The current population of Cameroon is 30,864,115 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 29,123,744 in 2024.
- Cameroon accounts for 0.37% of the world's population.
- Since 2006, population has increased from 17.6M people to 30.9M (75.9% growth in 20 years).
- Cameroon is ranked 51/197 by population and was ranked 59th in 2006.
- Cameroon is projected to reach 89.8M people in 2100.
- For the last 20 years, Cameroon has had an average growth rate of 3.79% per year.
Cameroon population and growth rate by year
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2100 | 89,781,496 | 0.59% |
| 2099 | 89,255,966 | 0.6% |
| 2098 | 88,720,337 | 0.63% |
| 2097 | 88,168,066 | 0.64% |
| 2096 | 87,604,050 | 0.66% |
| 2095 | 87,032,145 | 0.68% |
| 2094 | 86,441,720 | 0.7% |
| 2093 | 85,842,389 | 0.71% |
| 2092 | 85,235,505 | 0.74% |
| 2091 | 84,610,360 | 0.76% |
| 2090 | 83,973,967 | 0.78% |
| 2089 | 83,322,813 | 0.8% |
| 2088 | 82,662,944 | 0.82% |
| 2087 | 81,989,354 | 0.84% |
| 2086 | 81,310,407 | 0.86% |
| 2085 | 80,614,775 | 0.88% |
| 2084 | 79,910,947 | 0.91% |
| 2083 | 79,192,092 | 0.93% |
| 2082 | 78,464,535 | 0.95% |
| 2081 | 77,723,079 | 0.99% |
| 2080 | 76,963,821 | 1% |
| 2079 | 76,202,603 | 1.02% |
| 2078 | 75,431,803 | 1.05% |
| 2077 | 74,649,057 | 1.06% |
| 2076 | 73,862,841 | 1.1% |
| 2075 | 73,062,202 | 1.13% |
| 2074 | 72,248,179 | 1.14% |
| 2073 | 71,432,221 | 1.17% |
| 2072 | 70,603,305 | 1.19% |
| 2071 | 69,771,981 | 1.21% |
| 2070 | 68,936,208 | 1.23% |
| 2069 | 68,095,292 | 1.25% |
| 2068 | 67,251,348 | 1.28% |
| 2067 | 66,399,507 | 1.31% |
| 2066 | 65,539,313 | 1.34% |
| 2065 | 64,675,474 | 1.36% |
| 2064 | 63,807,579 | 1.38% |
| 2063 | 62,939,156 | 1.41% |
| 2062 | 62,065,714 | 1.43% |
| 2061 | 61,188,220 | 1.47% |
| 2060 | 60,302,920 | 1.5% |
| 2059 | 59,413,352 | 1.53% |
| 2058 | 58,519,385 | 1.56% |
| 2057 | 57,622,572 | 1.57% |
| 2056 | 56,730,793 | 1.6% |
| 2055 | 55,837,458 | 1.64% |
| 2054 | 54,935,159 | 1.67% |
| 2053 | 54,032,780 | 1.71% |
| 2052 | 53,122,812 | 1.74% |
| 2051 | 52,215,921 | 1.76% |
| 2050 | 51,314,050 | 1.8% |
| 2049 | 50,406,453 | 1.83% |
| 2048 | 49,501,629 | 1.87% |
| 2047 | 48,593,064 | 1.9% |
| 2046 | 47,688,721 | 1.92% |
| 2045 | 46,789,773 | 1.96% |
| 2044 | 45,890,362 | 1.98% |
| 2043 | 44,999,297 | 2.03% |
| 2042 | 44,103,714 | 2.08% |
| 2041 | 43,204,033 | 2.1% |
| 2040 | 42,316,677 | 2.14% |
| 2039 | 41,430,803 | 2.16% |
| 2038 | 40,554,253 | 2.2% |
| 2037 | 39,682,947 | 2.23% |
| 2036 | 38,815,989 | 2.25% |
| 2035 | 37,963,436 | 2.28% |
| 2034 | 37,116,013 | 2.31% |
| 2033 | 36,279,025 | 2.35% |
| 2032 | 35,446,827 | 2.37% |
| 2031 | 34,626,572 | 2.41% |
