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

Cameroon vs France: population by year and forecast

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Cameroon

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France

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Year	Population
	Cameroon	France
2100	89,761,493	70,675,442
2099	89,236,081	70,692,029
2098	88,700,571	70,701,942
2097	88,148,423	70,707,028
2096	87,584,533	70,713,643
2095	87,012,755	70,707,277
2094	86,422,461	70,691,394
2093	85,823,264	70,665,663
2092	85,216,516	70,643,058
2091	84,591,510	70,615,655
2090	83,955,258	70,582,877
2089	83,304,250	70,549,228
2088	82,644,527	70,510,136
2087	81,971,087	70,470,494
2086	81,292,292	70,427,922
2085	80,596,814	70,390,427
2084	79,893,144	70,348,036
2083	79,174,449	70,296,271
2082	78,447,054	70,255,426
2081	77,705,764	70,210,373
2080	76,946,674	70,169,003
2079	76,185,626	70,127,568
2078	75,414,998	70,087,269
2077	74,632,426	70,045,257
2076	73,846,385	70,001,871
2075	73,045,925	69,959,255
2074	72,232,083	69,924,120
2073	71,416,307	69,892,712
2072	70,587,575	69,866,697
2071	69,756,436	69,838,818
2070	68,920,850	69,826,471
2069	68,080,121	69,816,539
2068	67,236,365	69,818,570
2067	66,384,714	69,826,386
2066	65,524,711	69,835,591
2065	64,661,065	69,856,319
2064	63,793,364	69,880,666
2063	62,925,133	69,910,009
2062	62,051,886	69,948,667
2061	61,174,588	69,988,307
2060	60,289,485	70,030,670
2059	59,400,116	70,076,337
2058	58,506,347	70,119,195
2057	57,609,734	70,164,701
2056	56,718,154	70,208,938
2055	55,825,018	70,258,544
2054	54,922,920	70,298,466
2053	54,020,742	70,332,664
2052	53,110,977	70,357,980
2051	52,204,288	70,383,190
2050	51,302,617	70,398,057
2049	50,395,223	70,407,335
2048	49,490,600	70,406,135
2047	48,582,238	70,394,515
2046	47,678,096	70,376,409
2045	46,779,348	70,345,569
2044	45,880,138	70,306,509
2043	44,989,272	70,260,348
2042	44,093,888	70,199,353
2041	43,194,408	70,133,877
2040	42,307,249	70,067,958
2039	41,421,572	69,998,706
2038	40,545,218	69,920,456
2037	39,674,106	69,831,930
2036	38,807,341	69,743,406
2035	37,954,978	69,651,629
2034	37,107,744	69,558,099
2033	36,270,943	69,468,319
2032	35,438,930	69,377,856
2031	34,618,857	69,288,525
2030	33,804,320	69,197,981
2029	33,002,520	69,104,114
2028	32,206,806	69,012,886
2027	31,421,882	68,917,613
2026	30,647,877	68,823,318
2025	29,879,337	68,720,337
2024	29,123,744	68,551,653
2023	28,372,687	68,372,286
2022	27,632,771	68,184,457
2021	26,915,758	67,842,811
2020	26,210,558	67,601,110
2019	25,506,095	67,382,061
2018	24,806,383	67,158,348
2017	24,128,601	66,918,020
2016	23,454,161	66,724,104
2015	22,763,414	66,548,272
2014	22,059,893	66,312,067
2013	21,402,376	65,997,932
2012	20,809,529	65,657,659
2011	20,232,304	65,340,830
2010	19,668,066	65,026,211
2009	19,113,974	64,706,436
2008	18,574,056	64,375,116
2007	18,049,896	64,016,890
2006	17,550,407	63,622,342
2005	17,074,594	63,180,854
2004	16,610,487	62,707,588
2003	16,160,340	62,249,855
2002	15,725,528	61,812,142
2001	15,309,490	61,364,377
2000	14,912,631	60,918,661
1999	14,525,140	60,501,986
1998	14,144,860	60,190,684
1997	13,775,214	59,968,066
1996	13,414,757	59,754,504
1995	13,058,516	59,541,294
1994	12,704,903	59,324,863
1993	12,353,131	59,103,094
1992	12,006,353	58,846,584
1991	11,667,180	58,554,242
1990	11,331,821	58,261,012
1989	11,002,745	57,943,062
1988	10,684,968	57,598,186
1987	10,370,749	57,266,167
1986	10,060,342	56,956,002
1985	9,761,730	56,665,619
1984	9,475,078	56,383,085
1983	9,215,397	56,108,330
1982	9,028,678	55,806,789
1981	8,816,377	55,603,353
1980	8,512,219	55,274,184
1979	8,239,641	54,979,851
1978	8,011,921	54,734,030
1977	7,796,501	54,486,467
1976	7,597,962	54,232,383
1975	7,397,120	54,002,853
1974	7,193,583	53,746,571
1973	6,996,660	53,392,161
1972	6,806,872	52,962,356
1971	6,624,408	52,499,553
1970	6,449,793	52,007,169
1969	6,283,462	51,536,014
1968	6,125,863	51,112,980
1967	5,977,318	50,722,791
1966	5,837,295	50,311,637
1965	5,704,686	49,877,725
1964	5,578,257	49,401,492
1963	5,456,623	48,877,567
1962	5,338,620	48,389,516
1961	5,239,273	47,905,982
1960	5,159,057	47,412,964

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cameroon increased by 5,903,754 people (a 33.6% growth), while France gained 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cameroon gained 7,591,292 people (a 32.4% growth), while France's population increased by 2,147,649 people (a 3.22% growth).

