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Population in Cameroon compared to South Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Cameroon was 29,879,337 in 2025 vs 51,684,564 people in South Korea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cameroon's population is 31,045,453 people compared to 51,624,449 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • South Korea's population is 1.66 times bigger than Cameroon's.
  • Cameroon is ranked the 51st most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 0.99% of the world: 0.37% for Cameroon vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Cameroon has had an average growth rate of +2.8% per year vs +0.17% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cameroon has increased from 17.6M people to 31M (76.9% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.58% growth).

Cameroon vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cameroon South Korea
2100 89,761,493 22,001,649
2099 89,236,081 22,324,514
2098 88,700,571 22,657,541
2097 88,148,423 22,998,315
2096 87,584,533 23,348,632
2095 87,012,755 23,711,049
2094 86,422,461 24,081,510
2093 85,823,264 24,460,970
2092 85,216,516 24,848,715
2091 84,591,510 25,242,926
2090 83,955,258 25,642,926
2089 83,304,250 26,048,094
2088 82,644,527 26,457,020
2087 81,971,087 26,871,556
2086 81,292,292 27,288,450
2085 80,596,814 27,710,065
2084 79,893,144 28,133,600
2083 79,174,449 28,564,090
2082 78,447,054 28,998,646
2081 77,705,764 29,441,497
2080 76,946,674 29,887,135
2079 76,185,626 30,337,095
2078 75,414,998 30,793,984
2077 74,632,426 31,258,278
2076 73,846,385 31,728,826
2075 73,045,925 32,205,338
2074 72,232,083 32,689,892
2073 71,416,307 33,180,187
2072 70,587,575 33,679,874
2071 69,756,436 34,187,068
2070 68,920,850 34,702,204
2069 68,080,121 35,224,472
2068 67,236,365 35,745,164
2067 66,384,714 36,274,411
2066 65,524,711 36,808,495
2065 64,661,065 37,349,660
2064 63,793,364 37,897,742
2063 62,925,133 38,450,082
2062 62,051,886 39,009,227
2061 61,174,588 39,565,102
2060 60,289,485 40,130,032
2059 59,400,116 40,692,438
2058 58,506,347 41,256,780
2057 57,609,734 41,813,259
2056 56,718,154 42,356,530
2055 55,825,018 42,888,143
2054 54,922,920 43,405,840
2053 54,020,742 43,917,075
2052 53,110,977 44,419,192
2051 52,204,288 44,901,452
2050 51,302,617 45,362,931
2049 50,395,223 45,809,553
2048 49,490,600 46,235,718
2047 48,582,238 46,645,885
2046 47,678,096 47,033,200
2045 46,779,348 47,409,815
2044 45,880,138 47,773,842
2043 44,989,272 48,120,989
2042 44,093,888 48,455,085
2041 43,194,408 48,782,206
2040 42,307,249 49,091,438
2039 41,421,572 49,388,464
2038 40,545,218 49,669,835
2037 39,674,106 49,932,869
2036 38,807,341 50,175,947
2035 37,954,978 50,401,135
2034 37,107,744 50,607,994
2033 36,270,943 50,796,030
2032 35,438,930 50,961,878
2031 34,618,857 51,109,725
2030 33,804,320 51,242,628
2029 33,002,520 51,360,529
2028 32,206,806 51,461,403
2027 31,421,882 51,551,313
2026 30,647,877 51,624,449
2025 29,879,337 51,684,564
2024 29,123,744 51,751,065
2023 28,372,687 51,712,619
2022 27,632,771 51,672,569
2021 26,915,758 51,769,539
2020 26,210,558 51,836,239
2019 25,506,095 51,764,822
2018 24,806,383 51,585,058
2017 24,128,601 51,361,911
2016 23,454,161 51,217,803
2015 22,763,414 51,014,947
2014 22,059,893 50,746,659
2013 21,402,376 50,428,893
2012 20,809,529 50,199,853
2011 20,232,304 49,936,638
2010 19,668,066 49,554,112
2009 19,113,974 49,307,835
2008 18,574,056 49,054,708
2007 18,049,896 48,683,638
2006 17,550,407 48,438,292
2005 17,074,594 48,184,561
2004 16,610,487 48,082,519
2003 16,160,340 47,892,330
2002 15,725,528 47,644,736
2001 15,309,490 47,370,164
2000 14,912,631 47,008,111
1999 14,525,140 46,616,677
1998 14,144,860 46,286,503
1997 13,775,214 45,953,580
1996 13,414,757 45,524,681
1995 13,058,516 45,092,991
1994 12,704,903 44,641,540
1993 12,353,131 44,194,628
1992 12,006,353 43,747,962
1991 11,667,180 43,295,704
1990 11,331,821 42,869,283
1989 11,002,745 42,449,038
1988 10,684,968 42,031,247
1987 10,370,749 41,621,690
1986 10,060,342 41,213,674
1985 9,761,730 40,805,744
1984 9,475,078 40,405,956
1983 9,215,397 39,910,403
1982 9,028,678 39,326,352
1981 8,816,377 38,723,248
1980 8,512,219 38,123,775
1979 8,239,641 37,534,236
1978 8,011,921 36,969,185
1977 7,796,501 36,411,795
1976 7,597,962 35,848,523
1975 7,397,120 35,280,725
1974 7,193,583 34,692,266
1973 6,996,660 34,103,149
1972 6,806,872 33,505,406
1971 6,624,408 32,882,704
1970 6,449,793 32,240,827
1969 6,283,462 31,544,266
1968 6,125,863 30,838,302
1967 5,977,318 30,130,983
1966 5,837,295 29,435,571
1965 5,704,686 28,704,674
1964 5,578,257 27,984,155
1963 5,456,623 27,261,747
1962 5,338,620 26,513,030
1961 5,239,273 25,765,673
1960 5,159,057 25,012,374

