The latest officially reported population of Cameroon was 29,123,744 in 2024 vs 74,457 people in the Cayman Islands in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cameroon's population is 30,491,011 people compared to 76,930 in the Cayman Islands.
Population statistics:
- Cameroon's population is 396 times bigger than the Cayman Islands'.
- Cameroon is ranked the 51st most populous country in the world, while the Cayman Islands is the 187th.
- The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.37% for Cameroon vs 0.0009% for the Cayman Islands.
- For the last 10 years, Cameroon has had an average growth rate of +2.84% per year vs +2.19% in the Cayman Islands.
- Since 2005, the population of Cameroon has increased from 17.1M people to 30.5M (78.6% growth), while the Cayman Islands has grown from 46.8K to 76.9K (64.4% growth).
- Cameroon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 88.9M people compared to the peak of 118K people in 2097 for the Cayman Islands.
Cameroon vs Cayman Islands: live population counter
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| Current population |
30491011
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76930
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| Population rank | 51/197 | 187/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.37% | 0.0009% |
| One net population change |
42 seconds
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6.17 hours
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| One birth every |
32.9 seconds
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10.1 hours
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| One death every |
2.59 minutes
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1.04 days
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| One migration net change every |
37.8 minutes
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9.78 hours
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| Annual migration change | -13,892 | +896 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,058 | +4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +751,057 | +1,419 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.65% | +1.94% |
| Population growth rate rank | 24/197 | 56/197 |
Cameroon and the Cayman Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 5,159,057 | 8,428 | - | - |
| 1961 | 5,239,273 | 8,601 | 1.55% | 2.05% |
| 1962 | 5,338,620 | 8,781 | 1.9% | 2.09% |
| 1963 | 5,456,623 | 8,970 | 2.21% | 2.15% |
| 1964 | 5,578,257 | 9,166 | 2.23% | 2.19% |
| 1965 | 5,704,686 | 9,361 | 2.27% | 2.13% |
| 1966 | 5,837,295 | 9,560 | 2.32% | 2.13% |
| 1967 | 5,977,318 | 9,769 | 2.4% | 2.19% |
| 1968 | 6,125,863 | 9,971 | 2.49% | 2.07% |
| 1969 | 6,283,462 | 10,165 | 2.57% | 1.95% |
| 1970 | 6,449,793 | 10,517 | 2.65% | 3.46% |
| 1971 | 6,624,408 | 11,098 | 2.71% | 5.52% |
| 1972 | 6,806,872 | 11,764 | 2.75% | 6% |
| 1973 | 6,996,660 | 12,438 | 2.79% | 5.73% |
| 1974 | 7,193,583 | 13,114 | 2.81% | 5.43% |
| 1975 | 7,397,120 | 13,788 | 2.83% | 5.14% |
| 1976 | 7,597,962 | 14,454 | 2.72% | 4.83% |
| 1977 | 7,796,501 | 15,105 | 2.61% | 4.5% |
| 1978 | 8,011,921 | 15,727 | 2.76% | 4.12% |
| 1979 | 8,239,641 | 16,351 | 2.84% | 3.97% |
| 1980 | 8,512,219 | 17,079 | 3.31% | 4.45% |
| 1981 | 8,816,377 | 17,905 | 3.57% | 4.84% |
| 1982 | 9,028,678 | 18,750 | 2.41% | 4.72% |
| 1983 | 9,215,397 | 19,598 | 2.07% | 4.52% |
| 1984 | 9,475,078 | 20,454 | 2.82% | 4.37% |
| 1985 | 9,761,730 | 21,324 | 3.03% | 4.25% |
| 1986 | 10,060,342 | 22,197 | 3.06% | 4.09% |
| 1987 | 10,370,749 | 23,073 | 3.09% | 3.95% |
| 1988 | 10,684,968 | 23,951 | 3.03% | 3.81% |
| 1989 | 11,002,745 | 24,874 | 2.97% | 3.85% |
| 1990 | 11,331,821 | 25,999 | 2.99% | 4.52% |
| 1991 | 11,667,180 | 27,294 | 2.96% | 4.98% |
| 1992 | 12,006,353 | 28,621 | 2.91% | 4.86% |
| 1993 | 12,353,131 | 29,976 | 2.89% | 4.73% |
| 1994 | 12,704,903 | 31,352 | 2.85% | 4.59% |
| 1995 | 13,058,516 | 32,743 | 2.78% | 4.44% |
| 1996 | 13,414,757 | 34,143 | 2.73% | 4.28% |
