The latest officially reported population of Cameroon was 29,123,744 in 2024 vs 38,631 people in Monaco in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cameroon's population is 30,864,115 people compared to 38,053 in Monaco.
Population statistics:
- Cameroon's population is 811 times bigger than Monaco's.
- Cameroon is ranked the 51st most populous country in the world, while Monaco is the 191st.
- The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.37% for Cameroon vs 0.0005% for Monaco.
- For the last 10 years, Cameroon has had an average growth rate of +2.84% per year vs +0.79% in Monaco.
- Since 2006, the population of Cameroon has increased from 17.6M people to 30.9M (75.9% growth), while Monaco has grown from 32.1K to 38.1K (18.7% growth).
Cameroon vs Monaco: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Cameroon
|
Monaco
|
|
| 2100 | 89,781,496 | 47,158 |
| 2099 | 89,255,966 | 46,848 |
| 2098 | 88,720,337 | 46,586 |
| 2097 | 88,168,066 | 46,305 |
| 2096 | 87,604,050 | 46,033 |
| 2095 | 87,032,145 | 45,748 |
| 2094 | 86,441,720 | 45,453 |
| 2093 | 85,842,389 | 45,173 |
| 2092 | 85,235,505 | 44,920 |
| 2091 | 84,610,360 | 44,638 |
| 2090 | 83,973,967 | 44,363 |
| 2089 | 83,322,813 | 44,110 |
| 2088 | 82,662,944 | 43,838 |
| 2087 | 81,989,354 | 43,543 |
| 2086 | 81,310,407 | 43,257 |
| 2085 | 80,614,775 | 42,997 |
| 2084 | 79,910,947 | 42,714 |
| 2083 | 79,192,092 | 42,438 |
| 2082 | 78,464,535 | 42,184 |
| 2081 | 77,723,079 | 41,923 |
| 2080 | 76,963,821 | 41,661 |
| 2079 | 76,202,603 | 41,406 |
| 2078 | 75,431,803 | 41,159 |
| 2077 | 74,649,057 | 40,888 |
| 2076 | 73,862,841 | 40,618 |
| 2075 | 73,062,202 | 40,387 |
| 2074 | 72,248,179 | 40,161 |
| 2073 | 71,432,221 | 39,929 |
| 2072 | 70,603,305 | 39,720 |
| 2071 | 69,771,981 | 39,507 |
| 2070 | 68,936,208 | 39,292 |
| 2069 | 68,095,292 | 39,078 |
| 2068 | 67,251,348 | 38,878 |
| 2067 | 66,399,507 | 38,694 |
| 2066 | 65,539,313 | 38,525 |
| 2065 | 64,675,474 | 38,353 |
| 2064 | 63,807,579 | 38,190 |
| 2063 | 62,939,156 | 38,002 |
| 2062 | 62,065,714 | 37,867 |
| 2061 | 61,188,220 | 37,731 |
| 2060 | 60,302,920 | 37,615 |
| 2059 | 59,413,352 | 37,466 |
| 2058 | 58,519,385 | 37,359 |
| 2057 | 57,622,572 | 37,229 |
| 2056 | 56,730,793 | 37,111 |
| 2055 | 55,837,458 | 37,040 |
| 2054 | 54,935,159 | 36,926 |
| 2053 | 54,032,780 | 36,834 |
| 2052 | 53,122,812 | 36,743 |
| 2051 | 52,215,921 | 36,658 |
| 2050 | 51,314,050 | 36,577 |
| 2049 | 50,406,453 | 36,507 |
| 2048 | 49,501,629 | 36,456 |
| 2047 | 48,593,064 | 36,411 |
| 2046 | 47,688,721 | 36,389 |
| 2045 | 46,789,773 | 36,380 |
| 2044 | 45,890,362 | 36,379 |
| 2043 | 44,999,297 | 36,396 |
| 2042 | 44,103,714 | 36,404 |
| 2041 | 43,204,033 | 36,459 |
| 2040 | 42,316,677 | 36,517 |
| 2039 | 41,430,803 | 36,547 |
