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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cameroon was 29,123,744 in 2024 vs 7,381,023 people in Libya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cameroon's population is 30,864,115 people compared to 7,559,873 in Libya.

Population statistics:

  • Cameroon's population is 4.08 times bigger than Libya's.
  • Cameroon is ranked the 51st most populous country in the world, while Libya is the 105th.
  • The countries together account for 0.46% of the world: 0.37% for Cameroon vs 0.09% for Libya.
  • For the last 10 years, Cameroon has had an average growth rate of +2.84% per year vs +1.44% in Libya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cameroon has increased from 17.6M people to 30.9M (75.9% growth), while Libya has grown from 5.98M to 7.56M (26.4% growth).

Cameroon vs Libya: population by year and forecast

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Libya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cameroon Libya
2100 89,781,496 9,844,478
2099 89,255,966 9,862,293
2098 88,720,337 9,883,409
2097 88,168,066 9,903,494
2096 87,604,050 9,920,212
2095 87,032,145 9,931,781
2094 86,441,720 9,943,275
2093 85,842,389 9,958,570
2092 85,235,505 9,973,255
2091 84,610,360 9,982,193
2090 83,973,967 9,998,398
2089 83,322,813 10,008,842
2088 82,662,944 10,019,533
2087 81,989,354 10,023,170
2086 81,310,407 10,022,785
2085 80,614,775 10,016,359
2084 79,910,947 10,009,703
2083 79,192,092 10,006,073
2082 78,464,535 9,997,594
2081 77,723,079 9,985,386
2080 76,963,821 9,975,419
2079 76,202,603 9,962,691
2078 75,431,803 9,958,515
2077 74,649,057 9,952,827
2076 73,862,841 9,940,029
2075 73,062,202 9,927,944
2074 72,248,179 9,916,834
2073 71,432,221 9,901,120
2072 70,603,305 9,879,602
2071 69,771,981 9,867,880
2070 68,936,208 9,850,724
2069 68,095,292 9,832,072
2068 67,251,348 9,812,363
2067 66,399,507 9,799,957
2066 65,539,313 9,782,414
2065 64,675,474 9,762,806
2064 63,807,579 9,740,665
2063 62,939,156 9,729,567
2062 62,065,714 9,707,539
2061 61,188,220 9,686,619
2060 60,302,920 9,667,297
2059 59,413,352 9,638,062
2058 58,519,385 9,610,703
2057 57,622,572 9,579,595
2056 56,730,793 9,554,689
2055 55,837,458 9,522,205
2054 54,935,159 9,478,010
2053 54,032,780 9,432,683
2052 53,122,812 9,383,411
2051 52,215,921 9,335,341
