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Population in Cameroon compared to Guinea-Bissau: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cameroon was 29,123,744 in 2024 vs 2,201,352 people in Guinea-Bissau in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cameroon's population is 30,864,115 people compared to 2,311,915 in Guinea-Bissau.

Population statistics:

  • Cameroon's population is 13.4 times bigger than Guinea-Bissau's.
  • Cameroon is ranked the 51st most populous country in the world, while Guinea-Bissau is the 146th.
  • The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.37% for Cameroon vs 0.03% for Guinea-Bissau.
  • For the last 10 years, Cameroon has had an average growth rate of +2.84% per year vs +2.4% in Guinea-Bissau.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cameroon has increased from 17.6M people to 30.9M (75.9% growth), while Guinea-Bissau has grown from 1.42M to 2.31M (63.4% growth).

Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau: population by year and forecast

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cameroon Guinea-Bissau
2100 89,781,496 4,713,717
2099 89,255,966 4,706,710
2098 88,720,337 4,700,179
2097 88,168,066 4,692,465
2096 87,604,050 4,683,547
2095 87,032,145 4,675,216
2094 86,441,720 4,663,709
2093 85,842,389 4,652,393
2092 85,235,505 4,640,186
2091 84,610,360 4,629,025
2090 83,973,967 4,617,372
2089 83,322,813 4,605,435
2088 82,662,944 4,592,696
2087 81,989,354 4,579,003
2086 81,310,407 4,563,387
2085 80,614,775 4,547,611
2084 79,910,947 4,530,795
2083 79,192,092 4,515,144
2082 78,464,535 4,498,757
2081 77,723,079 4,482,173
2080 76,963,821 4,462,572
2079 76,202,603 4,441,414
2078 75,431,803 4,419,851
2077 74,649,057 4,396,170
2076 73,862,841 4,371,588
2075 73,062,202 4,344,499
2074 72,248,179 4,319,080
2073 71,432,221 4,291,330
2072 70,603,305 4,263,400
2071 69,771,981 4,235,126
2070 68,936,208 4,206,800
2069 68,095,292 4,177,044
2068 67,251,348 4,145,996
2067 66,399,507 4,114,778
2066 65,539,313 4,083,481
2065 64,675,474 4,049,028
2064 63,807,579 4,014,305
2063 62,939,156 3,978,845
2062 62,065,714 3,942,144
2061 61,188,220 3,904,704
2060 60,302,920 3,868,649
2059 59,413,352 3,829,775
2058 58,519,385 3,790,102
2057 57,622,572 3,750,628
2056 56,730,793 3,711,479
2055 55,837,458 3,670,706
2054 54,935,159 3,627,775