| 2038 | 40,554,253 | 36,591 |
| 2037 | 39,682,947 | 36,651 |
| 2036 | 38,815,989 | 36,718 |
| 2035 | 37,963,436 | 36,791 |
| 2034 | 37,116,013 | 36,862 |
| 2033 | 36,279,025 | 36,941 |
| 2032 | 35,446,827 | 37,042 |
| 2031 | 34,626,572 | 37,163 |
| 2030 | 33,811,853 | 37,287 |
| 2029 | 33,009,874 | 37,443 |
| 2028 | 32,213,983 | 37,617 |
| 2027 | 31,428,884 | 37,834 |
| 2026 | 30,654,707 | 38,053 |
| 2025 | 29,885,995 | 38,340 |
| 2024 | 29,123,744 | 38,631 |
| 2023 | 28,372,687 | 38,956 |
| 2022 | 27,632,771 | 38,931 |
| 2021 | 26,915,758 | 38,527 |
| 2020 | 26,210,558 | 38,050 |
| 2019 | 25,506,095 | 38,109 |
| 2018 | 24,806,383 | 38,154 |
| 2017 | 24,128,601 | 37,678 |
| 2016 | 23,454,161 | 37,276 |
| 2015 | 22,763,414 | 36,757 |
| 2014 | 22,059,893 | 36,128 |
| 2013 | 21,402,376 | 35,447 |
| 2012 | 20,809,529 | 34,711 |
| 2011 | 20,232,304 | 33,946 |
| 2010 | 19,668,066 | 33,163 |
| 2009 | 19,113,974 | 32,364 |
| 2008 | 18,574,056 | 31,836 |
| 2007 | 18,049,896 | 31,837 |
| 2006 | 17,550,407 | 32,057 |
| 2005 | 17,074,594 | 32,210 |
| 2004 | 16,610,487 | 32,307 |
| 2003 | 16,160,340 | 32,374 |
| 2002 | 15,725,528 | 32,422 |
| 2001 | 15,309,490 | 32,447 |
| 2000 | 14,912,631 | 32,455 |
| 1999 | 14,525,140 | 32,410 |
| 1998 | 14,144,860 | 32,267 |
| 1997 | 13,775,214 | 32,063 |
| 1996 | 13,414,757 | 31,837 |
| 1995 | 13,058,516 | 31,609 |
| 1994 | 12,704,903 | 31,375 |
| 1993 | 12,353,131 | 31,136 |
| 1992 | 12,006,353 | 30,887 |
| 1991 | 11,667,180 | 30,625 |
| 1990 | 11,331,821 | 30,358 |
| 1989 | 11,002,745 | 30,084 |
| 1988 | 10,684,968 | 29,781 |
| 1987 | 10,370,749 | 29,446 |
| 1986 | 10,060,342 | 29,093 |
| 1985 | 9,761,730 | 28,731 |
| 1984 | 9,475,078 | 28,356 |
| 1983 | 9,215,397 | 27,960 |
| 1982 | 9,028,678 | 27,561 |
| 1981 | 8,816,377 | 27,293 |
| 1980 | 8,512,219 | 27,122 |
| 1979 | 8,239,641 | 26,892 |
| 1978 | 8,011,921 | 26,605 |
| 1977 | 7,796,501 | 26,273 |
| 1976 | 7,597,962 | 25,895 |
| 1975 | 7,397,120 | 25,500 |
| 1974 | 7,193,583 | 25,235 |
| 1973 | 6,996,660 | 25,072 |
| 1972 | 6,806,872 | 24,862 |
| 1971 | 6,624,408 | 24,576 |
| 1970 | 6,449,793 | 24,229 |
| 1969 | 6,283,462 | 23,831 |
| 1968 | 6,125,863 | 23,437 |
| 1967 | 5,977,318 | 23,230 |
| 1966 | 5,837,295 | 23,131 |
| 1965 | 5,704,686 | 22,941 |
| 1964 | 5,578,257 | 22,686 |
| 1963 | 5,456,623 | 22,385 |
| 1962 | 5,338,620 | 22,078 |
| 1961 | 5,239,273 | 21,901 |
| 1960 | 5,159,057 | 21,808 |
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/monaco | CC BY 
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cameroon increased by 5,903,754 people (a 33.6% growth), while Monaco gained 5,219 people (a 16.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cameroon gained 7,409,954 people (a 31.6% growth), while Monaco's population increased by 777 people (a 2.08% growth).
