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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Angola was 37,885,849 in 2024 vs 29,123,744 people in Cameroon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Angola's population is 40,555,924 people compared to 30,864,115 in Cameroon.

Population statistics:

  • Angola's population is 1.31 times bigger than Cameroon's.
  • Angola is ranked the 39th most populous country in the world, while Cameroon is the 51st.
  • The countries together account for 0.86% of the world: 0.49% for Angola vs 0.37% for Cameroon.
  • For the last 10 years, Angola has had an average growth rate of +3.42% per year vs +2.84% in Cameroon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Angola has increased from 20M people to 40.6M (102.6% growth), while Cameroon has grown from 17.6M to 30.9M (75.9% growth).

Angola vs Cameroon: population by year and forecast

Angola
Factual

Projection
Cameroon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Angola Cameroon
2100 151,782,078 89,781,496
2099 150,617,085 89,255,966
2098 149,407,279 88,720,337
2097 148,192,854 88,168,066
2096 146,952,648 87,604,050
2095 145,678,206 87,032,145
2094 144,378,969 86,441,720
2093 143,068,551 85,842,389
2092 141,737,670 85,235,505
2091 140,368,659 84,610,360
2090 138,969,528 83,973,967
2089 137,539,171 83,322,813
2088 136,095,539 82,662,944
2087 134,668,944 81,989,354
2086 133,199,496 81,310,407
2085 131,715,145 80,614,775
2084 130,218,497 79,910,947
2083 128,729,352 79,192,092
2082 127,219,674 78,464,535
2081 125,691,172 77,723,079
2080 124,111,692 76,963,821
2079 122,561,261 76,202,603
2078 120,972,189 75,431,803
2077 119,375,179 74,649,057
2076 117,788,591 73,862,841
2075 116,191,857 73,062,202
2074 114,559,691 72,248,179
2073 112,909,394 71,432,221
2072 111,263,856 70,603,305
2071 109,612,310 69,771,981
2070 107,952,332 68,936,208
2069 106,285,163 68,095,292
2068 104,620,994 67,251,348
2067 102,957,286 66,399,507
2066 101,288,708 65,539,313
2065 99,616,278 64,675,474
2064 97,937,116 63,807,579
2063 96,250,041 62,939,156
2062 94,576,031 62,065,714
2061 92,881,082 61,188,220
2060 91,198,805 60,302,920
2059 89,517,567 59,413,352
2058 87,836,853 58,519,385
2057 86,153,429 57,622,572
2056 84,491,851 56,730,793
2055 82,823,093 55,837,458
2054 81,162,488 54,935,159
2053 79,514,537 54,032,780
2052 77,869,703 53,122,812
2051 76,246,837 52,215,921
2050 74,625,778 51,314,050
2049 73,009,861 50,406,453
2048 71,411,970 49,501,629
2047 69,832,579 48,593,064
2046 68,257,111 47,688,721
2045 66,712,857 46,789,773
2044 65,172,398 45,890,362
