Cameroon Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Cameroon population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Cameroon in 2020 is 26,545,863, a 2.59% increase from 2019.
- The population of Cameroon in 2019 was 25,876,380, a 2.62% increase from 2018.
- The population of Cameroon in 2018 was 25,216,267, a 2.65% increase from 2017.
- The population of Cameroon in 2017 was 24,566,073, a 2.67% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population |
| India | 1,380,004,385 |
| Indonesia | 273,523,615 |
| Pakistan | 220,892,340 |
| Nigeria | 206,139,589 |
| Bangladesh | 164,689,383 |
| Philippines | 109,581,078 |
| Egypt | 102,334,404 |
| Vietnam | 97,338,579 |
| Myanmar | 54,409,800 |
| Kenya | 53,771,296 |
| Sudan | 43,849,260 |
| Ukraine | 43,733,762 |
| Morocco | 36,910,560 |
| Uzbekistan | 33,469,203 |
| Angola | 32,866,272 |
| Ghana | 31,072,940 |
| Cameroon | 26,545,863 |
| Sri Lanka | 21,413,249 |
| Zambia | 18,383,955 |
| Cambodia | 16,718,965 |
| Tunisia | 11,818,619 |
| Bolivia | 11,673,021 |
| Honduras | 9,904,607 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8,947,024 |
| Nicaragua | 6,624,554 |
| El Salvador | 6,486,205 |
| Mauritania | 4,649,658 |
| Moldova | 4,033,963 |
| Georgia | 3,989,167 |
| Mongolia | 3,278,290 |
| Lesotho | 2,142,249 |
| Timor-Leste | 1,318,445 |
| Eswatini | 1,160,164 |
| Djibouti | 988,000 |
| Bhutan | 771,608 |
| Solomon Islands | 686,884 |
| Cabo Verde | 555,987 |
| Micronesia | 548,914 |
| Vanuatu | 307,145 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 219,159 |
| Kiribati | 119,449 |
| Cameroon - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 26,545,863 | 2.59% |
| 2019 | 25,876,380 | 2.62% |
| 2018 | 25,216,267 | 2.65% |
| 2017 | 24,566,073 | 2.67% |
| 2016 | 23,926,551 | 2.70% |
| 2015 | 23,298,368 | 2.72% |
| 2014 | 22,681,852 | 2.74% |
| 2013 | 22,077,294 | 2.76% |
| 2012 | 21,485,265 | 2.77% |
| 2011 | 20,906,388 | 2.78% |
| 2010 | 20,341,241 | 2.79% |
| 2009 | 19,789,919 | 2.79% |
| 2008 | 19,252,666 | 2.79% |
| 2007 | 18,730,282 | 2.78% |
| 2006 | 18,223,674 | 2.76% |
| 2005 | 17,733,410 | 2.75% |
| 2004 | 17,259,322 | 2.73% |
| 2003 | 16,800,865 | 2.71% |
| 2002 | 16,357,602 | 2.69% |
| 2001 | 15,928,910 | 2.67% |
| 2000 | 15,513,945 | 2.66% |
| 1999 | 15,112,592 | 2.64% |
| 1998 | 14,723,768 | 2.64% |
| 1997 | 14,344,449 | 2.67% |
| 1996 | 13,970,813 | 2.73% |
| 1995 | 13,599,988 | 2.79% |
| 1994 | 13,230,984 | 2.85% |
| 1993 | 12,864,090 | 2.92% |
| 1992 | 12,499,499 | 2.98% |
| 1991 | 12,137,912 | 3.04% |
| 1990 | 11,780,088 | 3.10% |
| 1989 | 11,425,800 | 3.16% |
| 1988 | 11,075,422 | 3.21% |
| 1987 | 10,731,064 | 3.23% |
| 1986 | 10,395,480 | 3.22% |
| 1985 | 10,070,806 | 3.21% |
| 1984 | 9,757,841 | 3.19% |
| 1983 | 9,456,494 | 3.16% |
| 1982 | 9,166,816 | 3.13% |
| 1981 | 8,888,535 | 3.10% |
| 1980 | 8,621,406 | 3.06% |
| 1979 | 8,365,567 | 3.01% |
| 1978 | 8,121,084 | 2.96% |
| 1977 | 7,887,560 | 2.91% |
| 1976 | 7,664,406 | 2.86% |
| 1975 | 7,451,054 | 2.81% |
| 1974 | 7,247,287 | 2.76% |
| 1973 | 7,052,849 | 2.70% |
| 1972 | 6,867,178 | 2.65% |
| 1971 | 6,689,662 | 2.61% |
| 1970 | 6,519,762 | 2.56% |
| 1969 | 6,357,092 | 2.51% |
| 1968 | 6,201,413 | 2.46% |
| 1967 | 6,052,420 | 2.41% |
| 1966 | 5,909,882 | 2.36% |
| 1965 | 5,773,543 | 2.31% |
| 1964 | 5,643,036 | 2.26% |
| 1963 | 5,518,104 | 2.21% |
| 1962 | 5,398,729 | 2.15% |
| 1961 | 5,285,017 | 2.09% |
| 1960 | 5,176,918 | 2.02% |
| 1959 | 5,074,202 | 1.97% |
| 1958 | 4,976,409 | 1.91% |
| 1957 | 4,883,010 | 1.87% |
| 1956 | 4,793,398 | 1.84% |
| 1955 | 4,706,995 | 1.81% |
| 1954 | 4,623,276 | 1.79% |
| 1953 | 4,541,795 | 1.79% |
| 1952 | 4,462,130 | 1.78% |
| 1951 | 4,383,966 | 1.79% |
| 1950 | 4,307,023 | 0.00% |
