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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cameroon was 29,123,744 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cameroon's population is 30,864,115 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 1.73 times bigger than Cameroon's.
  • Cameroon is ranked the 51st most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 1.02% of the world: 0.37% for Cameroon vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Cameroon has had an average growth rate of +2.84% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cameroon has increased from 17.6M people to 30.9M (75.9% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Cameroon vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cameroon Sudan
2100 89,781,496 137,695,876
2099 89,255,966 137,114,644
2098 88,720,337 136,500,499
2097 88,168,066 135,860,701
2096 87,604,050 135,222,218
2095 87,032,145 134,553,615
2094 86,441,720 133,902,112
2093 85,842,389 133,186,791
2092 85,235,505 132,427,642
2091 84,610,360 131,674,049
2090 83,973,967 130,893,042
2089 83,322,813 130,075,970
2088 82,662,944 129,234,968
2087 81,989,354 128,358,981
2086 81,310,407 127,463,823
2085 80,614,775 126,555,673
2084 79,910,947 125,612,419
2083 79,192,092 124,663,868
2082 78,464,535 123,716,124
2081 77,723,079 122,772,016
2080 76,963,821 121,805,246
2079 76,202,603 120,822,781
2078 75,431,803 119,802,944
2077 74,649,057 118,776,597
2076 73,862,841 117,748,457
2075 73,062,202 116,688,549
2074 72,248,179 115,601,159
2073 71,432,221 114,499,847
2072 70,603,305 113,374,089
2071 69,771,981 112,235,978
2070 68,936,208 111,102,687
2069 68,095,292 109,945,533
2068 67,251,348 108,791,037
2067 66,399,507 107,581,192
2066 65,539,313 106,357,353
2065 64,675,474 105,145,307
2064 63,807,579 103,903,801
2063 62,939,156 102,642,643
2062 62,065,714 101,354,095
2061 61,188,220 100,067,335
2060 60,302,920 98,765,585
2059 59,413,352 97,461,067
2058 58,519,385 96,135,716
2057 57,622,572 94,800,344
2056 56,730,793 93,458,640
2055 55,837,458 92,089,717
2054 54,935,159 90,711,253
2053 54,032,780 89,342,122
2052 53,122,812 87,962,125
2051 52,215,921 86,581,277
2050 51,314,050 85,194,794
2049 50,406,453 83,803,171
2048 49,501,629 82,442,635
2047 48,593,064 81,085,689
2046 47,688,721 79,725,126
2045 46,789,773 78,359,927
2044 45,890,362 77,006,049
2043 44,999,297 75,652,858
2042 44,103,714 74,312,465
2041 43,204,033 72,968,877
2040 42,316,677 71,640,015
2039 41,430,803 70,319,906
2038 40,554,253 69,001,239
2037 39,682,947 67,665,904
2036 38,815,989 66,337,650
2035 37,963,436 65,001,359
2034 37,116,013 63,664,516
2033 36,279,025 62,329,849
2032 35,446,827 61,007,985
2031 34,626,572 59,695,860
2030 33,811,853 58,384,521
2029 33,009,874 57,082,767
2028 32,213,983 55,800,806
2027 31,428,884 54,523,219
2026 30,654,707 52,894,744
2025 29,885,995 51,256,148
2024 29,123,744 50,448,963
2023 28,372,687 50,042,791
2022 27,632,771 49,383,346
2021 26,915,758 48,066,924
2020 26,210,558 46,789,231
2019 25,506,095 45,548,175
2018 24,806,383 44,230,596
2017 24,128,601 42,714,306
2016 23,454,161 41,259,892
2015 22,763,414 40,024,431
2014 22,059,893 38,823,318
2013 21,402,376 37,785,849
2012 20,809,529 36,923,178
2011 20,232,304 36,140,806
2010 19,668,066 35,414,399
2009 19,113,974 34,569,113
2008 18,574,056 33,623,980
2007 18,049,896 32,764,135
2006 17,550,407 31,992,435
2005 17,074,594 31,262,444
2004 16,610,487 30,556,637
2003 16,160,340 29,896,035
2002 15,725,528 29,228,727
2001 15,309,490 28,516,770
2000 14,912,631 27,816,745
1999 14,525,140 27,130,613
1998 14,144,860 26,458,999
1997 13,775,214 25,799,821
1996 13,414,757 25,231,528
1995 13,058,516 24,672,143
1994 12,704,903 24,043,948
1993 12,353,131 23,445,592
1992 12,006,353 22,927,355
1991 11,667,180 22,470,676
1990 11,331,821 22,021,481
1989 11,002,745 21,578,022
1988 10,684,968 21,138,431
