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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cameroon was 29,123,744 in 2024 vs 116,538,258 people in Egypt in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cameroon's population is 30,864,115 people compared to 120,697,176 in Egypt.

Population statistics:

  • Egypt's population is 3.91 times bigger than Cameroon's.
  • Cameroon is ranked the 51st most populous country in the world, while Egypt is the 13th.
  • The countries together account for 1.83% of the world: 0.37% for Cameroon vs 1.46% for Egypt.
  • For the last 10 years, Cameroon has had an average growth rate of +2.84% per year vs +1.84% in Egypt.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cameroon has increased from 17.6M people to 30.9M (75.9% growth), while Egypt has grown from 82.7M to 121M (45.9% growth).

Cameroon vs Egypt: population by year and forecast

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cameroon Egypt
2100 89,781,496 203,522,884
2099 89,255,966 203,403,368
2098 88,720,337 203,247,703
2097 88,168,066 203,074,807
2096 87,604,050 202,870,003
2095 87,032,145 202,625,820
2094 86,441,720 202,350,087
2093 85,842,389 202,040,251
2092 85,235,505 201,709,051
2091 84,610,360 201,347,225
2090 83,973,967 200,966,749
2089 83,322,813 200,561,011
2088 82,662,944 200,123,182
2087 81,989,354 199,650,440
2086 81,310,407 199,156,169
2085 80,614,775 198,637,936
2084 79,910,947 198,084,947
2083 79,192,092 197,501,965
2082 78,464,535 196,891,089
2081 77,723,079 196,242,522
2080 76,963,821 195,570,383
2079 76,202,603 194,850,670
2078 75,431,803 194,103,613
2077 74,649,057 193,324,592
2076 73,862,841 192,507,892
2075 73,062,202 191,661,705
2074 72,248,179 190,786,862
2073 71,432,221 189,886,620
2072 70,603,305 188,947,991
2071 69,771,981 187,981,245
2070 68,936,208 186,988,514
2069 68,095,292 185,965,572
2068 67,251,348 184,912,088
2067 66,399,507 183,835,428
2066 65,539,313 182,734,967
2065 64,675,474 181,620,901
2064 63,807,579 180,467,102
2063 62,939,156 179,293,260
2062 62,065,714 178,110,375
2061 61,188,220 176,907,621
2060 60,302,920 175,686,879
2059 59,413,352 174,441,815
2058 58,519,385 173,179,511
2057 57,622,572 171,897,733
2056 56,730,793 170,593,445
2055 55,837,458 169,269,144
2054 54,935,159 167,915,661
2053 54,032,780 166,538,943
2052 53,122,812 165,130,747
2051 52,215,921 163,704,732
2050 51,314,050 162,240,246
2049 50,406,453 160,743,182
2048 49,501,629 159,206,813
2047 48,593,064 157,631,586
2046 47,688,721 156,023,680
2045 46,789,773 154,371,216
2044 45,890,362 152,668,334
2043 44,999,297 150,927,496
2042 44,103,714 149,145,569
2041 43,204,033 147,333,445
2040 42,316,677 145,505,786
2039 41,430,803 143,662,428
2038 40,554,253 141,820,567
2037 39,682,947 139,977,812
2036 38,815,989 138,139,382
2035 37,963,436 136,315,557
2034 37,116,013 134,490,574
2033 36,279,025 132,681,153
2032 35,446,827 130,879,780
2031 34,626,572 129,085,888
2030 33,811,853 127,304,473
2029 33,009,874 125,524,007
2028 32,213,983 123,745,979
2027 31,428,884 121,973,080
2026 30,654,707 120,224,089
2025 29,885,995 118,473,897
2024 29,123,744 116,538,258
2023 28,372,687 114,535,772
2022 27,632,771 112,618,250
2021 26,915,758 110,957,008
2020 26,210,558 109,315,124
2019 25,506,095 107,553,158
2018 24,806,383 105,682,094
2017 24,128,601 103,696,057
2016 23,454,161 101,644,589
2015 22,763,414 99,597,342
2014 22,059,893 97,528,654
2013 21,402,376 95,333,553
2012 20,809,529 93,161,001
2011 20,232,304 91,093,059
2010 19,668,066 89,196,072
2009 19,113,974 87,501,636
2008 18,574,056 85,864,789
2007 18,049,896 84,276,225
2006 17,550,407 82,700,403
2005 17,074,594 81,101,004
2004 16,610,487 79,477,443
2003 16,160,340 77,853,548
2002 15,725,528 76,239,137
2001 15,309,490 74,652,029
2000 14,912,631 73,083,284
1999 14,525,140 71,520,954
1998 14,144,860 69,943,294
1997 13,775,214 68,431,740
1996 13,414,757 67,028,048
1995 13,058,516 65,652,622
1994 12,704,903 64,285,589
1993 12,353,131 62,915,681
1992 12,006,353 61,480,660
1991 11,667,180 60,028,997
1990 11,331,821 58,396,618
1989 11,002,745 56,710,642
1988 10,684,968 55,187,681
1987 10,370,749 53,674,435
1986 10,060,342 52,206,295
1985 9,761,730 50,734,968
1984 9,475,078 49,247,334
1983 9,215,397 47,786,402
1982 9,028,678 46,407,611
1981 8,816,377 45,147,224
1980 8,512,219 43,950,413
1979 8,239,641 42,818,628
1978 8,011,921 41,761,431
1977 7,796,501 40,748,870
1976 7,597,962 39,795,557
1975 7,397,120 38,875,327
1974 7,193,583 37,969,667
1973 6,996,660 37,102,043
1972 6,806,872 36,258,328
1971 6,624,408 35,433,368
1970 6,449,793 34,623,990
1969 6,283,462 33,811,615
1968 6,125,863 32,998,319
1967 5,977,318 32,196,360
1966 5,837,295 31,406,541
1965 5,704,686 30,629,174
1964 5,578,257 29,858,922
1963 5,456,623 29,091,869
1962 5,338,620 28,337,013
1961 5,239,273 27,600,898
1960 5,159,057 26,896,479