Cameroon was ranked 59th most populous country in 2006 and is 51st in 2026. Monaco was ranked 192nd in 2006 and ranked 191st 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 Monaco will decrease by 3.88% to 36,577 people and will still be ranked 191st.
Cameroon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 89.8M people compared to the peak of 47.2K people in 2100 for Monaco.
Population growth rate by year
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cameroon
|
Monaco
|
|
| 2100 | 0.59% | 0.66% |
| 2099 | 0.6% | 0.56% |
| 2098 | 0.63% | 0.61% |
| 2097 | 0.64% | 0.59% |
| 2096 | 0.66% | 0.62% |
| 2095 | 0.68% | 0.65% |
| 2094 | 0.7% | 0.62% |
| 2093 | 0.71% | 0.56% |
| 2092 | 0.74% | 0.63% |
| 2091 | 0.76% | 0.62% |
| 2090 | 0.78% | 0.57% |
| 2089 | 0.8% | 0.62% |
| 2088 | 0.82% | 0.68% |
| 2087 | 0.84% | 0.66% |
| 2086 | 0.86% | 0.6% |
| 2085 | 0.88% | 0.66% |
| 2084 | 0.91% | 0.65% |
| 2083 | 0.93% | 0.6% |
| 2082 | 0.95% | 0.62% |
| 2081 | 0.99% | 0.63% |
| 2080 | 1% | 0.62% |
| 2079 | 1.02% | 0.6% |
| 2078 | 1.05% | 0.66% |
| 2077 | 1.06% | 0.66% |
| 2076 | 1.1% | 0.57% |
| 2075 | 1.13% | 0.56% |
| 2074 | 1.14% | 0.58% |
| 2073 | 1.17% | 0.52% |
| 2072 | 1.19% | 0.54% |
| 2071 | 1.21% | 0.55% |
| 2070 | 1.23% | 0.55% |
| 2069 | 1.25% | 0.52% |
| 2068 | 1.28% | 0.47% |
| 2067 | 1.31% | 0.44% |
| 2066 | 1.34% | 0.45% |
| 2065 | 1.36% | 0.43% |
| 2064 | 1.38% | 0.5% |
| 2063 | 1.41% | 0.36% |
| 2062 | 1.43% | 0.36% |
| 2061 | 1.47% | 0.31% |
| 2060 | 1.5% | 0.4% |
| 2059 | 1.53% | 0.29% |
| 2058 | 1.56% | 0.35% |
| 2057 | 1.57% | 0.32% |
| 2056 | 1.6% | 0.19% |
| 2055 | 1.64% | 0.31% |
| 2054 | 1.67% | 0.25% |
| 2053 | 1.71% | 0.25% |
| 2052 | 1.74% | 0.23% |
| 2051 | 1.76% | 0.22% |
| 2050 | 1.8% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 1.83% | 0.14% |
| 2048 | 1.87% | 0.12% |
| 2047 | 1.9% | 0.06% |
| 2046 | 1.92% | 0.02% |
| 2045 | 1.96% | 0.003% |
| 2044 | 1.98% | -0.05% |
| 2043 | 2.03% | -0.02% |
| 2042 | 2.08% | -0.15% |
| 2041 | 2.1% | -0.16% |
| 2040 | 2.14% | -0.08% |
| 2039 | 2.16% | -0.12% |
| 2038 | 2.2% | -0.16% |
| 2037 | 2.23% | -0.18% |
| 2036 | 2.25% | -0.2% |
| 2035 | 2.28% | -0.19% |
| 2034 | 2.31% | -0.21% |
| 2033 | 2.35% | -0.27% |
| 2032 | 2.37% | -0.33% |
| 2031 | 2.41% | -0.33% |
| 2030 | 2.43% | -0.42% |
| 2029 | 2.47% | -0.46% |
| 2028 | 2.5% | -0.57% |
| 2027 | 2.53% | -0.58% |
| 2026 | 2.57% | -0.75% |
| 2025 | 2.62% | -0.75% |
| 2024 | 2.65% | -0.83% |
| 2023 | 2.68% | 0.06% |
| 2022 | 2.66% | 1.05% |
| 2021 | 2.69% | 1.25% |
| 2020 | 2.76% | -0.15% |
| 2019 | 2.82% | -0.12% |
| 2018 | 2.81% | 1.26% |
| 2017 | 2.88% | 1.08% |
| 2016 | 3.03% | 1.41% |
| 2015 | 3.19% | 1.74% |
| 2014 | 3.07% | 1.92% |
| 2013 | 2.85% | 2.12% |
| 2012 | 2.85% | 2.25% |
| 2011 | 2.87% | 2.36% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | 2.47% |
| 2009 | 2.91% | 1.66% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -0.003% |
| 2007 | 2.85% | -0.69% |
| 2006 | 2.79% | -0.48% |
| 2005 | 2.79% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.79% | -0.21% |
