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

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The latest officially reported population of Cameroon was 29,879,337 in 2025 vs 36,435,861 people in Poland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cameroon's population is 31,045,453 people compared to 36,007,074 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 1.16 times bigger than Cameroon's.
  • Cameroon is ranked the 51st most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 0.81% of the world: 0.37% for Cameroon vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Cameroon has had an average growth rate of +2.8% per year vs -0.38% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cameroon has increased from 17.6M people to 31M (76.9% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 36M (5.6% decline).

Cameroon vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cameroon Poland
2100 89,761,493 18,452,579
2099 89,236,081 18,644,857
2098 88,700,571 18,838,707
2097 88,148,423 19,033,962
2096 87,584,533 19,231,896
2095 87,012,755 19,431,204
2094 86,422,461 19,634,214
2093 85,823,264 19,840,304
2092 85,216,516 20,049,969
2091 84,591,510 20,263,764
2090 83,955,258 20,482,150
2089 83,304,250 20,705,051
2088 82,644,527 20,933,750
2087 81,971,087 21,167,790
2086 81,292,292 21,407,163
2085 80,596,814 21,652,018
2084 79,893,144 21,902,736
2083 79,174,449 22,159,983
2082 78,447,054 22,423,109
2081 77,705,764 22,691,495
2080 76,946,674 22,964,515
2079 76,185,626 23,242,960
2078 75,414,998 23,524,184
2077 74,632,426 23,811,918
2076 73,846,385 24,102,012
2075 73,045,925 24,395,355
2074 72,232,083 24,691,719
2073 71,416,307 24,990,908
2072 70,587,575 25,290,453
2071 69,756,436 25,590,102
2070 68,920,850 25,889,034
2069 68,080,121 26,187,633
2068 67,236,365 26,485,171
2067 66,384,714 26,780,961
2066 65,524,711 27,074,124
2065 64,661,065 27,364,039
2064 63,793,364 27,650,950
2063 62,925,133 27,934,132
2062 62,051,886 28,212,240
2061 61,174,588 28,487,283
2060 60,289,485 28,757,525
2059 59,400,116 29,025,705
2058 58,506,347 29,288,751
2057 57,609,734 29,548,996
2056 56,718,154 29,806,770
2055 55,825,018 30,060,951
2054 54,922,920 30,311,416
2053 54,020,742 30,559,065
2052 53,110,977 30,801,964
2051 52,204,288 31,043,690
2050 51,302,617 31,281,762
2049 50,395,223 31,516,893
2048 49,490,600 31,748,736
2047 48,582,238 31,978,608
2046 47,678,096 32,205,877
2045 46,779,348 32,431,013
2044 45,880,138 32,653,012
2043 44,989,272 32,873,136
2042 44,093,888 33,090,733
2041 43,194,408 33,303,578
2040 42,307,249 33,514,705
2039 41,421,572 33,722,530
2038 40,545,218 33,926,660
2037 39,674,106 34,126,585
2036 38,807,341 34,323,967
2035 37,954,978 34,515,669
2034 37,107,744 34,704,048
2033 36,270,943 34,887,791
2032 35,438,930 35,067,502
2031 34,618,857 35,242,658
2030 33,804,320 35,410,392
2029 33,002,520 35,572,635
2028 32,206,806 35,725,650
2027 31,421,882 35,870,384
2026 30,647,877 36,007,074
2025 29,879,337 36,435,861
2024 29,123,744 36,559,233
2023 28,372,687 36,687,353
2022 27,632,771 36,821,749
2021 26,915,758 36,981,559
2020 26,210,558 37,515,748
2019 25,506,095 37,965,475
2018 24,806,383 37,974,750
2017 24,128,601 37,974,826
2016 23,454,161 37,970,087
2015 22,763,414 37,986,412
2014 22,059,893 38,011,735
2013 21,402,376 38,040,196
2012 20,809,529 38,063,164
2011 20,232,304 38,063,255
2010 19,668,066 38,042,794
2009 19,113,974 38,151,603
2008 18,574,056 38,125,759
2007 18,049,896 38,120,560
2006 17,550,407 38,141,267
2005 17,074,594 38,165,445
2004 16,610,487 38,182,222
2003 16,160,340 38,204,570
2002 15,725,528 38,230,364
2001 15,309,490 38,248,076
2000 14,912,631 38,258,629
1999 14,525,140 38,660,271
1998 14,144,860 38,663,481
1997 13,775,214 38,649,660
1996 13,414,757 38,624,370
1995 13,058,516 38,594,998
1994 12,704,903 38,542,652
1993 12,353,131 38,461,408
1992 12,006,353 38,363,667
1991 11,667,180 38,246,193
1990 11,331,821 38,110,782
1989 11,002,745 37,961,529
1988 10,684,968 37,824,487
1987 10,370,749 37,668,045
1986 10,060,342 37,456,119
1985 9,761,730 37,201,885
1984 9,475,078 36,904,134
1983 9,215,397 36,571,808
1982 9,028,678 36,230,481
1981 8,816,377 35,898,587
1980 8,512,219 35,574,150
1979 8,239,641 35,247,217
1978 8,011,921 34,965,600
1977 7,796,501 34,689,050
1976 7,597,962 34,356,300
1975 7,397,120 34,015,199
1974 7,193,583 33,678,899
1973 6,996,660 33,357,200
1972 6,806,872 33,055,650
1971 6,624,408 32,783,500
1970 6,449,793 32,664,300
1969 6,283,462 32,548,300
1968 6,125,863 32,294,655
1967 5,977,318 31,987,155
1966 5,837,295 31,681,000
1965 5,704,686 31,444,950
1964 5,578,257 31,139,450
1963 5,456,623 30,712,000
1962 5,338,620 30,308,500
1961 5,239,273 29,964,000
1960 5,159,057 29,637,450

