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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cameroon was 29,123,744 in 2024 vs 2,888,278 people in Lithuania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cameroon's population is 30,864,115 people compared to 2,829,914 in Lithuania.

Population statistics:

  • Cameroon's population is 10.9 times bigger than Lithuania's.
  • Cameroon is ranked the 51st most populous country in the world, while Lithuania is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 0.41% of the world: 0.37% for Cameroon vs 0.03% for Lithuania.
  • For the last 10 years, Cameroon has had an average growth rate of +2.84% per year vs -0.22% in Lithuania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cameroon has increased from 17.6M people to 30.9M (75.9% growth), while Lithuania has declined from 3.27M to 2.83M (13.5% decline).

Cameroon vs Lithuania: population by year and forecast

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cameroon Lithuania
2100 89,781,496 1,225,633
2099 89,255,966 1,241,510
2098 88,720,337 1,257,497
2097 88,168,066 1,273,678
2096 87,604,050 1,290,189
2095 87,032,145 1,307,275
2094 86,441,720 1,324,312
2093 85,842,389 1,341,875
2092 85,235,505 1,360,029
2091 84,610,360 1,378,546
2090 83,973,967 1,397,420
2089 83,322,813 1,416,650
2088 82,662,944 1,436,421
2087 81,989,354 1,456,324
2086 81,310,407 1,476,301
2085 80,614,775 1,496,940
2084 79,910,947 1,517,611
2083 79,192,092 1,538,569
2082 78,464,535 1,559,787
2081 77,723,079 1,581,134
2080 76,963,821 1,602,498
2079 76,202,603 1,623,820
2078 75,431,803 1,645,249
2077 74,649,057 1,666,665
2076 73,862,841 1,688,177
2075 73,062,202 1,709,720
2074 72,248,179 1,731,404
2073 71,432,221 1,752,662
2072 70,603,305 1,773,945
2071 69,771,981 1,795,473
2070 68,936,208 1,817,142
2069 68,095,292 1,839,387
2068 67,251,348 1,861,529
2067 66,399,507 1,883,928
2066 65,539,313 1,906,591
2065 64,675,474 1,929,619
2064 63,807,579 1,952,334
2063 62,939,156 1,975,020
2062 62,065,714 1,998,444
2061 61,188,220 2,021,930
2060 60,302,920 2,045,989
2059 59,413,352 2,070,233
2058 58,519,385 2,094,564
2057 57,622,572 2,118,985
2056 56,730,793 2,143,474
2055 55,837,458 2,168,085
2054 54,935,159 2,192,337
2053 54,032,780 2,216,075
2052 53,122,812 2,240,149
2051 52,215,921 2,263,905
