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Population in Cameroon compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cameroon was 29,123,744 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cameroon's population is 30,864,115 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Cameroon's population is 1.39 times bigger than Sri Lanka's.
  • Cameroon is ranked the 51st most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.64% of the world: 0.37% for Cameroon vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Cameroon has had an average growth rate of +2.84% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cameroon has increased from 17.6M people to 30.9M (75.9% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Cameroon vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cameroon Sri Lanka
2100 89,781,496 20,270,496
2099 89,255,966 20,383,669
2098 88,720,337 20,498,567
2097 88,168,066 20,611,123
2096 87,604,050 20,723,560
2095 87,032,145 20,834,629
2094 86,441,720 20,943,809
2093 85,842,389 21,052,131
2092 85,235,505 21,158,833
2091 84,610,360 21,263,961
2090 83,973,967 21,371,263
2089 83,322,813 21,475,426
2088 82,662,944 21,577,177
2087 81,989,354 21,677,510
2086 81,310,407 21,777,420
2085 80,614,775 21,876,464
2084 79,910,947 21,970,336
2083 79,192,092 22,062,801
2082 78,464,535 22,151,745
2081 77,723,079 22,240,834
2080 76,963,821 22,326,555
2079 76,202,603 22,411,438
2078 75,431,803 22,489,772
2077 74,649,057 22,565,028
2076 73,862,841 22,637,463
2075 73,062,202 22,707,112
2074 72,248,179 22,778,489
2073 71,432,221 22,844,703
2072 70,603,305 22,905,707
2071 69,771,981 22,964,866
2070 68,936,208 23,022,515
2069 68,095,292 23,076,310
2068 67,251,348 23,129,541
2067 66,399,507 23,184,596
2066 65,539,313 23,234,419
2065 64,675,474 23,285,901
2064 63,807,579 23,331,390
2063 62,939,156 23,372,184
2062 62,065,714 23,409,522
2061 61,188,220 23,441,893
2060 60,302,920 23,474,032
2059 59,413,352 23,502,132
2058 58,519,385 23,528,076
2057 57,622,572 23,550,580
2056 56,730,793 23,570,923
2055 55,837,458 23,582,432
2054 54,935,159 23,591,414
2053 54,032,780 23,601,371
2052 53,122,812 23,605,361
2051 52,215,921 23,606,194
2050 51,314,050 23,603,330
2049 50,406,453 23,597,604
2048 49,501,629 23,587,307
2047 48,593,064 23,570,881
2046 47,688,721 23,547,409
2045 46,789,773 23,515,133
2044 45,890,362 23,483,546
2043 44,999,297 23,446,242
2042 44,103,714 23,404,983
2041 43,204,033 23,357,358
2040 42,316,677 23,306,148
2039 41,430,803 23,248,341
2038 40,554,253 23,187,512
2037 39,682,947 23,120,775
2036 38,815,989 23,053,427
2035 37,963,436 22,981,808
2034 37,116,013 22,906,587
2033 36,279,025 22,826,414
2032 35,446,827 22,742,267
2031 34,626,572 22,655,907
2030 33,811,853 22,564,038
2029 33,009,874 22,470,759
2028 32,213,983 22,370,999
2027 31,428,884 22,266,017
2026 30,654,707 22,155,543
2025 29,885,995 22,039,908
2024 29,123,744 21,916,000
2023 28,372,687 22,037,000
2022 27,632,771 22,181,000
2021 26,915,758 22,156,000
2020 26,210,558 21,919,000
2019 25,506,095 21,803,000
2018 24,806,383 21,670,000
2017 24,128,601 21,453,000
2016 23,454,161 21,209,000
2015 22,763,414 20,970,000
2014 22,059,893 20,778,000
2013 21,402,376 20,585,000
2012 20,809,529 21,169,458
2011 20,232,304 21,009,048
2010 19,668,066 20,879,089
2009 19,113,974 20,756,435
2008 18,574,056 20,629,378
2007 18,049,896 20,492,545
2006 17,550,407 20,352,411
2005 17,074,594 20,216,524
2004 16,610,487 20,087,605
2003 16,160,340 19,951,521
2002 15,725,528 19,805,752
2001 15,309,490 19,600,362
2000 14,912,631 19,293,054
1999 14,525,140 18,944,731
1998 14,144,860 18,596,003
1997 13,775,214 18,248,200
1996 13,414,757 17,905,018
1995 13,058,516 17,564,068
1994 12,704,903 17,275,773
1993 12,353,131 17,025,918
1992 12,006,353 16,739,284
1991 11,667,180 16,475,354
1990 11,331,821 16,352,458
1989 11,002,745 16,248,557
1988 10,684,968 16,078,621
1987 10,370,749 15,916,576
1986 10,060,342 15,731,256
1985 9,761,730 15,544,154
1984 9,475,078 15,441,860
1983 9,215,397 15,388,794
1982 9,028,678 15,286,567
1981 8,816,377 15,099,414
1980 8,512,219 14,847,974
1979 8,239,641 14,579,614
1978 8,011,921 14,310,128
1977 7,796,501 14,049,371
1976 7,597,962 13,796,770
1975 7,397,120 13,548,984
1974 7,193,583 13,305,693
1973 6,996,660 13,060,916
1972 6,806,872 12,809,205
1971 6,624,408 12,551,910
1970 6,449,793 12,287,110
1969 6,283,462 12,013,858
1968 6,125,863 11,736,088
1967 5,977,318 11,457,328
1966 5,837,295 11,183,928
1965 5,704,686 10,916,965
1964 5,578,257 10,653,397
1963 5,456,623 10,395,040
1962 5,338,620 10,143,754
1961 5,239,273 9,899,372
1960 5,159,057 9,661,389

