Cameroon vs Niger: Population
Cameroon
88.88 million people
in 2100
Niger
90.82 million people
in 2100
Cameroon rank
28th
Niger rank
27th
Population over time
- Cameroon
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 90.82 million people against 88.88 million people in Cameroon, a difference of 1.94 million people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 28th and Niger ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 31.04 million people | 29.28 million people | 1.75 million people | Cameroon |
| 2030s | 37.51 million people | 36.89 million people | 622,010 people | Cameroon |
| 2040s | 46.19 million people | 46.88 million people | 683,610 people | Niger |
| 2050s | 55.10 million people | 57.14 million people | 2.04 million people | Niger |
| 2060s | 63.82 million people | 67.06 million people | 3.24 million people | Niger |
| 2070s | 72.08 million people | 75.93 million people | 3.85 million people | Niger |
| 2080s | 79.53 million people | 83.21 million people | 3.69 million people | Niger |
| 2090s | 85.86 million people | 88.60 million people | 2.75 million people | Niger |
| 2100s | 88.88 million people | 90.82 million people | 1.94 million people | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Cameroon or Niger?
- Niger, at 90.82 million people against 88.88 million people in Cameroon as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population between Cameroon and Niger?
- 1.94 million people, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Niger?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
- How do Cameroon and Niger rank globally for population?
- Cameroon ranks 28th and Niger ranks 27th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.