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Population in Cameroon compared to the Philippines: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Cameroon was 29,879,337 in 2025 vs 116,786,962 people in the Philippines in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cameroon's population is 31,045,453 people compared to 118,213,646 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 3.81 times bigger than Cameroon's.
  • Cameroon is ranked the 51st most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 15th.
  • The countries together account for 1.8% of the world: 0.37% for Cameroon vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, Cameroon has had an average growth rate of +2.8% per year vs +1.08% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cameroon has increased from 17.6M people to 31M (76.9% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (32.1% growth).

Cameroon vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cameroon Philippines
2100 89,761,493 115,059,775
2099 89,236,081 115,816,309
2098 88,700,571 116,573,828
2097 88,148,423 117,333,883
2096 87,584,533 118,100,419
2095 87,012,755 118,866,742
2094 86,422,461 119,626,818
2093 85,823,264 120,388,122
2092 85,216,516 121,147,462
2091 84,591,510 121,904,917
2090 83,955,258 122,652,199
2089 83,304,250 123,391,846
2088 82,644,527 124,122,345
2087 81,971,087 124,843,149
2086 81,292,292 125,552,213
2085 80,596,814 126,246,777
2084 79,893,144 126,918,902
2083 79,174,449 127,566,644
2082 78,447,054 128,196,192
2081 77,705,764 128,799,883
2080 76,946,674 129,384,776
2079 76,185,626 129,937,788
2078 75,414,998 130,470,163
2077 74,632,426 130,981,766
2076 73,846,385 131,455,691
2075 73,045,925 131,899,779
2074 72,232,083 132,321,868
2073 71,416,307 132,712,554
2072 70,587,575 133,078,198
2071 69,756,436 133,413,261
2070 68,920,850 133,726,740
2069 68,080,121 134,013,962
2068 67,236,365 134,276,965
2067 66,384,714 134,521,893
2066 65,524,711 134,738,123
2065 64,661,065 134,943,069
2064 63,793,364 135,121,691
2063 62,925,133 135,278,856
2062 62,051,886 135,418,302
2061 61,174,588 135,533,003
2060 60,289,485 135,624,320
2059 59,400,116 135,691,307
2058 58,506,347 135,723,393
2057 57,609,734 135,729,299
2056 56,718,154 135,713,449
2055 55,825,018 135,658,483
2054 54,922,920 135,564,032
2053 54,020,742 135,433,969
2052 53,110,977 135,267,110
2051 52,204,288 135,047,521
2050 51,302,617 134,786,831
2049 50,395,223 134,476,341
2048 49,490,600 134,125,026
2047 48,582,238 133,725,025
2046 47,678,096 133,275,028
2045 46,779,348 132,781,283
2044 45,880,138 132,246,145
2043 44,989,272 131,672,273
2042 44,093,888 131,060,574
2041 43,194,408 130,412,807
2040 42,307,249 129,728,924
2039 41,421,572 129,013,931
2038 40,545,218 128,259,977
2037 39,674,106 127,475,872
2036 38,807,341 126,664,807
2035 37,954,978 125,834,749
2034 37,107,744 124,984,319
2033 36,270,943 124,117,657
2032 35,438,930 123,239,893
2031 34,618,857 122,353,079
2030 33,804,320 121,447,264
2029 33,002,520 120,532,209
2028 32,206,806 119,603,538
2027 31,421,882 118,669,567
2026 30,647,877 117,732,112
2025 29,879,337 116,786,962
2024 29,123,744 115,843,670
2023 28,372,687 114,891,199
2022 27,632,771 113,964,338
2021 26,915,758 113,100,950
2020 26,210,558 112,081,264
2019 25,506,095 110,804,683
2018 24,806,383 109,465,287
2017 24,128,601 108,119,693
2016 23,454,161 106,735,719
2015 22,763,414 105,312,992
2014 22,059,893 103,767,130
2013 21,402,376 102,076,336
2012 20,809,529 100,175,512
2011 20,232,304 98,248,614
2010 19,668,066 96,337,125
2009 19,113,974 94,384,250
2008 18,574,056 92,699,095
2007 18,049,896 91,075,184
2006 17,550,407 89,508,986
2005 17,074,594 88,015,962
2004 16,610,487 86,394,504
2003 16,160,340 84,731,835
2002 15,725,528 83,068,889
2001 15,309,490 81,401,488
2000 14,912,631 79,625,397
1999 14,525,140 77,753,257
1998 14,144,860 75,791,024
1997 13,775,214 73,908,810
1996 13,414,757 72,190,242
1995 13,058,516 70,546,246
1994 12,704,903 69,019,291
1993 12,353,131 67,530,621
1992 12,006,353 65,926,125
1991 11,667,180 64,382,249
1990 11,331,821 62,854,666
1989 11,002,745 61,265,260
1988 10,684,968 59,739,052
1987 10,370,749 58,157,496
1986 10,060,342 56,645,077
1985 9,761,730 55,213,006
1984 9,475,078 53,726,181
1983 9,215,397 52,194,620
1982 9,028,678 50,695,707
1981 8,816,377 49,311,727
1980 8,512,219 48,043,740
1979 8,239,641 46,807,103
1978 8,011,921 45,575,281
1977 7,796,501 44,367,962
1976 7,597,962 43,201,488
1975 7,397,120 42,120,826
1974 7,193,583 41,174,341
1973 6,996,660 40,294,130
1972 6,806,872 39,408,560
1971 6,624,408 38,518,659
1970 6,449,793 37,622,204
1969 6,283,462 36,660,799
1968 6,125,863 35,638,342
1967 5,977,318 34,621,320
1966 5,837,295 33,617,170
1965 5,704,686 32,625,316
1964 5,578,257 31,643,032
1963 5,456,623 30,674,731
1962 5,338,620 29,723,536
1961 5,239,273 28,792,621
1960 5,159,057 27,891,897

