Cameroon vs South Africa: Population by world region
Cameroon
88.88 million people
in 2100
South Africa
94.31 million people
in 2100
Cameroon rank
29th
South Africa rank
26th
Population by world region over time
- Cameroon
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 94.31 million people against 88.88 million people in Cameroon, a difference of 5.44 million people.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 26th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 21 and South Africa in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 706,737 people | 258,000 people | 448,737 people | Cameroon |
| 1100s | 807,700 people | 309,600 people | 498,100 people | Cameroon |
| 1200s | 923,086 people | 361,200 people | 561,886 people | Cameroon |
| 1300s | 1.05 million people | 412,800 people | 642,160 people | Cameroon |
| 1400s | 1.21 million people | 464,400 people | 741,260 people | Cameroon |
| 1500s | 1.38 million people | 516,000 people | 861,900 people | Cameroon |
| 1600s | 1.57 million people | 602,000 people | 972,740 people | Cameroon |
| 1700s | 1.80 million people | 860,000 people | 939,710 people | Cameroon |
| 1710s | 1.72 million people | 843,752 people | 878,368 people | Cameroon |
| 1720s | 1.74 million people | 827,505 people | 911,275 people | Cameroon |
| 1730s | 1.76 million people | 811,258 people | 945,082 people | Cameroon |
| 1740s | 1.77 million people | 795,011 people | 979,889 people | Cameroon |
| 1750s | 1.79 million people | 778,764 people | 1.02 million people | Cameroon |
| 1760s | 1.82 million people | 762,517 people | 1.05 million people | Cameroon |
| 1770s | 1.84 million people | 746,270 people | 1.09 million people | Cameroon |
| 1780s | 1.86 million people | 730,023 people | 1.13 million people | Cameroon |
| 1790s | 1.89 million people | 713,776 people | 1.17 million people | Cameroon |
| 1800s | 1.86 million people | 1.47 million people | 388,066 people | Cameroon |
| 1810s | 1.86 million people | 1.54 million people | 325,482 people | Cameroon |
| 1820s | 1.98 million people | 1.72 million people | 256,545 people | Cameroon |
| 1830s | 2.26 million people | 2.14 million people | 115,205 people | Cameroon |
| 1840s | 2.57 million people | 2.67 million people | 94,373 people | South Africa |
| 1850s | 2.82 million people | 3.16 million people | 337,065 people | South Africa |
| 1860s | 2.95 million people | 3.52 million people | 571,269 people | South Africa |
| 1870s | 3.10 million people | 3.91 million people | 819,495 people | South Africa |
| 1880s | 3.27 million people | 4.36 million people | 1.09 million people | South Africa |
| 1890s | 3.30 million people | 4.85 million people | 1.55 million people | South Africa |
| 1900s | 3.10 million people | 5.56 million people | 2.47 million people | South Africa |
| 1910s | 2.88 million people | 6.56 million people | 3.68 million people | South Africa |
| 1920s | 2.99 million people | 7.86 million people | 4.88 million people | South Africa |
| 1930s | 3.40 million people | 9.64 million people | 6.24 million people | South Africa |
| 1940s | 3.94 million people | 11.72 million people | 7.78 million people | South Africa |
| 1950s | 4.68 million people | 14.43 million people | 9.76 million people | South Africa |
| 1960s | 5.67 million people | 18.89 million people | 13.22 million people | South Africa |
| 1970s | 7.31 million people | 25.38 million people | 18.07 million people | South Africa |
| 1980s | 9.69 million people | 34.50 million people | 24.80 million people | South Africa |
| 1990s | 12.90 million people | 44.05 million people | 31.15 million people | South Africa |
| 2000s | 16.91 million people | 49.31 million people | 32.40 million people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 22.48 million people | 55.92 million people | 33.44 million people | South Africa |
| 2020s | 29.54 million people | 64.23 million people | 34.70 million people | South Africa |
| 2030s | 37.51 million people | 70.90 million people | 33.39 million people | South Africa |
| 2040s | 46.19 million people | 76.40 million people | 30.21 million people | South Africa |
| 2050s | 55.10 million people | 81.17 million people | 26.07 million people | South Africa |
| 2060s | 63.82 million people | 85.05 million people | 21.22 million people | South Africa |
| 2070s | 72.08 million people | 88.16 million people | 16.09 million people | South Africa |
| 2080s | 79.53 million people | 90.82 million people | 11.30 million people | South Africa |
| 2090s | 85.86 million people | 93.16 million people | 7.31 million people | South Africa |
| 2100s | 88.88 million people | 94.31 million people | 5.44 million people | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Cameroon or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 94.31 million people against 88.88 million people in Cameroon as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Cameroon and South Africa?
- 5.44 million people, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Africa?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Cameroon and South Africa rank globally for population by world region?
- Cameroon ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 26th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. 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 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.