2043 63,637,503 44,999,297
2042 62,120,309 44,103,714
2041 60,618,371 43,204,033
2040 59,123,267 42,316,677
2039 57,646,614 41,430,803
2038 56,182,519 40,554,253
2037 54,746,941 39,682,947
2036 53,319,352 38,815,989
2035 51,915,678 37,963,436
2034 50,528,619 37,116,013
2033 49,162,069 36,279,025
2032 47,823,782 35,446,827
2031 46,502,759 34,626,572
2030 45,205,164 33,811,853
2029 43,926,582 33,009,874
2028 42,666,419 32,213,983
2027 41,435,808 31,428,884
2026 40,229,675 30,654,707
2025 39,049,434 29,885,995
2024 37,885,849 29,123,744
2023 36,749,906 28,372,687
2022 35,635,029 27,632,771
2021 34,532,429 26,915,758
2020 33,451,132 26,210,558
2019 32,375,632 25,506,095
2018 31,297,155 24,806,383
2017 30,234,839 24,128,601
2016 29,183,070 23,454,161
2015 28,157,798 22,763,414
2014 27,160,769 22,059,893
2013 26,165,620 21,402,376
2012 25,177,394 20,809,529
2011 24,218,352 20,232,304
2010 23,294,825 19,668,066
2009 22,414,773 19,113,974
2008 21,578,655 18,574,056
2007 20,778,561 18,049,896
2006 20,015,279 17,550,407
2005 19,291,161 17,074,594
2004 18,600,423 16,610,487
2003 17,943,712 16,160,340
2002 17,327,699 15,725,528
2001 16,747,208 15,309,490
2000 16,194,869 14,912,631
1999 15,667,235 14,525,140
1998 15,159,370 14,144,860
1997 14,660,413 13,775,214
1996 14,170,973 13,414,757
1995 13,699,778 13,058,516
1994 13,249,764 12,704,903
1993 12,827,135 12,353,131
1992 12,423,712 12,006,353
1991 12,023,529 11,667,180
1990 11,626,360 11,331,821
1989 11,238,562 11,002,745
1988 10,861,291 10,684,968
1987 10,497,858 10,370,749
1986 10,139,450 10,060,342
1985 9,779,120 9,761,730
1984 9,425,917 9,475,078
1983 9,082,983 9,215,397
1982 8,751,648 9,028,678
1981 8,435,607 8,816,377
1980 8,133,872 8,512,219
1979 7,847,207 8,239,641
1978 7,576,734 8,011,921
1977 7,317,829 7,796,501
1976 7,074,664 7,597,962
1975 6,842,947 7,397,120
1974 6,613,367 7,193,583
1973 6,388,528 6,996,660
1972 6,174,262 6,806,872
1971 5,991,102 6,624,408
1970 5,852,788 6,449,793
1969 5,763,685 6,283,462
1968 5,702,699 6,125,863
1967 5,641,807 5,977,318
1966 5,581,386 5,837,295
1965 5,521,981 5,704,686
1964 5,464,187 5,578,257
1963 5,408,320 5,456,623
1962 5,354,310 5,338,620
1961 5,301,583 5,239,273
1960 5,231,654 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/angola/cameroon | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Angola increased by 9,167,791 people (a 45.8% growth), while Cameroon gained 5,903,754 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Angola gained 11,372,854 people (a 39% growth), while Cameroon's population increased by 7,409,954 people (a 31.6% growth).