| 2003 | 2.77% | -0.15% |
| 2002 | 2.72% | -0.08% |
| 2001 | 2.66% | -0.02% |
| 2000 | 2.67% | 0.14% |
| 1999 | 2.69% | 0.44% |
| 1998 | 2.68% | 0.64% |
| 1997 | 2.69% | 0.71% |
| 1996 | 2.73% | 0.72% |
| 1995 | 2.78% | 0.75% |
| 1994 | 2.85% | 0.77% |
| 1993 | 2.89% | 0.81% |
| 1992 | 2.91% | 0.86% |
| 1991 | 2.96% | 0.88% |
| 1990 | 2.99% | 0.91% |
| 1989 | 2.97% | 1.02% |
| 1988 | 3.03% | 1.14% |
| 1987 | 3.09% | 1.21% |
| 1986 | 3.06% | 1.26% |
| 1985 | 3.03% | 1.32% |
| 1984 | 2.82% | 1.42% |
| 1983 | 2.07% | 1.45% |
| 1982 | 2.41% | 0.98% |
| 1981 | 3.57% | 0.63% |
| 1980 | 3.31% | 0.86% |
| 1979 | 2.84% | 1.08% |
| 1978 | 2.76% | 1.26% |
| 1977 | 2.61% | 1.46% |
| 1976 | 2.72% | 1.55% |
| 1975 | 2.83% | 1.05% |
| 1974 | 2.81% | 0.65% |
| 1973 | 2.79% | 0.84% |
| 1972 | 2.75% | 1.16% |
| 1971 | 2.71% | 1.43% |
| 1970 | 2.65% | 1.67% |
| 1969 | 2.57% | 1.68% |
| 1968 | 2.49% | 0.89% |
| 1967 | 2.4% | 0.43% |
| 1966 | 2.32% | 0.83% |
| 1965 | 2.27% | 1.12% |
| 1964 | 2.23% | 1.34% |
| 1963 | 2.21% | 1.39% |
| 1962 | 1.9% | 0.81% |
| 1961 | 1.55% | 0.43% |
Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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In 2024, the population of Cameroon grew by 2.65%, while Monaco's population declined by 0.83%.
Live population counters
|
Cameroon
|
Monaco
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
30864115
|
38053
|
| Population rank | 51/197 | 191/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.37% | 0.0005% |
| One net population change |
42 seconds
|
1.12 days
|
| One birth every |
32.9 seconds
|
23.9 hours
|
| One death every |
2.59 minutes
|
10.7 hours
|
| Daily growth/decline | +2,058 | -1 |
| Annual growth/decline | +751,057 | -325 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.65% | -0.83% |
| Population growth rate rank | 23/197 | 192/197 |
| One migration net change every |
34.3 minutes
|
3.66 days
|
| Annual migration change | -15,379 | +100 |
| Net migration rank | 146/196 | 73/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 642,948 | 27,106 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 74/195 | 167/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 2.2% | 70.2% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 130/195 | 3/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cameroon
|
Monaco
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | -15,379 | - | 100 |
| 2024 | - | -13,892 | - | 110 |
| 2023 | 754,486 | -4,798 | -449 | 88 |
| 2022 | 734,893 | -4,798 | -576 | 995 |
| 2021 | 713,806 | -9,888 | -605 | 999 |
| 2020 | 716,361 | -9,888 | -445 | 999 |
| 2019 | 714,681 | -12,255 | -473 | -198 |
| 2018 | 706,188 | -9,184 | -423 | 999 |
| 2017 | 696,496 | -37,912 | -417 | 798 |
| 2016 | 677,051 | 13,255 | -376 | 798 |
| 2015 | 649,190 | 42,008 | -327 | 939 |
| 2014 | 619,243 | 96,599 | -266 | 916 |
| 2013 | 606,072 | -6,900 | -216 | 926 |
| 2012 | 594,029 | -7,523 | -144 | 906 |
| 2011 | 580,607 | -12,669 | -91 | 866 |
| 2010 | 569,921 | -9,366 | -18 | 808 |
| 2009 | 557,841 | -10,203 | 23 | 785 |
