The latest officially reported population of Cameroon was 29,123,744 in 2024 vs 1,358,282 people in Cyprus in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cameroon's population is 30,491,011 people compared to 1,380,052 in Cyprus.
Population statistics:
- Cameroon's population is 22.1 times bigger than Cyprus'.
- Cameroon is ranked the 51st most populous country in the world, while Cyprus is the 153rd.
- The countries together account for 0.39% of the world: 0.37% for Cameroon vs 0.02% for Cyprus.
- For the last 10 years, Cameroon has had an average growth rate of +2.84% per year vs +1.26% in Cyprus.
- Since 2005, the population of Cameroon has increased from 17.1M people to 30.5M (78.6% growth), while Cyprus has grown from 1.04M to 1.38M (33.2% growth).
- Cameroon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 88.9M people compared to the peak of 1.51M people in 2052 for Cyprus.
Cameroon vs Cyprus: live population counter
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| Current population |
30491011
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1380052
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| Population rank | 51/197 | 153/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.37% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
42 seconds
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39.5 minutes
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| One birth every |
32.9 seconds
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36.2 minutes
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| One death every |
2.59 minutes
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55.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
37.8 minutes
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1.08 hours
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| Annual migration change | -13,892 | +8,138 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,058 | +36 |
| Annual growth/decline | +751,057 | +13,306 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.65% | +0.99% |
| Population growth rate rank | 24/197 | 104/197 |
Cameroon and Cyprus: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 5,159,057 | 586,490 | - | - |
| 1961 | 5,239,273 | 595,514 | 1.55% | 1.54% |
| 1962 | 5,338,620 | 601,466 | 1.9% | 1% |
| 1963 | 5,456,623 | 607,252 | 2.21% | 0.96% |
| 1964 | 5,578,257 | 612,521 | 2.23% | 0.87% |
| 1965 | 5,704,686 | 617,736 | 2.27% | 0.85% |
| 1966 | 5,837,295 | 623,390 | 2.32% | 0.92% |
| 1967 | 5,977,318 | 629,251 | 2.4% | 0.94% |
| 1968 | 6,125,863 | 635,157 | 2.49% | 0.94% |
| 1969 | 6,283,462 | 641,189 | 2.57% | 0.95% |
| 1970 | 6,449,793 | 647,446 | 2.65% | 0.98% |
| 1971 | 6,624,408 | 654,050 | 2.71% | 1.02% |
| 1972 | 6,806,872 | 661,063 | 2.75% | 1.07% |
| 1973 | 6,996,660 | 665,937 | 2.79% | 0.74% |
| 1974 | 7,193,583 | 663,254 | 2.81% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 7,397,120 | 659,405 | 2.83% | -0.58% |
| 1976 | 7,597,962 | 662,032 | 2.72% | 0.4% |
| 1977 | 7,796,501 | 667,101 | 2.61% | 0.77% |
| 1978 | 8,011,921 | 672,249 | 2.76% | 0.77% |
| 1979 | 8,239,641 | 677,549 | 2.84% | 0.79% |
| 1980 | 8,512,219 | 683,076 | 3.31% | 0.82% |
| 1981 | 8,816,377 | 688,893 | 3.57% | 0.85% |
| 1982 | 9,028,678 | 696,497 | 2.41% | 1.1% |
| 1983 | 9,215,397 | 707,225 | 2.07% | 1.54% |
| 1984 | 9,475,078 | 719,334 | 2.82% | 1.71% |
| 1985 | 9,761,730 | 731,277 | 3.03% | 1.66% |
| 1986 | 10,060,342 | 743,105 | 3.06% | 1.62% |
| 1987 | 10,370,749 | 754,785 | 3.09% | 1.57% |
| 1988 | 10,684,968 | 766,235 | 3.03% | 1.52% |
| 1989 | 11,002,745 | 777,420 | 2.97% | 1.46% |
| 1990 | 11,331,821 | 788,351 | 2.99% | 1.41% |
| 1991 | 11,667,180 | 798,944 | 2.96% | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 12,006,353 | 810,341 | 2.91% | 1.43% |
| 1993 | 12,353,131 | 826,034 | 2.89% | 1.94% |
