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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cameroon was 29,123,744 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cameroon's population is 30,864,115 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 1.2 times bigger than Cameroon's.
  • Cameroon is ranked the 51st most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.82% of the world: 0.37% for Cameroon vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Cameroon has had an average growth rate of +2.84% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cameroon has increased from 17.6M people to 30.9M (75.9% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Cameroon vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cameroon Mozambique
2100 89,781,496 105,684,658
2099 89,255,966 105,291,198
2098 88,720,337 104,859,475
2097 88,168,066 104,428,679
2096 87,604,050 103,962,668
2095 87,032,145 103,480,514
2094 86,441,720 102,989,197
2093 85,842,389 102,464,565
2092 85,235,505 101,929,545
2091 84,610,360 101,410,418
2090 83,973,967 100,829,728
2089 83,322,813 100,211,758
2088 82,662,944 99,594,130
2087 81,989,354 98,943,096
2086 81,310,407 98,288,529
2085 80,614,775 97,609,760
2084 79,910,947 96,926,143
2083 79,192,092 96,193,441
2082 78,464,535 95,449,095
2081 77,723,079 94,708,064
2080 76,963,821 93,957,824
2079 76,202,603 93,171,561
2078 75,431,803 92,350,666
2077 74,649,057 91,530,198
2076 73,862,841 90,699,125
2075 73,062,202 89,848,943
2074 72,248,179 88,999,187
2073 71,432,221 88,113,398
2072 70,603,305 87,210,961
2071 69,771,981 86,283,286
2070 68,936,208 85,349,704
2069 68,095,292 84,361,565
2068 67,251,348 83,400,997
2067 66,399,507 82,437,397
2066 65,539,313 81,437,030
2065 64,675,474 80,446,244
2064 63,807,579 79,433,801
2063 62,939,156 78,430,632
2062 62,065,714 77,376,597
2061 61,188,220 76,274,806
2060 60,302,920 75,197,384
2059 59,413,352 74,082,771
2058 58,519,385 72,958,774
2057 57,622,572 71,828,186
2056 56,730,793 70,677,889
2055 55,837,458 69,542,373
2054 54,935,159 68,419,331
2053 54,032,780 67,306,817
2052 53,122,812 66,163,407
2051 52,215,921 65,032,770
2050 51,314,050 63,898,302
2049 50,406,453 62,731,532
2048 49,501,629 61,579,833
2047 48,593,064 60,424,101
2046 47,688,721 59,273,421
2045 46,789,773 58,132,244
2044 45,890,362 56,969,604
2043 44,999,297 55,814,906
2042 44,103,714 54,633,120
2041 43,204,033 53,476,191
2040 42,316,677 52,305,805
2039 41,430,803 51,136,087
2038 40,554,253 49,973,820
2037 39,682,947 48,827,661
2036 38,815,989 47,668,628
2035 37,963,436 46,520,419
2034 37,116,013 45,358,645
2033 36,279,025 44,229,218
2032 35,446,827 43,102,655
2031 34,626,572 41,993,535
2030 33,811,853 40,901,742
2029 33,009,874 39,818,379
2028 32,213,983 38,748,841
2027 31,428,884 37,696,739
2026 30,654,707 36,660,958
2025 29,885,995 35,650,681
2024 29,123,744 34,631,766
2023 28,372,687 33,635,160
2022 27,632,771 32,656,246
2021 26,915,758 31,707,800
2020 26,210,558 30,783,688
2019 25,506,095 29,884,380
2018 24,806,383 29,018,644
2017 24,128,601 28,166,393
2016 23,454,161 27,337,105
2015 22,763,414 26,547,572
2014 22,059,893 25,788,475
2013 21,402,376 25,051,611
2012 20,809,529 24,337,846
2011 20,232,304 23,649,039
2010 19,668,066 22,999,235
2009 19,113,974 22,391,745
2008 18,574,056 21,819,036
2007 18,049,896 21,287,635
2006 17,550,407 20,787,087
2005 17,074,594 20,304,569
2004 16,610,487 19,840,313
2003 16,160,340 19,392,475
2002 15,725,528 18,958,338
2001 15,309,490 18,537,729
2000 14,912,631 18,129,653
1999 14,525,140 17,734,506
1998 14,144,860 17,340,464
1997 13,775,214 16,949,982
1996 13,414,757 16,492,480
1995 13,058,516 15,960,530
1994 12,704,903 15,033,853
1993 12,353,131 14,051,192
1992 12,006,353 13,613,316
1991 11,667,180 13,352,090
1990 11,331,821 13,094,537
1989 11,002,745 12,906,842
1988 10,684,968 12,800,558