2050 51,314,050 2,287,466
2049 50,406,453 2,310,176
2048 49,501,629 2,333,041
2047 48,593,064 2,356,291
2046 47,688,721 2,378,713
2045 46,789,773 2,401,082
2044 45,890,362 2,423,438
2043 44,999,297 2,446,634
2042 44,103,714 2,469,564
2041 43,204,033 2,492,222
2040 42,316,677 2,514,657
2039 41,430,803 2,538,036
2038 40,554,253 2,560,781
2037 39,682,947 2,583,644
2036 38,815,989 2,605,925
2035 37,963,436 2,627,752
2034 37,116,013 2,650,015
2033 36,279,025 2,671,840
2032 35,446,827 2,693,646
2031 34,626,572 2,715,491
2030 33,811,853 2,737,751
2029 33,009,874 2,760,194
2028 32,213,983 2,783,343
2027 31,428,884 2,806,651
2026 30,654,707 2,829,914
2025 29,885,995 2,872,755
2024 29,123,744 2,888,278
2023 28,372,687 2,871,585
2022 27,632,771 2,831,639
2021 26,915,758 2,808,380
2020 26,210,558 2,810,369
2019 25,506,095 2,811,089
2018 24,806,383 2,819,200
2017 24,128,601 2,842,639
2016 23,454,161 2,877,325
2015 22,763,414 2,911,109
2014 22,059,893 2,937,253
2013 21,402,376 2,961,250
2012 20,809,529 2,989,139
2011 20,232,304 3,028,115
2010 19,668,066 3,097,282
2009 19,113,974 3,162,916
2008 18,574,056 3,198,231
2007 18,049,896 3,231,294
2006 17,550,407 3,269,909
2005 17,074,594 3,322,528
2004 16,610,487 3,377,075
2003 16,160,340 3,415,213
2002 15,725,528 3,443,067
2001 15,309,490 3,470,818
2000 14,912,631 3,499,536
1999 14,525,140 3,524,238
1998 14,144,860 3,549,331
1997 13,775,214 3,575,137
1996 13,414,757 3,601,613
1995 13,058,516 3,629,102
1994 12,704,903 3,657,144
1993 12,353,131 3,682,613
1992 12,006,353 3,700,114
1991 11,667,180 3,704,134
1990 11,331,821 3,697,838
1989 11,002,745 3,684,255
1988 10,684,968 3,655,049
1987 10,370,749 3,616,367
1986 10,060,342 3,578,914
1985 9,761,730 3,544,543
1984 9,475,078 3,514,205
1983 9,215,397 3,485,192
1982 9,028,678 3,457,179
1981 8,816,377 3,432,947
1980 8,512,219 3,413,202
1979 8,239,641 3,397,842
1978 8,011,921 3,379,514
1977 7,796,501 3,355,036
1976 7,597,962 3,328,664
1975 7,397,120 3,301,652
1974 7,193,583 3,273,894
1973 6,996,660 3,244,438
1972 6,806,872 3,213,622
1971 6,624,408 3,179,041
1970 6,449,793 3,139,689
1969 6,283,462 3,107,321
1968 6,125,863 3,078,850
1967 5,977,318 3,044,400
1966 5,837,295 3,008,050
1965 5,704,686 2,971,450
1964 5,578,257 2,935,200
1963 5,456,623 2,898,950
1962 5,338,620 2,863,350
1961 5,239,273 2,823,550
1960 5,159,057 2,778,550

