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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Brazil was 211,998,573 in 2024 vs 29,123,744 people in Cameroon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brazil's population is 213,824,938 people compared to 30,864,115 in Cameroon.

Population statistics:

  • Brazil's population is 6.93 times bigger than Cameroon's.
  • Brazil is ranked the 7th most populous country in the world, while Cameroon is the 51st.
  • The countries together account for 2.95% of the world: 2.58% for Brazil vs 0.37% for Cameroon.
  • For the last 10 years, Brazil has had an average growth rate of +0.6% per year vs +2.84% in Cameroon.
  • Since 2006, the population of Brazil has increased from 187M people to 214M (14.6% growth), while Cameroon has grown from 17.6M to 30.9M (75.9% growth).

Brazil vs Cameroon: population by year and forecast

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Cameroon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Brazil Cameroon
2100 164,294,719 89,781,496
2099 165,504,324 89,255,966
2098 166,724,540 88,720,337
2097 167,957,900 88,168,066
2096 169,198,878 87,604,050
2095 170,447,187 87,032,145
2094 171,702,406 86,441,720
2093 172,959,201 85,842,389
2092 174,226,209 85,235,505
2091 175,495,014 84,610,360
2090 176,771,657 83,973,967
2089 178,046,664 83,322,813
2088 179,329,069 82,662,944
2087 180,613,269 81,989,354
2086 181,900,405 81,310,407
2085 183,185,504 80,614,775
2084 184,470,859 79,910,947
2083 185,757,734 79,192,092
2082 187,047,504 78,464,535
2081 188,336,189 77,723,079
2080 189,617,504 76,963,821
2079 190,892,825 76,202,603
2078 192,160,856 75,431,803
2077 193,420,209 74,649,057
2076 194,668,253 73,862,841
2075 195,904,930 73,062,202
2074 197,131,520 72,248,179
2073 198,346,178 71,432,221
2072 199,541,890 70,603,305
2071 200,718,990 69,771,981
2070 201,872,528 68,936,208
2069 203,003,940 68,095,292
2068 204,112,753 67,251,348
2067 205,191,144 66,399,507
2066 206,245,316 65,539,313
2065 207,268,823 64,675,474
2064 208,258,342 63,807,579
2063 209,219,808 62,939,156
2062 210,147,571 62,065,714
2061 211,035,957 61,188,220
2060 211,887,727 60,302,920
2059 212,703,223 59,413,352
2058 213,475,371 58,519,385
2057 214,208,817 57,622,572
2056 214,897,416 56,730,793
2055 215,547,622 55,837,458
2054 216,155,836 54,935,159
2053 216,720,807 54,032,780
2052 217,240,244 53,122,812
2051 217,710,548 52,215,921
2050 218,139,994 51,314,050
2049 218,529,238 50,406,453
2048 218,862,226 49,501,629
2047 219,144,767 48,593,064
2046 219,374,582 47,688,721
2045 219,555,915 46,789,773
2044 219,680,790 45,890,362
2043 219,751,357 44,999,297
