🇨🇲 Cameroon Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Cameroon is 30,640,817, ranking #51 in the world (0.37% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 2.49% per year. The biggest city is Douala with 1,338,082 inhabitants.

Live estimate

30,658,742

Growth rate

2.49%

Density

people / km² (170 / mi²)

Median age

18.2

Fertility rate

4.12

births per woman

Life expectancy

64.5

years

Cameroon population 1950–2100

Population of Cameroon, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Cameroon is projected to reach 51,096,317, and 88,875,688 by 2100.

Cameroon population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	30,640,817	2.49%	65.7	18.2
2025	29,879,337	2.54%	64.1	18.0
2024	29,123,744	2.58%	62.5	17.9
2023	28,372,687	2.64%	60.9	17.8
2022	27,632,771	2.64%	59.3	17.6
2021	26,915,758	2.62%	57.8	17.5
2020	26,210,558	2.70%	56.2	17.4
2019	25,506,095	2.75%	54.7	17.4
2018	24,806,383	2.81%	53.2	17.3
2017	24,128,601	2.73%	51.8	17.3
2016	23,454,161	2.94%	50.3	17.2
2015	22,763,414	3.04%	48.8	17.2
2014	22,059,893	3.25%	47.3	17.1
2013	21,402,376	2.80%	45.9	17.0
2012	20,809,529	2.82%	44.7	16.9
2011	20,232,304	2.81%	43.4	16.9
2010	19,668,066	2.85%	42.2	16.8
2009	19,113,974	2.87%	41.0	16.8
2008	18,574,056	2.87%	39.9	16.7
2007	18,049,896	2.86%	38.7	16.7
2006	17,550,407	2.75%	37.7	16.6
2005	17,074,594	2.75%	36.6	16.6
2004	16,610,487	2.77%	35.6	16.5
2003	16,160,340	2.73%	34.7	16.4
2002	15,725,528	2.73%	33.7	16.3
2001	15,309,490	2.63%	32.8	16.3
2000	14,912,631	2.62%	32.0	16.2
1999	14,525,140	2.65%	31.2	16.1
1998	14,144,860	2.66%	30.4	16.0
1997	13,775,214	2.64%	29.6	15.9
1996	13,414,758	2.67%	28.8	15.9
1995	13,058,516	2.72%	28.0	15.8
1994	12,704,903	2.77%	27.3	15.7
1993	12,353,131	2.84%	26.5	15.7
1992	12,006,354	2.85%	25.8	15.7
1991	11,667,180	2.88%	25.0	15.7
1990	11,331,821	2.95%	24.3	15.7
1989	11,002,745	2.94%	23.6	15.7
1988	10,684,968	2.92%	22.9	15.8
1987	10,370,750	3.05%	22.3	15.8
1986	10,060,342	3.03%	21.6	15.9
1985	9,761,730	3.00%	20.9	15.9
1984	9,475,078	2.96%	20.3	16.0
1983	9,215,397	2.59%	19.8	16.1
1982	9,028,678	1.49%	19.4	16.4
1981	8,816,376	3.29%	18.9	16.7
1980	8,512,219	3.74%	18.3	16.7
1979	8,239,642	2.75%	17.7	16.8
1978	8,011,921	2.85%	17.2	16.9
1977	7,796,501	2.59%	16.7	17.1
1976	7,597,962	2.57%	16.3	17.2
1975	7,397,120	2.79%	15.9	17.4
1974	7,193,584	2.79%	15.4	17.5
1973	6,996,660	2.77%	15.0	17.7
1972	6,806,872	2.73%	14.6	17.8
1971	6,624,408	2.70%	14.2	18.0
1970	6,449,793	2.64%	13.8	18.1
1969	6,283,462	2.58%	13.5	18.3
1968	6,125,863	2.50%	13.1	18.5
1967	5,977,318	2.41%	12.8	18.7
1966	5,837,295	2.33%	12.5	18.8
1965	5,704,686	2.27%	12.2	18.9
1964	5,578,257	2.21%	12.0	19.0
1963	5,456,623	2.19%	11.7	19.1
1962	5,338,620	2.18%	11.5	19.1
1961	5,239,272	1.57%	11.2	19.3
1960	5,159,058	1.51%	11.1	19.5
1959	5,070,071	1.97%	10.9	19.6
1958	4,972,218	1.92%	10.7	19.6
1957	4,878,933	1.86%	10.5	19.6
1956	4,788,336	1.89%	10.3	19.6
1955	4,700,258	1.83%	10.1	19.6
1954	4,616,886	1.75%	9.9	19.6
1953	4,538,446	1.67%	9.7	19.5
1952	4,464,716	1.60%	9.6	19.5
1951	4,395,353	1.53%	9.4	19.4
1950	4,330,084	1.46%	9.3	19.3

