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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cameroon was 29,123,744 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cameroon's population is 30,864,115 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 2.79 times bigger than Cameroon's.
  • Cameroon is ranked the 51st most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.41% of the world: 0.37% for Cameroon vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Cameroon has had an average growth rate of +2.84% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cameroon has increased from 17.6M people to 30.9M (75.9% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Cameroon vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cameroon Turkey
2100 89,781,496 64,274,243
2099 89,255,966 64,924,706
2098 88,720,337 65,567,989
2097 88,168,066 66,219,045
2096 87,604,050 66,865,890
2095 87,032,145 67,516,190
2094 86,441,720 68,169,346
2093 85,842,389 68,835,313
2092 85,235,505 69,496,264
2091 84,610,360 70,159,325
2090 83,973,967 70,828,304
2089 83,322,813 71,490,133
2088 82,662,944 72,146,464
2087 81,989,354 72,792,552
2086 81,310,407 73,439,558
2085 80,614,775 74,085,313
2084 79,910,947 74,713,882
2083 79,192,092 75,342,464
2082 78,464,535 75,969,760
2081 77,723,079 76,583,769
2080 76,963,821 77,195,480
2079 76,202,603 77,793,711
2078 75,431,803 78,386,293
2077 74,649,057 78,973,194
2076 73,862,841 79,556,991
2075 73,062,202 80,128,010
2074 72,248,179 80,697,544
2073 71,432,221 81,244,619
2072 70,603,305 81,785,452
2071 69,771,981 82,311,503
2070 68,936,208 82,827,402
2069 68,095,292 83,324,862
2068 67,251,348 83,806,741
2067 66,399,507 84,270,976
2066 65,539,313 84,728,547
2065 64,675,474 85,177,268
2064 63,807,579 85,611,517
2063 62,939,156 86,026,471
2062 62,065,714 86,425,827
2061 61,188,220 86,800,591
2060 60,302,920 87,156,663
2059 59,413,352 87,500,101
2058 58,519,385 87,809,920
2057 57,622,572 88,100,397
2056 56,730,793 88,369,840
2055 55,837,458 88,598,739
2054 54,935,159 88,806,632
2053 54,032,780 88,985,609
2052 53,122,812 89,144,425
2051 52,215,921 89,270,515
2050 51,314,050 89,374,730
2049 50,406,453 89,447,182
2048 49,501,629 89,484,074
2047 48,593,064 89,492,406
2046 47,688,721 89,467,391
2045 46,789,773 89,441,098
2044 45,890,362 89,390,601
2043 44,999,297 89,326,342
2042 44,103,714 89,237,658
2041 43,204,033 89,137,199
2040 42,316,677 89,021,820
2039 41,430,803 88,885,792
2038 40,554,253 88,736,121
2037 39,682,947 88,562,197
2036 38,815,989 88,373,007
2035 37,963,436 88,178,595
2034 37,116,013 87,975,336
2033 36,279,025 87,754,631
2032 35,446,827 87,524,158
2031 34,626,572 87,274,280
2030 33,811,853 87,004,538
2029 33,009,874 86,741,614
2028 32,213,983 86,466,107
2027 31,428,884 86,189,693
2026 30,654,707 85,932,926
2025 29,885,995 85,718,588
2024 29,123,744 85,518,661
2023 28,372,687 85,325,965
2022 27,632,771 84,979,913
2021 26,915,758 84,147,318
2020 26,210,558 83,384,680
2019 25,506,095 82,579,440
2018 24,806,383 81,407,204
2017 24,128,601 80,312,698
2016 23,454,161 79,277,962
2015 22,763,414 78,218,479
2014 22,059,893 77,181,884
2013 21,402,376 76,147,624
2012 20,809,529 75,175,827
2011 20,232,304 74,223,629
2010 19,668,066 73,142,150
2009 19,113,974 72,039,206
2008 18,574,056 71,051,678
2007 18,049,896 70,158,112
2006 17,550,407 70,045,349
2005 17,074,594 69,329,557
2004 16,610,487 68,592,617
2003 16,160,340 67,831,730
2002 15,725,528 67,048,795
2001 15,309,490 66,245,128
2000 14,912,631 65,425,961
1999 14,525,140 64,591,923
1998 14,144,860 63,734,383
1997 13,775,214 62,852,966
1996 13,414,757 61,951,134
1995 13,058,516 61,024,503
1994 12,704,903 60,033,836
1993 12,353,131 58,999,167
1992 12,006,353 57,990,118
1991 11,667,180 57,009,887
1990 11,331,821 56,015,628
1989 11,002,745 54,976,723
1988 10,684,968 53,909,626
1987 10,370,749 52,843,670
1986 10,060,342 51,777,772
1985 9,761,730 50,687,115
1984 9,475,078 49,574,069
1983 9,215,397 48,447,410
1982 9,028,678 47,322,096
1981 8,816,377 46,321,190
1980 8,512,219 45,408,815