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cameroon increased by 5,903,754 people (a 33.6% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cameroon gained 7,409,954 people (a 31.6% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Cameroon was ranked 59th most populous country in 2006 and is 51st in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Cameroon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 89.8M people compared to the peak of 23.6M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cameroon Sri Lanka
2100 0.59% -0.56%
2099 0.6% -0.56%
2098 0.63% -0.55%
2097 0.64% -0.54%
2096 0.66% -0.53%
2095 0.68% -0.52%
2094 0.7% -0.51%
2093 0.71% -0.5%
2092 0.74% -0.49%
2091 0.76% -0.5%
2090 0.78% -0.49%
2089 0.8% -0.47%
2088 0.82% -0.46%
2087 0.84% -0.46%
2086 0.86% -0.45%
2085 0.88% -0.43%
2084 0.91% -0.42%
2083 0.93% -0.4%
2082 0.95% -0.4%
2081 0.99% -0.38%
2080 1% -0.38%
2079 1.02% -0.35%
2078 1.05% -0.33%
2077 1.06% -0.32%
2076 1.1% -0.31%
2075 1.13% -0.31%
2074 1.14% -0.29%
2073 1.17% -0.27%
2072 1.19% -0.26%
2071 1.21% -0.25%
2070 1.23% -0.23%
2069 1.25% -0.23%
2068 1.28% -0.24%
2067 1.31% -0.21%
2066 1.34% -0.22%
2065 1.36% -0.19%
2064 1.38% -0.17%
2063 1.41% -0.16%
2062 1.43% -0.14%
2061 1.47% -0.14%
2060 1.5% -0.12%
2059 1.53% -0.11%
2058 1.56% -0.1%
2057 1.57% -0.09%
2056 1.6% -0.05%
2055 1.64% -0.04%
2054 1.67% -0.04%
2053 1.71% -0.02%
2052 1.74% -0.004%
2051 1.76% 0.01%
2050 1.8% 0.02%
2049 1.83% 0.04%
2048 1.87% 0.07%
2047 1.9% 0.1%
2046 1.92% 0.14%
2045 1.96% 0.13%
2044 1.98% 0.16%
2043 2.03% 0.18%
2042 2.08% 0.2%
2041 2.1% 0.22%
2040 2.14% 0.25%
2039 2.16% 0.26%
2038 2.2% 0.29%
2037 2.23% 0.29%
2036 2.25% 0.31%
2035 2.28% 0.33%
2034 2.31% 0.35%
2033 2.35% 0.37%
2032 2.37% 0.38%
2031 2.41% 0.41%
2030 2.43% 0.42%
2029 2.47% 0.45%
2028 2.5% 0.47%
2027 2.53% 0.5%
2026 2.57% 0.52%
2025 2.62% 0.57%
2024 2.65% -0.55%
2023 2.68% -0.65%
2022 2.66% 0.11%
2021 2.69% 1.08%
2020 2.76% 0.53%
2019 2.82% 0.61%
2018 2.81% 1.01%
2017 2.88% 1.15%
2016 3.03% 1.14%
2015 3.19% 0.92%
2014 3.07% 0.94%
2013 2.85% -2.76%
2012 2.85% 0.76%
2011 2.87% 0.62%
2010 2.9% 0.59%
2009 2.91% 0.62%
2008 2.9% 0.67%
2007 2.85% 0.69%
2006 2.79% 0.67%
2005 2.79% 0.64%
2004 2.79% 0.68%
2003 2.77% 0.74%
2002 2.72% 1.05%
2001 2.66% 1.59%
2000 2.67% 1.84%
1999 2.69% 1.88%
1998 2.68% 1.91%
1997 2.69% 1.92%
1996 2.73% 1.94%
1995 2.78% 1.67%
1994 2.85% 1.47%
1993 2.89% 1.71%
1992 2.91% 1.6%
1991 2.96% 0.75%
1990 2.99% 0.64%
1989 2.97% 1.06%
1988 3.03% 1.02%
1987 3.09% 1.18%
1986 3.06% 1.2%
1985 3.03% 0.66%
1984 2.82% 0.34%
1983 2.07% 0.67%
1982 2.41% 1.24%
1981 3.57% 1.69%
1980 3.31% 1.84%
1979 2.84% 1.88%
1978 2.76% 1.86%
1977 2.61% 1.83%
1976 2.72% 1.83%
1975 2.83% 1.83%
1974 2.81% 1.87%
1973 2.79% 1.97%
1972 2.75% 2.05%
1971 2.71% 2.16%
1970 2.65% 2.27%
1969 2.57% 2.37%
1968 2.49% 2.43%
1967 2.4% 2.44%
1966 2.32% 2.45%
1965 2.27% 2.47%
1964 2.23% 2.49%
1963 2.21% 2.48%
1962 1.9% 2.47%
1961 1.55% 2.46%