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	31,410,384	2.47%	67.4	18.4
2028	32,190,668	2.44%	69.1	18.6
2029	32,979,282	2.40%	70.8	18.7
2030	33,777,190	2.38%	72.5	18.9
2031	34,584,117	2.34%	74.2	19.1
2032	35,399,671	2.32%	76.0	19.3
2033	36,223,483	2.28%	77.7	19.5
2034	37,054,810	2.26%	79.5	19.7
2035	37,893,818	2.22%	81.3	19.8
2036	38,742,468	2.21%	83.1	20.0
2037	39,600,372	2.17%	85.0	20.3
2038	40,463,012	2.14%	86.8	20.5
2039	41,332,840	2.12%	88.7	20.7
2040	42,208,003	2.08%	90.6	20.9
2041	43,089,980	2.06%	92.5	21.1
2042	43,976,016	2.01%	94.4	21.4
2043	44,857,801	1.96%	96.3	21.6
2044	45,741,474	1.94%	98.1	21.8
2045	46,629,039	1.90%	100.1	22.0
2046	47,519,038	1.88%	102.0	22.2
2047	48,413,783	1.85%	103.9	22.4
2048	49,308,765	1.81%	105.8	22.6
2049	50,203,270	1.78%	107.7	22.9
2050	51,096,317	1.74%	109.6	23.1
2051	51,989,016	1.72%	111.6	23.3
2052	52,885,711	1.70%	113.5	23.5
2053	53,780,179	1.66%	115.4	23.7
2054	54,670,862	1.63%	117.3	23.9
2055	55,557,082	1.59%	119.2	24.1
2056	56,438,109	1.56%	121.1	24.4
2057	57,320,853	1.54%	123.0	24.6
2058	58,204,677	1.52%	124.9	24.8
2059	59,084,925	1.49%	126.8	25.0
2060	59,960,896	1.46%	128.7	25.2
2061	60,830,908	1.42%	130.5	25.5
2062	61,695,066	1.40%	132.4	25.7
2063	62,554,749	1.37%	134.2	25.9
2064	63,411,694	1.35%	136.1	26.1
2065	64,266,376	1.33%	137.9	26.3
2066	65,117,258	1.30%	139.7	26.6
2067	65,962,218	1.27%	141.5	26.8
2068	66,799,157	1.25%	143.3	27.0
2069	67,630,705	1.23%	145.1	27.2
2070	68,458,220	1.21%	146.9	27.5
2071	69,281,002	1.18%	148.7	27.7
2072	70,100,398	1.17%	150.4	27.9
2073	70,912,212	1.14%	152.2	28.1
2074	71,716,675	1.12%	153.9	28.4
2075	72,513,578	1.09%	155.6	28.6
2076	73,296,756	1.06%	157.3	28.8
2077	74,071,103	1.04%	158.9	29.0
2078	74,837,842	1.02%	160.6	29.3
2079	75,593,956	0.99%	162.2	29.5
2080	76,344,375	0.98%	163.8	29.7
2081	77,085,039	0.95%	165.4	29.9
2082	77,810,057	0.92%	167.0	30.2
2083	78,523,921	0.90%	168.5	30.4
2084	79,226,074	0.88%	170.0	30.6
2085	79,916,765	0.86%	171.5	30.8
2086	80,595,177	0.83%	172.9	31.0
2087	81,262,709	0.82%	174.4	31.3
2088	81,920,827	0.80%	175.8	31.5
2089	82,567,871	0.78%	177.2	31.7
2090	83,203,329	0.76%	178.5	31.9
2091	83,825,950	0.74%	179.9	32.1
2092	84,434,007	0.71%	181.2	32.3
2093	85,029,324	0.70%	182.4	32.5
2094	85,616,518	0.68%	183.7	32.8
2095	86,190,175	0.66%	184.9	33.0
2096	86,750,799	0.64%	186.1	33.2
2097	87,301,733	0.62%	187.3	33.4
2098	87,838,657	0.60%	188.5	33.6
2099	88,362,383	0.59%	189.6	33.8
2100	88,875,688	0.57%	190.7	34.0

States & provinces of Cameroon by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Centre	2,672,533	8.7%
2	Nord	2,442,578	8.0%
3	Littoral	2,202,340	7.2%
4	Extrême-Nord	1,855,695	6.1%
5	Nord-Ouest	1,728,953	5.6%
6	Ouest	1,339,791	4.4%
7	Sud-Ouest	1,316,079	4.3%
8	Est	836,906	2.7%
9	Sud	634,655	2.1%
10	Adamaoua	495,185	1.6%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Cameroon

#	City	Region	Population
1	Douala	Littoral	1,338,082
2	Yaoundé capital	Centre	1,299,369
3	Bamenda	North-West	420,445
4	Bafoussam	West	373,268
5	Maroua	Far North	314,122
6	Ngaoundéré	Adamaoua	238,196
7	Kumba	South-West	225,046
8	Nkongsamba	Littoral	162,309
9	Buea	South-West	140,533
10	Kousséri	Far North	139,024
11	Bertoua	East	137,993
12	Limbe	South-West	131,381
13	Foumban	West	130,287
14	Kumbo	North-West	125,124
15	Edéa	Littoral	103,861

FAQ

What is the population of Cameroon in 2026?

The population of Cameroon is 30,640,817 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Cameroon?

Douala is the biggest city in Cameroon with 1,338,082 inhabitants; the capital is Yaoundé.

Is the population of Cameroon growing or shrinking?

The population of Cameroon is growing at 2.49% per year.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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