2053 54,032,780 3,586,800
2052 53,122,812 3,544,101
2051 52,215,921 3,499,300
2050 51,314,050 3,453,604
2049 50,406,453 3,406,207
2048 49,501,629 3,359,168
2047 48,593,064 3,310,573
2046 47,688,721 3,263,932
2045 46,789,773 3,215,095
2044 45,890,362 3,167,811
2043 44,999,297 3,120,502
2042 44,103,714 3,073,261
2041 43,204,033 3,026,226
2040 42,316,677 2,978,546
2039 41,430,803 2,929,745
2038 40,554,253 2,881,381
2037 39,682,947 2,833,162
2036 38,815,989 2,783,763
2035 37,963,436 2,736,596
2034 37,116,013 2,688,639
2033 36,279,025 2,638,770
2032 35,446,827 2,589,298
2031 34,626,572 2,540,343
2030 33,811,853 2,492,311
2029 33,009,874 2,444,595
2028 32,213,983 2,396,565
2027 31,428,884 2,347,456
2026 30,654,707 2,298,738
2025 29,885,995 2,249,807
2024 29,123,744 2,201,352
2023 28,372,687 2,153,339
2022 27,632,771 2,105,529
2021 26,915,758 2,058,841
2020 26,210,558 2,013,255
2019 25,506,095 1,967,696
2018 24,806,383 1,922,168
2017 24,128,601 1,877,072
2016 23,454,161 1,831,893
2015 22,763,414 1,786,457
2014 22,059,893 1,741,122
2013 21,402,376 1,695,973
2012 20,809,529 1,651,417
2011 20,232,304 1,608,076
2010 19,668,066 1,566,347
2009 19,113,974 1,526,377
2008 18,574,056 1,488,054
2007 18,049,896 1,450,986
2006 17,550,407 1,415,303
2005 17,074,594 1,381,585
2004 16,610,487 1,349,563
2003 16,160,340 1,318,806
2002 15,725,528 1,289,307
2001 15,309,490 1,261,273
2000 14,912,631 1,234,741
1999 14,525,140 1,210,206
1998 14,144,860 1,187,473
1997 13,775,214 1,165,545
1996 13,414,757 1,143,535
1995 13,058,516 1,119,949
1994 12,704,903 1,092,031
1993 12,353,131 1,058,745
1992 12,006,353 1,024,356
1991 11,667,180 994,639
1990 11,331,821 973,669
1989 11,002,745 957,789
1988 10,684,968 942,061
1987 10,370,749 926,862
1986 10,060,342 912,126
1985 9,761,730 897,697
1984 9,475,078 883,519
1983 9,215,397 869,592
1982 9,028,678 855,891
1981 8,816,377 842,432
1980 8,512,219 829,303
1979 8,239,641 819,867
1978 8,011,921 791,694
1977 7,796,501 741,789
1976 7,597,962 694,191
1975 7,397,120 650,966
1974 7,193,583 613,338
1973 6,996,660 592,808
1972 6,806,872 586,620
1971 6,624,408 586,221
1970 6,449,793 584,403
1969 6,283,462 581,610
1968 6,125,863 578,170
1967 5,977,318 569,011
1966 5,837,295 566,908
1965 5,704,686 575,005
1964 5,578,257 588,543
1963 5,456,623 594,418
1962 5,338,620 589,474
1961 5,239,273 582,532
1960 5,159,057 577,633