| 2030 | 33,811,853 | 2.43% |
| 2029 | 33,009,874 | 2.47% |
| 2028 | 32,213,983 | 2.5% |
| 2027 | 31,428,884 | 2.53% |
| 2026 | 30,654,707 | 2.57% |
| 2025 | 29,885,995 | 2.62% |
| 2024 | 29,123,744 | 2.65% |
| 2023 | 28,372,687 | 2.68% |
| 2022 | 27,632,771 | 2.66% |
| 2021 | 26,915,758 | 2.69% |
| 2020 | 26,210,558 | 2.76% |
| 2019 | 25,506,095 | 2.82% |
| 2018 | 24,806,383 | 2.81% |
| 2017 | 24,128,601 | 2.88% |
| 2016 | 23,454,161 | 3.03% |
| 2015 | 22,763,414 | 3.19% |
| 2014 | 22,059,893 | 3.07% |
| 2013 | 21,402,376 | 2.85% |
| 2012 | 20,809,529 | 2.85% |
| 2011 | 20,232,304 | 2.87% |
| 2010 | 19,668,066 | 2.9% |
| 2009 | 19,113,974 | 2.91% |
| 2008 | 18,574,056 | 2.9% |
| 2007 | 18,049,896 | 2.85% |
| 2006 | 17,550,407 | 2.79% |
| 2005 | 17,074,594 | 2.79% |
| 2004 | 16,610,487 | 2.79% |
| 2003 | 16,160,340 | 2.77% |
| 2002 | 15,725,528 | 2.72% |
| 2001 | 15,309,490 | 2.66% |
| 2000 | 14,912,631 | 2.67% |
| 1999 | 14,525,140 | 2.69% |
| 1998 | 14,144,860 | 2.68% |
| 1997 | 13,775,214 | 2.69% |
| 1996 | 13,414,757 | 2.73% |
| 1995 | 13,058,516 | 2.78% |
| 1994 | 12,704,903 | 2.85% |
| 1993 | 12,353,131 | 2.89% |
| 1992 | 12,006,353 | 2.91% |
| 1991 | 11,667,180 | 2.96% |
| 1990 | 11,331,821 | 2.99% |
| 1989 | 11,002,745 | 2.97% |
| 1988 | 10,684,968 | 3.03% |
| 1987 | 10,370,749 | 3.09% |
| 1986 | 10,060,342 | 3.06% |
| 1985 | 9,761,730 | 3.03% |
| 1984 | 9,475,078 | 2.82% |
| 1983 | 9,215,397 | 2.07% |
| 1982 | 9,028,678 | 2.41% |
| 1981 | 8,816,377 | 3.57% |
| 1980 | 8,512,219 | 3.31% |
| 1979 | 8,239,641 | 2.84% |
| 1978 | 8,011,921 | 2.76% |
| 1977 | 7,796,501 | 2.61% |
| 1976 | 7,597,962 | 2.72% |
| 1975 | 7,397,120 | 2.83% |
| 1974 | 7,193,583 | 2.81% |
| 1973 | 6,996,660 | 2.79% |
| 1972 | 6,806,872 | 2.75% |
| 1971 | 6,624,408 | 2.71% |
| 1970 | 6,449,793 | 2.65% |
| 1969 | 6,283,462 | 2.57% |
| 1968 | 6,125,863 | 2.49% |
| 1967 | 5,977,318 | 2.4% |
| 1966 | 5,837,295 | 2.32% |
| 1965 | 5,704,686 | 2.27% |
| 1964 | 5,578,257 | 2.23% |
| 1963 | 5,456,623 | 2.21% |
| 1962 | 5,338,620 | 1.9% |
| 1961 | 5,239,273 | 1.55% |
| 1960 | 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).
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Cameroon has a population of 30.9M as of 2026, compared to 23.5M in 2016, 17.6M in 2006, and 13.4M in 1996.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 3.16% per year. Cameroon is ranked 19th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Cameroon will have 47,688,721 people (54.5% growth) with a rank change from 51st to 43rd.
By the year 2100, Cameroon's population is projected to grow by 190.9% from its current level to 89.8M people.