2042 219,767,446 44,103,714
2041 219,726,082 43,204,033
2040 219,627,035 42,316,677
2039 219,488,186 41,430,803
2038 219,300,758 40,554,253
2037 219,070,710 39,682,947
2036 218,795,673 38,815,989
2035 218,478,532 37,963,436
2034 218,116,666 37,116,013
2033 217,714,006 36,279,025
2032 217,266,965 35,446,827
2031 216,776,060 34,626,572
2030 216,239,032 33,811,853
2029 215,655,337 33,009,874
2028 215,029,016 32,213,983
2027 214,352,035 31,428,884
2026 213,629,498 30,654,707
2025 212,848,504 29,885,995
2024 211,998,573 29,123,744
2023 211,140,729 28,372,687
2022 210,306,415 27,632,771
2021 209,550,294 26,915,758
2020 208,660,842 26,210,558
2019 207,455,459 25,506,095
2018 206,107,261 24,806,383
2017 204,703,445 24,128,601
2016 203,218,114 23,454,161
2015 201,675,532 22,763,414
2014 200,085,127 22,059,893
2013 198,478,299 21,402,376
2012 196,876,111 20,809,529
2011 195,284,734 20,232,304
2010 193,701,929 19,668,066
2009 192,079,951 19,113,974
2008 190,367,302 18,574,056
2007 188,552,320 18,049,896
2006 186,653,106 17,550,407
2005 184,688,101 17,074,594
2004 182,675,143 16,610,487
2003 180,622,688 16,160,340
2002 178,503,484 15,725,528
2001 176,301,203 15,309,490
2000 174,018,282 14,912,631
1999 171,641,543 14,525,140
1998 169,159,655 14,144,860
1997 166,661,659 13,775,214
1996 164,202,549 13,414,757
1995 161,735,073 13,058,516
1994 159,265,006 12,704,903
1993 156,794,577 12,353,131
1992 154,275,079 12,006,353
1991 151,724,256 11,667,180
1990 149,143,223 11,331,821
1989 146,502,972 11,002,745
1988 143,826,357 10,684,968
1987 141,104,944 10,370,749
1986 138,336,370 10,060,342
1985 135,515,595 9,761,730
1984 132,658,864 9,475,078
1983 129,790,077 9,215,397
1982 126,923,155 9,028,678
1981 124,063,109 8,816,377
1980 121,207,461 8,512,219
1979 118,380,821 8,239,641
1978 115,600,942 8,011,921
1977 112,875,292 7,796,501
1976 110,213,349 7,597,962
1975 107,619,565 7,397,120
1974 105,089,675 7,193,583
1973 102,600,976 6,996,660
1972 100,146,797 6,806,872
1971 97,739,273 6,624,408
1970 95,375,651 6,449,793
1969 93,045,777 6,283,462
1968 90,741,240 6,125,863
1967 88,446,124 5,977,318
1966 86,139,359 5,837,295
1965 83,817,583 5,704,686
1964 81,488,595 5,578,257
1963 79,164,235 5,456,623
1962 76,865,323 5,338,620
1961 74,605,447 5,239,273
1960 72,388,126 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/brazil/cameroon | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brazil increased by 16,565,008 people (a 8.87% growth), while Cameroon gained 5,903,754 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brazil gained 10,606,824 people (a 5.22% growth), while Cameroon's population increased by 7,409,954 people (a 31.6% growth).

