The latest officially reported population of Cameroon was 29,123,744 in 2024 vs 9,515,236 people in Togo in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cameroon's population is 30,491,011 people compared to 9,889,741 in Togo.
Population statistics:
- Cameroon's population is 3.08 times bigger than Togo's.
- Cameroon is ranked the 51st most populous country in the world, while Togo is the 97th.
- The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.37% for Cameroon vs 0.12% for Togo.
- For the last 10 years, Cameroon has had an average growth rate of +2.84% per year vs +2.46% in Togo.
- Since 2005, the population of Cameroon has increased from 17.1M people to 30.5M (78.6% growth), while Togo has grown from 5.84M to 9.89M (69.2% growth).
- Cameroon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 88.9M people compared to the peak of 26.3M people in 2100 for Togo.
Cameroon vs Togo: live population counter
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| Current population |
30491011
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9889741
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| Population rank | 51/197 | 97/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.37% | 0.12% |
| One net population change |
42 seconds
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2.49 minutes
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| One birth every |
32.9 seconds
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1.81 minutes
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| One death every |
2.59 minutes
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7.33 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
37.8 minutes
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37.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -13,892 | -14,014 |
| Daily growth/decline | +2,058 | +578 |
| Annual growth/decline | +751,057 | +210,899 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.65% | +2.27% |
| Population growth rate rank | 24/197 | 42/197 |
Cameroon and Togo: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 5,159,057 | 1,673,110 | - | - |
| 1961 | 5,239,273 | 1,702,717 | 1.55% | 1.77% |
| 1962 | 5,338,620 | 1,732,959 | 1.9% | 1.78% |
| 1963 | 5,456,623 | 1,765,072 | 2.21% | 1.85% |
| 1964 | 5,578,257 | 1,803,440 | 2.23% | 2.17% |
| 1965 | 5,704,686 | 1,853,771 | 2.27% | 2.79% |
| 1966 | 5,837,295 | 1,918,513 | 2.32% | 3.49% |
| 1967 | 5,977,318 | 1,995,890 | 2.4% | 4.03% |
| 1968 | 6,125,863 | 2,080,226 | 2.49% | 4.23% |
| 1969 | 6,283,462 | 2,164,814 | 2.57% | 4.07% |
| 1970 | 6,449,793 | 2,244,773 | 2.65% | 3.69% |
| 1971 | 6,624,408 | 2,317,976 | 2.71% | 3.26% |
| 1972 | 6,806,872 | 2,384,994 | 2.75% | 2.89% |
| 1973 | 6,996,660 | 2,448,749 | 2.79% | 2.67% |
| 1974 | 7,193,583 | 2,511,760 | 2.81% | 2.57% |
| 1975 | 7,397,120 | 2,574,622 | 2.83% | 2.5% |
| 1976 | 7,597,962 | 2,637,796 | 2.72% | 2.45% |
| 1977 | 7,796,501 | 2,701,894 | 2.61% | 2.43% |
| 1978 | 8,011,921 | 2,768,148 | 2.76% | 2.45% |
| 1979 | 8,239,641 | 2,839,854 | 2.84% | 2.59% |
| 1980 | 8,512,219 | 2,920,894 | 3.31% | 2.85% |
| 1981 | 8,816,377 | 3,013,043 | 3.57% | 3.15% |
| 1982 | 9,028,678 | 3,115,042 | 2.41% | 3.39% |
| 1983 | 9,215,397 | 3,222,899 | 2.07% | 3.46% |
| 1984 | 9,475,078 | 3,332,837 | 2.82% | 3.41% |
| 1985 | 9,761,730 | 3,441,091 | 3.03% | 3.25% |
| 1986 | 10,060,342 | 3,547,952 | 3.06% | 3.11% |
| 1987 | 10,370,749 | 3,657,508 | 3.09% | 3.09% |
| 1988 | 10,684,968 | 3,769,742 | 3.03% | 3.07% |
| 1989 | 11,002,745 | 3,883,411 | 2.97% | 3.02% |
| 1990 | 11,331,821 | 3,998,761 | 2.99% | 2.97% |
| 1991 | 11,667,180 | 4,115,560 | 2.96% | 2.92% |
| 1992 | 12,006,353 | 4,233,617 | 2.91% | 2.87% |
| 1993 | 12,353,131 | 4,207,453 | 2.89% | -0.62% |
| 1994 | 12,704,903 | 4,222,940 | 2.85% | 0.37% |
| 1995 | 13,058,516 | 4,410,832 | 2.78% | 4.45% |
| 1996 | 13,414,757 | 4,577,860 | 2.73% | 3.79% |
