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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cameroon was 29,123,744 in 2024 vs 4,515,577 people in Panama in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cameroon's population is 30,864,115 people compared to 4,642,198 in Panama.

Population statistics:

  • Cameroon's population is 6.65 times bigger than Panama's.
  • Cameroon is ranked the 51st most populous country in the world, while Panama is the 128th.
  • The countries together account for 0.43% of the world: 0.37% for Cameroon vs 0.06% for Panama.
  • For the last 10 years, Cameroon has had an average growth rate of +2.84% per year vs +1.52% in Panama.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cameroon has increased from 17.6M people to 30.9M (75.9% growth), while Panama has grown from 3.38M to 4.64M (37.5% growth).

Cameroon vs Panama: population by year and forecast

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Panama
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cameroon Panama
2100 89,781,496 5,947,731
2099 89,255,966 5,958,919
2098 88,720,337 5,969,676
2097 88,168,066 5,979,860
2096 87,604,050 5,989,615
2095 87,032,145 5,998,960
2094 86,441,720 6,007,655
2093 85,842,389 6,015,893
2092 85,235,505 6,023,482
2091 84,610,360 6,030,584
2090 83,973,967 6,037,116
2089 83,322,813 6,043,194
2088 82,662,944 6,048,506
2087 81,989,354 6,053,252
2086 81,310,407 6,057,347
2085 80,614,775 6,060,940
2084 79,910,947 6,063,735
2083 79,192,092 6,065,863
2082 78,464,535 6,067,171
2081 77,723,079 6,067,635
2080 76,963,821 6,067,317
2079 76,202,603 6,066,164
2078 75,431,803 6,064,127
2077 74,649,057 6,061,297
2076 73,862,841 6,057,645
2075 73,062,202 6,053,134
2074 72,248,179 6,047,620
2073 71,432,221 6,041,318
2072 70,603,305 6,034,065
2071 69,771,981 6,026,051
2070 68,936,208 6,017,288
2069 68,095,292 6,007,621
2068 67,251,348 5,997,109
2067 66,399,507 5,985,932
2066 65,539,313 5,973,853
2065 64,675,474 5,961,039
2064 63,807,579 5,947,320
2063 62,939,156 5,932,822
2062 62,065,714 5,917,367
2061 61,188,220 5,900,972
2060 60,302,920 5,883,654
2059 59,413,352 5,865,433
2058 58,519,385 5,846,037
2057 57,622,572 5,825,696
2056 56,730,793 5,804,369
2055 55,837,458 5,781,900
2054 54,935,159 5,758,339
2053 54,032,780 5,733,538
2052 53,122,812 5,707,562
2051 52,215,921 5,680,231