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/lithuania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cameroon increased by 5,903,754 people (a 33.6% growth), while Lithuania lost 392,584 people (a 12% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cameroon gained 7,409,954 people (a 31.6% growth), while Lithuania's population decreased by 47,411 people (a 1.65% decline).

Cameroon was ranked 59th most populous country in 2006 and is 51st in 2026. Lithuania was ranked 130th in 2006 and ranked 140th 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 Lithuania will decrease by 19.2% to 2,287,466 people and rank change from 140th to 145th.

Cameroon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 89.8M people, while Lithuania's population already peaked in 1991 at 3.7M people and is projected to decrease to 1.23M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Lithuania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cameroon Lithuania
2100 0.59% -1.28%
2099 0.6% -1.27%
2098 0.63% -1.27%
2097 0.64% -1.28%
2096 0.66% -1.31%
2095 0.68% -1.29%
2094 0.7% -1.31%
2093 0.71% -1.33%
2092 0.74% -1.34%
2091 0.76% -1.35%
2090 0.78% -1.36%
2089 0.8% -1.38%
2088 0.82% -1.37%
2087 0.84% -1.35%
2086 0.86% -1.38%
2085 0.88% -1.36%
2084 0.91% -1.36%
2083 0.93% -1.36%
2082 0.95% -1.35%
2081 0.99% -1.33%
2080 1% -1.31%
2079 1.02% -1.3%
2078 1.05% -1.28%
2077 1.06% -1.27%
2076 1.1% -1.26%
2075 1.13% -1.25%
2074 1.14% -1.21%
2073 1.17% -1.2%
2072 1.19% -1.2%
2071 1.21% -1.19%
2070 1.23% -1.21%
2069 1.25% -1.19%
2068 1.28% -1.19%
2067 1.31% -1.19%
2066 1.34% -1.19%
2065 1.36% -1.16%
2064 1.38% -1.15%
2063 1.41% -1.17%
2062 1.43% -1.16%
2061 1.47% -1.18%
2060 1.5% -1.17%
2059 1.53% -1.16%
2058 1.56% -1.15%
2057 1.57% -1.14%
2056 1.6% -1.14%
2055 1.64% -1.11%
2054 1.67% -1.07%
2053 1.71% -1.07%
2052 1.74% -1.05%
2051 1.76% -1.03%
2050 1.8% -0.98%
2049 1.83% -0.98%
2048 1.87% -0.99%
2047 1.9% -0.94%
2046 1.92% -0.93%
2045 1.96% -0.92%
2044 1.98% -0.95%
2043 2.03% -0.93%
2042 2.08% -0.91%
2041 2.1% -0.89%
2040 2.14% -0.92%
2039 2.16% -0.89%
2038 2.2% -0.88%
2037 2.23% -0.86%
2036 2.25% -0.83%
2035 2.28% -0.84%
2034 2.31% -0.82%
2033 2.35% -0.81%
2032 2.37% -0.8%
2031 2.41% -0.81%
2030 2.43% -0.81%
2029 2.47% -0.83%
2028 2.5% -0.83%
2027 2.53% -0.82%
2026 2.57% -1.49%
2025 2.62% -0.54%
2024 2.65% 0.58%
2023 2.68% 1.41%
2022 2.66% 0.83%
2021 2.69% -0.07%
2020 2.76% -0.03%
2019 2.82% -0.29%
2018 2.81% -0.82%
2017 2.88% -1.21%
2016 3.03% -1.16%
2015 3.19% -0.89%
2014 3.07% -0.81%
2013 2.85% -0.93%
2012 2.85% -1.29%
2011 2.87% -2.23%
2010 2.9% -2.08%
2009 2.91% -1.1%
2008 2.9% -1.02%
2007 2.85% -1.18%
2006 2.79% -1.58%
2005 2.79% -1.62%
2004 2.79% -1.12%
2003 2.77% -0.81%
2002 2.72% -0.8%
2001 2.66% -0.82%
2000 2.67% -0.7%
1999 2.69% -0.71%
1998 2.68% -0.72%
1997 2.69% -0.74%
1996 2.73% -0.76%
1995 2.78% -0.77%
1994 2.85% -0.69%
1993 2.89% -0.47%
1992 2.91% -0.11%
1991 2.96% 0.17%
1990 2.99% 0.37%
1989 2.97% 0.8%
1988 3.03% 1.07%
1987 3.09% 1.05%
1986 3.06% 0.97%
1985 3.03% 0.86%
1984 2.82% 0.83%
1983 2.07% 0.81%
1982 2.41% 0.71%
1981 3.57% 0.58%
1980 3.31% 0.45%
1979 2.84% 0.54%
1978 2.76% 0.73%
1977 2.61% 0.79%
1976 2.72% 0.82%
1975 2.83% 0.85%
1974 2.81% 0.91%
1973 2.79% 0.96%
1972 2.75% 1.09%
1971 2.71% 1.25%
1970 2.65% 1.04%
1969 2.57% 0.92%
1968 2.49% 1.13%
1967 2.4% 1.21%
1966 2.32% 1.23%
1965 2.27% 1.24%
1964 2.23% 1.25%
1963 2.21% 1.24%
1962 1.9% 1.41%
1961 1.55% 1.62%

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/lithuania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cameroon grew by 2.65%, while Lithuania's population grew by 0.58%.

Live population counters

Cameroon Lithuania
Current population
30864115
2829914
Population rank 51/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.37% 0.03%
One net population change
42 seconds
31.5 minutes
One birth every
32.9 seconds
25.4 minutes
One death every
2.59 minutes
14.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,058 +46
Annual growth/decline +751,057 +16,693
Annual growth/decline rate +2.65% +0.58%
Population growth rate rank 23/197 127/197
One migration net change every
34.3 minutes
21.4 minutes
Annual migration change -15,379 -24,618
Net migration rank 146/196 157/196
Foreign-born residents 642,948 175,194
Foreign-born residents rank 74/195 120/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.2% 6.1%
Foreign-born share rank 130/195 87/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cameroon
Natural

