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

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The latest officially reported population of Cameroon was 29,879,337 in 2025 vs 7,007,502 people in Nicaragua in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cameroon's population is 31,045,453 people compared to 7,144,725 in Nicaragua.

Population statistics:

  • Cameroon's population is 4.35 times bigger than Nicaragua's.
  • Cameroon is ranked the 51st most populous country in the world, while Nicaragua is the 107th.
  • The countries together account for 0.46% of the world: 0.37% for Cameroon vs 0.09% for Nicaragua.
  • For the last 10 years, Cameroon has had an average growth rate of +2.8% per year vs +1.32% in Nicaragua.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cameroon has increased from 17.6M people to 31M (76.9% growth), while Nicaragua has grown from 5.42M to 7.14M (31.8% growth).

Cameroon vs Nicaragua: population by year and forecast

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cameroon Nicaragua
2100 89,761,493 8,686,387
2099 89,236,081 8,722,801
2098 88,700,571 8,758,489
2097 88,148,423 8,793,005
2096 87,584,533 8,826,676
2095 87,012,755 8,859,393
2094 86,422,461 8,890,985
2093 85,823,264 8,922,511
2092 85,216,516 8,952,706
2091 84,591,510 8,982,238
2090 83,955,258 9,010,281
2089 83,304,250 9,037,910
2088 82,644,527 9,064,058
2087 81,971,087 9,089,133
2086 81,292,292 9,113,522
2085 80,596,814 9,136,545
2084 79,893,144 9,158,382
2083 79,174,449 9,178,656
2082 78,447,054 9,197,809
2081 77,705,764 9,215,739
2080 76,946,674 9,231,840
2079 76,185,626 9,246,154
2078 75,414,998 9,258,426
2077 74,632,426 9,269,451
2076 73,846,385 9,278,508
2075 73,045,925 9,285,415
2074 72,232,083 9,291,490
2073 71,416,307 9,295,367
2072 70,587,575 9,297,079
2071 69,756,436 9,296,698
2070 68,920,850 9,294,691
2069 68,080,121 9,290,396
2068 67,236,365 9,283,672
2067 66,384,714 9,275,227
2066 65,524,711 9,264,219
2065 64,661,065 9,251,518
2064 63,793,364 9,236,612
2063 62,925,133 9,219,426
2062 62,051,886 9,199,856
2061 61,174,588 9,178,404
2060 60,289,485 9,154,342
2059 59,400,116 9,127,668
2058 58,506,347 9,098,625
2057 57,609,734 9,067,965
2056 56,718,154 9,035,277
2055 55,825,018 9,000,212
2054 54,922,920 8,962,862
2053 54,020,742 8,923,471
2052 53,110,977 8,881,555
2051 52,204,288 8,836,892