1979 8,239,641 44,510,429
1978 8,011,921 43,645,306
1977 7,796,501 42,773,298
1976 7,597,962 41,899,984
1975 7,397,120 41,053,126
1974 7,193,583 40,210,234
1973 6,996,660 39,329,533
1972 6,806,872 38,430,221
1971 6,624,408 37,518,611
1970 6,449,793 36,638,465
1969 6,283,462 35,787,774
1968 6,125,863 34,921,684
1967 5,977,318 34,050,421
1966 5,837,295 33,177,672
1965 5,704,686 32,345,220
1964 5,578,257 31,543,072
1963 5,456,623 30,726,841
1962 5,338,620 29,916,147
1961 5,239,273 29,119,238
1960 5,159,057 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cameroon increased by 5,903,754 people (a 33.6% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cameroon gained 7,409,954 people (a 31.6% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Cameroon was ranked 59th most populous country in 2006 and is 51st in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Cameroon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 89.8M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cameroon Turkey
2100 0.59% -1%
2099 0.6% -0.98%
2098 0.63% -0.98%
2097 0.64% -0.97%
2096 0.66% -0.96%
2095 0.68% -0.96%
2094 0.7% -0.97%
2093 0.71% -0.95%
2092 0.74% -0.95%
2091 0.76% -0.94%
2090 0.78% -0.93%
2089 0.8% -0.91%
2088 0.82% -0.89%
2087 0.84% -0.88%
2086 0.86% -0.87%
2085 0.88% -0.84%
2084 0.91% -0.83%
2083 0.93% -0.83%
2082 0.95% -0.8%
2081 0.99% -0.79%
2080 1% -0.77%
2079 1.02% -0.76%
2078 1.05% -0.74%
2077 1.06% -0.73%
2076 1.1% -0.71%
2075 1.13% -0.71%
2074 1.14% -0.67%
2073 1.17% -0.66%
2072 1.19% -0.64%
2071 1.21% -0.62%
2070 1.23% -0.6%
2069 1.25% -0.57%
2068 1.28% -0.55%
2067 1.31% -0.54%
2066 1.34% -0.53%
2065 1.36% -0.51%
2064 1.38% -0.48%
2063 1.41% -0.46%
2062 1.43% -0.43%
2061 1.47% -0.41%
2060 1.5% -0.39%
2059 1.53% -0.35%
2058 1.56% -0.33%
2057 1.57% -0.3%
2056 1.6% -0.26%
2055 1.64% -0.23%
2054 1.67% -0.2%
2053 1.71% -0.18%
2052 1.74% -0.14%
2051 1.76% -0.12%
2050 1.8% -0.08%
2049 1.83% -0.04%
2048 1.87% -0.009%
2047 1.9% 0.03%
2046 1.92% 0.03%
2045 1.96% 0.06%
2044 1.98% 0.07%
2043 2.03% 0.1%
2042 2.08% 0.11%
2041 2.1% 0.13%
2040 2.14% 0.15%
2039 2.16% 0.17%
2038 2.2% 0.2%
2037 2.23% 0.21%
2036 2.25% 0.22%
2035 2.28% 0.23%
2034 2.31% 0.25%
2033 2.35% 0.26%
2032 2.37% 0.29%
2031 2.41% 0.31%
2030 2.43% 0.3%
2029 2.47% 0.32%
2028 2.5% 0.32%
2027 2.53% 0.3%
2026 2.57% 0.25%
2025 2.62% 0.23%
2024 2.65% 0.23%
2023 2.68% 0.41%
2022 2.66% 0.99%
2021 2.69% 0.91%
2020 2.76% 0.98%
2019 2.82% 1.44%
2018 2.81% 1.36%
2017 2.88% 1.31%
2016 3.03% 1.35%
2015 3.19% 1.34%
2014 3.07% 1.36%
2013 2.85% 1.29%
2012 2.85% 1.28%
2011 2.87% 1.48%
2010 2.9% 1.53%
2009 2.91% 1.39%
2008 2.9% 1.27%
2007 2.85% 0.16%
2006 2.79% 1.03%
2005 2.79% 1.07%
2004 2.79% 1.12%
2003 2.77% 1.17%
2002 2.72% 1.21%
2001 2.66% 1.25%
2000 2.67% 1.29%
1999 2.69% 1.35%
1998 2.68% 1.4%
1997 2.69% 1.46%
1996 2.73% 1.52%
1995 2.78% 1.65%
1994 2.85% 1.75%
1993 2.89% 1.74%
1992 2.91% 1.72%
1991 2.96% 1.77%
1990 2.99% 1.89%
1989 2.97% 1.98%
1988 3.03% 2.02%
1987 3.09% 2.06%
1986 3.06% 2.15%
1985 3.03% 2.25%
1984 2.82% 2.33%
1983 2.07% 2.38%
1982 2.41% 2.16%
1981 3.57% 2.01%
1980 3.31% 2.02%
1979 2.84% 1.98%
1978 2.76% 2.04%
1977 2.61% 2.08%
1976 2.72% 2.06%
1975 2.83% 2.1%
1974 2.81% 2.24%
1973 2.79% 2.34%
1972 2.75% 2.43%
1971 2.71% 2.4%
1970 2.65% 2.38%
1969 2.57% 2.48%
1968 2.49% 2.56%
1967 2.4% 2.63%
1966 2.32% 2.57%
1965 2.27% 2.54%
1964 2.23% 2.66%
1963 2.21% 2.71%
1962 1.9% 2.74%
1961 1.55% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Cameroon Turkey
Current population
30864115
86002379
Population rank 51/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.37% 1.04%
One net population change
42 seconds
2.73 minutes
One birth every
32.9 seconds
33 seconds
One death every
2.59 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,058 +528
Annual growth/decline +751,057 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +2.65% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 23/197 154/197
One migration net change every
34.3 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -15,379 -258,205