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/cameroon/egypt | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cameroon increased by 5,903,754 people (a 33.6% growth), while Egypt gained 18,944,186 people (a 22.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cameroon gained 7,409,954 people (a 31.6% growth), while Egypt's population increased by 19,052,587 people (a 18.7% growth).

Cameroon was ranked 59th most populous country in 2006 and is 51st in 2026. Egypt was ranked 13th in 2006 and still ranked 13th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cameroon's population will grow by 66.3% to 51,314,050 people with a rank change from 51st to 41st. The population of Egypt will increase by 34.4% to 162,240,246 people and rank change from 13th to 11th.

Cameroon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 89.8M people compared to the peak of 204M people in 2100 for Egypt.

Population growth rate by year

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Egypt
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cameroon Egypt
2100 0.59% 0.06%
2099 0.6% 0.08%
2098 0.63% 0.09%
2097 0.64% 0.1%
2096 0.66% 0.12%
2095 0.68% 0.14%
2094 0.7% 0.15%
2093 0.71% 0.16%
2092 0.74% 0.18%
2091 0.76% 0.19%
2090 0.78% 0.2%
2089 0.8% 0.22%
2088 0.82% 0.24%
2087 0.84% 0.25%
2086 0.86% 0.26%
2085 0.88% 0.28%
2084 0.91% 0.3%
2083 0.93% 0.31%
2082 0.95% 0.33%
2081 0.99% 0.34%
2080 1% 0.37%
2079 1.02% 0.38%
2078 1.05% 0.4%
2077 1.06% 0.42%
2076 1.1% 0.44%
2075 1.13% 0.46%
2074 1.14% 0.47%
2073 1.17% 0.5%
2072 1.19% 0.51%
2071 1.21% 0.53%
2070 1.23% 0.55%
2069 1.25% 0.57%
2068 1.28% 0.59%
2067 1.31% 0.6%
2066 1.34% 0.61%
2065 1.36% 0.64%
2064 1.38% 0.65%
2063 1.41% 0.66%
2062 1.43% 0.68%
2061 1.47% 0.69%
2060 1.5% 0.71%
2059 1.53% 0.73%
2058 1.56% 0.75%
2057 1.57% 0.76%
2056 1.6% 0.78%
2055 1.64% 0.81%
2054 1.67% 0.83%
2053 1.71% 0.85%
2052 1.74% 0.87%
2051 1.76% 0.9%
2050 1.8% 0.93%
2049 1.83% 0.97%
2048 1.87% 1%
2047 1.9% 1.03%
2046 1.92% 1.07%
2045 1.96% 1.12%
2044 1.98% 1.15%
2043 2.03% 1.19%
2042 2.08% 1.23%
2041 2.1% 1.26%
2040 2.14% 1.28%
2039 2.16% 1.3%
2038 2.2% 1.32%
2037 2.23% 1.33%
2036 2.25% 1.34%
2035 2.28% 1.36%
2034 2.31% 1.36%
