The latest officially reported population of Cameroon was 29,123,744 in 2024 vs 1,892,516 people in Equatorial Guinea in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cameroon's population is 30,491,011 people compared to 1,975,406 in Equatorial Guinea.
Population statistics:
- Cameroon's population is 15.4 times bigger than Equatorial Guinea's.
- Cameroon is ranked the 51st most populous country in the world, while Equatorial Guinea is the 148th.
- The countries together account for 0.39% of the world: 0.37% for Cameroon vs 0.02% for Equatorial Guinea.
- For the last 10 years, Cameroon has had an average growth rate of +2.84% per year vs +3.15% in Equatorial Guinea.
- Since 2005, the population of Cameroon has increased from 17.1M people to 30.5M (78.6% growth), while Equatorial Guinea has grown from 947K to 1.98M (108.5% growth).
- Cameroon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 88.9M people compared to the peak of 5M people in 2100 for Equatorial Guinea.
Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea: live population counter
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| Current population |
30491011
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1975406
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| Population rank | 51/197 | 148/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.37% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
42 seconds
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11.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
32.9 seconds
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9.61 minutes
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| One death every |
2.59 minutes
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36.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
37.8 minutes
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2.25 hours
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| Annual migration change | -13,892 | +3,891 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,058 | +123 |
| Annual growth/decline | +751,057 | +44,967 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.65% | +2.43% |
| Population growth rate rank | 24/197 | 32/197 |
Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 5,159,057 | 269,807 | - | - |
| 1961 | 5,239,273 | 274,896 | 1.55% | 1.89% |
| 1962 | 5,338,620 | 280,286 | 1.9% | 1.96% |
| 1963 | 5,456,623 | 285,965 | 2.21% | 2.03% |
| 1964 | 5,578,257 | 291,942 | 2.23% | 2.09% |
| 1965 | 5,704,686 | 298,238 | 2.27% | 2.16% |
| 1966 | 5,837,295 | 304,859 | 2.32% | 2.22% |
| 1967 | 5,977,318 | 311,805 | 2.4% | 2.28% |
| 1968 | 6,125,863 | 318,849 | 2.49% | 2.26% |
| 1969 | 6,283,462 | 322,517 | 2.57% | 1.15% |
| 1970 | 6,449,793 | 320,803 | 2.65% | -0.53% |
| 1971 | 6,624,408 | 315,940 | 2.71% | -1.52% |
| 1972 | 6,806,872 | 309,468 | 2.75% | -2.05% |
| 1973 | 6,996,660 | 302,281 | 2.79% | -2.32% |
| 1974 | 7,193,583 | 294,953 | 2.81% | -2.42% |
| 1975 | 7,397,120 | 287,901 | 2.83% | -2.39% |
| 1976 | 7,597,962 | 281,031 | 2.72% | -2.39% |
| 1977 | 7,796,501 | 276,779 | 2.61% | -1.51% |
| 1978 | 8,011,921 | 276,531 | 2.76% | -0.09% |
| 1979 | 8,239,641 | 279,846 | 2.84% | 1.2% |
| 1980 | 8,512,219 | 288,644 | 3.31% | 3.14% |
| 1981 | 8,816,377 | 303,252 | 3.57% | 5.06% |
| 1982 | 9,028,678 | 322,216 | 2.41% | 6.25% |
| 1983 | 9,215,397 | 343,421 | 2.07% | 6.58% |
| 1984 | 9,475,078 | 364,899 | 2.82% | 6.25% |
| 1985 | 9,761,730 | 385,547 | 3.03% | 5.66% |
| 1986 | 10,060,342 | 404,728 | 3.06% | 4.98% |
| 1987 | 10,370,749 | 422,522 | 3.09% | 4.4% |
| 1988 | 10,684,968 | 439,651 | 3.03% | 4.05% |
| 1989 | 11,002,745 | 456,808 | 2.97% | 3.9% |
| 1990 | 11,331,821 | 474,274 | 2.99% | 3.82% |
| 1991 | 11,667,180 | 492,217 | 2.96% | 3.78% |
| 1992 | 12,006,353 | 510,770 | 2.91% | 3.77% |
| 1993 | 12,353,131 | 530,023 | 2.89% | 3.77% |
| 1994 | 12,704,903 | 550,138 | 2.85% | 3.8% |
| 1995 | 13,058,516 | 571,264 | 2.78% | 3.84% |
