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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Cameroon was 29,123,744 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Cameroon's population is 30,864,115 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Cameroon's population is 9.12 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Cameroon is ranked the 51st most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.41% of the world: 0.37% for Cameroon vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Cameroon has had an average growth rate of +2.84% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Cameroon has increased from 17.6M people to 30.9M (75.9% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Cameroon vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Cameroon Uruguay
2100 89,781,496 2,256,741
2099 89,255,966 2,279,899
2098 88,720,337 2,303,351
2097 88,168,066 2,326,987
2096 87,604,050 2,350,799
2095 87,032,145 2,374,835
2094 86,441,720 2,398,960
2093 85,842,389 2,423,269
2092 85,235,505 2,447,646
2091 84,610,360 2,472,126
2090 83,973,967 2,496,514
2089 83,322,813 2,520,852
2088 82,662,944 2,545,052
2087 81,989,354 2,569,100
2086 81,310,407 2,592,974
2085 80,614,775 2,616,629
2084 79,910,947 2,640,001
2083 79,192,092 2,663,150
2082 78,464,535 2,686,021
2081 77,723,079 2,708,594
2080 76,963,821 2,730,883
2079 76,202,603 2,752,831
2078 75,431,803 2,774,432
2077 74,649,057 2,795,709
2076 73,862,841 2,816,677
2075 73,062,202 2,837,308
2074 72,248,179 2,857,709
2073 71,432,221 2,877,721
2072 70,603,305 2,897,543
2071 69,771,981 2,917,097
2070 68,936,208 2,936,478
2069 68,095,292 2,955,616
2068 67,251,348 2,974,445
2067 66,399,507 2,992,987
2066 65,539,313 3,011,309
2065 64,675,474 3,029,441
2064 63,807,579 3,047,343
2063 62,939,156 3,065,064
2062 62,065,714 3,082,642
2061 61,188,220 3,100,006
2060 60,302,920 3,117,149
2059 59,413,352 3,133,952
2058 58,519,385 3,150,250
2057 57,622,572 3,166,055
2056 56,730,793 3,181,373
2055 55,837,458 3,196,072
2054 54,935,159 3,210,110
2053 54,032,780 3,223,395
2052 53,122,812 3,235,973
2051 52,215,921 3,247,888
2050 51,314,050 3,259,108
2049 50,406,453 3,269,675
2048 49,501,629 3,279,610
2047 48,593,064 3,288,969
2046 47,688,721 3,297,696
2045 46,789,773 3,305,917
2044 45,890,362 3,313,556
2043 44,999,297 3,320,565
2042 44,103,714 3,326,955
2041 43,204,033 3,332,884
2040 42,316,677 3,338,277
2039 41,430,803 3,343,295
2038 40,554,253 3,347,790
2037 39,682,947 3,351,911
2036 38,815,989 3,355,671
2035 37,963,436 3,359,126
2034 37,116,013 3,362,276
2033 36,279,025 3,365,250
2032 35,446,827 3,368,057
2031 34,626,572 3,370,727
2030 33,811,853 3,373,273
2029 33,009,874 3,375,805
2028 32,213,983 3,378,198
2027 31,428,884 3,380,504
2026 30,654,707 3,382,789
2025 29,885,995 3,384,805
2024 29,123,744 3,386,588
2023 28,372,687 3,388,081
2022 27,632,771 3,390,913
2021 26,915,758 3,396,695
2020 26,210,558 3,398,968
2019 25,506,095 3,397,206
2018 24,806,383 3,394,534
2017 24,128,601 3,388,438
2016 23,454,161 3,379,283
2015 22,763,414 3,368,017
2014 22,059,893 3,356,334
2013 21,402,376 3,345,337
2012 20,809,529 3,335,401
2011 20,232,304 3,326,825
2010 19,668,066 3,318,580
2009 19,113,974 3,310,091
2008 18,574,056 3,302,177
2007 18,049,896 3,295,153
2006 17,550,407 3,289,506
2005 17,074,594 3,285,771
2004 16,610,487 3,283,148
2003 16,160,340 3,281,186
2002 15,725,528 3,278,867
2001 15,309,490 3,274,251
2000 14,912,631 3,266,206
1999 14,525,140 3,254,015
1998 14,144,860 3,239,280
1997 13,775,214 3,223,345
1996 13,414,757 3,206,324
1995 13,058,516 3,189,440
1994 12,704,903 3,172,834
1993 12,353,131 3,156,345
1992 12,006,353 3,139,702