2033 2.35% 1.38%
2032 2.37% 1.39%
2031 2.41% 1.4%
2030 2.43% 1.42%
2029 2.47% 1.44%
2028 2.5% 1.45%
2027 2.53% 1.45%
2026 2.57% 1.48%
2025 2.62% 1.66%
2024 2.65% 1.75%
2023 2.68% 1.7%
2022 2.66% 1.5%
2021 2.69% 1.5%
2020 2.76% 1.64%
2019 2.82% 1.77%
2018 2.81% 1.92%
2017 2.88% 2.02%
2016 3.03% 2.06%
2015 3.19% 2.12%
2014 3.07% 2.3%
2013 2.85% 2.33%
2012 2.85% 2.27%
2011 2.87% 2.13%
2010 2.9% 1.94%
2009 2.91% 1.91%
2008 2.9% 1.88%
2007 2.85% 1.91%
2006 2.79% 1.97%
2005 2.79% 2.04%
2004 2.79% 2.09%
2003 2.77% 2.12%
2002 2.72% 2.13%
2001 2.66% 2.15%
2000 2.67% 2.18%
1999 2.69% 2.26%
1998 2.68% 2.21%
1997 2.69% 2.09%
1996 2.73% 2.1%
1995 2.78% 2.13%
1994 2.85% 2.18%
1993 2.89% 2.33%
1992 2.91% 2.42%
1991 2.96% 2.8%
1990 2.99% 2.97%
1989 2.97% 2.76%
1988 3.03% 2.82%
1987 3.09% 2.81%
1986 3.06% 2.9%
1985 3.03% 3.02%
1984 2.82% 3.06%
1983 2.07% 2.97%
1982 2.41% 2.79%
1981 3.57% 2.72%
1980 3.31% 2.64%
1979 2.84% 2.53%
1978 2.76% 2.48%
1977 2.61% 2.4%
1976 2.72% 2.37%
1975 2.83% 2.39%
1974 2.81% 2.34%
1973 2.79% 2.33%
1972 2.75% 2.33%
1971 2.71% 2.34%
1970 2.65% 2.4%
1969 2.57% 2.46%
1968 2.49% 2.49%
1967 2.4% 2.51%
1966 2.32% 2.54%
1965 2.27% 2.58%
1964 2.23% 2.64%
1963 2.21% 2.66%
1962 1.9% 2.67%
1961 1.55% 2.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Cameroon grew by 2.65%, while Egypt's population grew by 1.75%.

Live population counters

Cameroon Egypt
Current population
30864115
120697176
Population rank 51/197 13/197
Percent of world population 0.37% 1.46%
One net population change
42 seconds
15.7 seconds
One birth every
32.9 seconds
13.1 seconds
One death every
2.59 minutes
50.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,058 +5,486
Annual growth/decline +751,057 +2,002,486
Annual growth/decline rate +2.65% +1.75%
Population growth rate rank 23/197 62/197
One migration net change every
34.3 minutes
9.2 minutes
Annual migration change -15,379 -57,305
Net migration rank 146/196 177/196
Foreign-born residents 642,948 1,139,820
Foreign-born residents rank 74/195 55/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.2% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 130/195 153/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cameroon
Natural