| 1996 | 13,414,757 | 593,492 | 2.73% | 3.89% |
| 1997 | 13,775,214 | 616,893 | 2.69% | 3.94% |
| 1998 | 14,144,860 | 641,474 | 2.68% | 3.98% |
| 1999 | 14,525,140 | 667,214 | 2.69% | 4.01% |
| 2000 | 14,912,631 | 703,279 | 2.67% | 5.41% |
| 2001 | 15,309,490 | 749,836 | 2.66% | 6.62% |
| 2002 | 15,725,528 | 797,957 | 2.72% | 6.42% |
| 2003 | 16,160,340 | 847,862 | 2.77% | 6.25% |
| 2004 | 16,610,487 | 899,917 | 2.79% | 6.14% |
| 2005 | 17,074,594 | 947,367 | 2.79% | 5.27% |
| 2006 | 17,550,407 | 990,343 | 2.79% | 4.54% |
| 2007 | 18,049,896 | 1,036,044 | 2.85% | 4.61% |
| 2008 | 18,574,056 | 1,084,530 | 2.9% | 4.68% |
| 2009 | 19,113,974 | 1,135,673 | 2.91% | 4.72% |
| 2010 | 19,668,066 | 1,189,085 | 2.9% | 4.7% |
| 2011 | 20,232,304 | 1,241,835 | 2.87% | 4.44% |
| 2012 | 20,809,529 | 1,293,483 | 2.85% | 4.16% |
| 2013 | 21,402,376 | 1,346,218 | 2.85% | 4.08% |
| 2014 | 22,059,893 | 1,399,828 | 3.07% | 3.98% |
| 2015 | 22,763,414 | 1,453,923 | 3.19% | 3.86% |
| 2016 | 23,454,161 | 1,508,186 | 3.03% | 3.73% |
| 2017 | 24,128,601 | 1,562,396 | 2.88% | 3.59% |
| 2018 | 24,806,383 | 1,616,422 | 2.81% | 3.46% |
| 2019 | 25,506,095 | 1,670,177 | 2.82% | 3.33% |
| 2020 | 26,210,558 | 1,716,468 | 2.76% | 2.77% |
| 2021 | 26,915,758 | 1,758,786 | 2.69% | 2.47% |
| 2022 | 27,632,771 | 1,803,545 | 2.66% | 2.54% |
| 2023 | 28,372,687 | 1,847,549 | 2.68% | 2.44% |
| 2024 | 29,123,744 | 1,892,516 | 2.65% | 2.43% |
| 2025 | 29,879,335 | 1,938,427 | 2.59% | 2.43% |
| 2026 | 30,640,810 | 1,984,463 | 2.55% | 2.37% |
| 2027 | 31,410,378 | 2,030,749 | 2.51% | 2.33% |
| 2028 | 32,190,667 | 2,077,253 | 2.48% | 2.29% |
| 2029 | 32,979,275 | 2,123,699 | 2.45% | 2.24% |
| 2030 | 33,777,182 | 2,170,434 | 2.42% | 2.2% |
| 2031 | 34,584,118 | 2,218,077 | 2.39% | 2.2% |
| 2032 | 35,399,666 | 2,267,025 | 2.36% | 2.21% |
| 2033 | 36,223,480 | 2,315,991 | 2.33% | 2.16% |
| 2034 | 37,054,803 | 2,364,847 | 2.29% | 2.11% |
| 2035 | 37,893,817 | 2,414,263 | 2.26% | 2.09% |
| 2036 | 38,742,461 | 2,463,880 | 2.24% | 2.06% |
| 2037 | 39,600,369 | 2,513,955 | 2.21% | 2.03% |
| 2038 | 40,463,007 | 2,564,843 | 2.18% | 2.02% |
| 2039 | 41,332,840 | 2,615,417 | 2.15% | 1.97% |
| 2040 | 42,207,999 | 2,665,575 | 2.12% | 1.92% |
| 2041 | 43,089,974 | 2,715,477 | 2.09% | 1.87% |
| 2042 | 43,976,014 | 2,764,764 | 2.06% | 1.82% |
| 2043 | 44,857,795 | 2,813,769 | 2.01% | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 45,741,469 | 2,862,511 | 1.97% | 1.73% |
| 2045 | 46,629,033 | 2,911,227 | 1.94% | 1.7% |
| 2046 | 47,519,028 | 2,959,088 | 1.91% | 1.64% |
| 2047 | 48,413,775 | 3,005,551 | 1.88% | 1.57% |
| 2048 | 49,308,762 | 3,051,480 | 1.85% | 1.53% |
| 2049 | 50,203,267 | 3,097,625 | 1.81% | 1.51% |
| 2050 | 51,096,315 | 3,143,719 | 1.78% | 1.49% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cameroon increased by 5,688,820 people (a 33.3% growth), while Equatorial Guinea gained 506,556 people (a 53.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cameroon gained 7,727,597 (a 33.9% growth), while Equatorial Guinea's population increased by 521,483 (a 35.9% growth).
Cameroon was ranked 59th most populous country in 2005 and is 51st in 2025. Equatorial Guinea was ranked 155th in 2005 and ranked 148th 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 Equatorial Guinea will increase by 59.1% to 3,143,719 people and rank change from 148th to 140th.
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Population differences between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea
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| Life expectancy | 64.2 years | 64.1 years |
| Average age | 23.2 years | 25.9 years |
| Median age | 19 years | 22 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 52.7:47.3 |
| Fertility rate | 4.32 births per woman | 4.08 births per woman |
| Population density | 159.6 ppl/mi² | 174.7 ppl/mi² |
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