Natural change and net migration by year
| Year | Population change | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Natural | Net migration | |
| 2025 | - | - | -15,379 |
| 2024 | - | - | -13,892 |
| 2023 | 749,688 | 754,486 | -4,798 |
| 2022 | 730,095 | 734,893 | -4,798 |
| 2021 | 703,918 | 713,806 | -9,888 |
| 2020 | 706,473 | 716,361 | -9,888 |
| 2019 | 702,426 | 714,681 | -12,255 |
| 2018 | 697,004 | 706,188 | -9,184 |
| 2017 | 658,584 | 696,496 | -37,912 |
| 2016 | 690,306 | 677,051 | 13,255 |
| 2015 | 691,198 | 649,190 | 42,008 |
| 2014 | 715,842 | 619,243 | 96,599 |
| 2013 | 599,172 | 606,072 | -6,900 |
| 2012 | 586,506 | 594,029 | -7,523 |
| 2011 | 567,938 | 580,607 | -12,669 |
| 2010 | 560,555 | 569,921 | -9,366 |
| 2009 | 547,638 | 557,841 | -10,203 |
| 2008 | 532,199 | 542,919 | -10,720 |
| 2007 | 516,142 | 526,949 | -10,807 |
| 2006 | 482,838 | 511,366 | -28,528 |
| 2005 | 468,772 | 496,547 | -27,775 |
| 2004 | 459,436 | 478,880 | -19,444 |
| 2003 | 440,854 | 459,422 | -18,568 |
| 2002 | 428,778 | 439,544 | -10,766 |
| 2001 | 403,308 | 422,511 | -19,203 |
| 2000 | 390,412 | 411,633 | -21,221 |
| 1999 | 384,571 | 401,969 | -17,398 |
| 1998 | 375,986 | 388,432 | -12,446 |
| 1997 | 363,296 | 377,138 | -13,842 |
| 1996 | 357,617 | 370,355 | -12,738 |
| 1995 | 354,871 | 367,532 | -12,661 |
| 1994 | 352,362 | 364,390 | -12,028 |
| 1993 | 351,184 | 360,785 | -9,601 |
| 1992 | 342,370 | 356,072 | -13,702 |
| 1991 | 335,973 | 350,493 | -14,520 |
| 1990 | 334,738 | 342,901 | -8,163 |
| 1989 | 323,405 | 334,649 | -11,244 |
| 1988 | 312,152 | 328,168 | -16,016 |
| 1987 | 316,305 | 320,134 | -3,829 |
| 1986 | 304,517 | 308,188 | -3,671 |
| 1985 | 292,713 | 296,317 | -3,604 |
| 1984 | 280,598 | 284,110 | -3,512 |
| 1983 | 238,766 | 276,112 | -37,346 |
| 1982 | 134,678 | 274,652 | -139,974 |
| 1981 | 289,921 | 262,076 | 27,845 |
| 1980 | 318,397 | 247,808 | 70,589 |
| 1979 | 226,767 | 238,875 | -12,108 |
| 1978 | 228,676 | 229,958 | -1,282 |
| 1977 | 202,163 | 222,785 | -20,622 |
| 1976 | 194,922 | 214,916 | -19,994 |
| 1975 | 206,749 | 206,986 | -237 |
| 1974 | 200,316 | 200,693 | -377 |
| 1973 | 193,531 | 193,997 | -466 |
| 1972 | 186,048 | 186,521 | -473 |
| 1971 | 178,878 | 179,317 | -439 |
| 1970 | 170,346 | 170,713 | -367 |
| 1969 | 162,317 | 162,603 | -286 |
| 1968 | 152,876 | 153,080 | -204 |
| 1967 | 144,222 | 144,370 | -148 |
| 1966 | 135,831 | 135,927 | -96 |
| 1965 | 129,389 | 129,428 | -39 |
| 1964 | 123,469 | 123,469 | 0 |
| 1963 | 119,784 | 119,784 | 0 |
| 1962 | 116,232 | 116,232 | 0 |
| 1961 | 82,471 | 82,471 | 0 |
| 1960 | 77,948 | 77,948 | 0 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Over the last 10 years, 99.1% of the population change in Cameroon 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, 642,948 residents or 2.2% of the population were not native-born in Cameroon, compared to 291,474 and 1.5% in 2010.
Cameroon population clock
Cameroon
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
30864115
|
51/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.37% | 51/197 |
| One net population change |
42 seconds
|
30/197 |
| One birth every |
32.9 seconds
|
30/196 |
| One death every |
2.59 minutes
|
53/196 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,058 | 30/197 |
| Annual growth/decline | +751,057 | 30/197 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.65% | 23/197 |
| One migration net change every |
34.3 minutes
|
146/196 |
| Annual migration change | -15,379 | 146/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 642,948 | 74/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 2.2% | 130/195 |
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Cameroon population statistics
|
Cameroon
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 64.5 years | 73.8 years |
| Average age | 23.2 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 19 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 4.32 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 168 ppl/mi² | 144 ppl/mi² |
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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:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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