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/south-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cameroon increased by 5,903,754 people (a 33.6% growth), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cameroon gained 7,591,292 people (a 32.4% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 406,646 people (a 0.79% growth).

Cameroon was ranked 59th most populous country in 2006 and is 51st in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st 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 South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,362,931 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Cameroon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 89.8M people, while South Korea's population already peaked in 2020 at 51.8M people and is projected to decrease to 22M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cameroon South Korea
2100 0.59% -1.45%
2099 0.6% -1.47%
2098 0.63% -1.48%
2097 0.64% -1.5%
2096 0.66% -1.53%
2095 0.68% -1.54%
2094 0.7% -1.55%
2093 0.71% -1.56%
2092 0.74% -1.56%
2091 0.76% -1.56%
2090 0.78% -1.56%
2089 0.8% -1.55%
2088 0.82% -1.54%
2087 0.84% -1.53%
2086 0.86% -1.52%
2085 0.88% -1.51%
2084 0.91% -1.51%
2083 0.93% -1.5%
2082 0.95% -1.5%
2081 0.99% -1.49%
2080 1% -1.48%
2079 1.02% -1.48%
2078 1.05% -1.49%
2077 1.06% -1.48%
2076 1.1% -1.48%
2075 1.13% -1.48%
2074 1.14% -1.48%
2073 1.17% -1.48%
2072 1.19% -1.48%
2071 1.21% -1.48%
2070 1.23% -1.48%
2069 1.25% -1.46%
2068 1.28% -1.46%
2067 1.31% -1.45%
2066 1.34% -1.45%
2065 1.36% -1.45%
2064 1.38% -1.44%
2063 1.41% -1.43%
2062 1.43% -1.4%
2061 1.47% -1.41%
2060 1.5% -1.38%
2059 1.53% -1.37%
2058 1.56% -1.33%
2057 1.57% -1.28%
2056 1.6% -1.24%
2055 1.64% -1.19%
2054 1.67% -1.16%
2053 1.71% -1.13%
2052 1.74% -1.07%
2051 1.76% -1.02%
2050 1.8% -0.97%
2049 1.83% -0.92%
2048 1.87% -0.88%
2047 1.9% -0.82%
2046 1.92% -0.79%
2045 1.96% -0.76%
2044 1.98% -0.72%
2043 2.03% -0.69%
2042 2.08% -0.67%
2041 2.1% -0.63%
2040 2.14% -0.6%
2039 2.16% -0.57%
2038 2.2% -0.53%
2037 2.23% -0.48%
2036 2.25% -0.45%
2035 2.28% -0.41%
2034 2.31% -0.37%
2033 2.35% -0.33%
2032 2.37% -0.29%
2031 2.41% -0.26%
2030 2.43% -0.23%
2029 2.47% -0.2%
2028 2.5% -0.17%
2027 2.53% -0.14%
2026 2.57% -0.12%
2025 2.59% -0.13%
2024 2.65% 0.07%
2023 2.68% 0.08%
2022 2.66% -0.19%
2021 2.69% -0.13%
2020 2.76% 0.14%
2019 2.82% 0.35%
2018 2.81% 0.43%
2017 2.88% 0.28%
2016 3.03% 0.4%
2015 3.19% 0.53%
2014 3.07% 0.63%
2013 2.85% 0.46%
2012 2.85% 0.53%
2011 2.87% 0.77%
2010 2.9% 0.5%
2009 2.91% 0.52%
2008 2.9% 0.76%
2007 2.85% 0.51%
2006 2.79% 0.53%
2005 2.79% 0.21%
2004 2.79% 0.4%
2003 2.77% 0.52%
2002 2.72% 0.58%
2001 2.66% 0.77%
2000 2.67% 0.84%
1999 2.69% 0.71%
1998 2.68% 0.72%
1997 2.69% 0.94%
1996 2.73% 0.96%
1995 2.78% 1.01%
1994 2.85% 1.01%
1993 2.89% 1.02%
1992 2.91% 1.04%
1991 2.96% 0.99%
1990 2.99% 0.99%
1989 2.97% 0.99%
1988 3.03% 0.98%
1987 3.09% 0.99%
1986 3.06% 1%
1985 3.03% 0.99%
1984 2.82% 1.24%
1983 2.07% 1.49%
1982 2.41% 1.56%
1981 3.57% 1.57%
1980 3.31% 1.57%
1979 2.84% 1.53%
1978 2.76% 1.53%
1977 2.61% 1.57%
1976 2.72% 1.61%
1975 2.83% 1.7%
1974 2.81% 1.73%
1973 2.79% 1.78%
1972 2.75% 1.89%
1971 2.71% 1.99%
1970 2.65% 2.21%
1969 2.57% 2.29%
1968 2.49% 2.35%
1967 2.4% 2.36%
1966 2.32% 2.55%
1965 2.27% 2.57%
1964 2.23% 2.65%
1963 2.21% 2.82%
1962 1.9% 2.9%
1961 1.55% 3.01%