2050 51,314,050 9,282,941
2049 50,406,453 9,230,811
2048 49,501,629 9,173,272
2047 48,593,064 9,118,915
2046 47,688,721 9,063,226
2045 46,789,773 8,998,841
2044 45,890,362 8,934,714
2043 44,999,297 8,866,878
2042 44,103,714 8,798,463
2041 43,204,033 8,732,168
2040 42,316,677 8,661,351
2039 41,430,803 8,588,292
2038 40,554,253 8,514,071
2037 39,682,947 8,437,766
2036 38,815,989 8,364,809
2035 37,963,436 8,289,931
2034 37,116,013 8,209,318
2033 36,279,025 8,129,142
2032 35,446,827 8,052,203
2031 34,626,572 7,969,547
2030 33,811,853 7,884,726
2029 33,009,874 7,801,482
2028 32,213,983 7,713,090
2027 31,428,884 7,621,838
2026 30,654,707 7,536,898
2025 29,885,995 7,458,392
2024 29,123,744 7,381,023
2023 28,372,687 7,305,659
2022 27,632,771 7,223,805
2021 26,915,758 7,135,175
2020 26,210,558 7,045,399
2019 25,506,095 6,951,033
2018 24,806,383 6,849,055
2017 24,128,601 6,738,770
2016 23,454,161 6,632,126
2015 22,763,414 6,531,819
2014 22,059,893 6,427,252
2013 21,402,376 6,304,628
2012 20,809,529 6,179,328
2011 20,232,304 6,343,203
2010 19,668,066 6,497,839
2009 19,113,974 6,366,686
2008 18,574,056 6,235,430
2007 18,049,896 6,104,380
2006 17,550,407 5,980,211
2005 17,074,594 5,858,798
2004 16,610,487 5,736,693
2003 16,160,340 5,619,398
2002 15,725,528 5,508,410
2001 15,309,490 5,403,639
2000 14,912,631 5,305,021
1999 14,525,140 5,218,038
1998 14,144,860 5,140,704
1997 13,775,214 5,064,639
1996 13,414,757 4,987,393
1995 13,058,516 4,906,843
1994 12,704,903 4,822,037
1993 12,353,131 4,733,045
1992 12,006,353 4,640,352
1991 11,667,180 4,544,400
1990 11,331,821 4,445,239
1989 11,002,745 4,342,920
1988 10,684,968 4,237,755
1987 10,370,749 4,129,739
1986 10,060,342 4,017,403
1985 9,761,730 3,898,745
1984 9,475,078 3,773,633
1983 9,215,397 3,718,961
1982 9,028,678 3,724,765
1981 8,816,377 3,621,486
1980 8,512,219 3,424,378
1979 8,239,641 3,233,846
1978 8,011,921 3,052,526
1977 7,796,501 2,881,533
1976 7,597,962 2,721,237
1975 7,397,120 2,571,556
1974 7,193,583 2,432,211
1973 6,996,660 2,314,193
1972 6,806,872 2,226,091
1971 6,624,408 2,153,534
1970 6,449,793 2,082,589
1969 6,283,462 2,014,293
1968 6,125,863 1,952,781
1967 5,977,318 1,898,199
1966 5,837,295 1,849,063
1965 5,704,686 1,804,015
1964 5,578,257 1,753,691
1963 5,456,623 1,690,457
1962 5,338,620 1,621,960
1961 5,239,273 1,555,699
1960 5,159,057 1,492,890