1987 10,370,749 20,704,904
1986 10,060,342 20,288,238
1985 9,761,730 19,905,872
1984 9,475,078 19,546,528
1983 9,215,397 19,109,770
1982 9,028,678 18,486,645
1981 8,816,377 17,780,572
1980 8,512,219 17,058,905
1979 8,239,641 16,355,352
1978 8,011,921 15,695,003
1977 7,796,501 15,086,614
1976 7,597,962 14,569,716
1975 7,397,120 14,064,798
1974 7,193,583 13,580,723
1973 6,996,660 13,049,315
1972 6,806,872 12,527,856
1971 6,624,408 12,105,539
1970 6,449,793 11,695,771
1969 6,283,462 11,298,936
1968 6,125,863 10,917,999
1967 5,977,318 10,550,597
1966 5,837,295 10,197,578
1965 5,704,686 9,858,030
1964 5,578,257 9,531,109
1963 5,456,623 9,218,077
1962 5,338,620 8,919,028
1961 5,239,273 8,634,941
1960 5,159,057 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cameroon increased by 5,903,754 people (a 33.6% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cameroon gained 7,409,954 people (a 31.6% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Cameroon was ranked 59th most populous country in 2006 and is 51st in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Cameroon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 89.8M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cameroon Sudan
2100 0.59% 0.42%
2099 0.6% 0.45%
2098 0.63% 0.47%
2097 0.64% 0.47%
2096 0.66% 0.5%
2095 0.68% 0.49%
2094 0.7% 0.54%
2093 0.71% 0.57%
2092 0.74% 0.57%
2091 0.76% 0.6%
2090 0.78% 0.63%
2089 0.8% 0.65%
2088 0.82% 0.68%
2087 0.84% 0.7%
2086 0.86% 0.72%
2085 0.88% 0.75%
2084 0.91% 0.76%
2083 0.93% 0.77%
2082 0.95% 0.77%
2081 0.99% 0.79%
2080 1% 0.81%
2079 1.02% 0.85%
2078 1.05% 0.86%
2077 1.06% 0.87%
2076 1.1% 0.91%
2075 1.13% 0.94%
2074 1.14% 0.96%
2073 1.17% 0.99%
2072 1.19% 1.01%
2071 1.21% 1.02%
2070 1.23% 1.05%
2069 1.25% 1.06%
2068 1.28% 1.12%
2067 1.31% 1.15%
2066 1.34% 1.15%
2065 1.36% 1.19%
2064 1.38% 1.23%
2063 1.41% 1.27%
2062 1.43% 1.29%
2061 1.47% 1.32%
2060 1.5% 1.34%
2059 1.53% 1.38%
2058 1.56% 1.41%
2057 1.57% 1.44%
2056 1.6% 1.49%
2055 1.64% 1.52%
2054 1.67% 1.53%
2053 1.71% 1.57%
2052 1.74% 1.59%
2051 1.76% 1.63%
2050 1.8% 1.66%
2049 1.83% 1.65%
2048 1.87% 1.67%
2047 1.9% 1.71%
2046 1.92% 1.74%
2045 1.96% 1.76%
2044 1.98% 1.79%
2043 2.03% 1.8%
2042 2.08% 1.84%
2041 2.1% 1.85%
2040 2.14% 1.88%
2039 2.16% 1.91%
2038 2.2% 1.97%
2037 2.23% 2%
2036 2.25% 2.06%
2035 2.28% 2.1%
2034 2.31% 2.14%
2033 2.35% 2.17%
2032 2.37% 2.2%
2031 2.41% 2.25%
2030 2.43% 2.28%
2029 2.47% 2.3%
2028 2.5% 2.34%
2027 2.53% 3.08%
2026 2.57% 3.2%
2025 2.62% 1.6%
2024 2.65% 0.81%
2023 2.68% 1.34%
2022 2.66% 2.74%
2021 2.69% 2.73%
2020 2.76% 2.72%
2019 2.82% 2.98%
2018 2.81% 3.55%
2017 2.88% 3.53%
2016 3.03% 3.09%
2015 3.19% 3.09%
2014 3.07% 2.75%
2013 2.85% 2.34%
2012 2.85% 2.16%
2011 2.87% 2.05%
2010 2.9% 2.45%
2009 2.91% 2.81%
2008 2.9% 2.62%
2007 2.85% 2.41%
2006 2.79% 2.34%
2005 2.79% 2.31%
2004 2.79% 2.21%
2003 2.77% 2.28%
2002 2.72% 2.5%
2001 2.66% 2.52%
2000 2.67% 2.53%
1999 2.69% 2.54%
1998 2.68% 2.55%
1997 2.69% 2.25%
1996 2.73% 2.27%
1995 2.78% 2.61%
1994 2.85% 2.55%
1993 2.89% 2.26%
1992 2.91% 2.03%
1991 2.96% 2.04%
1990 2.99% 2.06%
1989 2.97% 2.08%
1988 3.03% 2.09%
1987 3.09% 2.05%
1986 3.06% 1.92%
1985 3.03% 1.84%
1984 2.82% 2.29%
1983 2.07% 3.37%
1982 2.41% 3.97%
1981 3.57% 4.23%
1980 3.31% 4.3%
1979 2.84% 4.21%
1978 2.76% 4.03%
1977 2.61% 3.55%
1976 2.72% 3.59%
1975 2.83% 3.56%
1974 2.81% 4.07%
1973 2.79% 4.16%
1972 2.75% 3.49%
1971 2.71% 3.5%
1970 2.65% 3.51%
1969 2.57% 3.49%
1968 2.49% 3.48%
1967 2.4% 3.46%
1966 2.32% 3.44%
1965 2.27% 3.43%
1964 2.23% 3.4%
1963 2.21% 3.35%
1962 1.9% 3.29%
1961 1.55% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/cameroon/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Cameroon grew by 2.65%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Cameroon Sudan
Current population
30864115
53335233
Population rank 51/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.37% 0.64%