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/philippines | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cameroon increased by 5,903,754 people (a 33.6% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cameroon gained 7,591,292 people (a 32.4% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,477,927 people (a 10.8% growth).

Cameroon was ranked 59th most populous country in 2006 and is 51st in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 15th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14% to 134,786,831 people and rank change from 15th to 14th.

Cameroon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 89.8M people compared to the peak of 136M people in 2057 for the Philippines.

Population growth rate by year

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cameroon Philippines
2100 0.59% -0.65%
2099 0.6% -0.65%
2098 0.63% -0.65%
2097 0.64% -0.65%
2096 0.66% -0.64%
2095 0.68% -0.64%
2094 0.7% -0.63%
2093 0.71% -0.63%
2092 0.74% -0.62%
2091 0.76% -0.61%
2090 0.78% -0.6%
2089 0.8% -0.59%
2088 0.82% -0.58%
2087 0.84% -0.56%
2086 0.86% -0.55%
2085 0.88% -0.53%
2084 0.91% -0.51%
2083 0.93% -0.49%
2082 0.95% -0.47%
2081 0.99% -0.45%
2080 1% -0.43%
2079 1.02% -0.41%
2078 1.05% -0.39%
2077 1.06% -0.36%
2076 1.1% -0.34%
2075 1.13% -0.32%
2074 1.14% -0.29%
2073 1.17% -0.27%
2072 1.19% -0.25%
2071 1.21% -0.23%
2070 1.23% -0.21%
2069 1.25% -0.2%
2068 1.28% -0.18%
2067 1.31% -0.16%
2066 1.34% -0.15%
2065 1.36% -0.13%
2064 1.38% -0.12%
2063 1.41% -0.1%
2062 1.43% -0.08%
2061 1.47% -0.07%
2060 1.5% -0.05%
2059 1.53% -0.02%
2058 1.56% -0.004%
2057 1.57% 0.01%
2056 1.6% 0.04%
2055 1.64% 0.07%
2054 1.67% 0.1%
2053 1.71% 0.12%
2052 1.74% 0.16%
2051 1.76% 0.19%
2050 1.8% 0.23%
2049 1.83% 0.26%
2048 1.87% 0.3%
2047 1.9% 0.34%
2046 1.92% 0.37%
2045 1.96% 0.4%
2044 1.98% 0.44%
2043 2.03% 0.47%
2042 2.08% 0.5%
2041 2.1% 0.53%
2040 2.14% 0.55%
2039 2.16% 0.59%
2038 2.2% 0.62%
2037 2.23% 0.64%
2036 2.25% 0.66%
2035 2.28% 0.68%
2034 2.31% 0.7%
2033 2.35% 0.71%
2032 2.37% 0.72%
2031 2.41% 0.75%
2030 2.43% 0.76%
2029 2.47% 0.78%
2028 2.5% 0.79%
2027 2.53% 0.8%
2026 2.57% 0.81%
2025 2.59% 0.81%
2024 2.65% 0.83%
2023 2.68% 0.81%
2022 2.66% 0.76%
2021 2.69% 0.91%
2020 2.76% 1.15%
2019 2.82% 1.22%
2018 2.81% 1.24%
2017 2.88% 1.3%
2016 3.03% 1.35%
2015 3.19% 1.49%
2014 3.07% 1.66%
2013 2.85% 1.9%
2012 2.85% 1.96%
2011 2.87% 1.98%
2010 2.9% 2.07%
2009 2.91% 1.82%
2008 2.9% 1.78%
2007 2.85% 1.75%
2006 2.79% 1.7%
2005 2.79% 1.88%
2004 2.79% 1.96%
2003 2.77% 2%
2002 2.72% 2.05%
2001 2.66% 2.23%
2000 2.67% 2.41%
1999 2.69% 2.59%
1998 2.68% 2.55%
1997 2.69% 2.38%
1996 2.73% 2.33%
1995 2.78% 2.21%
1994 2.85% 2.2%
1993 2.89% 2.43%
1992 2.91% 2.4%
1991 2.96% 2.43%
1990 2.99% 2.59%
1989 2.97% 2.55%
1988 3.03% 2.72%
1987 3.09% 2.67%
1986 3.06% 2.59%
1985 3.03% 2.77%
1984 2.82% 2.93%
1983 2.07% 2.96%
1982 2.41% 2.81%
1981 3.57% 2.64%
1980 3.31% 2.64%
1979 2.84% 2.7%
1978 2.76% 2.72%
1977 2.61% 2.7%
1976 2.72% 2.57%
1975 2.83% 2.3%
1974 2.81% 2.18%
1973 2.79% 2.25%
1972 2.75% 2.31%
1971 2.71% 2.38%
1970 2.65% 2.62%
1969 2.57% 2.87%
1968 2.49% 2.94%
1967 2.4% 2.99%
1966 2.32% 3.04%
1965 2.27% 3.1%
1964 2.23% 3.16%
1963 2.21% 3.2%
1962 1.9% 3.23%
1961 1.55% 3.23%

