Cameroon Population 1950-2025

Chart and table of Cameroon population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Cameroon in 2025 is 30,150,781, a 2.57% increase from 2024.
  • The population of Cameroon in 2024 was 29,394,433, a 2.61% increase from 2023.
  • The population of Cameroon in 2023 was 28,647,293, a 2.63% increase from 2022.
  • The population of Cameroon in 2022 was 27,914,536, a 2.63% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population
Country Name 2025 Population
India 1,454,606,724
Indonesia 282,004,306
Pakistan 249,948,885
Nigeria 234,573,603
Bangladesh 176,421,509
Philippines 120,864,358
Egypt 116,275,465
Vietnam 100,103,979
Kenya 57,323,930
Myanmar 55,336,783
Sudan 50,614,633
Angola 38,942,791
Ukraine 38,759,076
Morocco 38,571,289
Uzbekistan 36,159,016
Ghana 35,439,785
Cameroon 30,150,781
Sri Lanka 22,000,246
Zambia 21,706,928
Cambodia 17,293,532
Bolivia 12,746,148
Tunisia 12,665,802
Honduras 10,923,967
Papua New Guinea 10,701,144
Nicaragua 7,237,313
El Salvador 6,426,229
Republic of Congo 6,383,738
Mauritania 5,128,141
Georgia 3,709,510
Mongolia 3,537,947
Moldova 3,254,966
Lesotho 2,381,381
Timor-Leste 1,399,184
Eswatini 1,234,858
Djibouti 1,168,257
Bhutan 797,335
Solomon Islands 773,027
Cabo Verde 610,209
Micronesia 554,732
Vanuatu 350,202
Sao Tome and Principe 240,979
Kiribati 137,984
Cameroon - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2025 30,150,781 2.57%
2024 29,394,433 2.61%
2023 28,647,293 2.63%
2022 27,914,536 2.63%
2021 27,198,628 2.67%
2020 26,491,087 2.75%
2019 25,782,341 2.81%
2018 25,076,747 2.80%
2017 24,393,181 2.87%
2016 23,711,630 3.04%
2015 23,012,646 3.20%
2014 22,299,585 3.08%
2013 21,632,850 2.85%
2012 21,032,684 2.85%
2011 20,448,873 2.87%
2010 19,878,036 2.89%
2009 19,319,274 2.89%
2008 18,777,081 2.88%
2007 18,251,866 2.82%
2006 17,751,333 2.76%
2005 17,275,171 2.77%
2004 16,809,407 2.78%
2003 16,354,326 2.77%
2002 15,914,033 2.72%
2001 15,493,253 2.66%
2000 15,091,594 2.67%
1999 14,698,973 2.69%
1998 14,314,599 2.68%
1997 13,941,181 2.70%
1996 13,575,324 2.75%
1995 13,211,647 2.82%
1994 12,848,862 2.90%
1993 12,486,773 2.95%
1992 12,128,604 2.98%
1991 11,777,719 3.04%
1990 11,430,520 3.08%
1989 11,089,222 3.06%
1988 10,759,573 3.12%
1987 10,433,905 3.18%
1986 10,112,712 3.15%
1985 9,804,254 3.11%
1984 9,508,570 2.90%
1983 9,240,672 2.14%
1982 9,046,986 2.47%
1981 8,829,048 3.63%
1980 8,519,891 3.35%
1979 8,243,377 2.87%
1978 8,013,279 2.78%
1977 7,796,825 2.62%
1976 7,598,028 2.71%
1975 7,397,417 2.82%
1974 7,194,697 2.80%
1973 6,998,688 2.78%
1972 6,809,468 2.75%
1971 6,627,350 2.71%
1970 6,452,787 2.65%
1969 6,286,232 2.60%
1968 6,127,193 2.55%
1967 5,975,087 2.50%
1966 5,829,580 2.45%
1965 5,690,086 2.41%
1964 5,556,209 2.37%
1963 5,427,511 2.33%
1962 5,303,841 1.99%
1961 5,200,355 1.62%
1960 5,117,608 1.78%
1959 5,028,160 1.96%
1958 4,931,680 1.87%
1957 4,840,930 1.83%
1956 4,753,921 1.79%
1955 4,670,538 1.70%
1954 4,592,370 1.62%
1953 4,519,183 1.56%
1952 4,449,602 1.54%
1951 4,381,975 1.53%
1950 4,315,816 0.00%