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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cameroon was 29,123,744 in 2024 vs 5,169,395 people in Mauritania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cameroon's population is 30,864,115 people compared to 5,505,206 in Mauritania.

Population statistics:

  • Cameroon's population is 5.61 times bigger than Mauritania's.
  • Cameroon is ranked the 51st most populous country in the world, while Mauritania is the 122nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.37% for Cameroon vs 0.07% for Mauritania.
  • For the last 10 years, Cameroon has had an average growth rate of +2.84% per year vs +3% in Mauritania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cameroon has increased from 17.6M people to 30.9M (75.9% growth), while Mauritania has grown from 3.01M to 5.51M (82.7% growth).

Cameroon vs Mauritania: population by year and forecast

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Mauritania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cameroon Mauritania
2100 89,781,496 17,309,980
2099 89,255,966 17,202,690
2098 88,720,337 17,090,030
2097 88,168,066 16,975,270
2096 87,604,050 16,857,252
2095 87,032,145 16,739,240
2094 86,441,720 16,617,272
2093 85,842,389 16,492,589
2092 85,235,505 16,366,098
2091 84,610,360 16,235,771
2090 83,973,967 16,103,700
2089 83,322,813 15,969,059
2088 82,662,944 15,831,339
2087 81,989,354 15,690,143
2086 81,310,407 15,547,605
2085 80,614,775 15,403,967
2084 79,910,947 15,257,740
2083 79,192,092 15,108,271
2082 78,464,535 14,958,279
2081 77,723,079 14,805,332
2080 76,963,821 14,651,508
2079 76,202,603 14,496,397
2078 75,431,803 14,337,117
2077 74,649,057 14,175,812
2076 73,862,841 14,013,255
2075 73,062,202 13,849,027
2074 72,248,179 13,684,146
2073 71,432,221 13,517,681
2072 70,603,305 13,349,376
2071 69,771,981 13,178,237
2070 68,936,208 13,007,812
2069 68,095,292 12,835,311
2068 67,251,348 12,662,862
2067 66,399,507 12,487,379
2066 65,539,313 12,311,503
2065 64,675,474 12,136,616
2064 63,807,579 11,958,955
2063 62,939,156 11,783,144
2062 62,065,714 11,606,044
2061 61,188,220 11,428,738
2060 60,302,920 11,251,427
2059 59,413,352 11,072,236
2058 58,519,385 10,892,076
2057 57,622,572 10,713,858
2056 56,730,793 10,536,935
2055 55,837,458 10,358,532
2054 54,935,159 10,179,658
2053 54,032,780 9,999,712