Migration
Egypt
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cameroon Egypt
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,379 - -57,305
2024 - -13,892 - 123,884
2023 754,486 -4,798 1,780,230 305,006
2022 734,893 -4,798 1,736,123 13,707
2021 713,806 -9,888 1,566,491 6,161
2020 716,361 -9,888 1,704,988 6,016
2019 714,681 -12,255 1,805,818 7,050
2018 706,188 -9,184 1,908,512 20,788
2017 696,496 -37,912 2,122,866 -80,000
2016 677,051 13,255 2,131,690 -71,604
2015 649,190 42,008 2,227,594 -193,298
2014 619,243 96,599 2,195,761 -92,801
2013 606,072 -6,900 2,156,922 130,305
2012 594,029 -7,523 2,060,535 -2,626
2011 580,607 -12,669 1,951,851 126,170
2010 569,921 -9,366 1,910,134 -194,100
2009 557,841 -10,203 1,848,123 -175,191
2008 542,919 -10,720 1,792,943 -192,199
2007 526,949 -10,807 1,749,322 -173,021
2006 511,366 -28,528 1,693,374 -118,055
2005 496,547 -27,775 1,660,624 -37,129
2004 478,880 -19,444 1,626,745 -3,044
2003 459,422 -18,568 1,614,293 9,854
2002 439,544 -10,766 1,593,474 11,205
2001 422,511 -19,203 1,568,962 556
2000 411,633 -21,221 1,540,084 27,873
1999 401,969 -17,398 1,534,697 22,026
1998 388,432 -12,446 1,519,728 78,858
1997 377,138 -13,842 1,470,119 -45,599
1996 370,355 -12,738 1,427,161 -44,272
1995 367,532 -12,661 1,406,935 -38,920
1994 364,390 -12,028 1,402,840 -36,738
1993 360,785 -9,601 1,409,374 -35,669
1992 356,072 -13,702 1,421,372 74,950
1991 350,493 -14,520 1,440,936 -33,952
1990 342,901 -8,163 1,450,747 406,994
1989 334,649 -11,244 1,461,547 52,648
1988 328,168 -16,016 1,465,620 66,147
1987 320,134 -3,829 1,436,059 58,678
1986 308,188 -3,671 1,410,249 31,299
1985 296,317 -3,604 1,388,718 112,411
1984 284,110 -3,512 1,351,297 122,791
1983 276,112 -37,346 1,318,474 129,242
1982 274,652 -139,974 1,258,574 51,229
1981 262,076 27,845 1,206,830 4,140
1980 247,808 70,589 1,181,914 738
1979 238,875 -12,108 1,145,655 -64,757
1978 229,958 -1,282 1,107,179 -73,664
1977 222,785 -20,622 1,065,298 -73,705
1976 214,916 -19,994 1,030,546 -115,544
1975 206,986 -237 987,822 -62,368
1974 200,693 -377 946,052 -60,174
1973 193,997 -466 905,068 -55,702
1972 186,521 -473 893,333 -55,282
1971 179,317 -439 868,365 -56,503
1970 170,713 -367 841,952 -35,064
1969 162,603 -286 824,564 -6,703
1968 153,080 -204 809,482 -764
1967 144,370 -148 788,908 6,286
1966 135,927 -96 774,391 10,089
1965 129,428 -39 752,682 17,605
1964 123,469 0 749,608 20,596
1963 119,784 0 738,788 25,109
1962 116,232 0 720,128 25,696
1961 82,471 0 703,216 23,184
1960 77,948 0 685,403 -2,954

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). In Egypt 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,180,073 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 78,975 people).

As of 2024, 642,948 residents or 2.2% of the population were not native-born in Cameroon, compared to 1,139,820 people or 1% in Egypt.

Biggest cities by population

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
Egypt
City Population
Cairo 9.8M
Alexandria 5.36M
Giza 4.46M
Shubra El Kheima 1.03M
Port Said 792K
Suez 716K
Mansoura 622K
Helwan 619K
El Mahalla El Kubra 593K
Asyut 562K

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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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