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

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The latest officially reported population of Cameroon was 29,879,337 in 2025 vs 18,687,881 people in Guatemala in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cameroon's population is 31,045,453 people compared to 19,115,361 in Guatemala.

Population statistics:

  • Cameroon's population is 1.62 times bigger than Guatemala's.
  • Cameroon is ranked the 51st most populous country in the world, while Guatemala is the 69th.
  • The countries together account for 0.6% of the world: 0.37% for Cameroon vs 0.23% for Guatemala.
  • For the last 10 years, Cameroon has had an average growth rate of +2.8% per year vs +1.61% in Guatemala.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cameroon has increased from 17.6M people to 31M (76.9% growth), while Guatemala has grown from 13.4M to 19.1M (43% growth).

Cameroon vs Guatemala: population by year and forecast

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cameroon Guatemala
2100 89,761,493 26,153,266
2099 89,236,081 26,241,436
2098 88,700,571 26,327,401
2097 88,148,423 26,411,858
2096 87,584,533 26,493,721
2095 87,012,755 26,573,173
2094 86,422,461 26,650,279
2093 85,823,264 26,724,630
2092 85,216,516 26,796,433
2091 84,591,510 26,864,799
2090 83,955,258 26,929,431
2089 83,304,250 26,990,069
2088 82,644,527 27,047,391
2087 81,971,087 27,101,383
2086 81,292,292 27,151,393
2085 80,596,814 27,195,895
2084 79,893,144 27,235,718
2083 79,174,449 27,270,266
2082 78,447,054 27,300,227
2081 77,705,764 27,323,897
2080 76,946,674 27,341,942
2079 76,185,626 27,354,464
2078 75,414,998 27,360,327
2077 74,632,426 27,359,161
2076 73,846,385 27,351,838
2075 73,045,925 27,338,895
2074 72,232,083 27,319,989
2073 71,416,307 27,293,820
2072 70,587,575 27,260,434
2071 69,756,436 27,219,778
2070 68,920,850 27,172,642
2069 68,080,121 27,117,335
2068 67,236,365 27,053,945
2067 66,384,714 26,983,495
2066 65,524,711 26,905,666
2065 64,661,065 26,821,312
2064 63,793,364 26,729,190
2063 62,925,133 26,630,176
2062 62,051,886 26,525,287
2061 61,174,588 26,414,086
2060 60,289,485 26,295,830
2059 59,400,116 26,171,105
2058 58,506,347 26,039,738
2057 57,609,734 25,901,372
2056 56,718,154 25,757,288
2055 55,825,018 25,607,244
2054 54,922,920 25,451,264
2053 54,020,742 25,288,335
2052 53,110,977 25,120,056
2051 52,204,288 24,946,634