| 2008 | 542,919 | -10,720 | 40 | 206 |
| 2007 | 526,949 | -10,807 | 24 | -274 |
| 2006 | 511,366 | -28,528 | 25 | -209 |
| 2005 | 496,547 | -27,775 | 26 | -147 |
| 2004 | 478,880 | -19,444 | 31 | -112 |
| 2003 | 459,422 | -18,568 | 14 | -68 |
| 2002 | 439,544 | -10,766 | 26 | -60 |
| 2001 | 422,511 | -19,203 | 52 | -69 |
| 2000 | 411,633 | -21,221 | 36 | -33 |
| 1999 | 401,969 | -17,398 | 25 | 64 |
| 1998 | 388,432 | -12,446 | 18 | 173 |
| 1997 | 377,138 | -13,842 | 6 | 212 |
| 1996 | 370,355 | -12,738 | -6 | 229 |
| 1995 | 367,532 | -12,661 | -14 | 246 |
| 1994 | 364,390 | -12,028 | -22 | 262 |
| 1993 | 360,785 | -9,601 | -29 | 276 |
| 1992 | 356,072 | -13,702 | -33 | 293 |
| 1991 | 350,493 | -14,520 | -35 | 299 |
| 1990 | 342,901 | -8,163 | -26 | 289 |
| 1989 | 334,649 | -11,244 | -2 | 285 |
| 1988 | 328,168 | -16,016 | 19 | 304 |
| 1987 | 320,134 | -3,829 | 30 | 315 |
| 1986 | 308,188 | -3,671 | 16 | 340 |
| 1985 | 296,317 | -3,604 | -5 | 374 |
| 1984 | 284,110 | -3,512 | -30 | 412 |
| 1983 | 276,112 | -37,346 | -49 | 456 |
| 1982 | 274,652 | -139,974 | -59 | 447 |
| 1981 | 262,076 | 27,845 | -60 | 201 |
| 1980 | 247,808 | 70,589 | -53 | 256 |
| 1979 | 238,875 | -12,108 | -47 | 306 |
| 1978 | 229,958 | -1,282 | -45 | 355 |
| 1977 | 222,785 | -20,622 | -51 | 407 |
| 1976 | 214,916 | -19,994 | -57 | 459 |
| 1975 | 206,986 | -237 | -60 | 458 |
| 1974 | 200,693 | -377 | -55 | 198 |
| 1973 | 193,997 | -466 | -48 | 218 |
| 1972 | 186,521 | -473 | -41 | 294 |
| 1971 | 179,317 | -439 | -35 | 358 |
| 1970 | 170,713 | -367 | -30 | 406 |
| 1969 | 162,603 | -286 | -29 | 450 |
| 1968 | 153,080 | -204 | -25 | 388 |
| 1967 | 144,370 | -148 | -22 | 67 |
| 1966 | 135,927 | -96 | -15 | 162 |
| 1965 | 129,428 | -39 | -12 | 243 |
| 1964 | 123,469 | 0 | -9 | 287 |
| 1963 | 119,784 | 0 | -4 | 333 |
| 1962 | 116,232 | 0 | 5 | 283 |
| 1961 | 82,471 | 0 | 13 | 52 |
| 1960 | 77,948 | 0 | 20 | 103 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
GeoRank.org/population/cameroon/monaco | 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 Monaco 37.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,357 people) and 62.7% is from migration (a gain of 7,333 people).
As of 2024, 642,948 residents or 2.2% of the population were not native-born in Cameroon, compared to 27,106 people or 70.2% in Monaco.
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Population differences between Cameroon and Monaco
|
Cameroon
|
Monaco
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 64.5 years | 86.7 years |
| Average age | 23.2 years | 50 years |
| Median age | 19 years | 55 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 48.9:51.1 |
| Fertility rate | 4.32 births per woman | 2.11 births per woman |
| Population density | 168 ppl/mi² | 47,292 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
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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- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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