2052 53,122,812 9,819,098
2051 52,215,921 9,639,209
2050 51,314,050 9,461,249
2049 50,406,453 9,283,353
2048 49,501,629 9,104,299
2047 48,593,064 8,926,851
2046 47,688,721 8,748,845
2045 46,789,773 8,572,397
2044 45,890,362 8,397,189
2043 44,999,297 8,222,194
2042 44,103,714 8,048,139
2041 43,204,033 7,876,803
2040 42,316,677 7,706,696
2039 41,430,803 7,537,689
2038 40,554,253 7,369,184
2037 39,682,947 7,202,472
2036 38,815,989 7,036,729
2035 37,963,436 6,871,981
2034 37,116,013 6,708,364
2033 36,279,025 6,546,168
2032 35,446,827 6,385,827
2031 34,626,572 6,227,564
2030 33,811,853 6,070,865
2029 33,009,874 5,916,516
2028 32,213,983 5,764,060
2027 31,428,884 5,613,919
2026 30,654,707 5,464,898
2025 29,885,995 5,317,228
2024 29,123,744 5,169,395
2023 28,372,687 5,022,441
2022 27,632,771 4,875,637
2021 26,915,758 4,734,874
2020 26,210,558 4,600,131
2019 25,506,095 4,467,708
2018 24,806,383 4,337,685
2017 24,128,601 4,210,600
2016 23,454,161 4,086,657
2015 22,763,414 3,965,959
2014 22,059,893 3,848,514
2013 21,402,376 3,734,318
2012 20,809,529 3,619,034
2011 20,232,304 3,502,811
2010 19,668,066 3,390,965
2009 19,113,974 3,284,448
2008 18,574,056 3,183,269
2007 18,049,896 3,093,059
2006 17,550,407 3,013,660
2005 17,074,594 2,939,059
2004 16,610,487 2,868,664
2003 16,160,340 2,802,046
2002 15,725,528 2,738,655
2001 15,309,490 2,678,760
2000 14,912,631 2,613,441
1999 14,525,140 2,541,698
1998 14,144,860 2,474,651
1997 13,775,214 2,411,306
1996 13,414,757 2,358,188
1995 13,058,516 2,312,017
1994 12,704,903 2,249,454
1993 12,353,131 2,174,328
1992 12,006,353 2,088,135
1991 11,667,180 2,009,738
1990 11,331,821 1,951,878
1989 11,002,745 1,903,048
1988 10,684,968 1,855,859
1987 10,370,749 1,803,014
1986 10,060,342 1,751,835
1985 9,761,730 1,702,107
1984 9,475,078 1,653,693
1983 9,215,397 1,606,746
1982 9,028,678 1,561,176
1981 8,816,377 1,516,877
1980 8,512,219 1,474,043
1979 8,239,641 1,432,758
1978 8,011,921 1,392,713
1977 7,796,501 1,353,768
1976 7,597,962 1,315,336
1975 7,397,120 1,277,330
1974 7,193,583 1,240,188
1973 6,996,660 1,203,838
1972 6,806,872 1,168,355
1971 6,624,408 1,133,702
1970 6,449,793 1,099,806
1969 6,283,462 1,066,754
1968 6,125,863 1,034,739
1967 5,977,318 1,003,843
1966 5,837,295 974,157
1965 5,704,686 945,838
1964 5,578,257 918,955
1963 5,456,623 893,423
1962 5,338,620 869,184
1961 5,239,273 846,167
1960 5,159,057 824,298

