.84%
2086 -1.5% 0.86%
2085 -1.49% 0.88%
2084 -1.48% 0.91%
2083 -1.46% 0.93%
2082 -1.43% 0.95%
2081 -1.4% 0.99%
2080 -1.36% 1%
2079 -1.34% 1.02%
2078 -1.33% 1.05%
2077 -1.29% 1.06%
2076 -1.29% 1.1%
2075 -1.29% 1.13%
2074 -1.23% 1.14%
2073 -1.22% 1.17%
2072 -1.2% 1.19%
2071 -1.18% 1.21%
2070 -1.16% 1.23%
2069 -1.15% 1.25%
2068 -1.15% 1.28%
2067 -1.11% 1.31%
2066 -1.12% 1.34%
2065 -1.11% 1.36%
2064 -1.11% 1.38%
2063 -1.09% 1.41%
2062 -1.08% 1.43%
2061 -1.08% 1.47%
2060 -1.07% 1.5%
2059 -1.06% 1.53%
2058 -1.06% 1.56%
2057 -1.04% 1.57%
2056 -1.05% 1.6%
2055 -1.04% 1.64%
2054 -1.03% 1.67%
2053 -1.02% 1.71%
2052 -0.98% 1.74%
2051 -1% 1.76%
2050 -0.98% 1.8%
2049 -0.97% 1.83%
2048 -0.94% 1.87%
2047 -0.96% 1.9%
2046 -0.94% 1.92%
2045 -0.91% 1.96%
2044 -0.92% 1.98%
2043 -0.91% 2.03%
2042 -0.92% 2.08%
2041 -0.9% 2.1%
2040 -0.91% 2.14%
2039 -0.86% 2.16%
2038 -0.85% 2.2%
2037 -0.83% 2.23%
2036 -0.79% 2.25%
2035 -0.81% 2.28%
2034 -0.78% 2.31%
2033 -0.75% 2.35%
2032 -0.74% 2.37%
2031 -0.76% 2.41%
2030 -0.73% 2.43%
2029 -0.73% 2.47%
2028 -0.71% 2.5%
2027 -0.73% 2.53%
2026 -0.74% 2.57%
2025 -0.71% 2.62%
2024 -1.53% 2.65%
2023 -1.53% 2.68%
2022 -1.53% 2.66%
2021 -1.53% 2.69%
2020 -1.53% 2.76%
2019 -1.53% 2.82%
2018 -1.53% 2.81%
2017 -1.53% 2.88%
2016 -1.53% 3.03%
2015 -1.53% 3.19%
2014 -1.53% 3.07%
2013 -1.53% 2.85%
2012 -1.53% 2.85%
2011 -0.27% 2.87%
2010 -0.5% 2.9%
2009 -0.67% 2.91%
2008 -0.76% 2.9%
2007 -0.75% 2.85%
2006 -0.63% 2.79%
2005 -0.51% 2.79%
2004 -0.42% 2.79%
2003 -0.37% 2.77%
2002 -0.3% 2.72%
2001 -0.93% 2.66%
2000 -0.64% 2.67%
1999 -0.63% 2.69%
1998 -0.63% 2.68%
1997 -0.62% 2.69%
1996 -0.62% 2.73%
1995 -0.62% 2.78%
1994 -0.61% 2.85%
1993 -0.61% 2.89%
1992 -0.6% 2.91%
1991 -0.6% 2.96%
1990 1.82% 2.99%
1989 2.72% 2.97%
1988 1.9% 3.03%
1987 2.02% 3.09%
1986 1.95% 3.06%
1985 2.08% 3.03%
1984 2.13% 2.82%
1983 2.14% 2.07%
1982 2.14% 2.41%
1981 2.02% 3.57%
1980 2.07% 3.31%
1979 2.01% 2.84%
1978 2.1% 2.76%
1977 2.24% 2.61%
1976 2.23% 2.72%
1975 2.33% 2.83%
1974 2.32% 2.81%
1973 2.39% 2.79%
1972 2.53% 2.75%
1971 2.45% 2.71%
1970 2.58% 2.65%
1969 2.94% 2.57%
1968 2.88% 2.49%
1967 2.67% 2.4%
1966 2.67% 2.32%
1965 2.79% 2.27%
1964 2.92% 2.23%
1963 3% 2.21%
1962 3.1% 1.9%
1961 3.17% 1.55%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/albania/cameroon | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Albania declined by 1.53%, while Cameroon's population grew by 2.65%.