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 the Philippines' population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Cameroon Philippines
Current population
31045453
118213646
Population rank 51/197 15/197
Percent of world population 0.37% 1.42%
One net population change
41.9 seconds
33.5 seconds
One birth every
32.5 seconds
17.1 seconds
One death every
2.57 minutes
42.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,070 +2,584
Annual growth/decline +755,593 +943,292
Annual growth/decline rate +2.59% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 22/197 110/197
One migration net change every
34.3 minutes
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change -15,379 -149,315
Net migration rank 146/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 642,948 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 74/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.2% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 130/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cameroon
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cameroon Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,379 - -149,315
2024 766,304 -13,892 1,105,612 -160,373
2023 754,486 -4,798 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 734,893 -4,798 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 713,806 -9,888 917,928 -85,185
2020 716,361 -9,888 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 714,681 -12,255 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 706,188 -9,184 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 696,496 -37,912 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 677,051 13,255 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 649,190 42,008 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 619,243 96,599 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 606,072 -6,900 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 594,029 -7,523 1,979,568 95,702
2011 580,607 -12,669 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 569,921 -9,366 2,030,979 13,556
2009 557,841 -10,203 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 542,919 -10,720 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 526,949 -10,807 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 511,366 -28,528 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 496,547 -27,775 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 478,880 -19,444 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 459,422 -18,568 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 439,544 -10,766 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 422,511 -19,203 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 411,633 -21,221 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 401,969 -17,398 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 388,432 -12,446 1,870,371 178,274
1997 377,138 -13,842 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 370,355 -12,738 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 367,532 -12,661 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 364,390 -12,028 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 360,785 -9,601 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 356,072 -13,702 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 350,493 -14,520 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 342,901 -8,163 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 334,649 -11,244 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 328,168 -16,016 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 320,134 -3,829 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 308,188 -3,671 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 296,317 -3,604 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 284,110 -3,512 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 276,112 -37,346 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 274,652 -139,974 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 262,076 27,845 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 247,808 70,589 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 238,875 -12,108 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 229,958 -1,282 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 222,785 -20,622 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 214,916 -19,994 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 206,986 -237 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 200,693 -377 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 193,997 -466 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 186,521 -473 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 179,317 -439 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 170,713 -367 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 162,603 -286 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 153,080 -204 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 144,370 -148 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 135,927 -96 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 129,428 -39 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 123,469 0 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 119,784 0 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 116,232 0 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 82,471 0 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 77,948 0 1,036,017 -155,354

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

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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 the Philippines 88.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,533,489 people) and 11.8% is from migration (a loss of 1,811,966 people).

As of 2024, 642,948 residents or 2.2% of the population were not native-born in Cameroon, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

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
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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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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