2050 51,314,050 5,651,617
2049 50,406,453 5,621,841
2048 49,501,629 5,590,701
2047 48,593,064 5,558,382
2046 47,688,721 5,524,843
2045 46,789,773 5,490,228
2044 45,890,362 5,454,371
2043 44,999,297 5,417,316
2042 44,103,714 5,379,169
2041 43,204,033 5,339,872
2040 42,316,677 5,299,492
2039 41,430,803 5,257,983
2038 40,554,253 5,215,284
2037 39,682,947 5,171,497
2036 38,815,989 5,126,814
2035 37,963,436 5,081,210
2034 37,116,013 5,034,708
2033 36,279,025 4,987,247
2032 35,446,827 4,938,646
2031 34,626,572 4,889,260
2030 33,811,853 4,838,970
2029 33,009,874 4,787,654
2028 32,213,983 4,735,214
2027 31,428,884 4,681,847
2026 30,654,707 4,627,497
2025 29,885,995 4,572,106
2024 29,123,744 4,515,577
2023 28,372,687 4,458,759
2022 27,632,771 4,400,773
2021 26,915,758 4,345,405
2020 26,210,558 4,293,261
2019 25,506,095 4,234,700
2018 24,806,383 4,167,860
2017 24,128,601 4,098,707
2016 23,454,161 4,029,086
2015 22,763,414 3,960,035
2014 22,059,893 3,892,101
2013 21,402,376 3,825,329
2012 20,809,529 3,759,256
2011 20,232,304 3,693,505
2010 19,668,066 3,628,535
2009 19,113,974 3,564,381
2008 18,574,056 3,500,648
2007 18,049,896 3,437,490
2006 17,550,407 3,375,024
2005 17,074,594 3,313,026
2004 16,610,487 3,251,155
2003 16,160,340 3,189,807
2002 15,725,528 3,129,344
2001 15,309,490 3,069,537
2000 14,912,631 3,010,369
1999 14,525,140 2,951,822
1998 14,144,860 2,893,914
1997 13,775,214 2,836,695
1996 13,414,757 2,780,227
1995 13,058,516 2,724,557
1994 12,704,903 2,669,546
1993 12,353,131 2,615,099
1992 12,006,353 2,561,336
1991 11,667,180 2,508,265
1990 11,331,821 2,455,583
1989 11,002,745 2,403,820
1988 10,684,968 2,352,848
1987 10,370,749 2,301,970
1986 10,060,342 2,251,325
1985 9,761,730 2,200,915
1984 9,475,078 2,150,782
1983 9,215,397 2,101,106
1982 9,028,678 2,052,271
1981 8,816,377 2,004,418
1980 8,512,219 1,957,534
1979 8,239,641 1,911,552
1978 8,011,921 1,866,311
1977 7,796,501 1,821,543
1976 7,597,962 1,776,935
1975 7,397,120 1,732,389
1974 7,193,583 1,687,926
1973 6,996,660 1,643,690
1972 6,806,872 1,599,723
1971 6,624,408 1,556,081
1970 6,449,793 1,513,070
1969 6,283,462 1,470,886
1968 6,125,863 1,429,447
1967 5,977,318 1,388,628
1966 5,837,295 1,348,388
1965 5,704,686 1,308,835
1964 5,578,257 1,270,065
1963 5,456,623 1,232,124
1962 5,338,620 1,195,301
1961 5,239,273 1,159,870
1960 5,159,057 1,126,005