Angola was ranked 56th most populous country in 2006 and is 39th 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) Angola's population will grow by 84% to 74,625,778 people with a rank change from 39th to 27th. The population of Cameroon will increase by 66.3% to 51,314,050 people and rank change from 51st to 41st.

Angola is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 152M people compared to the peak of 89.8M people in 2100 for Cameroon.

Population growth rate by year

Angola
Factual

Projection
Cameroon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Angola Cameroon
2100 0.77% 0.59%
2099 0.81% 0.6%
2098 0.82% 0.63%
2097 0.84% 0.64%
2096 0.87% 0.66%
2095 0.9% 0.68%
2094 0.92% 0.7%
2093 0.94% 0.71%
2092 0.98% 0.74%
2091 1.01% 0.76%
2090 1.04% 0.78%
2089 1.06% 0.8%
2088 1.06% 0.82%
2087 1.1% 0.84%
2086 1.13% 0.86%
2085 1.15% 0.88%
2084 1.16% 0.91%
2083 1.19% 0.93%
2082 1.22% 0.95%
2081 1.27% 0.99%
2080 1.27% 1%
2079 1.31% 1.02%
2078 1.34% 1.05%
2077 1.35% 1.06%
2076 1.37% 1.1%
2075 1.42% 1.13%
2074 1.46% 1.14%
2073 1.48% 1.17%
2072 1.51% 1.19%
2071 1.54% 1.21%
2070 1.57% 1.23%
2069 1.59% 1.25%
2068 1.62% 1.28%
2067 1.65% 1.31%
2066 1.68% 1.34%
2065 1.71% 1.36%
2064 1.75% 1.38%
2063 1.77% 1.41%
2062 1.82% 1.43%
2061 1.84% 1.47%
2060 1.88% 1.5%
2059 1.91% 1.53%
2058 1.95% 1.56%
2057 1.97% 1.57%
2056 2.01% 1.6%
2055 2.05% 1.64%
2054 2.07% 1.67%
2053 2.11% 1.71%
2052 2.13% 1.74%
2051 2.17% 1.76%
2050 2.21% 1.8%
2049 2.24% 1.83%
2048 2.26% 1.87%
2047 2.31% 1.9%
2046 2.31% 1.92%
2045 2.36% 1.96%
2044 2.41% 1.98%
2043 2.44% 2.03%
2042 2.48% 2.08%
2041 2.53% 2.1%
2040 2.56% 2.14%
2039 2.61% 2.16%
2038 2.62% 2.2%
2037 2.68% 2.23%
2036 2.7% 2.25%
2035 2.75% 2.28%
2034 2.78% 2.31%
2033 2.8% 2.35%
2032 2.84% 2.37%
2031 2.87% 2.41%
2030 2.91% 2.43%
2029 2.95% 2.47%
2028 2.97% 2.5%
2027 3% 2.53%
2026 3.02% 2.57%
2025 3.07% 2.62%
2024 3.09% 2.65%
2023 3.13% 2.68%
2022 3.19% 2.66%
2021 3.23% 2.69%
2020 3.32% 2.76%
2019 3.45% 2.82%
2018 3.51% 2.81%
2017 3.6% 2.88%
2016 3.64% 3.03%
2015 3.67% 3.19%
2014 3.8% 3.07%
2013 3.93% 2.85%
2012 3.96% 2.85%
2011 3.96% 2.87%
2010 3.93% 2.9%
2009 3.87% 2.91%
2008 3.85% 2.9%
2007 3.81% 2.85%
2006 3.75% 2.79%
2005 3.71% 2.79%
2004 3.66% 2.79%
2003 3.56% 2.77%
2002 3.47% 2.72%
2001 3.41% 2.66%
2000 3.37% 2.67%
1999 3.35% 2.69%
1998 3.4% 2.68%
1997 3.45% 2.69%
1996 3.44% 2.73%
1995 3.4% 2.78%
1994 3.29% 2.85%
1993 3.25% 2.89%
1992 3.33% 2.91%
1991 3.42% 2.96%
1990 3.45% 2.99%
1989 3.47% 2.97%
1988 3.46% 3.03%
1987 3.53% 3.09%
1986 3.68% 3.06%
1985 3.75% 3.03%
1984 3.78% 2.82%
1983 3.79% 2.07%
1982 3.75% 2.41%
1981 3.71% 3.57%
1980 3.65% 3.31%
1979 3.57% 2.84%
1978 3.54% 2.76%
1977 3.44% 2.61%
1976 3.39% 2.72%
1975 3.47% 2.83%
1974 3.52% 2.81%
1973 3.47% 2.79%
1972 3.06% 2.75%
1971 2.36% 2.71%
1970 1.55% 2.65%
1969 1.07% 2.57%
1968 1.08% 2.49%
1967 1.08% 2.4%
1966 1.08% 2.32%
1965 1.06% 2.27%
1964 1.03% 2.23%
1963 1.01% 2.21%
1962 0.99% 1.9%
1961 1.34% 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/angola/cameroon | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Angola grew by 3.09%, while Cameroon's population grew by 2.65%.