Brazil was ranked 5th most populous country in 2006 and is 7th 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) Brazil's population will grow by 2.02% to 218,139,994 people with a rank change from 7th to 9th. The population of Cameroon will increase by 66.3% to 51,314,050 people and rank change from 51st to 41st.

Brazil is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 220M people compared to the peak of 89.8M people in 2100 for Cameroon.

Population growth rate by year

Brazil
Factual

Projection
Cameroon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Brazil Cameroon
2100 -0.73% 0.59%
2099 -0.73% 0.6%
2098 -0.73% 0.63%
2097 -0.73% 0.64%
2096 -0.73% 0.66%
2095 -0.73% 0.68%
2094 -0.73% 0.7%
2093 -0.73% 0.71%
2092 -0.72% 0.74%
2091 -0.72% 0.76%
2090 -0.72% 0.78%
2089 -0.72% 0.8%
2088 -0.71% 0.82%
2087 -0.71% 0.84%
2086 -0.7% 0.86%
2085 -0.7% 0.88%
2084 -0.69% 0.91%
2083 -0.69% 0.93%
2082 -0.68% 0.95%
2081 -0.68% 0.99%
2080 -0.67% 1%
2079 -0.66% 1.02%
2078 -0.65% 1.05%
2077 -0.64% 1.06%
2076 -0.63% 1.1%
2075 -0.62% 1.13%
2074 -0.61% 1.14%
2073 -0.6% 1.17%
2072 -0.59% 1.19%
2071 -0.57% 1.21%
2070 -0.56% 1.23%
2069 -0.54% 1.25%
2068 -0.53% 1.28%
2067 -0.51% 1.31%
2066 -0.49% 1.34%
2065 -0.48% 1.36%
2064 -0.46% 1.38%
2063 -0.44% 1.41%
2062 -0.42% 1.43%
2061 -0.4% 1.47%
2060 -0.38% 1.5%
2059 -0.36% 1.53%
2058 -0.34% 1.56%
2057 -0.32% 1.57%
2056 -0.3% 1.6%
2055 -0.28% 1.64%
2054 -0.26% 1.67%
2053 -0.24% 1.71%
2052 -0.22% 1.74%
2051 -0.2% 1.76%
2050 -0.18% 1.8%
2049 -0.15% 1.83%
2048 -0.13% 1.87%
2047 -0.1% 1.9%
2046 -0.08% 1.92%
2045 -0.06% 1.96%
2044 -0.03% 1.98%
2043 -0.007% 2.03%
2042 0.02% 2.08%
2041 0.05% 2.1%
2040 0.06% 2.14%
2039 0.09% 2.16%
2038 0.11% 2.2%
2037 0.13% 2.23%
2036 0.15% 2.25%
2035 0.17% 2.28%
2034 0.18% 2.31%
2033 0.21% 2.35%
2032 0.23% 2.37%
2031 0.25% 2.41%
2030 0.27% 2.43%
2029 0.29% 2.47%
2028 0.32% 2.5%
2027 0.34% 2.53%
2026 0.37% 2.57%
2025 0.4% 2.62%
2024 0.41% 2.65%
2023 0.4% 2.68%
2022 0.36% 2.66%
2021 0.43% 2.69%
2020 0.58% 2.76%
2019 0.65% 2.82%
2018 0.69% 2.81%
2017 0.73% 2.88%
2016 0.76% 3.03%
2015 0.79% 3.19%
2014 0.81% 3.07%
2013 0.81% 2.85%
2012 0.81% 2.85%
2011 0.82% 2.87%
2010 0.84% 2.9%
2009 0.9% 2.91%
2008 0.96% 2.9%
2007 1.02% 2.85%
2006 1.06% 2.79%
2005 1.1% 2.79%
2004 1.14% 2.79%
2003 1.19% 2.77%
2002 1.25% 2.72%
2001 1.31% 2.66%
2000 1.38% 2.67%
1999 1.47% 2.69%
1998 1.5% 2.68%
1997 1.5% 2.69%
1996 1.53% 2.73%
1995 1.55% 2.78%
1994 1.58% 2.85%
1993 1.63% 2.89%
1992 1.68% 2.91%
1991 1.73% 2.96%
1990 1.8% 2.99%
1989 1.86% 2.97%
1988 1.93% 3.03%
1987 2% 3.09%
1986 2.08% 3.06%
1985 2.15% 3.03%
1984 2.21% 2.82%
1983 2.26% 2.07%
1982 2.31% 2.41%
1981 2.36% 3.57%
1980 2.39% 3.31%
1979 2.4% 2.84%
1978 2.41% 2.76%
1977 2.42% 2.61%
1976 2.41% 2.72%
1975 2.41% 2.83%
1974 2.43% 2.81%
1973 2.45% 2.79%
1972 2.46% 2.75%
1971 2.48% 2.71%
1970 2.5% 2.65%
1969 2.54% 2.57%
1968 2.59% 2.49%
1967 2.68% 2.4%
1966 2.77% 2.32%
1965 2.86% 2.27%
1964 2.94% 2.23%
1963 2.99% 2.21%
1962 3.03% 1.9%
1961 3.06% 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/brazil/cameroon | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Brazil grew by 0.41%, while Cameroon's population grew by 2.65%.

Live population counters

Brazil Cameroon
Current population
213824938
30864115
Population rank 7/197 51/197
Percent of world population 2.58% 0.37%
One net population change
36.8 seconds
42 seconds
One birth every
12.1 seconds
32.9 seconds
One death every
21.1 seconds
2.59 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,350 +2,058
Annual growth/decline +857,844 +751,057
Annual growth/decline rate +0.41% +2.65%
Population growth rate rank 141/197 23/197
One migration net change every
2.43 minutes
34.3 minutes
Annual migration change -217,283 -15,379
Net migration rank 186/196 146/196
Foreign-born residents 1,406,299 642,948
Foreign-born residents rank 48/195 74/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 2.2%
Foreign-born share rank 163/195 130/195