2050 51,302,617 8,789,897
2049 50,395,223 8,741,263
2048 49,490,600 8,689,971
2047 48,582,238 8,636,574
2046 47,678,096 8,581,536
2045 46,779,348 8,524,256
2044 45,880,138 8,464,984
2043 44,989,272 8,404,060
2042 44,093,888 8,341,211
2041 43,194,408 8,276,512
2040 42,307,249 8,209,876
2039 41,421,572 8,141,726
2038 40,545,218 8,071,337
2037 39,674,106 7,999,109
2036 38,807,341 7,925,391
2035 37,954,978 7,849,978
2034 37,107,744 7,772,780
2033 36,270,943 7,693,975
2032 35,438,930 7,613,757
2031 34,618,857 7,531,669
2030 33,804,320 7,448,359
2029 33,002,520 7,363,385
2028 32,206,806 7,276,613
2027 31,421,882 7,188,324
2026 30,647,877 7,098,677
2025 29,879,337 7,007,502
2024 29,123,744 6,916,140
2023 28,372,687 6,823,613
2022 27,632,771 6,730,654
2021 26,915,758 6,644,741
2020 26,210,558 6,565,267
2019 25,506,095 6,483,657
2018 24,806,383 6,400,080
2017 24,128,601 6,316,231
2016 23,454,161 6,232,666
2015 22,763,414 6,149,417
2014 22,059,893 6,066,492
2013 21,402,376 5,983,845
2012 20,809,529 5,901,287
2011 20,232,304 5,819,051
2010 19,668,066 5,737,450
2009 19,113,974 5,656,601
2008 18,574,056 5,576,593
2007 18,049,896 5,497,243
2006 17,550,407 5,418,855
2005 17,074,594 5,342,105
2004 16,610,487 5,272,912
2003 16,160,340 5,210,963
2002 15,725,528 5,149,909
2001 15,309,490 5,087,825
2000 14,912,631 5,022,633
1999 14,525,140 4,954,018
1998 14,144,860 4,883,655
1997 13,775,214 4,809,573
1996 13,414,757 4,729,974
1995 13,058,516 4,642,931
1994 12,704,903 4,549,316
1993 12,353,131 4,453,732
1992 12,006,353 4,357,026
1991 11,667,180 4,259,637
1990 11,331,821 4,162,559
1989 11,002,745 4,066,476
1988 10,684,968 3,972,320
1987 10,370,749 3,882,164
1986 10,060,342 3,794,157
1985 9,761,730 3,706,479
1984 9,475,078 3,619,104
1983 9,215,397 3,530,282
1982 9,028,678 3,438,745
1981 8,816,377 3,345,674
1980 8,512,219 3,252,403
1979 8,239,641 3,164,525
1978 8,011,921 3,080,314
1977 7,796,501 2,992,534
1976 7,597,962 2,903,851
1975 7,397,120 2,816,943
1974 7,193,583 2,732,075
1973 6,996,660 2,649,278
1972 6,806,872 2,573,578
1971 6,624,408 2,499,825
1970 6,449,793 2,423,065
1969 6,283,462 2,348,398
1968 6,125,863 2,275,836
1967 5,977,318 2,205,567
1966 5,837,295 2,137,820
1965 5,704,686 2,072,681
1964 5,578,257 2,010,176
1963 5,456,623 1,950,159
1962 5,338,620 1,892,320
1961 5,239,273 1,836,451
1960 5,159,057 1,782,370