| 1997 | 13,775,214 | 4,725,030 | 2.69% | 3.21% |
| 1998 | 14,144,860 | 4,860,913 | 2.68% | 2.88% |
| 1999 | 14,525,140 | 5,000,269 | 2.69% | 2.87% |
| 2000 | 14,912,631 | 5,140,037 | 2.67% | 2.8% |
| 2001 | 15,309,490 | 5,277,382 | 2.66% | 2.67% |
| 2002 | 15,725,528 | 5,413,274 | 2.72% | 2.57% |
| 2003 | 16,160,340 | 5,552,167 | 2.77% | 2.57% |
| 2004 | 16,610,487 | 5,696,508 | 2.79% | 2.6% |
| 2005 | 17,074,594 | 5,844,631 | 2.79% | 2.6% |
| 2006 | 17,550,407 | 6,010,668 | 2.79% | 2.84% |
| 2007 | 18,049,896 | 6,188,344 | 2.85% | 2.96% |
| 2008 | 18,574,056 | 6,368,812 | 2.9% | 2.92% |
| 2009 | 19,113,974 | 6,551,865 | 2.91% | 2.87% |
| 2010 | 19,668,066 | 6,732,590 | 2.9% | 2.76% |
| 2011 | 20,232,304 | 6,916,474 | 2.87% | 2.73% |
| 2012 | 20,809,529 | 7,100,736 | 2.85% | 2.66% |
| 2013 | 21,402,376 | 7,285,442 | 2.85% | 2.6% |
| 2014 | 22,059,893 | 7,472,450 | 3.07% | 2.57% |
| 2015 | 22,763,414 | 7,663,195 | 3.19% | 2.55% |
| 2016 | 23,454,161 | 7,858,289 | 3.03% | 2.55% |
| 2017 | 24,128,601 | 8,057,140 | 2.88% | 2.53% |
| 2018 | 24,806,383 | 8,258,778 | 2.81% | 2.5% |
| 2019 | 25,506,095 | 8,463,068 | 2.82% | 2.47% |
| 2020 | 26,210,558 | 8,669,720 | 2.76% | 2.44% |
| 2021 | 26,915,758 | 8,878,379 | 2.69% | 2.41% |
| 2022 | 27,632,771 | 9,089,738 | 2.66% | 2.38% |
| 2023 | 28,372,687 | 9,304,337 | 2.68% | 2.36% |
| 2024 | 29,123,744 | 9,515,236 | 2.65% | 2.27% |
| 2025 | 29,879,335 | 9,721,602 | 2.59% | 2.17% |
| 2026 | 30,640,810 | 9,930,918 | 2.55% | 2.15% |
| 2027 | 31,410,378 | 10,142,999 | 2.51% | 2.14% |
| 2028 | 32,190,667 | 10,356,490 | 2.48% | 2.1% |
| 2029 | 32,979,275 | 10,572,459 | 2.45% | 2.09% |
| 2030 | 33,777,182 | 10,792,996 | 2.42% | 2.09% |
| 2031 | 34,584,118 | 11,018,537 | 2.39% | 2.09% |
| 2032 | 35,399,666 | 11,246,761 | 2.36% | 2.07% |
| 2033 | 36,223,480 | 11,475,981 | 2.33% | 2.04% |
| 2034 | 37,054,803 | 11,705,821 | 2.29% | 2% |
| 2035 | 37,893,817 | 11,937,680 | 2.26% | 1.98% |
| 2036 | 38,742,461 | 12,170,503 | 2.24% | 1.95% |
| 2037 | 39,600,369 | 12,404,358 | 2.21% | 1.92% |
| 2038 | 40,463,007 | 12,641,136 | 2.18% | 1.91% |
| 2039 | 41,332,840 | 12,881,277 | 2.15% | 1.9% |
| 2040 | 42,207,999 | 13,121,350 | 2.12% | 1.86% |
| 2041 | 43,089,974 | 13,361,755 | 2.09% | 1.83% |
| 2042 | 43,976,014 | 13,604,976 | 2.06% | 1.82% |
| 2043 | 44,857,795 | 13,851,197 | 2.01% | 1.81% |
| 2044 | 45,741,469 | 14,099,654 | 1.97% | 1.79% |
| 2045 | 46,629,033 | 14,347,507 | 1.94% | 1.76% |
| 2046 | 47,519,028 | 14,595,248 | 1.91% | 1.73% |
| 2047 | 48,413,775 | 14,841,668 | 1.88% | 1.69% |
| 2048 | 49,308,762 | 15,088,054 | 1.85% | 1.66% |
| 2049 | 50,203,267 | 15,337,435 | 1.81% | 1.65% |
| 2050 | 51,096,315 | 15,584,780 | 1.78% | 1.61% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Cameroon increased by 5,688,820 people (a 33.3% growth), while Togo gained 1,818,564 people (a 31.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Cameroon gained 7,727,597 (a 33.9% growth), while Togo's population increased by 2,226,546 (a 29.1% growth).
Cameroon was ranked 59th most populous country in 2005 and is 51st in 2025. Togo was ranked 105th in 2005 and ranked 97th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Cameroon's population will grow by 67.6% to 51,096,315 people with a rank change from 51st to 41st. The population of Togo will increase by 57.6% to 15,584,780 people and rank change from 97th to 82nd.
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Population differences between Cameroon and Togo
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| Life expectancy | 64.2 years | 63.1 years |
| Average age | 23.2 years | 24.3 years |
| Median age | 19 years | 19.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.8:50.2 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 4.32 births per woman | 4.19 births per woman |
| Population density | 159.6 ppl/mi² | 453 ppl/mi² |
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