1987 10,370,749 12,822,574
1986 10,060,342 12,770,578
1985 9,761,730 12,548,949
1984 9,475,078 12,315,954
1983 9,215,397 12,073,822
1982 9,028,678 11,824,370
1981 8,816,377 11,568,127
1980 8,512,219 11,336,221
1979 8,239,641 11,028,809
1978 8,011,921 10,618,250
1977 7,796,501 10,224,975
1976 7,597,962 9,867,209
1975 7,397,120 9,540,817
1974 7,193,583 9,236,093
1973 6,996,660 8,954,242
1972 6,806,872 8,692,935
1971 6,624,408 8,456,317
1970 6,449,793 8,250,506
1969 6,283,462 8,066,951
1968 6,125,863 7,892,613
1967 5,977,318 7,724,550
1966 5,837,295 7,562,990
1965 5,704,686 7,406,421
1964 5,578,257 7,255,061
1963 5,456,623 7,109,828
1962 5,338,620 6,969,364
1961 5,239,273 6,834,936
1960 5,159,057 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cameroon increased by 5,903,754 people (a 33.6% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cameroon gained 7,409,954 people (a 31.6% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Cameroon was ranked 59th most populous country in 2006 and is 51st in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Cameroon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 89.8M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cameroon Mozambique
2100 0.59% 0.37%
2099 0.6% 0.41%
2098 0.63% 0.41%
2097 0.64% 0.45%
2096 0.66% 0.47%
2095 0.68% 0.48%
2094 0.7% 0.51%
2093 0.71% 0.52%
2092 0.74% 0.51%
2091 0.76% 0.58%
2090 0.78% 0.62%
2089 0.8% 0.62%
2088 0.82% 0.66%
2087 0.84% 0.67%
2086 0.86% 0.7%
2085 0.88% 0.71%
2084 0.91% 0.76%
2083 0.93% 0.78%
2082 0.95% 0.78%
2081 0.99% 0.8%
2080 1% 0.84%
2079 1.02% 0.89%
2078 1.05% 0.9%
2077 1.06% 0.92%
2076 1.1% 0.95%
2075 1.13% 0.95%
2074 1.14% 1.01%
2073 1.17% 1.03%
2072 1.19% 1.08%
2071 1.21% 1.09%
2070 1.23% 1.17%
2069 1.25% 1.15%
2068 1.28% 1.17%
2067 1.31% 1.23%
2066 1.34% 1.23%
2065 1.36% 1.27%
2064 1.38% 1.28%
2063 1.41% 1.36%
2062 1.43% 1.44%
2061 1.47% 1.43%
2060 1.5% 1.5%
2059 1.53% 1.54%
2058 1.56% 1.57%
2057 1.57% 1.63%
2056 1.6% 1.63%
2055 1.64% 1.64%
2054 1.67% 1.65%
2053 1.71% 1.73%
2052 1.74% 1.74%
2051 1.76% 1.78%
2050 1.8% 1.86%
2049 1.83% 1.87%
2048 1.87% 1.91%
2047 1.9% 1.94%
2046 1.92% 1.96%
2045 1.96% 2.04%
2044 1.98% 2.07%
2043 2.03% 2.16%
2042 2.08% 2.16%
2041 2.1% 2.24%
2040 2.14% 2.29%
2039 2.16% 2.33%
2038 2.2% 2.35%
2037 2.23% 2.43%
2036 2.25% 2.47%
2035 2.28% 2.56%
2034 2.31% 2.55%
2033 2.35% 2.61%
2032 2.37% 2.64%
2031 2.41% 2.67%
2030 2.43% 2.72%
2029 2.47% 2.76%
2028 2.5% 2.79%
2027 2.53% 2.83%
2026 2.57% 2.83%
2025 2.62% 2.94%
2024 2.65% 2.96%
2023 2.68% 3%
2022 2.66% 2.99%
2021 2.69% 3%
2020 2.76% 3.01%
2019 2.82% 2.98%
2018 2.81% 3.03%
2017 2.88% 3.03%
2016 3.03% 2.97%
2015 3.19% 2.94%
2014 3.07% 2.94%
2013 2.85% 2.93%
2012 2.85% 2.91%
2011 2.87% 2.83%
2010 2.9% 2.71%
2009 2.91% 2.62%
2008 2.9% 2.5%
2007 2.85% 2.41%
2006 2.79% 2.38%
2005 2.79% 2.34%
2004 2.79% 2.31%
2003 2.77% 2.29%
2002 2.72% 2.27%
2001 2.66% 2.25%
2000 2.67% 2.23%
1999 2.69% 2.27%
1998 2.68% 2.3%
1997 2.69% 2.77%
1996 2.73% 3.33%
1995 2.78% 6.16%
1994 2.85% 6.99%
1993 2.89% 3.22%
1992 2.91% 1.96%
1991 2.96% 1.97%
1990 2.99% 1.45%
1989 2.97% 0.83%
1988 3.03% -0.17%
1987 3.09% 0.41%
1986 3.06% 1.77%
1985 3.03% 1.89%
1984 2.82% 2.01%
1983 2.07% 2.11%
1982 2.41% 2.22%
1981 3.57% 2.05%
1980 3.31% 2.79%
1979 2.84% 3.87%
1978 2.76% 3.85%
1977 2.61% 3.63%
1976 2.72% 3.42%
1975 2.83% 3.3%
1974 2.81% 3.15%
1973 2.79% 3.01%
1972 2.75% 2.8%
1971 2.71% 2.49%
1970 2.65% 2.28%
1969 2.57% 2.21%
1968 2.49% 2.18%
1967 2.4% 2.14%
1966 2.32% 2.11%
1965 2.27% 2.09%
1964 2.23% 2.04%
1963 2.21% 2.02%
1962 1.9% 1.97%
1961 1.55% 1.81%

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/mozambique | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cameroon grew by 2.65%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Cameroon Mozambique
Current population
30864115
36941128