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/cameroon/nicaragua | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cameroon increased by 5,903,754 people (a 33.6% growth), while Nicaragua gained 813,811 people (a 15% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cameroon gained 7,591,292 people (a 32.4% growth), while Nicaragua's population increased by 912,059 people (a 14.6% growth).

Cameroon was ranked 59th most populous country in 2006 and is 51st in 2026. Nicaragua was ranked 109th in 2006 and ranked 107th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Cameroon's population will grow by 65.3% to 51,302,617 people with a rank change from 51st to 41st. The population of Nicaragua will increase by 23% to 8,789,897 people and rank change from 107th to 109th.

Cameroon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 89.8M people compared to the peak of 9.3M people in 2072 for Nicaragua.

Population growth rate by year

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cameroon Nicaragua
2100 0.59% -0.42%
2099 0.6% -0.41%
2098 0.63% -0.39%
2097 0.64% -0.38%
2096 0.66% -0.37%
2095 0.68% -0.36%
2094 0.7% -0.35%
2093 0.71% -0.34%
2092 0.74% -0.33%
2091 0.76% -0.31%
2090 0.78% -0.31%
2089 0.8% -0.29%
2088 0.82% -0.28%
2087 0.84% -0.27%
2086 0.86% -0.25%
2085 0.88% -0.24%
2084 0.91% -0.22%
2083 0.93% -0.21%
2082 0.95% -0.19%
2081 0.99% -0.17%
2080 1% -0.15%
2079 1.02% -0.13%
2078 1.05% -0.12%
2077 1.06% -0.1%
2076 1.1% -0.07%
2075 1.13% -0.07%
2074 1.14% -0.04%
2073 1.17% -0.02%
2072 1.19% 0.004%
2071 1.21% 0.02%
2070 1.23% 0.05%
2069 1.25% 0.07%
2068 1.28% 0.09%
2067 1.31% 0.12%
2066 1.34% 0.14%
2065 1.36% 0.16%
2064 1.38% 0.19%
2063 1.41% 0.21%
2062 1.43% 0.23%
2061 1.47% 0.26%
2060 1.5% 0.29%
2059 1.53% 0.32%
2058 1.56% 0.34%
2057 1.57% 0.36%
2056 1.6% 0.39%
2055 1.64% 0.42%
2054 1.67% 0.44%
2053 1.71% 0.47%
2052 1.74% 0.51%
2051 1.76% 0.53%
2050 1.8% 0.56%
2049 1.83% 0.59%
2048 1.87% 0.62%
2047 1.9% 0.64%
2046 1.92% 0.67%
2045 1.96% 0.7%
2044 1.98% 0.72%
2043 2.03% 0.75%
2042 2.08% 0.78%
2041 2.1% 0.81%
2040 2.14% 0.84%
2039 2.16% 0.87%
2038 2.2% 0.9%
2037 2.23% 0.93%
2036 2.25% 0.96%
2035 2.28% 0.99%
2034 2.31% 1.02%
2033 2.35% 1.05%
2032 2.37% 1.09%
2031 2.41% 1.12%
2030 2.43% 1.15%
2029 2.47% 1.19%
2028 2.5% 1.23%
2027 2.53% 1.26%
2026 2.57% 1.3%
2025 2.59% 1.32%
2024 2.65% 1.36%
2023 2.68% 1.38%
2022 2.66% 1.29%
2021 2.69% 1.21%
2020 2.76% 1.26%
2019 2.82% 1.31%
2018 2.81% 1.33%
2017 2.88% 1.34%
2016 3.03% 1.35%
2015 3.19% 1.37%
2014 3.07% 1.38%
2013 2.85% 1.4%
2012 2.85% 1.41%
2011 2.87% 1.42%
2010 2.9% 1.43%
2009 2.91% 1.43%
2008 2.9% 1.44%
2007 2.85% 1.45%
2006 2.79% 1.44%
2005 2.79% 1.31%
2004 2.79% 1.19%
2003 2.77% 1.19%
2002 2.72% 1.22%
2001 2.66% 1.3%
2000 2.67% 1.39%
1999 2.69% 1.44%
1998 2.68% 1.54%
1997 2.69% 1.68%
1996 2.73% 1.87%
1995 2.78% 2.06%
1994 2.85% 2.15%
1993 2.89% 2.22%
1992 2.91% 2.29%
1991 2.96% 2.33%
1990 2.99% 2.36%
1989 2.97% 2.37%
1988 3.03% 2.32%
1987 3.09% 2.32%
1986 3.06% 2.37%
1985 3.03% 2.41%
1984 2.82% 2.52%
1983 2.07% 2.66%
1982 2.41% 2.78%
1981 3.57% 2.87%
1980 3.31% 2.78%
1979 2.84% 2.73%
1978 2.76% 2.93%
1977 2.61% 3.05%
1976 2.72% 3.09%
1975 2.83% 3.11%
1974 2.81% 3.13%
1973 2.79% 2.94%
1972 2.75% 2.95%
1971 2.71% 3.17%
1970 2.65% 3.18%
1969 2.57% 3.19%
1968 2.49% 3.19%
1967 2.4% 3.17%
1966 2.32% 3.14%
1965 2.27% 3.11%
1964 2.23% 3.08%
1963 2.21% 3.06%
1962 1.9% 3.04%
1961 1.55% 3.03%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Cameroon grew by 2.59%, while Nicaragua's population grew by 1.32%.

Live population counters

Cameroon Nicaragua
Current population
31045453
7144725
Population rank 51/197 107/197
Percent of world population 0.37% 0.09%
One net population change
41.9 seconds
5.77 minutes
One birth every
32.5 seconds
3.97 minutes
One death every
2.57 minutes
16.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,070 +250
Annual growth/decline +755,593 +91,362
Annual growth/decline rate +2.59% +1.32%
Population growth rate rank 22/197 78/197
One migration net change every
34.3 minutes
1.05 hours
Annual migration change -15,379 -8,371
Net migration rank 146/196 129/196
Foreign-born residents 642,948 43,757
Foreign-born residents rank 74/195 154/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.2% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 130/195 172/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cameroon
Natural