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/guinea-bissau | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cameroon increased by 5,903,754 people (a 33.6% growth), while Guinea-Bissau gained 416,590 people (a 29.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cameroon gained 7,409,954 people (a 31.6% growth), while Guinea-Bissau's population increased by 480,022 people (a 26.2% growth).

Cameroon was ranked 59th most populous country in 2006 and is 51st in 2026. Guinea-Bissau was ranked 148th in 2006 and ranked 146th 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 Guinea-Bissau will increase by 49.4% to 3,453,604 people and rank change from 146th to 136th.

Cameroon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 89.8M people compared to the peak of 4.71M people in 2100 for Guinea-Bissau.

Population growth rate by year

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Guinea-Bissau
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cameroon Guinea-Bissau
2100 0.59% 0.15%
2099 0.6% 0.14%
2098 0.63% 0.16%
2097 0.64% 0.19%
2096 0.66% 0.18%
2095 0.68% 0.25%
2094 0.7% 0.24%
2093 0.71% 0.26%
2092 0.74% 0.24%
2091 0.76% 0.25%
2090 0.78% 0.26%
2089 0.8% 0.28%
2088 0.82% 0.3%
2087 0.84% 0.34%
2086 0.86% 0.35%
2085 0.88% 0.37%
2084 0.91% 0.35%
2083 0.93% 0.36%
2082 0.95% 0.37%
2081 0.99% 0.44%
2080 1% 0.48%
2079 1.02% 0.49%
2078 1.05% 0.54%
2077 1.06% 0.56%
2076 1.1% 0.62%
2075 1.13% 0.59%
2074 1.14% 0.65%
2073 1.17% 0.66%
2072 1.19% 0.67%
2071 1.21% 0.67%
2070 1.23% 0.71%
2069 1.25% 0.75%
2068 1.28% 0.76%
2067 1.31% 0.77%
2066 1.34% 0.85%
2065 1.36% 0.86%
2064 1.38% 0.89%
2063 1.41% 0.93%
2062 1.43% 0.96%
2061 1.47% 0.93%
2060 1.5% 1.02%
2059 1.53% 1.05%
2058 1.56% 1.05%
2057 1.57% 1.05%
2056 1.6% 1.11%
2055 1.64% 1.18%
2054 1.67% 1.14%
2053 1.71% 1.2%
2052 1.74% 1.28%
2051 1.76% 1.32%
2050 1.8% 1.39%
2049 1.83% 1.4%
2048 1.87% 1.47%
2047 1.9% 1.43%
2046 1.92% 1.52%
2045 1.96% 1.49%
2044 1.98% 1.52%
2043 2.03% 1.54%
2042 2.08% 1.55%
2041 2.1% 1.6%
2040 2.14% 1.67%
2039 2.16% 1.68%
2038 2.2% 1.7%
2037 2.23% 1.77%
2036 2.25% 1.72%
2035 2.28% 1.78%
2034 2.31% 1.89%
2033 2.35% 1.91%
2032 2.37% 1.93%
2031 2.41% 1.93%
2030 2.43% 1.95%
2029 2.47% 2%
2028 2.5% 2.09%
2027 2.53% 2.12%
2026 2.57% 2.17%
2025 2.62% 2.2%
2024 2.65% 2.23%
2023 2.68% 2.27%
2022 2.66% 2.27%
2021 2.69% 2.26%
2020 2.76% 2.32%
2019 2.82% 2.37%
2018 2.81% 2.4%
2017 2.88% 2.47%
2016 3.03% 2.54%
2015 3.19% 2.6%
2014 3.07% 2.66%
2013 2.85% 2.7%
2012 2.85% 2.7%
2011 2.87% 2.66%
2010 2.9% 2.62%
2009 2.91% 2.58%
2008 2.9% 2.55%
2007 2.85% 2.52%
2006 2.79% 2.44%
2005 2.79% 2.37%
2004 2.79% 2.33%
2003 2.77% 2.29%
2002 2.72% 2.22%
2001 2.66% 2.15%
2000 2.67% 2.03%
1999 2.69% 1.91%
1998 2.68% 1.88%
1997 2.69% 1.92%
1996 2.73% 2.11%
1995 2.78% 2.56%
1994 2.85% 3.14%
1993 2.89% 3.36%
1992 2.91% 2.99%
1991 2.96% 2.15%
1990 2.99% 1.66%
1989 2.97% 1.67%
1988 3.03% 1.64%
1987 3.09% 1.62%
1986 3.06% 1.61%
1985 3.03% 1.6%
1984 2.82% 1.6%
1983 2.07% 1.6%
1982 2.41% 1.6%
1981 3.57% 1.58%
1980 3.31% 1.15%
1979 2.84% 3.56%
1978 2.76% 6.73%
1977 2.61% 6.86%
1976 2.72% 6.64%
1975 2.83% 6.13%
1974 2.81% 3.46%
1973 2.79% 1.05%
1972 2.75% 0.07%
1971 2.71% 0.31%
1970 2.65% 0.48%
1969 2.57% 0.59%
1968 2.49% 1.61%
1967 2.4% 0.37%
1966 2.32% -1.41%
1965 2.27% -2.3%
1964 2.23% -0.99%
1963 2.21% 0.84%
1962 1.9% 1.19%
1961 1.55% 0.85%

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

GeoRank.org/population/cameroon/guinea-bissau | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cameroon grew by 2.65%, while Guinea-Bissau's population grew by 2.23%.