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 Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Cameroon Sri Lanka
Current population
30864115
22185425
Population rank 51/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.37% 0.27%
One net population change
42 seconds
4.34 minutes
One birth every
32.9 seconds
2.13 minutes
One death every
2.59 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,058 -332
Annual growth/decline +751,057 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +2.65% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 23/197 188/197
One migration net change every
34.3 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -15,379 -30,724
Net migration rank 146/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 642,948 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 74/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.2% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 130/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cameroon
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cameroon Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,379 - -30,724
2024 - -13,892 - -27,245
2023 754,486 -4,798 66,111 -28,011
2022 734,893 -4,798 95,378 -27,435
2021 713,806 -9,888 121,858 -29,586
2020 716,361 -9,888 170,968 -29,875
2019 714,681 -12,255 172,243 -28,426
2018 706,188 -9,184 183,610 -28,607
2017 696,496 -37,912 187,993 -22,324
2016 677,051 13,255 194,232 -18,388
2015 649,190 42,008 201,815 -29,797
2014 619,243 96,599 211,541 -33,672
2013 606,072 -6,900 221,021 -37,754
2012 594,029 -7,523 229,138 -41,955
2011 580,607 -12,669 224,461 -90,839
2010 569,921 -9,366 224,325 -98,060
2009 557,841 -10,203 200,175 -81,130
2008 542,919 -10,720 232,225 -97,144
2007 526,949 -10,807 248,287 -109,695
2006 511,366 -28,528 248,706 -107,045
2005 496,547 -27,775 248,683 -118,594
2004 478,880 -19,444 212,527 -84,795
2003 459,422 -18,568 252,008 -107,573
2002 439,544 -10,766 252,840 -105,718
2001 422,511 -19,203 244,377 19,273
2000 411,633 -21,221 227,060 123,894
1999 401,969 -17,398 206,876 138,799
1998 388,432 -12,446 201,059 150,724
1997 377,138 -13,842 208,193 135,636
1996 370,355 -12,738 215,290 127,236
1995 367,532 -12,661 221,957 117,416
1994 364,390 -12,028 228,904 8,323
1993 360,785 -9,601 226,257 36,232
1992 356,072 -13,702 222,230 88,542
1991 350,493 -14,520 218,117 -1,047
1990 342,901 -8,163 224,454 -195,736
1989 334,649 -11,244 212,401 -33,305
1988 328,168 -16,016 219,184 -58,415
1987 320,134 -3,829 226,414 -63,105
1986 308,188 -3,671 233,782 -26,460
1985 296,317 -3,604 247,836 -80,950
1984 284,110 -3,512 263,175 -225,450
1983 276,112 -37,346 277,768 -209,362
1982 274,652 -139,974 300,030 -163,987
1981 262,076 27,845 328,096 -89,824
1980 247,808 70,589 328,155 -63,541
1979 238,875 -12,108 329,791 -57,683
1978 229,958 -1,282 317,055 -50,189
1977 222,785 -20,622 300,038 -45,383
1976 214,916 -19,994 291,816 -41,258
1975 206,986 -237 282,496 -37,475
1974 200,693 -377 275,521 -33,979
1973 193,997 -466 278,577 -30,582
1972 186,521 -473 282,494 -27,071
1971 179,317 -439 281,200 -22,021
1970 170,713 -367 286,719 -16,299
1969 162,603 -286 286,218 -10,152
1968 153,080 -204 286,642 -7,163
1967 144,370 -148 284,738 -6,696
1966 135,927 -96 275,549 -6,794
1965 129,428 -39 272,422 -7,249
1964 123,469 0 269,584 -7,614
1963 119,784 0 262,880 -8,118
1962 116,232 0 256,719 -8,909
1961 82,471 0 251,087 -10,144
1960 77,948 0 247,631 -12,610

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

GeoRank.org/population/cameroon/sri-lanka | CC BY

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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 642,948 residents or 2.2% of the population were not native-born in Cameroon, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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