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/poland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cameroon increased by 5,903,754 people (a 33.6% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cameroon gained 7,591,292 people (a 32.4% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 1,963,013 people (a 5.17% decline).

Cameroon was ranked 59th most populous country in 2006 and is 51st in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,281,762 people and rank change from 47th to 61st.

Cameroon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 89.8M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cameroon Poland
2100 0.59% -1.03%
2099 0.6% -1.03%
2098 0.63% -1.03%
2097 0.64% -1.03%
2096 0.66% -1.03%
2095 0.68% -1.03%
2094 0.7% -1.04%
2093 0.71% -1.05%
2092 0.74% -1.06%
2091 0.76% -1.07%
2090 0.78% -1.08%
2089 0.8% -1.09%
2088 0.82% -1.11%
2087 0.84% -1.12%
2086 0.86% -1.13%
2085 0.88% -1.14%
2084 0.91% -1.16%
2083 0.93% -1.17%
2082 0.95% -1.18%
2081 0.99% -1.19%
2080 1% -1.2%
2079 1.02% -1.2%
2078 1.05% -1.21%
2077 1.06% -1.2%
2076 1.1% -1.2%
2075 1.13% -1.2%
2074 1.14% -1.2%
2073 1.17% -1.18%
2072 1.19% -1.17%
2071 1.21% -1.15%
2070 1.23% -1.14%
2069 1.25% -1.12%
2068 1.28% -1.1%
2067 1.31% -1.08%
2066 1.34% -1.06%
2065 1.36% -1.04%
2064 1.38% -1.01%
2063 1.41% -0.99%
2062 1.43% -0.97%
2061 1.47% -0.94%
2060 1.5% -0.92%
2059 1.53% -0.9%
2058 1.56% -0.88%
2057 1.57% -0.86%
2056 1.6% -0.85%
2055 1.64% -0.83%
2054 1.67% -0.81%
2053 1.71% -0.79%
2052 1.74% -0.78%
2051 1.76% -0.76%
2050 1.8% -0.75%
2049 1.83% -0.73%
2048 1.87% -0.72%
2047 1.9% -0.71%
2046 1.92% -0.69%
2045 1.96% -0.68%
2044 1.98% -0.67%
2043 2.03% -0.66%
2042 2.08% -0.64%
2041 2.1% -0.63%
2040 2.14% -0.62%
2039 2.16% -0.6%
2038 2.2% -0.59%
2037 2.23% -0.58%
2036 2.25% -0.56%
2035 2.28% -0.54%
2034 2.31% -0.53%
2033 2.35% -0.51%
2032 2.37% -0.5%
2031 2.41% -0.47%
2030 2.43% -0.46%
2029 2.47% -0.43%
2028 2.5% -0.4%
2027 2.53% -0.38%
2026 2.57% -1.18%
2025 2.59% -0.34%
2024 2.65% -0.35%
2023 2.68% -0.36%
2022 2.66% -0.43%
2021 2.69% -1.42%
2020 2.76% -1.18%
2019 2.82% -0.02%
2018 2.81% -0%
2017 2.88% 0.01%
2016 3.03% -0.04%
2015 3.19% -0.07%
2014 3.07% -0.07%
2013 2.85% -0.06%
2012 2.85% -0%
2011 2.87% 0.05%
2010 2.9% -0.29%
2009 2.91% 0.07%
2008 2.9% 0.01%
2007 2.85% -0.05%
2006 2.79% -0.06%
2005 2.79% -0.04%
2004 2.79% -0.06%
2003 2.77% -0.07%
2002 2.72% -0.05%
2001 2.66% -0.03%
2000 2.67% -1.04%
1999 2.69% -0.008%
1998 2.68% 0.04%
1997 2.69% 0.07%
1996 2.73% 0.08%
1995 2.78% 0.14%
1994 2.85% 0.21%
1993 2.89% 0.25%
1992 2.91% 0.31%
1991 2.96% 0.36%
1990 2.99% 0.39%
1989 2.97% 0.36%
1988 3.03% 0.42%
1987 3.09% 0.57%
1986 3.06% 0.68%
1985 3.03% 0.81%
1984 2.82% 0.91%
1983 2.07% 0.94%
1982 2.41% 0.92%
1981 3.57% 0.91%
1980 3.31% 0.93%
1979 2.84% 0.81%
1978 2.76% 0.8%
1977 2.61% 0.97%
1976 2.72% 1%
1975 2.83% 1%
1974 2.81% 0.96%
1973 2.79% 0.91%
1972 2.75% 0.83%
1971 2.71% 0.36%
1970 2.65% 0.36%
1969 2.57% 0.79%
1968 2.49% 0.96%
1967 2.4% 0.97%
1966 2.32% 0.75%
1965 2.27% 0.98%
1964 2.23% 1.39%
1963 2.21% 1.33%
1962 1.9% 1.15%
1961 1.55% 1.1%