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/libya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cameroon increased by 5,903,754 people (a 33.6% growth), while Libya gained 651,915 people (a 10.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cameroon gained 7,409,954 people (a 31.6% growth), while Libya's population increased by 927,747 people (a 14% growth).

Cameroon was ranked 59th most populous country in 2006 and is 51st in 2026. Libya was ranked 104th in 2006 and ranked 105th 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 Libya will increase by 22.8% to 9,282,941 people and will still be ranked 105th.

Cameroon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 89.8M people compared to the peak of 10M people in 2087 for Libya.

Population growth rate by year

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Libya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cameroon Libya
2100 0.59% -0.18%
2099 0.6% -0.21%
2098 0.63% -0.2%
2097 0.64% -0.17%
2096 0.66% -0.12%
2095 0.68% -0.12%
2094 0.7% -0.15%
2093 0.71% -0.15%
2092 0.74% -0.09%
2091 0.76% -0.16%
2090 0.78% -0.1%
2089 0.8% -0.11%
2088 0.82% -0.04%
2087 0.84% 0.004%
2086 0.86% 0.06%
2085 0.88% 0.07%
2084 0.91% 0.04%
2083 0.93% 0.08%
2082 0.95% 0.12%
2081 0.99% 0.1%
2080 1% 0.13%
2079 1.02% 0.04%
2078 1.05% 0.06%
2077 1.06% 0.13%
2076 1.1% 0.12%
2075 1.13% 0.11%
2074 1.14% 0.16%
2073 1.17% 0.22%
2072 1.19% 0.12%
2071 1.21% 0.17%
2070 1.23% 0.19%
2069 1.25% 0.2%
2068 1.28% 0.13%
2067 1.31% 0.18%
2066 1.34% 0.2%
2065 1.36% 0.23%
2064 1.38% 0.11%
2063 1.41% 0.23%
2062 1.43% 0.22%
2061 1.47% 0.2%
2060 1.5% 0.3%
2059 1.53% 0.28%
2058 1.56% 0.32%
2057 1.57% 0.26%
2056 1.6% 0.34%
2055 1.64% 0.47%
2054 1.67% 0.48%
2053 1.71% 0.53%
2052 1.74% 0.51%
2051 1.76% 0.56%
2050 1.8% 0.56%
2049 1.83% 0.63%
2048 1.87% 0.6%
2047 1.9% 0.61%
2046 1.92% 0.72%
2045 1.96% 0.72%
2044 1.98% 0.77%
2043 2.03% 0.78%
2042 2.08% 0.76%
2041 2.1% 0.82%
2040 2.14% 0.85%
2039 2.16% 0.87%
2038 2.2% 0.9%
2037 2.23% 0.87%
2036 2.25% 0.9%
2035 2.28% 0.98%
2034 2.31% 0.99%
2033 2.35% 0.96%
2032 2.37% 1.04%
2031 2.41% 1.08%
2030 2.43% 1.07%
2029 2.47% 1.15%
2028 2.5% 1.2%
2027 2.53% 1.13%
2026 2.57% 1.05%
2025 2.62% 1.05%
2024 2.65% 1.03%
2023 2.68% 1.13%
2022 2.66% 1.24%
2021 2.69% 1.27%
2020 2.76% 1.36%
2019 2.82% 1.49%
2018 2.81% 1.64%
2017 2.88% 1.61%
2016 3.03% 1.54%
2015 3.19% 1.63%
2014 3.07% 1.94%
2013 2.85% 2.03%
2012 2.85% -2.58%
2011 2.87% -2.38%
2010 2.9% 2.06%
2009 2.91% 2.11%
2008 2.9% 2.15%
2007 2.85% 2.08%
2006 2.79% 2.07%
2005 2.79% 2.13%
2004 2.79% 2.09%
2003 2.77% 2.01%
2002 2.72% 1.94%
2001 2.66% 1.86%
2000 2.67% 1.67%
1999 2.69% 1.5%
1998 2.68% 1.5%
1997 2.69% 1.55%
1996 2.73% 1.64%
1995 2.78% 1.76%
1994 2.85% 1.88%
1993 2.89% 2%
1992 2.91% 2.11%
1991 2.96% 2.23%
1990 2.99% 2.36%
1989 2.97% 2.48%
1988 3.03% 2.62%
1987 3.09% 2.8%
1986 3.06% 3.04%
1985 3.03% 3.32%
1984 2.82% 1.47%
1983 2.07% -0.16%
1982 2.41% 2.85%
1981 3.57% 5.76%
1980 3.31% 5.89%
1979 2.84% 5.94%
1978 2.76% 5.93%
1977 2.61% 5.89%
1976 2.72% 5.82%
1975 2.83% 5.73%
1974 2.81% 5.1%
1973 2.79% 3.96%
1972 2.75% 3.37%
1971 2.71% 3.41%
1970 2.65% 3.39%
1969 2.57% 3.15%
1968 2.49% 2.88%
1967 2.4% 2.66%
1966 2.32% 2.5%
1965 2.27% 2.87%
1964 2.23% 3.74%
1963 2.21% 4.22%
1962 1.9% 4.26%
1961 1.55% 4.21%

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/libya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cameroon grew by 2.65%, while Libya's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Cameroon Libya
Current population
30864115
7559873
Population rank 51/197 105/197
Percent of world population 0.37% 0.09%
One net population change
42 seconds
6.97 minutes
One birth every
32.9 seconds
4.23 minutes
One death every
2.59 minutes
10.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,058 +206
Annual growth/decline +751,057 +75,364
Annual growth/decline rate +2.65% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 23/197 99/197
One migration net change every
34.3 minutes
2.13 days
Annual migration change -15,379 -172
Net migration rank 146/196 83/196
Foreign-born residents 642,948 897,751
Foreign-born residents rank 74/195 63/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.2% 12.2%
Foreign-born share rank 130/195 56/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cameroon
Natural