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/panama | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cameroon increased by 5,903,754 people (a 33.6% growth), while Panama gained 654,062 people (a 19.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cameroon gained 7,409,954 people (a 31.6% growth), while Panama's population increased by 613,112 people (a 15.2% growth).

Cameroon was ranked 59th most populous country in 2006 and is 51st in 2026. Panama was ranked 128th in 2006 and still ranked 128th 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 Panama will increase by 21.7% to 5,651,617 people and rank change from 128th to 124th.

Cameroon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 89.8M people compared to the peak of 6.07M people in 2081 for Panama.

Population growth rate by year

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Panama
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cameroon Panama
2100 0.59% -0.19%
2099 0.6% -0.18%
2098 0.63% -0.17%
2097 0.64% -0.16%
2096 0.66% -0.16%
2095 0.68% -0.14%
2094 0.7% -0.14%
2093 0.71% -0.13%
2092 0.74% -0.12%
2091 0.76% -0.11%
2090 0.78% -0.1%
2089 0.8% -0.09%
2088 0.82% -0.08%
2087 0.84% -0.07%
2086 0.86% -0.06%
2085 0.88% -0.05%
2084 0.91% -0.04%
2083 0.93% -0.02%
2082 0.95% -0.008%
2081 0.99% 0.005%
2080 1% 0.02%
2079 1.02% 0.03%
2078 1.05% 0.05%
2077 1.06% 0.06%
2076 1.1% 0.07%
2075 1.13% 0.09%
2074 1.14% 0.1%
2073 1.17% 0.12%
2072 1.19% 0.13%
2071 1.21% 0.15%
2070 1.23% 0.16%
2069 1.25% 0.18%
2068 1.28% 0.19%
2067 1.31% 0.2%
2066 1.34% 0.21%
2065 1.36% 0.23%
2064 1.38% 0.24%
2063 1.41% 0.26%
2062 1.43% 0.28%
2061 1.47% 0.29%
2060 1.5% 0.31%
2059 1.53% 0.33%
2058 1.56% 0.35%
2057 1.57% 0.37%
2056 1.6% 0.39%
2055 1.64% 0.41%
2054 1.67% 0.43%
2053 1.71% 0.46%
2052 1.74% 0.48%
2051 1.76% 0.51%
2050 1.8% 0.53%
2049 1.83% 0.56%
2048 1.87% 0.58%
2047 1.9% 0.61%
2046 1.92% 0.63%
2045 1.96% 0.66%
2044 1.98% 0.68%
2043 2.03% 0.71%
2042 2.08% 0.74%
2041 2.1% 0.76%
2040 2.14% 0.79%
2039 2.16% 0.82%
2038 2.2% 0.85%
2037 2.23% 0.87%
2036 2.25% 0.9%
2035 2.28% 0.92%
2034 2.31% 0.95%
2033 2.35% 0.98%
2032 2.37% 1.01%
2031 2.41% 1.04%
2030 2.43% 1.07%
2029 2.47% 1.11%
2028 2.5% 1.14%
2027 2.53% 1.17%
2026 2.57% 1.21%
2025 2.62% 1.25%
2024 2.65% 1.27%
2023 2.68% 1.32%
2022 2.66% 1.27%
2021 2.69% 1.21%
2020 2.76% 1.38%
2019 2.82% 1.6%
2018 2.81% 1.69%
2017 2.88% 1.73%
2016 3.03% 1.74%
2015 3.19% 1.75%
2014 3.07% 1.75%
2013 2.85% 1.76%
2012 2.85% 1.78%
2011 2.87% 1.79%
2010 2.9% 1.8%
2009 2.91% 1.82%
2008 2.9% 1.84%
2007 2.85% 1.85%
2006 2.79% 1.87%
2005 2.79% 1.9%
2004 2.79% 1.92%
2003 2.77% 1.93%
2002 2.72% 1.95%
2001 2.66% 1.97%
2000 2.67% 1.98%
1999 2.69% 2%
1998 2.68% 2.02%
1997 2.69% 2.03%
1996 2.73% 2.04%
1995 2.78% 2.06%
1994 2.85% 2.08%
1993 2.89% 2.1%
1992 2.91% 2.12%
1991 2.96% 2.15%
1990 2.99% 2.15%
1989 2.97% 2.17%
1988 3.03% 2.21%
1987 3.09% 2.25%
1986 3.06% 2.29%
1985 3.03% 2.33%
1984 2.82% 2.36%
1983 2.07% 2.38%
1982 2.41% 2.39%
1981 3.57% 2.4%
1980 3.31% 2.41%
1979 2.84% 2.42%
1978 2.76% 2.46%
1977 2.61% 2.51%
1976 2.72% 2.57%
1975 2.83% 2.63%
1974 2.81% 2.69%
1973 2.79% 2.75%
1972 2.75% 2.8%
1971 2.71% 2.84%
1970 2.65% 2.87%
1969 2.57% 2.9%
1968 2.49% 2.94%
1967 2.4% 2.98%
1966 2.32% 3.02%
1965 2.27% 3.05%
1964 2.23% 3.08%
1963 2.21% 3.08%
1962 1.9% 3.05%
1961 1.55% 3.01%

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 Panama's population grew by 1.27%.