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 Poland's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Cameroon Poland
Current population
31045453
36007074
Population rank 51/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.37% 0.43%
One net population change
41.9 seconds
4.27 minutes
One birth every
32.5 seconds
2.08 minutes
One death every
2.57 minutes
1.28 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,070 -338
Annual growth/decline +755,593 -123,372
Annual growth/decline rate +2.59% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 22/197 179/197
One migration net change every
34.3 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change -15,379 -330,820
Net migration rank 146/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 642,948 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 74/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.2% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 130/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cameroon
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cameroon Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,379 - -330,820
2024 766,304 -13,892 -157,205 -238,062
2023 754,486 -4,798 -135,743 -7,824
2022 734,893 -4,798 -143,605 967,744
2021 713,806 -9,888 -184,907 2,251
2020 716,361 -9,888 -120,050 3,920
2019 714,681 -12,255 -34,169 7,696
2018 706,188 -9,184 -26,582 -223
2017 696,496 -37,912 0 -21,535
2016 677,051 13,255 -3,797 -5,675
2015 649,190 42,008 -26,590 3,887
2014 619,243 96,599 0 5,525
2013 606,072 -6,900 -19,020 12,402
2012 594,029 -7,523 0 4,635
2011 580,607 -12,669 11,419 45,951
2010 569,921 -9,366 38,043 119,623
2009 557,841 -10,203 30,521 -8,283
2008 542,919 -10,720 34,313 -42,288
2007 526,949 -10,807 11,436 -51,235
2006 511,366 -28,528 3,814 -68,882
2005 496,547 -27,775 -3,817 -41,942
2004 478,880 -19,444 -7,637 -38,216
2003 459,422 -18,568 -15,281 -19,039
2002 439,544 -10,766 -3,823 -16,462
2001 422,511 -19,203 3,825 -16,648
2000 411,633 -21,221 11,478 -15,921
1999 401,969 -17,398 0 -53,035
1998 388,432 -12,446 19,332 -39,509
1997 377,138 -13,842 34,785 -44,230
1996 370,355 -12,738 42,487 -45,349
1995 367,532 -12,661 46,314 -52,989
1994 364,390 -12,028 96,357 -41,845
1993 360,785 -9,601 103,846 -48,805
1992 356,072 -13,702 118,928 -46,893
1991 350,493 -14,520 141,511 -55,342
1990 342,901 -8,163 160,066 -50,339
1989 334,649 -11,244 182,215 -49,192
1988 328,168 -16,016 215,599 -101,671
1987 320,134 -3,829 226,008 -32,310
1986 308,188 -3,671 258,448 -22,520
1985 296,317 -3,604 297,615 -27,277
1984 284,110 -3,512 332,137 -18,402
1983 276,112 -37,346 373,032 -26,724
1982 274,652 -139,974 369,551 -34,980
1981 262,076 27,845 351,806 -16,155
1980 247,808 70,589 348,627 -42,420
1979 238,875 -12,108 366,571 -22,162
1978 229,958 -1,282 339,166 -62,936
1977 222,785 -20,622 353,828 -33,496
1976 214,916 -19,994 367,612 -25,716
1975 206,986 -237 350,356 -31,346
1974 200,693 -377 346,893 -18,273
1973 193,997 -466 320,229 -29,335
1972 186,521 -473 314,028 -15,004
1971 179,317 -439 278,660 -31,767
1970 170,713 -367 280,913 -66,859
1969 162,603 -286 270,151 -26,744
1968 153,080 -204 280,963 -11,905
1967 144,370 -148 275,089 -25,479
1966 135,927 -96 297,801 -17,158
1965 129,428 -39 314,450 -21,658
1964 123,469 0 326,965 -23,273
1963 119,784 0 359,330 -13,770
1962 116,232 0 360,671 -31,021
1961 82,471 0 398,521 -20,044
1960 77,948 0 444,562 -6,306

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

GeoRank.org/population/cameroon/poland | 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 Poland 53.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 832,648 people) and 46.1% is from migration (a gain of 712,179 people).

As of 2024, 642,948 residents or 2.2% of the population were not native-born in Cameroon, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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