1991 11,667,180 3,122,354
1990 11,331,821 3,104,403
1989 11,002,745 3,086,255
1988 10,684,968 3,067,961
1987 10,370,749 3,049,896
1986 10,060,342 3,032,845
1985 9,761,730 3,017,037
1984 9,475,078 3,002,488
1983 9,215,397 2,988,778
1982 9,028,678 2,975,492
1981 8,816,377 2,963,246
1980 8,512,219 2,951,953
1979 8,239,641 2,939,903
1978 8,011,921 2,925,715
1977 7,796,501 2,909,461
1976 7,597,962 2,891,392
1975 7,397,120 2,872,320
1974 7,193,583 2,853,944
1973 6,996,660 2,837,133
1972 6,806,872 2,821,644
1971 6,624,408 2,806,462
1970 6,449,793 2,790,807
1969 6,283,462 2,773,974
1968 6,125,863 2,754,606
1967 5,977,318 2,732,277
1966 5,837,295 2,707,646
1965 5,704,686 2,681,169
1964 5,578,257 2,653,180
1963 5,456,623 2,623,766
1962 5,338,620 2,593,298
1961 5,239,273 2,562,044
1960 5,159,057 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Cameroon increased by 5,903,754 people (a 33.6% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Cameroon gained 7,409,954 people (a 31.6% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Cameroon was ranked 59th most populous country in 2006 and is 51st in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Cameroon is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 89.8M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Cameroon
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Cameroon Uruguay
2100 0.59% -1.02%
2099 0.6% -1.02%
2098 0.63% -1.02%
2097 0.64% -1.01%
2096 0.66% -1.01%
2095 0.68% -1.01%
2094 0.7% -1%
2093 0.71% -1%
2092 0.74% -0.99%
2091 0.76% -0.98%
2090 0.78% -0.97%
2089 0.8% -0.95%
2088 0.82% -0.94%
2087 0.84% -0.92%
2086 0.86% -0.9%
2085 0.88% -0.89%
2084 0.91% -0.87%
2083 0.93% -0.85%
2082 0.95% -0.83%
2081 0.99% -0.82%
2080 1% -0.8%
2079 1.02% -0.78%
2078 1.05% -0.76%
2077 1.06% -0.74%
2076 1.1% -0.73%
2075 1.13% -0.71%
2074 1.14% -0.7%
2073 1.17% -0.68%
2072 1.19% -0.67%
2071 1.21% -0.66%
2070 1.23% -0.65%
2069 1.25% -0.63%
2068 1.28% -0.62%
2067 1.31% -0.61%
2066 1.34% -0.6%
2065 1.36% -0.59%
2064 1.38% -0.58%
2063 1.41% -0.57%
2062 1.43% -0.56%
2061 1.47% -0.55%
2060 1.5% -0.54%
2059 1.53% -0.52%
2058 1.56% -0.5%
2057 1.57% -0.48%
2056 1.6% -0.46%
2055 1.64% -0.44%
2054 1.67% -0.41%
2053 1.71% -0.39%
2052 1.74% -0.37%
2051 1.76% -0.34%
2050 1.8% -0.32%
2049 1.83% -0.3%
2048 1.87% -0.28%
2047 1.9% -0.26%
2046 1.92% -0.25%
2045 1.96% -0.23%
2044 1.98% -0.21%
2043 2.03% -0.19%
2042 2.08% -0.18%
2041 2.1% -0.16%
2040 2.14% -0.15%
2039 2.16% -0.13%
2038 2.2% -0.12%
2037 2.23% -0.11%
2036 2.25% -0.1%
2035 2.28% -0.09%
2034 2.31% -0.09%
2033 2.35% -0.08%
2032 2.37% -0.08%
2031 2.41% -0.08%
2030 2.43% -0.08%
2029 2.47% -0.07%
2028 2.5% -0.07%
2027 2.53% -0.07%
2026 2.57% -0.06%
2025 2.62% -0.05%
2024 2.65% -0.04%
2023 2.68% -0.08%
2022 2.66% -0.17%
2021 2.69% -0.07%
2020 2.76% 0.05%
2019 2.82% 0.08%
2018 2.81% 0.18%
2017 2.88% 0.27%
2016 3.03% 0.33%
2015 3.19% 0.35%
2014 3.07% 0.33%
2013 2.85% 0.3%
2012 2.85% 0.26%
2011 2.87% 0.25%
2010 2.9% 0.26%
2009 2.91% 0.24%
2008 2.9% 0.21%
2007 2.85% 0.17%
2006 2.79% 0.11%
2005 2.79% 0.08%
2004 2.79% 0.06%
2003 2.77% 0.07%
2002 2.72% 0.14%
2001 2.66% 0.25%
2000 2.67% 0.37%
1999 2.69% 0.45%
1998 2.68% 0.49%
1997 2.69% 0.53%
1996 2.73% 0.53%
1995 2.78% 0.52%
1994 2.85% 0.52%
1993 2.89% 0.53%
1992 2.91% 0.56%
1991 2.96% 0.58%
1990 2.99% 0.59%
1989 2.97% 0.6%
1988 3.03% 0.59%
1987 3.09% 0.56%
1986 3.06% 0.52%
1985 3.03% 0.48%
1984 2.82% 0.46%
1983 2.07% 0.45%
1982 2.41% 0.41%
1981 3.57% 0.38%
1980 3.31% 0.41%
1979 2.84% 0.48%
1978 2.76% 0.56%
1977 2.61% 0.62%
1976 2.72% 0.66%
1975 2.83% 0.64%
1974 2.81% 0.59%
1973 2.79% 0.55%
1972 2.75% 0.54%
1971 2.71% 0.56%
1970 2.65% 0.61%