2050 51,302,617 24,768,464
2049 50,395,223 24,584,225
2048 49,490,600 24,394,931
2047 48,582,238 24,201,532
2046 47,678,096 24,001,405
2045 46,779,348 23,795,751
2044 45,880,138 23,584,131
2043 44,989,272 23,366,974
2042 44,093,888 23,144,034
2041 43,194,408 22,915,420
2040 42,307,249 22,680,768
2039 41,421,572 22,440,281
2038 40,545,218 22,193,352
2037 39,674,106 21,942,046
2036 38,807,341 21,686,309
2035 37,954,978 21,425,958
2034 37,107,744 21,162,245
2033 36,270,943 20,895,809
2032 35,438,930 20,626,813
2031 34,618,857 20,355,744
2030 33,804,320 20,082,472
2029 33,002,520 19,807,478
2028 32,206,806 19,530,983
2027 31,421,882 19,252,313
2026 30,647,877 18,970,716
2025 29,879,337 18,687,881
2024 29,123,744 18,406,359
2023 28,372,687 18,124,838
2022 27,632,771 17,847,877
2021 26,915,758 17,598,650
2020 26,210,558 17,357,325
2019 25,506,095 17,103,803
2018 24,806,383 16,845,685
2017 24,128,601 16,567,357
2016 23,454,161 16,268,760
2015 22,763,414 15,971,743
2014 22,059,893 15,681,725
2013 21,402,376 15,387,337
2012 20,809,529 15,089,647
2011 20,232,304 14,792,126
2010 19,668,066 14,500,112
2009 19,113,974 14,215,611
2008 18,574,056 13,935,174
2007 18,049,896 13,652,040
2006 17,550,407 13,367,459
2005 17,074,594 13,087,629
2004 16,610,487 12,807,402
2003 16,160,340 12,525,842
2002 15,725,528 12,246,915
2001 15,309,490 11,969,422
2000 14,912,631 11,697,592
1999 14,525,140 11,422,965
1998 14,144,860 11,139,145
1997 13,775,214 10,857,754
1996 13,414,757 10,583,526
1995 13,058,516 10,312,996
1994 12,704,903 10,043,718
1993 12,353,131 9,779,761
1992 12,006,353 9,522,266
1991 11,667,180 9,272,584
1990 11,331,821 9,024,773
1989 11,002,745 8,775,546
1988 10,684,968 8,532,099
1987 10,370,749 8,296,485
1986 10,060,342 8,070,818
1985 9,761,730 7,849,693
1984 9,475,078 7,630,682
1983 9,215,397 7,419,642
1982 9,028,678 7,240,241
1981 8,816,377 7,075,648
1980 8,512,219 6,900,212
1979 8,239,641 6,727,797
1978 8,011,921 6,561,534
1977 7,796,501 6,401,515
1976 7,597,962 6,262,404
1975 7,397,120 6,128,731
1974 7,193,583 5,981,197
1973 6,996,660 5,831,631
1972 6,806,872 5,682,833
1971 6,624,408 5,538,355
1970 6,449,793 5,396,966
1969 6,283,462 5,257,081
1968 6,125,863 5,118,111
1967 5,977,318 4,978,862
1966 5,837,295 4,840,958
1965 5,704,686 4,704,965
1964 5,578,257 4,571,109
1963 5,456,623 4,440,264
1962 5,338,620 4,312,044
1961 5,239,273 4,186,201
1960 5,159,057 4,063,655