Migration
Libya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cameroon Libya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,379 - -172
2024 - -13,892 - 3,448
2023 754,486 -4,798 75,760 -2,001
2022 734,893 -4,798 91,951 -2,001
2021 713,806 -9,888 88,005 -694
2020 716,361 -9,888 92,950 -694
2019 714,681 -12,255 97,842 -1,352
2018 706,188 -9,184 101,619 5,841
2017 696,496 -37,912 103,891 9,208
2016 677,051 13,255 105,265 -5,081
2015 649,190 42,008 108,096 -7,660
2014 619,243 96,599 110,420 -1,716
2013 606,072 -6,900 110,772 25,755
2012 594,029 -7,523 108,855 5,211
2011 580,607 -12,669 121,016 -562,827
2010 569,921 -9,366 122,926 9,611
2009 557,841 -10,203 118,102 11,670
2008 542,919 -10,720 117,481 15,260
2007 526,949 -10,807 116,704 12,640
2006 511,366 -28,528 115,645 3,351
2005 496,547 -27,775 112,823 11,024
2004 478,880 -19,444 107,144 13,222
2003 459,422 -18,568 102,144 12,073
2002 439,544 -10,766 97,598 10,152
2001 422,511 -19,203 93,370 8,420
2000 411,633 -21,221 89,814 5,634
1999 401,969 -17,398 88,743 -10,206
1998 388,432 -12,446 87,613 -11,479
1997 377,138 -13,842 86,899 -10,907
1996 370,355 -12,738 86,945 -8,446
1995 367,532 -12,661 87,661 -5,068
1994 364,390 -12,028 88,765 -1,755
1993 360,785 -9,601 90,553 426
1992 356,072 -13,702 93,568 843
1991 350,493 -14,520 96,582 902
1990 342,901 -8,163 99,898 946
1989 334,649 -11,244 102,823 981
1988 328,168 -16,016 105,469 1,053
1987 320,134 -3,829 107,761 1,740
1986 308,188 -3,671 109,325 5,844
1985 296,317 -3,604 110,194 11,962
1984 284,110 -3,512 110,028 18,039
1983 276,112 -37,346 122,183 -140,904
1982 274,652 -139,974 133,511 -126,400
1981 262,076 27,845 130,233 69,211
1980 247,808 70,589 128,034 66,739
1979 238,875 -12,108 121,469 64,821
1978 229,958 -1,282 114,669 61,684
1977 222,785 -20,622 107,769 57,867
1976 214,916 -19,994 101,146 53,813
1975 206,986 -237 94,862 49,544
1974 200,693 -377 89,337 44,946
1973 193,997 -466 81,256 20,498
1972 186,521 -473 77,864 -3,418
1971 179,317 -439 74,934 -4,265
1970 170,713 -367 70,488 745
1969 162,603 -286 66,782 -1,418
1968 153,080 -204 63,971 -6,323
1967 144,370 -148 61,889 -10,384
1966 135,927 -96 60,394 -13,619
1965 129,428 -39 59,134 -15,810
1964 123,469 0 55,227 2,084
1963 119,784 0 50,421 18,740
1962 116,232 0 46,252 21,589
1961 82,471 0 42,167 22,504
1960 77,948 0 38,391 22,559

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

GeoRank.org/population/cameroon/libya | 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 Libya 99.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 975,799 people) and 0.63% is from migration (a loss of 6,150 people).

As of 2024, 642,948 residents or 2.2% of the population were not native-born in Cameroon, compared to 897,751 people or 12.2% in Libya.

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
Libya
City Population
Tripoli 1.29M
Misrata 881K
Benghazi 632K
Ajdabiya 416K
Al-Khums 202K
Zawiya 199K
Tobruk 136K
Gharyan 123K
Sabratha 102K
Sabha 99K

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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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