One net population change
42 seconds
1.29 minutes
One birth every
32.9 seconds
18.7 seconds
One death every
2.59 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,058 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +751,057 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +2.65% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 23/197 116/197
One migration net change every
34.3 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -15,379 +291,469
Net migration rank 146/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 642,948 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 74/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.2% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 130/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cameroon
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cameroon Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,379 - 291,469
2024 - -13,892 - -544,257
2023 754,486 -4,798 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 734,893 -4,798 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 713,806 -9,888 1,293,817 31,664
2020 716,361 -9,888 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 714,681 -12,255 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 706,188 -9,184 1,257,387 125,499
2017 696,496 -37,912 1,208,046 441,623
2016 677,051 13,255 1,174,422 84,728
2015 649,190 42,008 1,145,259 66,476
2014 619,243 96,599 1,097,962 92,504
2013 606,072 -6,900 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 594,029 -7,523 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 580,607 -12,669 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 569,921 -9,366 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 557,841 -10,203 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 542,919 -10,720 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 526,949 -10,807 992,819 -201,769
2006 511,366 -28,528 963,740 -211,387
2005 496,547 -27,775 907,017 -199,378
2004 478,880 -19,444 889,382 -185,392
2003 459,422 -18,568 898,226 -281,001
2002 439,544 -10,766 897,965 -180,603
2001 422,511 -19,203 880,284 -173,745
2000 411,633 -21,221 858,536 -165,030
1999 401,969 -17,398 835,840 -157,090
1998 388,432 -12,446 814,752 -150,271
1997 377,138 -13,842 802,245 -148,368
1996 370,355 -12,738 792,926 -310,221
1995 367,532 -12,661 780,700 -144,670
1994 364,390 -12,028 764,645 -144,324
1993 360,785 -9,601 743,249 -166,861
1992 356,072 -13,702 731,177 -271,093
1991 350,493 -14,520 714,612 -261,341
1990 342,901 -8,163 699,953 -254,825
1989 334,649 -11,244 683,743 -241,979
1988 328,168 -16,016 672,604 -235,213
1987 320,134 -3,829 658,416 -228,756
1986 308,188 -3,671 649,649 -245,968
1985 296,317 -3,604 583,382 -222,315
1984 284,110 -3,512 577,405 -219,755
1983 276,112 -37,346 570,198 -54,325
1982 274,652 -139,974 606,362 124,007
1981 262,076 27,845 585,087 96,697
1980 247,808 70,589 552,930 208,602
1979 238,875 -12,108 524,942 120,613
1978 229,958 -1,282 497,987 177,153
1977 222,785 -20,622 483,089 58,540
1976 214,916 -19,994 470,019 22,147
1975 206,986 -237 454,813 62,843
1974 200,693 -377 444,456 6,023
1973 193,997 -466 439,201 173,143
1972 186,521 -473 428,340 2,238
1971 179,317 -439 417,641 -3,577
1970 170,713 -367 401,013 4,479
1969 162,603 -286 385,712 2,476
1968 153,080 -204 370,917 2,776
1967 144,370 -148 356,599 4,508
1966 135,927 -96 342,118 2,813
1965 129,428 -39 327,799 6,367
1964 123,469 0 315,166 4,505
1963 119,784 0 302,132 4,263
1962 116,232 0 287,317 4,387
1961 82,471 0 272,562 3,904
1960 77,948 0 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/cameroon/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 642,948 residents or 2.2% of the population were not native-born in Cameroon, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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