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/cameroon/guatemala | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cameroon increased by 5,903,754 people (a 33.6% growth), while Guatemala gained 2,901,301 people (a 21.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cameroon gained 7,591,292 people (a 32.4% growth), while Guatemala's population increased by 2,846,601 people (a 17.5% growth).

Cameroon was ranked 59th most populous country in 2006 and is 51st in 2026. Guatemala was ranked 68th in 2006 and ranked 69th 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 Guatemala will increase by 29.6% to 24,768,464 people and rank change from 69th to 67th.

Cameroon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 89.8M people compared to the peak of 27.4M people in 2078 for Guatemala.

Population growth rate by year

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Guatemala
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cameroon Guatemala
2100 0.59% -0.34%
2099 0.6% -0.33%
2098 0.63% -0.32%
2097 0.64% -0.31%
2096 0.66% -0.3%
2095 0.68% -0.29%
2094 0.7% -0.28%
2093 0.71% -0.27%
2092 0.74% -0.25%
2091 0.76% -0.24%
2090 0.78% -0.22%
2089 0.8% -0.21%
2088 0.82% -0.2%
2087 0.84% -0.18%
2086 0.86% -0.16%
2085 0.88% -0.15%
2084 0.91% -0.13%
2083 0.93% -0.11%
2082 0.95% -0.09%
2081 0.99% -0.07%
2080 1% -0.05%
2079 1.02% -0.02%
2078 1.05% 0.004%
2077 1.06% 0.03%
2076 1.1% 0.05%
2075 1.13% 0.07%
2074 1.14% 0.1%
2073 1.17% 0.12%
2072 1.19% 0.15%
2071 1.21% 0.17%
2070 1.23% 0.2%
2069 1.25% 0.23%
2068 1.28% 0.26%
2067 1.31% 0.29%
2066 1.34% 0.31%
2065 1.36% 0.34%
2064 1.38% 0.37%
2063 1.41% 0.4%
2062 1.43% 0.42%
2061 1.47% 0.45%
2060 1.5% 0.48%
2059 1.53% 0.5%
2058 1.56% 0.53%
2057 1.57% 0.56%
2056 1.6% 0.59%
2055 1.64% 0.61%
2054 1.67% 0.64%
2053 1.71% 0.67%
2052 1.74% 0.7%
2051 1.76% 0.72%
2050 1.8% 0.75%
2049 1.83% 0.78%
2048 1.87% 0.8%
2047 1.9% 0.83%
2046 1.92% 0.86%
2045 1.96% 0.9%
2044 1.98% 0.93%
2043 2.03% 0.96%
2042 2.08% 1%
2041 2.1% 1.03%
2040 2.14% 1.07%
2039 2.16% 1.11%
2038 2.2% 1.15%
2037 2.23% 1.18%
2036 2.25% 1.22%
2035 2.28% 1.25%
2034 2.31% 1.28%
2033 2.35% 1.3%
2032 2.37% 1.33%
2031 2.41% 1.36%
2030 2.43% 1.39%
2029 2.47% 1.42%
2028 2.5% 1.45%
2027 2.53% 1.48%
2026 2.57% 1.51%
2025 2.59% 1.53%
2024 2.65% 1.55%
2023 2.68% 1.55%
2022 2.66% 1.42%
2021 2.69% 1.39%
2020 2.76% 1.48%
2019 2.82% 1.53%
2018 2.81% 1.68%
2017 2.88% 1.84%
2016 3.03% 1.86%
2015 3.19% 1.85%
2014 3.07% 1.91%
2013 2.85% 1.97%
2012 2.85% 2.01%
2011 2.87% 2.01%
2010 2.9% 2%
2009 2.91% 2.01%
2008 2.9% 2.07%
2007 2.85% 2.13%
2006 2.79% 2.14%
2005 2.79% 2.19%
2004 2.79% 2.25%
2003 2.77% 2.28%
2002 2.72% 2.32%
2001 2.66% 2.32%
2000 2.67% 2.4%
1999 2.69% 2.55%
1998 2.68% 2.59%
1997 2.69% 2.59%
1996 2.73% 2.62%
1995 2.78% 2.68%
1994 2.85% 2.7%
1993 2.89% 2.7%
1992 2.91% 2.69%
1991 2.96% 2.75%
1990 2.99% 2.84%
1989 2.97% 2.85%
1988 3.03% 2.84%
1987 3.09% 2.8%
1986 3.06% 2.82%
1985 3.03% 2.87%
1984 2.82% 2.84%
1983 2.07% 2.48%
1982 2.41% 2.33%
1981 3.57% 2.54%
1980 3.31% 2.56%
1979 2.84% 2.53%
1978 2.76% 2.5%
1977 2.61% 2.22%
1976 2.72% 2.18%
1975 2.83% 2.47%
1974 2.81% 2.56%
1973 2.79% 2.62%
1972 2.75% 2.61%
1971 2.71% 2.62%
1970 2.65% 2.66%
1969 2.57% 2.72%
1968 2.49% 2.8%
1967 2.4% 2.85%
1966 2.32% 2.89%
1965 2.27% 2.93%
1964 2.23% 2.95%
1963 2.21% 2.97%
1962 1.9% 3.01%
1961 1.55% 3.02%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Cameroon grew by 2.59%, while Guatemala's population grew by 1.53%.

Live population counters

Cameroon Guatemala
Current population
31045453
19115361
Population rank 51/197 69/197
Percent of world population 0.37% 0.23%
One net population change
41.9 seconds
1.87 minutes
One birth every
32.5 seconds
1.38 minutes
One death every
2.57 minutes
5.88 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,070 +771
Annual growth/decline +755,593 +281,522
Annual growth/decline rate +2.59% +1.53%
Population growth rate rank 22/197 69/197
One migration net change every
34.3 minutes
1.1 hours
Annual migration change -15,379 -7,959
Net migration rank 146/196 128/196
Foreign-born residents 642,948 92,732
Foreign-born residents rank 74/195 133/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.2% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 130/195 176/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cameroon
Natural