Live population counters

Cameroon Guinea-Bissau
Current population
30864115
2311915
Population rank 51/197 146/197
Percent of world population 0.37% 0.03%
One net population change
42 seconds
10.9 minutes
One birth every
32.9 seconds
8.13 minutes
One death every
2.59 minutes
34.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,058 +132
Annual growth/decline +751,057 +48,013
Annual growth/decline rate +2.65% +2.23%
Population growth rate rank 23/197 42/197
One migration net change every
34.3 minutes
6.4 hours
Annual migration change -15,379 -1,373
Net migration rank 146/196 96/196
Foreign-born residents 642,948 15,064
Foreign-born residents rank 74/195 172/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.2% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 130/195 165/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cameroon
Natural

Migration
Guinea-Bissau
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cameroon Guinea-Bissau
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,379 - -1,373
2024 - -13,892 - -1,712
2023 754,486 -4,798 49,498 -1,400
2022 734,893 -4,798 48,920 -1,400
2021 713,806 -9,888 47,242 -1,395
2020 716,361 -9,888 46,718 -1,394
2019 714,681 -12,255 47,196 -1,395
2018 706,188 -9,184 46,659 -1,396
2017 696,496 -37,912 46,318 -1,398
2016 677,051 13,255 46,814 -1,392
2015 649,190 42,008 46,846 -1,393
2014 619,243 96,599 46,615 -1,393
2013 606,072 -6,900 46,472 -1,395
2012 594,029 -7,523 45,480 -1,442
2011 580,607 -12,669 44,405 -1,760
2010 569,921 -9,366 43,067 -2,257
2009 557,841 -10,203 41,950 -2,821
2008 542,919 -10,720 40,841 -3,313
2007 526,949 -10,807 40,288 -3,676
2006 511,366 -28,528 38,886 -4,142
2005 496,547 -27,775 37,347 -4,662
2004 478,880 -19,444 36,495 -5,144
2003 459,422 -18,568 35,649 -5,487
2002 439,544 -10,766 34,561 -5,712
2001 422,511 -19,203 33,461 -6,239
2000 411,633 -21,221 32,816 -6,971
1999 401,969 -17,398 30,916 -7,686
1998 388,432 -12,446 30,390 -8,163
1997 377,138 -13,842 29,792 -8,176
1996 370,355 -12,738 29,778 -7,369
1995 367,532 -12,661 29,142 -4,376
1994 364,390 -12,028 27,895 3,174
1993 360,785 -9,601 26,943 8,562
1992 356,072 -13,702 25,747 7,531
1991 350,493 -14,520 24,527 1,621
1990 342,901 -8,163 23,936 -8,151
1989 334,649 -11,244 24,286 -8,296
1988 328,168 -16,016 23,940 -8,473
1987 320,134 -3,829 23,549 -8,622
1986 308,188 -3,671 23,301 -8,748
1985 296,317 -3,604 23,116 -8,812
1984 284,110 -3,512 22,861 -8,812
1983 276,112 -37,346 22,542 -8,729
1982 274,652 -139,974 22,131 -8,539
1981 262,076 27,845 21,611 -8,291
1980 247,808 70,589 21,024 -8,086
1979 238,875 -12,108 19,736 -13,801
1978 229,958 -1,282 17,468 32,936
1977 222,785 -20,622 15,484 33,922
1976 214,916 -19,994 13,688 32,113
1975 206,986 -237 11,998 28,645
1974 200,693 -377 10,321 24,290
1973 193,997 -466 8,430 -1,985
1972 186,521 -473 7,911 -1,985
1971 179,317 -439 8,183 -13,302
1970 170,713 -367 7,632 1,123
1969 162,603 -286 7,857 -11,033
1968 153,080 -204 7,289 2,769
1967 144,370 -148 6,742 1,516
1966 135,927 -96 6,955 -11,006
1965 129,428 -39 7,789 -19,928
1964 123,469 0 8,989 -23,936
1963 119,784 0 9,190 -5,993
1962 116,232 0 10,662 -3,960
1961 82,471 0 10,756 -3,575
1960 77,948 0 10,618 -8,007

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cameroon/guinea-bissau | CC BY

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 Guinea-Bissau 97.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 472,826 people) and 2.87% is from migration (a loss of 13,956 people).

As of 2024, 642,948 residents or 2.2% of the population were not native-born in Cameroon, compared to 15,064 people or 0.7% in Guinea-Bissau.

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
Guinea-Bissau
City Population
Bissau 492K
Bafata 29.6K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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