Live population counters

Angola Cameroon
Current population
40555924
30864115
Population rank 39/197 51/197
Percent of world population 0.49% 0.37%
One net population change
27.8 seconds
42 seconds
One birth every
22.8 seconds
32.9 seconds
One death every
2.07 minutes
2.59 minutes
Daily growth/decline +3,112 +2,058
Annual growth/decline +1,135,943 +751,057
Annual growth/decline rate +3.09% +2.65%
Population growth rate rank 12/197 23/197
One migration net change every
2.49 hours
34.3 minutes
Annual migration change -3,524 -15,379
Net migration rank 113/196 146/196
Foreign-born residents 676,507 642,948
Foreign-born residents rank 72/195 74/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.8% 2.2%
Foreign-born share rank 134/195 130/195

Natural population change vs migration

Angola
Natural

Migration
Cameroon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Angola Cameroon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,524 - -15,379
2024 - -2,629 - -13,892
2023 1,126,862 -995 754,486 -4,798
2022 1,104,864 -995 734,893 -4,798
2021 1,072,267 29,094 713,806 -9,888
2020 1,053,677 7,556 716,361 -9,888
2019 1,030,776 58,984 714,681 -12,255
2018 1,005,547 61,632 706,188 -9,184
2017 979,700 77,731 696,496 -37,912
2016 954,491 91,614 677,051 13,255
2015 930,277 74,171 649,190 42,008
2014 905,106 84,535 619,243 96,599
2013 876,208 124,478 606,072 -6,900
2012 845,130 130,643 594,029 -7,523
2011 813,495 128,800 580,607 -12,669
2010 782,310 122,418 569,921 -9,366
2009 750,290 105,077 557,841 -10,203
2008 716,519 100,370 542,919 -10,720
2007 682,742 100,563 526,949 -10,807
2006 647,814 95,431 511,366 -28,528
2005 617,934 87,050 496,547 -27,775
2004 585,950 90,553 478,880 -19,444
2003 556,111 80,828 459,422 -18,568
2002 512,813 82,292 439,544 -10,766
2001 488,432 77,458 422,511 -19,203
2000 465,975 72,793 411,633 -21,221
1999 446,188 70,301 401,969 -17,398
1998 428,722 70,527 388,432 -12,446
1997 430,723 67,944 377,138 -13,842
1996 418,526 61,681 370,355 -12,738
1995 406,610 55,568 367,532 -12,661
1994 376,280 61,569 364,390 -12,028
1993 354,529 52,879 360,785 -9,601
1992 346,125 53,310 356,072 -13,702
1991 354,778 46,143 350,493 -14,520
1990 328,596 64,821 342,901 -8,163
1989 318,602 63,586 334,649 -11,244
1988 307,331 65,028 328,168 -16,016
1987 291,683 62,820 320,134 -3,829
1986 297,320 64,974 308,188 -3,671
1985 283,633 74,738 296,317 -3,604
1984 269,506 78,529 284,110 -3,512
1983 254,860 82,958 276,112 -37,346
1982 248,932 75,921 274,652 -139,974
1981 236,340 70,910 262,076 27,845
1980 224,031 72,192 247,808 70,589
1979 212,942 64,158 238,875 -12,108
1978 202,655 61,200 229,958 -1,282
1977 192,847 61,110 222,785 -20,622
1976 184,430 47,927 214,916 -19,994
1975 178,409 52,662 206,986 -237
1974 174,858 53,232 200,693 -377
1973 166,926 54,650 193,997 -466
1972 159,339 47,611 186,521 -473
1971 154,990 4,386 179,317 -439
1970 153,706 -36,456 170,713 -367
1969 151,349 -90,395 162,603 -286
1968 148,744 -87,730 153,080 -204
1967 145,936 -85,173 144,370 -148
1966 142,844 -82,767 135,927 -96
1965 139,850 -81,111 129,428 -39
1964 136,824 -79,977 123,469 0
1963 133,580 -78,700 119,784 0
1962 130,405 -77,265 116,232 0
1961 127,085 -74,774 82,471 0
1960 128,489 -40,935 77,948 0

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 95.5% of the population change in Angola is from natural causes (a gain of 10,163,567 people) and 4.54% is from migration (a gain of 483,327 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, 676,507 residents or 1.8% of the population were not native-born in Angola, compared to 642,948 people or 2.2% in Cameroon.

Biggest cities by population

Angola
City Population
Luanda 2.49M
Huambo 844K
Cabinda 739K
Benguela 562K
Lobito 436K
Luena 357K
N'zeto 47.8K
Ambriz 22.7K
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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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