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/mauritania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cameroon increased by 5,903,754 people (a 33.6% growth), while Mauritania gained 1,072,997 people (a 35.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cameroon gained 7,409,954 people (a 31.6% growth), while Mauritania's population increased by 1,418,549 people (a 34.7% growth).

Cameroon was ranked 59th most populous country in 2006 and is 51st in 2026. Mauritania was ranked 132nd in 2006 and ranked 122nd 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 Mauritania will increase by 71.9% to 9,461,249 people and rank change from 122nd to 102nd.

Cameroon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 89.8M people compared to the peak of 17.3M people in 2100 for Mauritania.

Population growth rate by year

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Mauritania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cameroon Mauritania
2100 0.59% 0.62%
2099 0.6% 0.66%
2098 0.63% 0.68%
2097 0.64% 0.7%
2096 0.66% 0.7%
2095 0.68% 0.73%
2094 0.7% 0.76%
2093 0.71% 0.77%
2092 0.74% 0.8%
2091 0.76% 0.82%
2090 0.78% 0.84%
2089 0.8% 0.87%
2088 0.82% 0.9%
2087 0.84% 0.92%
2086 0.86% 0.93%
2085 0.88% 0.96%
2084 0.91% 0.99%
2083 0.93% 1%
2082 0.95% 1.03%
2081 0.99% 1.05%
2080 1% 1.07%
2079 1.02% 1.11%
2078 1.05% 1.14%
2077 1.06% 1.16%
2076 1.1% 1.19%
2075 1.13% 1.2%
2074 1.14% 1.23%
2073 1.17% 1.26%
2072 1.19% 1.3%
2071 1.21% 1.31%
2070 1.23% 1.34%
2069 1.25% 1.36%
2068 1.28% 1.41%
2067 1.31% 1.43%
2066 1.34% 1.44%
2065 1.36% 1.49%
2064 1.38% 1.49%
2063 1.41% 1.53%
2062 1.43% 1.55%
2061 1.47% 1.58%
2060 1.5% 1.62%
2059 1.53% 1.65%
2058 1.56% 1.66%
2057 1.57% 1.68%
2056 1.6% 1.72%
2055 1.64% 1.76%
2054 1.67% 1.8%
2053 1.71% 1.84%
2052 1.74% 1.87%
2051 1.76% 1.88%
2050 1.8% 1.92%
2049 1.83% 1.97%
2048 1.87% 1.99%
2047 1.9% 2.03%
2046 1.92% 2.06%
2045 1.96% 2.09%
2044 1.98% 2.13%
2043 2.03% 2.16%
2042 2.08% 2.18%
2041 2.1% 2.21%
2040 2.14% 2.24%
2039 2.16% 2.29%
2038 2.2% 2.31%
2037 2.23% 2.36%
2036 2.25% 2.4%
2035 2.28% 2.44%
2034 2.31% 2.48%
2033 2.35% 2.51%
2032 2.37% 2.54%
2031 2.41% 2.58%
2030 2.43% 2.61%
2029 2.47% 2.64%
2028 2.5% 2.67%
2027 2.53% 2.73%
2026 2.57% 2.78%
2025 2.62% 2.86%
2024 2.65% 2.93%
2023 2.68% 3.01%
2022 2.66% 2.97%
2021 2.69% 2.93%
2020 2.76% 2.96%
2019 2.82% 3%
2018 2.81% 3.02%
2017 2.88% 3.03%
2016 3.03% 3.04%
2015 3.19% 3.05%
2014 3.07% 3.06%
2013 2.85% 3.19%
2012 2.85% 3.32%
2011 2.87% 3.3%
2010 2.9% 3.24%
2009 2.91% 3.18%
2008 2.9% 2.92%
2007 2.85% 2.63%
2006 2.79% 2.54%
2005 2.79% 2.45%
2004 2.79% 2.38%
2003 2.77% 2.31%
2002 2.72% 2.24%
2001 2.66% 2.5%
2000 2.67% 2.82%
1999 2.69% 2.71%
1998 2.68% 2.63%
1997 2.69% 2.25%
1996 2.73% 2%
1995 2.78% 2.78%
1994 2.85% 3.46%
1993 2.89% 4.13%
1992 2.91% 3.9%
1991 2.96% 2.96%
1990 2.99% 2.57%
1989 2.97% 2.54%
1988 3.03% 2.93%
1987 3.09% 2.92%
1986 3.06% 2.92%
1985 3.03% 2.93%
1984 2.82% 2.92%
1983 2.07% 2.92%
1982 2.41% 2.92%
1981 3.57% 2.91%
1980 3.31% 2.88%
1979 2.84% 2.88%
1978 2.76% 2.88%
1977 2.61% 2.92%
1976 2.72% 2.98%
1975 2.83% 2.99%
1974 2.81% 3.02%
1973 2.79% 3.04%
1972 2.75% 3.06%
1971 2.71% 3.08%
1970 2.65% 3.1%
1969 2.57% 3.09%
1968 2.49% 3.08%
1967 2.4% 3.05%
1966 2.32% 2.99%
1965 2.27% 2.93%
1964 2.23% 2.86%
1963 2.21% 2.79%
1962 1.9% 2.72%
1961 1.55% 2.65%

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/mauritania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cameroon grew by 2.65%, while Mauritania's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Cameroon Mauritania
Current population
30864115
5505206
Population rank 51/197 122/197
Percent of world population 0.37% 0.07%
One net population change
42 seconds
3.58 minutes
One birth every
32.9 seconds
3.04 minutes
One death every
2.59 minutes
19 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,058 +403
Annual growth/decline +751,057 +146,954
Annual growth/decline rate +2.65% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 23/197 17/197
One migration net change every
34.3 minutes
1.74 hours
Annual migration change -15,379 -5,044
Net migration rank 146/196 115/196
Foreign-born residents 642,948 195,937
Foreign-born residents rank 74/195 113/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.2% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 130/195 107/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cameroon
Natural