Migration
Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cameroon Nicaragua
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,379 - -8,371
2024 766,304 -13,892 100,318 -8,189
2023 754,486 -4,798 100,921 -7,996
2022 734,893 -4,798 100,987 -7,996
2021 713,806 -9,888 89,213 -10,383
2020 716,361 -9,888 90,515 -10,383
2019 714,681 -12,255 102,817 -19,730
2018 706,188 -9,184 104,814 -20,742
2017 696,496 -37,912 105,468 -21,849
2016 677,051 13,255 106,585 -23,076
2015 649,190 42,008 107,344 -24,353
2014 619,243 96,599 108,420 -25,570
2013 606,072 -6,900 109,032 -26,587
2012 594,029 -7,523 110,065 -27,389
2011 580,607 -12,669 110,026 -28,221
2010 569,921 -9,366 110,475 -29,081
2009 557,841 -10,203 110,213 -29,913
2008 542,919 -10,720 110,395 -30,675
2007 526,949 -10,807 110,341 -31,357
2006 511,366 -28,528 110,073 -32,274
2005 496,547 -27,775 108,984 -33,280
2004 478,880 -19,444 106,904 -44,222
2003 459,422 -18,568 106,142 -44,931
2002 439,544 -10,766 105,805 -44,906
2001 422,511 -19,203 107,109 -43,837
2000 411,633 -21,221 109,192 -42,087
1999 401,969 -17,398 110,217 -40,095
1998 388,432 -12,446 108,862 -38,260
1997 377,138 -13,842 114,415 -36,851
1996 370,355 -12,738 116,849 -35,208
1995 367,532 -12,661 118,325 -25,889
1994 364,390 -12,028 119,565 -24,773
1993 360,785 -9,601 120,469 -24,091
1992 356,072 -13,702 121,204 -24,171
1991 350,493 -14,520 121,787 -24,028
1990 342,901 -8,163 120,677 -24,280
1989 334,649 -11,244 120,128 -24,364
1988 328,168 -16,016 117,299 -24,753
1987 320,134 -3,829 112,885 -25,127
1986 308,188 -3,671 113,054 -24,805
1985 296,317 -3,604 110,949 -23,840
1984 284,110 -3,512 110,133 -22,493
1983 276,112 -37,346 110,618 -20,620
1982 274,652 -139,974 112,468 -19,395
1981 262,076 27,845 110,421 -17,353
1980 247,808 70,589 108,604 -15,130
1979 238,875 -12,108 96,429 -14,152
1978 229,958 -1,282 98,419 -12,273
1977 222,785 -20,622 100,498 -11,082
1976 214,916 -19,994 98,100 -10,155
1975 206,986 -237 95,230 -9,349
1974 200,693 -377 92,505 -8,639
1973 193,997 -466 89,662 -7,947
1972 186,521 -473 76,906 -7,219
1971 179,317 -439 84,139 -6,328
1970 170,713 -367 81,127 -5,423
1969 162,603 -286 78,237 -4,592
1968 153,080 -204 75,458 -3,979
1967 144,370 -148 72,722 -3,666
1966 135,927 -96 69,883 -3,443
1965 129,428 -39 67,056 -3,231
1964 123,469 0 64,227 -3,043
1963 119,784 0 61,738 -2,881
1962 116,232 0 59,547 -2,727
1961 82,471 0 57,499 -2,579
1960 77,948 0 55,664 -2,418

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/cameroon/nicaragua | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 99.3% of the population change in Cameroon is from natural causes (a gain of 7,129,456 people) and 0.66% is from migration (a loss of 47,352 people). In Nicaragua 86.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,008,982 people) and 13.3% is from migration (a loss of 154,697 people).

As of 2024, 642,948 residents or 2.2% of the population were not native-born in Cameroon, compared to 43,757 people or 0.6% in Nicaragua.

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
Nicaragua
City Population
Managua 937K
Leon 174K
Masaya 140K
Matagalpa 133K
Chinandega 122K
Esteli 112K
Granada 105K
Jinotega 99.4K
Juigalpa 51.8K
San Juan del Sur 14.7K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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