Migration
Guatemala
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cameroon Guatemala
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,379 - -7,959
2024 766,304 -13,892 290,066 -7,725
2023 754,486 -4,798 289,635 -8,940
2022 734,893 -4,798 281,675 -8,463
2021 713,806 -9,888 255,145 -29,908
2020 716,361 -9,888 281,328 -23,927
2019 714,681 -12,255 307,389 -57,746
2018 706,188 -9,184 323,100 -56,487
2017 696,496 -37,912 332,838 -42,779
2016 677,051 13,255 338,114 -30,980
2015 649,190 42,008 335,072 -48,179
2014 619,243 96,599 333,551 -40,409
2013 606,072 -6,900 331,321 -35,698
2012 594,029 -7,523 332,365 -32,624
2011 580,607 -12,669 328,548 -33,238
2010 569,921 -9,366 324,802 -36,076
2009 557,841 -10,203 323,320 -43,046
2008 542,919 -10,720 323,226 -42,624
2007 526,949 -10,807 326,298 -40,632
2006 511,366 -28,528 325,604 -42,118
2005 496,547 -27,775 325,816 -49,636
2004 478,880 -19,444 331,699 -47,409
2003 459,422 -18,568 333,539 -54,701
2002 439,544 -10,766 334,255 -55,247
2001 422,511 -19,203 335,503 -59,536
2000 411,633 -21,221 332,891 -65,197
1999 401,969 -17,398 328,890 -47,325
1998 388,432 -12,446 325,174 -39,104
1997 377,138 -13,842 320,087 -43,377
1996 370,355 -12,738 315,252 -43,501
1995 367,532 -12,661 309,236 -39,917
1994 364,390 -12,028 302,708 -33,462
1993 360,785 -9,601 295,515 -36,848
1992 356,072 -13,702 288,411 -32,093
1991 350,493 -14,520 283,917 -40,868
1990 342,901 -8,163 280,318 -27,735
1989 334,649 -11,244 276,736 -30,860
1988 328,168 -16,016 271,466 -30,450
1987 320,134 -3,829 261,746 -31,539
1986 308,188 -3,671 252,754 -31,631
1985 296,317 -3,604 246,119 -24,991
1984 284,110 -3,512 241,892 -25,010
1983 276,112 -37,346 238,059 -32,877
1982 274,652 -139,974 199,809 -46,174
1981 262,076 27,845 221,044 -45,490
1980 247,808 70,589 218,460 -43,144
1979 238,875 -12,108 216,810 -47,278
1978 229,958 -1,282 211,301 -48,309
1977 222,785 -20,622 203,299 -46,249
1976 214,916 -19,994 171,903 -50,745
1975 206,986 -237 188,501 -42,329
1974 200,693 -377 184,992 -36,089
1973 193,997 -466 179,871 -29,641
1972 186,521 -473 173,162 -25,807
1971 179,317 -439 165,104 -23,513
1970 170,713 -367 155,946 -14,755
1969 162,603 -286 149,516 -10,937
1968 153,080 -204 146,946 -7,589
1967 144,370 -148 143,859 -4,715
1966 135,927 -96 140,494 -3,824
1965 129,428 -39 135,997 -681
1964 123,469 0 132,832 -440
1963 119,784 0 129,065 240
1962 116,232 0 126,429 713
1961 82,471 0 123,753 797
1960 77,948 0 120,728 -186

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/cameroon/guatemala | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 99.3% of the population change in Cameroon is from natural causes (a gain of 7,129,456 people) and 0.66% is from migration (a loss of 47,352 people). In Guatemala 90.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,034,362 people) and 9.41% is from migration (a loss of 315,134 people).

As of 2024, 642,948 residents or 2.2% of the population were not native-born in Cameroon, compared to 92,732 people or 0.5% in Guatemala.

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
Guatemala
City Population
Guatemala 995K
Mixco 528K
Coban 229K
Quetzaltenango 208K
Jalapa 193K
San Miguel Petapa 151K
Momostenango 140K
Mazatenango 83.8K
Flores 44.7K
Panajachel 16.1K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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