Live population counters

Cameroon Panama
Current population
30864115
4642198
Population rank 51/197 128/197
Percent of world population 0.37% 0.06%
One net population change
42 seconds
9.25 minutes
One birth every
32.9 seconds
7.35 minutes
One death every
2.59 minutes
24.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,058 +156
Annual growth/decline +751,057 +56,818
Annual growth/decline rate +2.65% +1.27%
Population growth rate rank 23/197 83/197
One migration net change every
34.3 minutes
1.43 hours
Annual migration change -15,379 +6,151
Net migration rank 146/196 49/196
Foreign-born residents 642,948 477,749
Foreign-born residents rank 74/195 81/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.2% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 130/195 63/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cameroon
Natural

Migration
Panama
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cameroon Panama
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,379 - 6,151
2024 - -13,892 - 6,706
2023 754,486 -4,798 50,197 7,262
2022 734,893 -4,798 50,556 7,967
2021 713,806 -9,888 46,747 5,473
2020 716,361 -9,888 46,599 5,473
2019 714,681 -12,255 54,420 10,623
2018 706,188 -9,184 57,508 11,130
2017 696,496 -37,912 58,607 11,059
2016 677,051 13,255 59,454 10,109
2015 649,190 42,008 59,896 8,648
2014 619,243 96,599 60,227 7,105
2013 606,072 -6,900 60,295 5,926
2012 594,029 -7,523 60,471 5,447
2011 580,607 -12,669 60,411 5,167
2010 569,921 -9,366 59,418 4,953
2009 557,841 -10,203 59,168 4,765
2008 542,919 -10,720 58,961 4,568
2007 526,949 -10,807 58,454 4,330
2006 511,366 -28,528 58,067 4,087
2005 496,547 -27,775 58,014 3,843
2004 478,880 -19,444 58,281 3,596
2003 459,422 -18,568 57,458 3,352
2002 439,544 -10,766 57,011 3,099
2001 422,511 -19,203 56,654 2,856
2000 411,633 -21,221 56,236 2,602
1999 401,969 -17,398 55,911 2,341
1998 388,432 -12,446 55,482 2,084
1997 377,138 -13,842 55,060 1,820
1996 370,355 -12,738 54,512 1,533
1995 367,532 -12,661 54,069 1,221
1994 364,390 -12,028 53,845 899
1993 360,785 -9,601 53,591 560
1992 356,072 -13,702 53,186 182
1991 350,493 -14,520 53,079 -305
1990 342,901 -8,163 53,451 -854
1989 334,649 -11,244 52,295 -1,368
1988 328,168 -16,016 52,767 -1,750
1987 320,134 -3,829 52,690 -1,953
1986 308,188 -3,671 52,681 -2,136
1985 296,317 -3,604 52,573 -2,297
1984 284,110 -3,512 52,436 -2,435
1983 276,112 -37,346 51,880 -2,518
1982 274,652 -139,974 50,858 -2,554
1981 262,076 27,845 50,018 -2,620
1980 247,808 70,589 49,077 -2,701
1979 238,875 -12,108 48,362 -2,772
1978 229,958 -1,282 47,694 -2,811
1977 222,785 -20,622 47,438 -2,792
1976 214,916 -19,994 47,307 -2,727
1975 206,986 -237 47,149 -2,635
1974 200,693 -377 46,932 -2,531
1973 193,997 -466 46,540 -2,464
1972 186,521 -473 46,311 -2,448
1971 179,317 -439 45,867 -2,454
1970 170,713 -367 45,075 -2,476
1969 162,603 -286 44,278 -2,510
1968 153,080 -204 43,641 -2,528
1967 144,370 -148 43,054 -2,528
1966 135,927 -96 42,457 -2,500
1965 129,428 -39 41,604 -2,454
1964 123,469 0 40,806 -2,418
1963 119,784 0 39,872 -2,380
1962 116,232 0 38,537 -2,377
1961 82,471 0 37,100 -2,394
1960 77,948 0 35,431 -2,409

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

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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 Panama 86.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 544,211 people) and 13.5% is from migration (a gain of 84,849 people).

As of 2024, 642,948 residents or 2.2% of the population were not native-born in Cameroon, compared to 477,749 people or 10.6% in Panama.

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
Panama
City Population
Panama 410K
Colon 242K
Santiago de Veraguas 110K
Tocumen 103K
David 82.9K
La Chorrera 68.9K
Pacora 52.5K
Penonome 21.7K
Balboa 10K
Chitre 9.02K

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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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