Cameroon was ranked 59th most populous country in 2006 and is 51st in 2026. France was ranked 20th in 2006 and ranked 23rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cameroon's population will grow by 65.3% to 51,302,617 people with a rank change from 51st to 41st. The population of France will increase by 2.22% to 70,398,057 people and rank change from 23rd to 30th.

Cameroon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 89.8M people compared to the peak of 70.7M people in 2096 for France.

Population growth rate by year

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Cameroon

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France

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Year	Growth rate
	Cameroon	France
2100	0.59%	-0.02%
2099	0.6%	-0.01%
2098	0.63%	-0.007%
2097	0.64%	-0.009%
2096	0.66%	0.009%
2095	0.68%	0.02%
2094	0.7%	0.04%
2093	0.71%	0.03%
2092	0.74%	0.04%
2091	0.76%	0.05%
2090	0.78%	0.05%
2089	0.8%	0.06%
2088	0.82%	0.06%
2087	0.84%	0.06%
2086	0.86%	0.05%
2085	0.88%	0.06%
2084	0.91%	0.07%
2083	0.93%	0.06%
2082	0.95%	0.06%
2081	0.99%	0.06%
2080	1%	0.06%
2079	1.02%	0.06%
2078	1.05%	0.06%
2077	1.06%	0.06%
2076	1.1%	0.06%
2075	1.13%	0.05%
2074	1.14%	0.04%
2073	1.17%	0.04%
2072	1.19%	0.04%
2071	1.21%	0.02%
2070	1.23%	0.01%
2069	1.25%	-0.003%
2068	1.28%	-0.01%
2067	1.31%	-0.01%
2066	1.34%	-0.03%
2065	1.36%	-0.03%
2064	1.38%	-0.04%
2063	1.41%	-0.06%
2062	1.43%	-0.06%
2061	1.47%	-0.06%
2060	1.5%	-0.07%
2059	1.53%	-0.06%
2058	1.56%	-0.06%
2057	1.57%	-0.06%
2056	1.6%	-0.07%
2055	1.64%	-0.06%
2054	1.67%	-0.05%
2053	1.71%	-0.04%
2052	1.74%	-0.04%
2051	1.76%	-0.02%
2050	1.8%	-0.01%
2049	1.83%	0.002%
2048	1.87%	0.02%
2047	1.9%	0.03%
2046	1.92%	0.04%
2045	1.96%	0.06%
2044	1.98%	0.07%
2043	2.03%	0.09%
2042	2.08%	0.09%
2041	2.1%	0.09%
2040	2.14%	0.1%
2039	2.16%	0.11%
2038	2.2%	0.13%
2037	2.23%	0.13%
2036	2.25%	0.13%
2035	2.28%	0.13%
2034	2.31%	0.13%
2033	2.35%	0.13%
2032	2.37%	0.13%
2031	2.41%	0.13%
2030	2.43%	0.14%
2029	2.47%	0.13%
2028	2.5%	0.14%
2027	2.53%	0.14%
2026	2.57%	0.15%
2025	2.59%	0.25%
2024	2.65%	0.26%
2023	2.68%	0.28%
2022	2.66%	0.5%
2021	2.69%	0.36%
2020	2.76%	0.33%
2019	2.82%	0.33%
2018	2.81%	0.36%
2017	2.88%	0.29%
2016	3.03%	0.26%
2015	3.19%	0.36%
2014	3.07%	0.48%
2013	2.85%	0.52%
2012	2.85%	0.48%
2011	2.87%	0.48%
2010	2.9%	0.49%
2009	2.91%	0.51%
2008	2.9%	0.56%
2007	2.85%	0.62%
2006	2.79%	0.7%
2005	2.79%	0.75%
2004	2.79%	0.74%
2003	2.77%	0.71%
2002	2.72%	0.73%
2001	2.66%	0.73%
2000	2.67%	0.69%
1999	2.69%	0.52%
1998	2.68%	0.37%
1997	2.69%	0.36%
1996	2.73%	0.36%
1995	2.78%	0.36%
1994	2.85%	0.38%
1993	2.89%	0.44%
1992	2.91%	0.5%
1991	2.96%	0.5%
1990	2.99%	0.55%
1989	2.97%	0.6%
1988	3.03%	0.58%
1987	3.09%	0.54%
1986	3.06%	0.51%
1985	3.03%	0.5%
1984	2.82%	0.49%
1983	2.07%	0.54%
1982	2.41%	0.37%
1981	3.57%	0.6%
1980	3.31%	0.54%
1979	2.84%	0.45%
1978	2.76%	0.45%
1977	2.61%	0.47%
1976	2.72%	0.43%
1975	2.83%	0.48%
1974	2.81%	0.66%
1973	2.79%	0.81%
1972	2.75%	0.88%
1971	2.71%	0.95%
1970	2.65%	0.91%
1969	2.57%	0.83%
1968	2.49%	0.77%
1967	2.4%	0.82%
1966	2.32%	0.87%
1965	2.27%	0.96%
1964	2.23%	1.07%
1963	2.21%	1.01%
1962	1.9%	1.01%
1961	1.55%	1.04%

In 2025, the population of Cameroon grew by 2.59%, while France's population grew by 0.25%.

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