Migration
Mauritania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cameroon Mauritania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,379 - -5,044
2024 - -13,892 - -2,185
2023 754,486 -4,798 145,164 2,999
2022 734,893 -4,798 142,451 2,999
2021 713,806 -9,888 137,557 -1,483
2020 716,361 -9,888 134,899 -1,483
2019 714,681 -12,255 134,460 -3,019
2018 706,188 -9,184 131,584 -2,987
2017 696,496 -37,912 128,562 -3,001
2016 677,051 13,255 125,342 -3,008
2015 649,190 42,008 122,092 -3,019
2014 619,243 96,599 118,792 -2,980
2013 606,072 -6,900 115,558 -2,987
2012 594,029 -7,523 113,489 4,515
2011 580,607 -12,669 111,165 3,272
2010 569,921 -9,366 108,121 1,128
2009 557,841 -10,203 105,273 -1,481
2008 542,919 -10,720 102,432 -3,860
2007 526,949 -10,807 98,895 -17,048
2006 511,366 -28,528 94,991 -18,033
2005 496,547 -27,775 90,940 -18,693
2004 478,880 -19,444 87,578 -19,042
2003 459,422 -18,568 83,804 -19,104
2002 439,544 -10,766 80,993 -18,903
2001 422,511 -19,203 78,769 -21,067
2000 411,633 -21,221 75,929 -2,997
1999 401,969 -17,398 73,554 -2,999
1998 388,432 -12,446 72,045 -8,504
1997 377,138 -13,842 71,327 -8,187
1996 370,355 -12,738 71,939 -28,840
1995 367,532 -12,661 72,244 -22,997
1994 364,390 -12,028 70,570 5,304
1993 360,785 -9,601 68,167 6,217
1992 356,072 -13,702 63,501 34,505
1991 350,493 -14,520 61,782 -2,997
1990 342,901 -8,163 59,934 -3,000
1989 334,649 -11,244 58,666 -17,941
1988 328,168 -16,016 56,654 -2,997
1987 320,134 -3,829 55,037 -2,998
1986 308,188 -3,671 53,313 -2,998
1985 296,317 -3,604 52,125 -2,998
1984 284,110 -3,512 50,705 -2,998
1983 276,112 -37,346 49,187 -2,998
1982 274,652 -139,974 47,947 -2,998
1981 262,076 27,845 46,641 -2,998
1980 247,808 70,589 45,026 -2,997
1979 238,875 -12,108 43,537 -2,997
1978 229,958 -1,282 42,539 -2,998
1977 222,785 -20,622 41,352 -2,999
1976 214,916 -19,994 40,149 -1,645
1975 206,986 -237 38,975 -1,472
1974 200,693 -377 38,106 -1,321
1973 193,997 -466 37,122 -1,201
1972 186,521 -473 36,184 -1,139
1971 179,317 -439 35,279 -1,014
1970 170,713 -367 34,382 -855
1969 162,603 -286 33,252 -688
1968 153,080 -204 32,029 -565
1967 144,370 -148 30,853 -514
1966 135,927 -96 29,502 -466
1965 129,428 -39 28,028 -434
1964 123,469 0 26,565 -390
1963 119,784 0 25,250 -362
1962 116,232 0 23,927 -342
1961 82,471 0 22,781 -332
1960 77,948 0 21,604 -318

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

GeoRank.org/population/cameroon/mauritania | 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 Mauritania 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,320,903 people) and 1.12% is from migration (a loss of 14,982 people).

As of 2024, 642,948 residents or 2.2% of the population were not native-born in Cameroon, compared to 195,937 people or 3.8% in Mauritania.

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
Mauritania
City Population
Nouakchott 1.45M
Rosso 61.2K

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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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