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

GeoRank.org/population/cameroon/south-korea | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Cameroon grew by 2.59%, while South Korea's population declined by 0.13%.

Live population counters

Cameroon South Korea
Current population
31045453
51624449
Population rank 51/197 31/197
Percent of world population 0.37% 0.62%
One net population change
41.9 seconds
7.93 minutes
One birth every
32.5 seconds
2.16 minutes
One death every
2.57 minutes
1.45 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,070 -182
Annual growth/decline +755,593 -66,501
Annual growth/decline rate +2.59% -0.13%
Population growth rate rank 22/197 169/197
One migration net change every
34.3 minutes
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change -15,379 +65,731
Net migration rank 146/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 642,948 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 74/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.2% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 130/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cameroon
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cameroon South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,379 - 65,731
2024 766,304 -13,892 -119,027 75,963
2023 754,486 -4,798 -124,111 87,800
2022 734,893 -4,798 -124,014 87,800
2021 713,806 -9,888 -56,947 -16,778
2020 716,361 -9,888 -31,101 112,631
2019 714,681 -12,255 10,353 128,622
2018 706,188 -9,184 30,951 118,220
2017 696,496 -37,912 71,907 104,029
2016 677,051 13,255 122,923 91,568
2015 649,190 42,008 163,248 276,427
2014 619,243 96,599 167,464 308,037
2013 606,072 -6,900 166,415 301,926
2012 594,029 -7,523 215,859 281,866
2011 580,607 -12,669 214,728 269,958
2010 569,921 -9,366 213,083 52,042
2009 557,841 -10,203 197,231 5,308
2008 542,919 -10,720 215,841 -19,630
2007 526,949 -10,807 248,286 -42,293
2006 511,366 -28,528 203,441 -28,434
2005 496,547 -27,775 187,920 -47,821
2004 478,880 -19,444 225,988 -42,549
2003 459,422 -18,568 244,251 -31,994
2002 439,544 -10,766 247,752 -18,105
2001 422,511 -19,203 312,643 -28,006
2000 411,633 -21,221 390,167 -84,960
1999 401,969 -17,398 368,272 -107,448
1998 388,432 -12,446 393,436 -98,044
1997 377,138 -13,842 422,773 -109,130
1996 370,355 -12,738 446,142 -115,705
1995 367,532 -12,661 468,967 -208,491
1994 364,390 -12,028 473,200 -208,309
1993 360,785 -9,601 477,302 -222,802
1992 356,072 -13,702 494,352 -265,849
1991 350,493 -14,520 467,594 -270,754
1990 342,901 -8,163 411,546 79,294
1989 334,649 -11,244 403,266 186,120
1988 328,168 -16,016 399,297 192,534
1987 320,134 -3,829 378,758 198,057
1986 308,188 -3,671 395,651 189,782
1985 296,317 -3,604 416,219 97,949
1984 284,110 -3,512 436,384 101,394
1983 276,112 -37,346 514,844 102,167
1982 274,652 -139,974 605,626 48,638
1981 262,076 27,845 631,189 18,442
1980 247,808 70,589 583,294 -148,341
1979 238,875 -12,108 623,068 -139,566
1978 229,958 -1,282 499,084 -85,721
1977 222,785 -20,622 578,947 -90,737
1976 214,916 -19,994 530,558 -92,314
1975 206,986 -237 603,300 -52,332
1974 200,693 -377 673,030 27,005
1973 193,997 -466 699,115 35,779
1972 186,521 -473 740,469 25,382
1971 179,317 -439 789,185 -6,326
1970 170,713 -367 747,987 -27,999
1969 162,603 -286 694,227 -21,175
1968 153,080 -204 684,487 -16,868
1967 144,370 -148 692,169 -16,484
1966 135,927 -96 623,534 -16,688
1965 129,428 -39 641,090 -146,386
1964 123,469 0 655,501 -102,284
1963 119,784 0 685,824 -80,226
1962 116,232 0 712,590 -94,606
1961 82,471 0 730,173 -93,179
1960 77,948 0 728,010 47,245

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

GeoRank.org/population/cameroon/south-korea | 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 South Korea 4.97% is from natural causes (a loss of 55,818 people) and 95% is from migration (a gain of 1,066,282 people).

As of 2024, 642,948 residents or 2.2% of the population were not native-born in Cameroon, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

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
South Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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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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