| 1997 | 13,775,214 | 35,543 | 2.69% | 4.1% |
| 1998 | 14,144,860 | 36,922 | 2.68% | 3.88% |
| 1999 | 14,525,140 | 38,284 | 2.69% | 3.69% |
| 2000 | 14,912,631 | 39,674 | 2.67% | 3.63% |
| 2001 | 15,309,490 | 41,089 | 2.66% | 3.57% |
| 2002 | 15,725,528 | 42,514 | 2.72% | 3.47% |
| 2003 | 16,160,340 | 43,934 | 2.77% | 3.34% |
| 2004 | 16,610,487 | 45,352 | 2.79% | 3.23% |
| 2005 | 17,074,594 | 46,788 | 2.79% | 3.17% |
| 2006 | 17,550,407 | 48,232 | 2.79% | 3.09% |
| 2007 | 18,049,896 | 49,687 | 2.85% | 3.02% |
| 2008 | 18,574,056 | 51,151 | 2.9% | 2.95% |
| 2009 | 19,113,974 | 52,618 | 2.91% | 2.87% |
| 2010 | 19,668,066 | 54,099 | 2.9% | 2.81% |
| 2011 | 20,232,304 | 55,606 | 2.87% | 2.79% |
| 2012 | 20,809,529 | 57,136 | 2.85% | 2.75% |
| 2013 | 21,402,376 | 58,655 | 2.85% | 2.66% |
| 2014 | 22,059,893 | 60,160 | 3.07% | 2.57% |
| 2015 | 22,763,414 | 61,642 | 3.19% | 2.46% |
| 2016 | 23,454,161 | 63,100 | 3.03% | 2.37% |
| 2017 | 24,128,601 | 64,535 | 2.88% | 2.27% |
| 2018 | 24,806,383 | 65,941 | 2.81% | 2.18% |
| 2019 | 25,506,095 | 67,327 | 2.82% | 2.1% |
| 2020 | 26,210,558 | 68,684 | 2.76% | 2.02% |
| 2021 | 26,915,758 | 70,108 | 2.69% | 2.07% |
| 2022 | 27,632,771 | 71,591 | 2.66% | 2.12% |
| 2023 | 28,372,687 | 73,038 | 2.68% | 2.02% |
| 2024 | 29,123,744 | 74,457 | 2.65% | 1.94% |
| 2025 | 29,879,335 | 75,842 | 2.59% | 1.86% |
| 2026 | 30,640,810 | 77,197 | 2.55% | 1.79% |
| 2027 | 31,410,378 | 78,532 | 2.51% | 1.73% |
| 2028 | 32,190,667 | 79,852 | 2.48% | 1.68% |
| 2029 | 32,979,275 | 81,146 | 2.45% | 1.62% |
| 2030 | 33,777,182 | 82,412 | 2.42% | 1.56% |
| 2031 | 34,584,118 | 83,676 | 2.39% | 1.53% |
| 2032 | 35,399,666 | 84,915 | 2.36% | 1.48% |
| 2033 | 36,223,480 | 86,125 | 2.33% | 1.42% |
| 2034 | 37,054,803 | 87,319 | 2.29% | 1.39% |
| 2035 | 37,893,817 | 88,457 | 2.26% | 1.3% |
| 2036 | 38,742,461 | 89,597 | 2.24% | 1.29% |
| 2037 | 39,600,369 | 90,741 | 2.21% | 1.28% |
| 2038 | 40,463,007 | 91,867 | 2.18% | 1.24% |
| 2039 | 41,332,840 | 92,983 | 2.15% | 1.21% |
| 2040 | 42,207,999 | 94,101 | 2.12% | 1.2% |
| 2041 | 43,089,974 | 95,206 | 2.09% | 1.17% |
| 2042 | 43,976,014 | 96,287 | 2.06% | 1.14% |
| 2043 | 44,857,795 | 97,352 | 2.01% | 1.11% |
| 2044 | 45,741,469 | 98,386 | 1.97% | 1.06% |
| 2045 | 46,629,033 | 99,371 | 1.94% | 1% |
| 2046 | 47,519,028 | 100,330 | 1.91% | 0.96% |
| 2047 | 48,413,775 | 101,257 | 1.88% | 0.92% |
| 2048 | 49,308,762 | 102,188 | 1.85% | 0.92% |
| 2049 | 50,203,267 | 103,075 | 1.81% | 0.87% |
| 2050 | 51,096,315 | 103,943 | 1.78% | 0.84% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cameroon increased by 5,688,820 people (a 33.3% growth), while the Cayman Islands gained 14,854 people (a 31.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cameroon gained 7,727,597 (a 33.9% growth), while the Cayman Islands' population increased by 15,288 (a 24.8% growth).
Cameroon was ranked 59th most populous country in 2005 and is 51st in 2025. The Cayman Islands was ranked 189th in 2005 and ranked 187th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Cameroon's population will grow by 67.6% to 51,096,315 people with a rank change from 51st to 41st. The population of the Cayman Islands will increase by 35.1% to 103,943 people and rank change from 187th to 184th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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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| City | Population |
| George Town | 40.2K |
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Population differences between Cameroon and the Cayman Islands
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| Life expectancy | 64.2 years | 80.7 years |
| Average age | 23.2 years | 38.4 years |
| Median age | 19 years | 39.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 4.32 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman |
| Population density | 159.6 ppl/mi² | 804 ppl/mi² |
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