Cameroon vs Cote d'Ivoire: Has the population peaked?
Cameroon
28.37 million people
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire
31.17 million people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
52nd
Cote d'Ivoire rank
50th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Cameroon
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 31.17 million people against 28.37 million people in Cameroon, a difference of 2.79 million people.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 52nd and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 50th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Cote d'Ivoire in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.68 million people | 3.11 million people | 1.56 million people | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 5.67 million people | 4.39 million people | 1.28 million people | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 7.31 million people | 6.63 million people | 682,170 people | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 9.69 million people | 9.89 million people | 200,813 people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 12.90 million people | 14.63 million people | 1.73 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 16.91 million people | 19.84 million people | 2.93 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 22.48 million people | 25.10 million people | 2.62 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 27.28 million people | 30.03 million people | 2.75 million people | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Cameroon or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 31.17 million people against 28.37 million people in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 2.79 million people, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Cameroon ranks 52nd and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 50th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.