Live population counters

Albania Cameroon
Current population
2342753
30864115
Population rank 144/197 51/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.37%
One net population change
14.2 minutes
42 seconds
One birth every
21.3 minutes
32.9 seconds
One death every
26.1 minutes
2.59 minutes
Daily growth/decline -101 +2,058
Annual growth/decline -36,967 +751,057
Annual growth/decline rate -1.53% +2.65%
Population growth rate rank 194/197 23/197
One migration net change every
21.8 minutes
34.3 minutes
Annual migration change -24,230 -15,379
Net migration rank 156/196 146/196
Foreign-born residents 46,377 642,948
Foreign-born residents rank 153/195 74/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.7% 2.2%
Foreign-born share rank 138/195 130/195

Natural population change vs migration

Albania
Natural

Migration
Cameroon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Albania Cameroon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -24,230 - -15,379
2024 - -24,472 - -13,892
2023 4,615 -25,357 754,486 -4,798
2022 3,913 -16,426 734,893 -4,798
2021 623 -32,848 713,806 -9,888
2020 3,682 -16,680 716,361 -9,888
2019 8,432 -23,094 714,681 -12,255
2018 9,187 -15,032 706,188 -9,184
2017 10,707 -14,901 696,496 -37,912
2016 12,332 -9,347 677,051 13,255
2015 14,164 -20,500 649,190 42,008
2014 16,185 -21,706 619,243 96,599
2013 17,234 -20,681 606,072 -6,900
2012 17,565 -19,845 594,029 -7,523
2011 17,564 -18,630 580,607 -12,669
2010 18,404 -51,907 569,921 -9,366
2009 19,336 -51,657 557,841 -10,203
2008 19,526 -50,619 542,919 -10,720
2007 20,286 -49,770 526,949 -10,807
2006 21,732 -48,882 511,366 -28,528
2005 24,390 -48,893 496,547 -27,775
2004 26,989 -48,654 478,880 -19,444
2003 29,907 -48,517 459,422 -18,568
2002 30,189 -45,178 439,544 -10,766
2001 33,573 -48,070 422,511 -19,203
2000 36,741 -60,531 411,633 -21,221
1999 40,047 -63,093 401,969 -17,398
1998 43,884 -66,087 388,432 -12,446
1997 46,979 -66,188 377,138 -13,842
1996 52,745 -68,076 370,355 -12,738
1995 56,784 -69,785 367,532 -12,661
1994 59,086 -70,165 364,390 -12,028
1993 60,602 -68,445 360,785 -9,601
1992 63,376 -66,538 356,072 -13,702
1991 65,639 -63,689 350,493 -14,520
1990 67,355 -60,173 342,901 -8,163
1989 66,351 -38,835 334,649 -11,244
1988 64,616 658 328,168 -16,016
1987 63,334 -3,250 320,134 -3,829
1986 61,925 -2,309 308,188 -3,671
1985 60,798 -183 296,317 -3,604
1984 59,396 64 284,110 -3,512
1983 57,647 66 276,112 -37,346
1982 56,443 -225 274,652 -139,974
1981 54,595 -374 262,076 27,845
1980 53,803 -601 247,808 70,589
1979 54,139 -1,871 238,875 -12,108
1978 55,463 3,230 229,958 -1,282
1977 56,319 -1,417 222,785 -20,622
1976 56,428 -1,684 214,916 -19,994
1975 56,920 -2,610 206,986 -237
1974 56,133 -1,880 200,693 -377
1973 55,439 -1,419 193,997 -466
1972 54,966 -1,588 186,521 -473
1971 53,797 -911 179,317 -439
1970 52,293 92 170,713 -367
1969 51,407 2,665 162,603 -286
1968 49,258 10,490 153,080 -204
1967 46,494 12,252 144,370 -148
1966 44,507 11,858 135,927 -96
1965 43,953 9,617 129,428 -39
1964 44,205 6,604 123,469 0
1963 44,040 4,091 119,784 0
1962 43,124 2,325 116,232 0
1961 41,802 829 82,471 0
1960 40,436 13,734 77,948 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/albania/cameroon | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 30% of the population change in Albania is from natural causes (a gain of 83,840 people) and 70% is from migration (a loss of 195,891 people). In Cameroon 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,982,395 people) and 0.9% is from migration (a gain of 63,139 people).

As of 2024, 46,377 residents or 1.7% of the population were not native-born in Albania, compared to 642,948 people or 2.2% in Cameroon.

Biggest cities by population

Albania
City Population
Tirana 389K
Durres 102K
Elbasan 66.8K
Vlore 66.3K
Kamez 61.7K
Shkoder 61.6K
Fier 52.9K
Korce 43.3K
Berat 40.7K
Sarande 22.6K
Cameroon
City Population
Douala 2.77M
Yaounde 2.44M
Garoua 1.75M
Bafoussam 480K
Bamenda 349K
Maroua 201K
Ngaoundere 190K
Kumba 144K
Buea 131K
Limbe 84.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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