Cameroon Population Growth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of Cameroon population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of Cameroon in 2024 is 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.
  • The population of Cameroon in 2021 was 27,198,628, a 2.67% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate
Country Name 2024 Population Growth Rate
India 1,441,719,852
Indonesia 279,798,049
Pakistan 245,209,815
Nigeria 229,152,217
Bangladesh 174,701,211
Philippines 119,106,224
Egypt 114,484,252
Vietnam 99,497,680
Kenya 56,203,030
Myanmar 54,964,694
Sudan 49,358,228
Morocco 38,211,459
Ukraine 37,937,821
Angola 37,804,634
Uzbekistan 35,673,804
Ghana 34,777,522
Cameroon 29,394,433
Sri Lanka 21,949,268
Zambia 21,134,695
Cambodia 17,121,847
Bolivia 12,567,336
Tunisia 12,564,689
Honduras 10,759,406
Papua New Guinea 10,515,788
Nicaragua 7,142,529
El Salvador 6,396,289
Republic of Congo 6,244,547
Mauritania 4,993,922
Georgia 3,717,425
Mongolia 3,493,629
Moldova 3,329,865
Lesotho 2,356,083
Timor-Leste 1,379,883
Eswatini 1,222,075
Djibouti 1,152,329
Bhutan 792,382
Solomon Islands 756,673
Cabo Verde 604,461
Micronesia 549,553
Vanuatu 342,325
Sao Tome and Principe 236,381
Kiribati 135,763
Cameroon - Historical Population Growth Rate Data
Year Population Growth Rate Growth Rate
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%