Migration
Lithuania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cameroon Lithuania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,379 - -24,618
2024 - -13,892 - 2,617
2023 754,486 -4,798 -16,368 44,935
2022 734,893 -4,798 -20,671 72,100
2021 713,806 -9,888 -24,433 19,657
2020 716,361 -9,888 -19,953 19,884
2019 714,681 -12,255 -13,212 10,665
2018 706,188 -9,184 -12,686 -3,459
2017 696,496 -37,912 -12,224 -28,027
2016 677,051 13,255 -11,509 -30,612
2015 649,190 42,008 -11,935 -22,560
2014 619,243 96,599 -10,868 -12,387
2013 606,072 -6,900 -12,733 -16,769
2012 594,029 -7,523 -11,060 -21,387
2011 580,607 -12,669 -10,901 -38,518
2010 569,921 -9,366 -11,460 -78,887
2009 557,841 -10,203 -9,805 -32,186
2008 542,919 -10,720 -12,153 -16,482
2007 526,949 -10,807 -15,510 -21,815
2006 511,366 -28,528 -15,041 -24,730
2005 496,547 -27,775 -14,287 -51,357
2004 478,880 -19,444 -11,482 -32,312
2003 459,422 -18,568 -10,929 -22,701
2002 439,544 -10,766 -11,362 -12,627
2001 422,511 -19,203 -9,024 -24,733
2000 411,633 -21,221 -4,549 -16,077
1999 401,969 -17,398 -3,877 -20,533
1998 388,432 -12,446 -3,904 -22,002
1997 377,138 -13,842 -3,218 -22,324
1996 370,355 -12,738 -3,962 -23,236
1995 367,532 -12,661 -3,992 -23,509
1994 364,390 -12,028 -4,023 -24,104
1993 360,785 -9,601 1,473 -23,949
1992 356,072 -13,702 12,950 -25,175
1991 350,493 -14,520 14,817 -10,744
1990 342,901 -8,163 17,010 -8,840
1989 334,649 -11,244 17,316 -26,985
1988 328,168 -16,016 19,006 38,648
1987 320,134 -3,829 22,422 10,820
1986 308,188 -3,671 23,978 10,177
1985 296,317 -3,604 19,140 9,417
1984 284,110 -3,512 18,976 8,835
1983 276,112 -37,346 20,911 8,585
1982 274,652 -139,974 18,323 8,163
1981 262,076 27,845 16,478 7,752
1980 247,808 70,589 16,042 7,412
1979 238,875 -12,108 16,989 6,932
1978 229,958 -1,282 17,573 7,328
1977 222,785 -20,622 19,124 8,964
1976 214,916 -19,994 20,305 8,581
1975 206,986 -237 20,470 8,170
1974 200,693 -377 22,589 7,757
1973 193,997 -466 22,712 7,327
1972 186,521 -473 25,388 7,185
1971 179,317 -439 28,930 7,130
1970 170,713 -367 27,629 6,530
1969 162,603 -286 27,345 4,179
1968 153,080 -204 28,325 6,522
1967 144,370 -148 29,226 5,251
1966 135,927 -96 30,381 4,799
1965 129,428 -39 30,309 4,196
1964 123,469 0 34,048 3,820
1963 119,784 0 33,918 3,428
1962 116,232 0 34,933 2,899
1961 82,471 0 40,376 2,550
1960 77,948 0 40,845 2,328

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

GeoRank.org/population/cameroon/lithuania | 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 Lithuania 68.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 153,859 people) and 31.3% is from migration (a gain of 70,196 people).

As of 2024, 642,948 residents or 2.2% of the population were not native-born in Cameroon, compared to 175,194 people or 6.1% in Lithuania.

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
Lithuania
City Population
Vilnius 581K
Kaunas 305K
Klaipeda 158K
Siauliai 104K
Panevezys 87.9K
Alytus 51.9K
Marijampole 36.8K
Mazeikiai 33.2K
Jonava 27.1K
Utena 25.6K

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

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