Net migration rank 146/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 642,948 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 74/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.2% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 130/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cameroon
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cameroon Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,379 - -258,205
2024 - -13,892 - -275,952
2023 754,486 -4,798 426,630 -318,070
2022 734,893 -4,798 535,373 -301,544
2021 713,806 -9,888 521,713 20,283
2020 716,361 -9,888 608,708 37,934
2019 714,681 -12,255 751,472 -15,690
2018 706,188 -9,184 830,353 187,570
2017 696,496 -37,912 875,408 659,846
2016 677,051 13,255 895,841 352,063
2015 649,190 42,008 930,799 1,063,140
2014 619,243 96,599 957,055 1,033,384
2013 606,072 -6,900 921,386 438,618
2012 594,029 -7,523 917,145 258,623
2011 580,607 -12,669 875,839 68,849
2010 569,921 -9,366 892,334 55,532
2009 557,841 -10,203 900,491 24,276
2008 542,919 -10,720 868,749 47,915
2007 526,949 -10,807 876,626 -186,402
2006 511,366 -28,528 897,351 -190,194
2005 496,547 -27,775 898,650 -174,177
2004 478,880 -19,444 896,025 -146,574
2003 459,422 -18,568 893,683 -121,383
2002 439,544 -10,766 922,927 -129,444
2001 422,511 -19,203 980,560 -166,759
2000 411,633 -21,221 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 401,969 -17,398 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 388,432 -12,446 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 377,138 -13,842 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 370,355 -12,738 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 367,532 -12,661 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 364,390 -12,028 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 360,785 -9,601 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 356,072 -13,702 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 350,493 -14,520 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 342,901 -8,163 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 334,649 -11,244 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 328,168 -16,016 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 320,134 -3,829 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 308,188 -3,671 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 296,317 -3,604 1,098,846 8,960
1984 284,110 -3,512 1,096,529 21,787
1983 276,112 -37,346 1,095,106 39,871
1982 274,652 -139,974 1,091,863 23,728
1981 262,076 27,845 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 247,808 70,589 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 238,875 -12,108 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 229,958 -1,282 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 222,785 -20,622 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 214,916 -19,994 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 206,986 -237 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 200,693 -377 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 193,997 -466 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 186,521 -473 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 179,317 -439 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 170,713 -367 991,950 -150,924
1969 162,603 -286 970,958 -110,578
1968 153,080 -204 950,778 -78,973
1967 144,370 -148 936,727 -65,993
1966 135,927 -96 925,790 -50,999
1965 129,428 -39 904,016 -113,911
1964 123,469 0 884,152 -69,978
1963 119,784 0 862,626 -44,317
1962 116,232 0 837,473 -34,353
1961 82,471 0 816,911 -26,187
1960 77,948 0 773,009 14,948

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

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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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 642,948 residents or 2.2% of the population were not native-born in Cameroon, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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