Natural population change vs migration

Brazil
Natural

Migration
Cameroon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Brazil Cameroon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -217,283 - -15,379
2024 - -225,510 - -13,892
2023 1,107,434 -240,059 754,486 -4,798
2022 1,054,897 -253,639 734,893 -4,798
2021 919,507 -208,581 713,806 -9,888
2020 1,146,174 -78,437 716,361 -9,888
2019 1,472,104 -129,216 714,681 -12,255
2018 1,583,935 -230,334 706,188 -9,184
2017 1,610,402 -156,296 696,496 -37,912
2016 1,609,488 -92,989 677,051 13,255
2015 1,742,275 -173,611 649,190 42,008
2014 1,757,948 -145,732 619,243 96,599
2013 1,758,716 -157,228 606,072 -6,900
2012 1,782,516 -179,707 594,029 -7,523
2011 1,815,758 -235,860 580,607 -12,669
2010 1,847,336 -261,539 569,921 -9,366
2009 1,878,542 -220,207 557,841 -10,203
2008 1,908,051 -141,056 542,919 -10,720
2007 1,970,372 -107,481 526,949 -10,807
2006 2,026,119 -90,634 511,366 -28,528
2005 2,083,281 -88,868 496,547 -27,775
2004 2,108,072 -76,661 478,880 -19,444
2003 2,128,819 -55,350 459,422 -18,568
2002 2,207,017 -42,008 439,544 -10,766
2001 2,291,210 -51,600 422,511 -19,203
2000 2,372,043 -45,800 411,633 -21,221
1999 2,450,869 -23,497 401,969 -17,398
1998 2,514,728 21,666 388,432 -12,446
1997 2,531,758 -72,392 377,138 -13,842
1996 2,530,690 -71,943 370,355 -12,738
1995 2,546,195 -69,963 367,532 -12,661
1994 2,532,951 -68,961 364,390 -12,028
1993 2,545,874 -69,070 360,785 -9,601
1992 2,547,698 14,394 356,072 -13,702
1991 2,606,167 -66,600 350,493 -14,520
1990 2,652,959 -30,555 342,901 -8,163
1989 2,717,923 -60,023 334,649 -11,244
1988 2,768,082 -72,825 328,168 -16,016
1987 2,825,485 -77,800 320,134 -3,829
1986 2,880,440 -90,973 308,188 -3,671
1985 2,912,908 -60,879 296,317 -3,604
1984 2,931,496 -70,035 284,110 -3,512
1983 2,952,335 -76,322 276,112 -37,346
1982 2,948,552 -90,766 274,652 -139,974
1981 2,928,262 -65,971 262,076 27,845
1980 2,887,768 -38,918 247,808 70,589
1979 2,836,759 -32,503 238,875 -12,108
1978 2,778,815 -23,416 229,958 -1,282
1977 2,715,328 -19,478 222,785 -20,622
1976 2,648,647 -20,612 214,916 -19,994
1975 2,585,130 -25,499 206,986 -237
1974 2,524,254 -24,093 200,693 -377
1973 2,501,309 -24,071 193,997 -466
1972 2,454,698 -23,584 186,521 -473
1971 2,407,319 -23,421 179,317 -439
1970 2,362,073 -18,779 170,713 -367
1969 2,324,190 -7,763 162,603 -286
1968 2,301,561 -8,856 153,080 -204
1967 2,307,560 -10,033 144,370 -148
1966 2,325,332 -9,317 135,927 -96
1965 2,336,415 -8,824 129,428 -39
1964 2,338,478 -8,146 123,469 0
1963 2,326,400 -8,136 119,784 0
1962 2,286,666 -7,171 116,232 0
1961 2,240,178 75 82,471 0
1960 2,190,392 4,066 77,948 0

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

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Over the last 10 years, 89.1% of the population change in Brazil is from natural causes (a gain of 14,004,164 people) and 10.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,708,894 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, 1,406,299 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in Brazil, compared to 642,948 people or 2.2% in Cameroon.

Biggest cities by population

Brazil
City Population
Sao Paulo 11.5M
Rio de Janeiro 6.21M
Brasilia 3M
Fortaleza 2.58M
Salvador 2.42M
Belo Horizonte 2.32M
Manaus 2.3M
Curitiba 1.77M
Recife 1.49M
Goiania 1.44M
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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