| 1994 | 12,704,903 | 844,667 | 2.85% | 2.26% |
| 1995 | 13,058,516 | 862,695 | 2.78% | 2.13% |
| 1996 | 13,414,757 | 880,290 | 2.73% | 2.04% |
| 1997 | 13,775,214 | 897,568 | 2.69% | 1.96% |
| 1998 | 14,144,860 | 914,548 | 2.68% | 1.89% |
| 1999 | 14,525,140 | 931,234 | 2.69% | 1.82% |
| 2000 | 14,912,631 | 947,667 | 2.67% | 1.76% |
| 2001 | 15,309,490 | 964,127 | 2.66% | 1.74% |
| 2002 | 15,725,528 | 981,440 | 2.72% | 1.8% |
| 2003 | 16,160,340 | 999,590 | 2.77% | 1.85% |
| 2004 | 16,610,487 | 1,017,875 | 2.79% | 1.83% |
| 2005 | 17,074,594 | 1,036,151 | 2.79% | 1.8% |
| 2006 | 17,550,407 | 1,054,418 | 2.79% | 1.76% |
| 2007 | 18,049,896 | 1,072,714 | 2.85% | 1.74% |
| 2008 | 18,574,056 | 1,091,026 | 2.9% | 1.71% |
| 2009 | 19,113,974 | 1,109,371 | 2.91% | 1.68% |
| 2010 | 19,668,066 | 1,127,816 | 2.9% | 1.66% |
| 2011 | 20,232,304 | 1,146,493 | 2.87% | 1.66% |
| 2012 | 20,809,529 | 1,165,397 | 2.85% | 1.65% |
| 2013 | 21,402,376 | 1,183,895 | 2.85% | 1.59% |
| 2014 | 22,059,893 | 1,201,801 | 3.07% | 1.51% |
| 2015 | 22,763,414 | 1,219,502 | 3.19% | 1.47% |
| 2016 | 23,454,161 | 1,237,112 | 3.03% | 1.44% |
| 2017 | 24,128,601 | 1,254,275 | 2.88% | 1.39% |
| 2018 | 24,806,383 | 1,270,737 | 2.81% | 1.31% |
| 2019 | 25,506,095 | 1,286,671 | 2.82% | 1.25% |
| 2020 | 26,210,558 | 1,302,247 | 2.76% | 1.21% |
| 2021 | 26,915,758 | 1,317,309 | 2.69% | 1.16% |
| 2022 | 27,632,771 | 1,331,370 | 2.66% | 1.07% |
| 2023 | 28,372,687 | 1,344,976 | 2.68% | 1.02% |
| 2024 | 29,123,744 | 1,358,282 | 2.65% | 0.99% |
| 2025 | 29,879,335 | 1,370,750 | 2.59% | 0.92% |
| 2026 | 30,640,810 | 1,382,331 | 2.55% | 0.84% |
| 2027 | 31,410,378 | 1,393,332 | 2.51% | 0.8% |
| 2028 | 32,190,667 | 1,403,777 | 2.48% | 0.75% |
| 2029 | 32,979,275 | 1,413,339 | 2.45% | 0.68% |
| 2030 | 33,777,182 | 1,422,317 | 2.42% | 0.64% |
| 2031 | 34,584,118 | 1,430,677 | 2.39% | 0.59% |
| 2032 | 35,399,666 | 1,438,502 | 2.36% | 0.55% |
| 2033 | 36,223,480 | 1,445,956 | 2.33% | 0.52% |
| 2034 | 37,054,803 | 1,452,842 | 2.29% | 0.48% |
| 2035 | 37,893,817 | 1,459,190 | 2.26% | 0.44% |
| 2036 | 38,742,461 | 1,465,171 | 2.24% | 0.41% |
| 2037 | 39,600,369 | 1,470,712 | 2.21% | 0.38% |
| 2038 | 40,463,007 | 1,475,792 | 2.18% | 0.35% |
| 2039 | 41,332,840 | 1,480,540 | 2.15% | 0.32% |
| 2040 | 42,207,999 | 1,484,845 | 2.12% | 0.29% |
| 2041 | 43,089,974 | 1,488,688 | 2.09% | 0.26% |
| 2042 | 43,976,014 | 1,492,043 | 2.06% | 0.23% |
| 2043 | 44,857,795 | 1,494,983 | 2.01% | 0.2% |
| 2044 | 45,741,469 | 1,497,653 | 1.97% | 0.18% |
| 2045 | 46,629,033 | 1,500,062 | 1.94% | 0.16% |
| 2046 | 47,519,028 | 1,502,255 | 1.91% | 0.15% |
| 2047 | 48,413,775 | 1,504,222 | 1.88% | 0.13% |
| 2048 | 49,308,762 | 1,505,909 | 1.85% | 0.11% |
| 2049 | 50,203,267 | 1,507,311 | 1.81% | 0.09% |
| 2050 | 51,096,315 | 1,508,478 | 1.78% | 0.08% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cameroon increased by 5,688,820 people (a 33.3% growth), while Cyprus gained 183,351 people (a 17.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cameroon gained 7,727,597 (a 33.9% growth), while Cyprus' population increased by 160,550 (a 13.2% growth).
Cameroon was ranked 59th most populous country in 2005 and is 51st in 2025. Cyprus was ranked 153rd in 2005 and still ranked 153rd 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 Cyprus will increase by 9.31% to 1,508,478 people and rank change from 153rd to 152nd.
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Population differences between Cameroon and Cyprus
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| Life expectancy | 64.2 years | 82 years |
| Average age | 23.2 years | 39.8 years |
| Median age | 19 years | 39.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 4.32 births per woman | 1.39 births per woman |
| Population density | 159.6 ppl/mi² | 381 ppl/mi² |
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