1969 2.57% 0.7%
1968 2.49% 0.82%
1967 2.4% 0.91%
1966 2.32% 0.99%
1965 2.27% 1.05%
1964 2.23% 1.12%
1963 2.21% 1.17%
1962 1.9% 1.22%
1961 1.55% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Cameroon Uruguay
Current population
30864115
3382789
Population rank 51/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.37% 0.04%
One net population change
42 seconds
5.87 hours
One birth every
32.9 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
2.59 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,058 -4
Annual growth/decline +751,057 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +2.65% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 23/197 167/197
One migration net change every
34.3 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -15,379 -1,338
Net migration rank 146/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 642,948 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 74/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.2% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 130/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Cameroon
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Cameroon Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -15,379 - -1,338
2024 - -13,892 - -1,348
2023 754,486 -4,798 298 -1,501
2022 734,893 -4,798 -2,964 -1,501
2021 713,806 -9,888 -5,621 -1,482
2020 716,361 -9,888 4,048 -1,482
2019 714,681 -12,255 3,873 -2,899
2018 706,188 -9,184 7,322 -2,963
2017 696,496 -37,912 10,907 -3,091
2016 677,051 13,255 14,008 -3,506
2015 649,190 42,008 16,194 -4,157
2014 619,243 96,599 16,238 -4,919
2013 606,072 -6,900 16,318 -5,647
2012 594,029 -7,523 15,520 -6,317
2011 580,607 -12,669 14,934 -6,982
2010 569,921 -9,366 16,231 -7,696
2009 557,841 -10,203 16,947 -8,510
2008 542,919 -10,720 16,838 -9,458
2007 526,949 -10,807 17,422 -10,750
2006 511,366 -28,528 17,783 -13,161
2005 496,547 -27,775 18,926 -16,086
2004 478,880 -19,444 18,067 -15,668
2003 459,422 -18,568 18,628 -17,105
2002 439,544 -10,766 20,073 -16,957
2001 422,511 -19,203 20,729 -14,620
2000 411,633 -21,221 21,060 -11,076
1999 401,969 -17,398 21,844 -7,441
1998 388,432 -12,446 22,114 -7,048
1997 377,138 -13,842 23,737 -6,938
1996 370,355 -12,738 24,635 -7,397
1995 367,532 -12,661 24,872 -8,339
1994 364,390 -12,028 24,637 -7,955
1993 360,785 -9,601 24,212 -7,922
1992 356,072 -13,702 24,847 -7,850
1991 350,493 -14,520 25,422 -7,714
1990 342,901 -8,163 25,699 -7,499
1989 334,649 -11,244 25,322 -7,229
1988 328,168 -16,016 25,071 -6,582
1987 320,134 -3,829 24,469 -6,833
1986 308,188 -3,671 24,505 -8,046
1985 296,317 -3,604 23,988 -8,832
1984 284,110 -3,512 23,684 -9,730
1983 276,112 -37,346 24,146 -10,671
1982 274,652 -139,974 25,224 -12,131
1981 262,076 27,845 24,968 -13,577
1980 247,808 70,589 25,451 -14,252
1979 238,875 -12,108 27,456 -14,552
1978 229,958 -1,282 30,076 -14,611
1977 222,785 -20,622 31,321 -14,280
1976 214,916 -19,994 33,199 -14,096
1975 206,986 -237 33,393 -14,350
1974 200,693 -377 32,221 -14,512
1973 193,997 -466 30,213 -14,312
1972 186,521 -473 28,896 -13,817
1971 179,317 -439 28,584 -13,288
1970 170,713 -367 28,737 -12,727
1969 162,603 -286 28,805 -11,149
1968 153,080 -204 29,103 -8,028
1967 144,370 -148 29,514 -5,938
1966 135,927 -96 30,293 -4,599
1965 129,428 -39 30,807 -3,542
1964 123,469 0 31,340 -2,623
1963 119,784 0 31,824 -1,707
1962 116,232 0 31,441 -623
1961 82,471 0 30,975 703
1960 77,948 0 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 642,948 residents or 2.2% of the population were not native-born in Cameroon, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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