Population rank 51/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.37% 0.45%
One net population change
42 seconds
31.6 seconds
One birth every
32.9 seconds
25 seconds
One death every
2.59 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,058 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +751,057 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +2.65% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 23/197 16/197
One migration net change every
34.3 minutes
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -15,379 -65,573
Net migration rank 146/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 642,948 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 74/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.2% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 130/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cameroon
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cameroon Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,379 - -65,573
2024 - -13,892 - -38,940
2023 754,486 -4,798 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 734,893 -4,798 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 713,806 -9,888 951,234 -23,103
2020 716,361 -9,888 945,952 -25,864
2019 714,681 -12,255 927,581 -49,080
2018 706,188 -9,184 903,176 -50,224
2017 696,496 -37,912 876,594 -25,043
2016 677,051 13,255 850,430 -43,398
2015 649,190 42,008 824,435 -52,374
2014 619,243 96,599 799,778 -53,625
2013 606,072 -6,900 784,641 -57,067
2012 594,029 -7,523 763,088 -63,131
2011 580,607 -12,669 741,303 -63,638
2010 569,921 -9,366 719,025 -97,079
2009 557,841 -10,203 693,673 -100,625
2008 542,919 -10,720 654,920 -102,534
2007 526,949 -10,807 610,913 -100,490
2006 511,366 -28,528 586,009 -95,333
2005 496,547 -27,775 570,132 -95,770
2004 478,880 -19,444 554,973 -100,824
2003 459,422 -18,568 540,992 -99,484
2002 439,544 -10,766 529,867 -103,102
2001 422,511 -19,203 519,594 -105,130
2000 411,633 -21,221 506,162 -104,476
1999 401,969 -17,398 491,814 -103,223
1998 388,432 -12,446 474,453 -74,952
1997 377,138 -13,842 461,209 -79,732
1996 370,355 -12,738 442,559 90,975
1995 367,532 -12,661 421,630 108,751
1994 364,390 -12,028 384,821 938,163
1993 360,785 -9,601 369,518 272,829
1992 356,072 -13,702 362,373 -128,960
1991 350,493 -14,520 357,676 -68,644
1990 342,901 -8,163 353,290 -127,215
1989 334,649 -11,244 348,833 -199,509
1988 328,168 -16,016 349,480 -286,247
1987 320,134 -3,829 334,438 -441,710
1986 308,188 -3,671 332,609 -121,350
1985 296,317 -3,604 307,625 -75,642
1984 284,110 -3,512 304,524 -70,532
1983 276,112 -37,346 324,158 -73,899
1982 274,652 -139,974 321,493 -72,852
1981 262,076 27,845 322,207 -58,347
1980 247,808 70,589 349,586 -149,650
1979 238,875 -12,108 331,162 83,699
1978 229,958 -1,282 310,403 95,859
1977 222,785 -20,622 289,193 91,082
1976 214,916 -19,994 273,924 61,326
1975 206,986 -237 257,984 59,562
1974 200,693 -377 240,665 51,238
1973 193,997 -466 226,847 44,951
1972 186,521 -473 215,793 35,023
1971 179,317 -439 211,137 11,297
1970 170,713 -367 207,385 -18,197
1969 162,603 -286 202,174 -24,251
1968 153,080 -204 197,623 -26,872
1967 144,370 -148 193,044 -27,672
1966 135,927 -96 189,218 -31,462
1965 129,428 -39 185,931 -30,538
1964 123,469 0 182,334 -35,005
1963 119,784 0 180,867 -37,738
1962 116,232 0 176,297 -38,504
1961 82,471 0 171,236 -40,181
1960 77,948 0 165,774 -54,351

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

GeoRank.org/population/cameroon/mozambique | 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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 642,948 residents or 2.2% of the population were not native-born in Cameroon, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

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
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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