Cameroon vs North Korea: Population
Cameroon
28.37 million people
in 2023
North Korea
26.42 million people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
52nd
North Korea rank
55th
Population over time
- Cameroon
- North Korea
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 28.37 million people against 26.42 million people in North Korea, a difference of 1.95 million people.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was North Korea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 52nd and North Korea ranks 55th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 706,737 people | 900,000 people | 193,263 people | North Korea |
| 1100s | 807,700 people | 1.08 million people | 272,300 people | North Korea |
| 1200s | 923,086 people | 1.44 million people | 516,914 people | North Korea |
| 1300s | 1.05 million people | 1.08 million people | 25,040 people | North Korea |
| 1400s | 1.21 million people | 1.26 million people | 54,340 people | North Korea |
| 1500s | 1.38 million people | 1.44 million people | 62,100 people | North Korea |
| 1600s | 1.57 million people | 1.80 million people | 225,260 people | North Korea |
| 1700s | 1.80 million people | 2.25 million people | 450,290 people | North Korea |
| 1710s | 1.72 million people | 2.47 million people | 749,320 people | North Korea |
| 1720s | 1.74 million people | 2.60 million people | 862,730 people | North Korea |
| 1730s | 1.76 million people | 2.74 million people | 982,090 people | North Korea |
| 1740s | 1.77 million people | 2.88 million people | 1.11 million people | North Korea |
| 1750s | 1.79 million people | 3.03 million people | 1.24 million people | North Korea |
| 1760s | 1.82 million people | 3.19 million people | 1.38 million people | North Korea |
| 1770s | 1.84 million people | 3.36 million people | 1.52 million people | North Korea |
| 1780s | 1.86 million people | 3.54 million people | 1.68 million people | North Korea |
| 1790s | 1.89 million people | 3.73 million people | 1.84 million people | North Korea |
| 1800s | 1.86 million people | 4.34 million people | 2.48 million people | North Korea |
| 1810s | 1.86 million people | 4.35 million people | 2.48 million people | North Korea |
| 1820s | 1.98 million people | 4.36 million people | 2.38 million people | North Korea |
| 1830s | 2.26 million people | 4.39 million people | 2.14 million people | North Korea |
| 1840s | 2.57 million people | 4.43 million people | 1.85 million people | North Korea |
| 1850s | 2.82 million people | 4.51 million people | 1.69 million people | North Korea |
| 1860s | 2.95 million people | 4.66 million people | 1.72 million people | North Korea |
| 1870s | 3.10 million people | 4.85 million people | 1.75 million people | North Korea |
| 1880s | 3.27 million people | 5.07 million people | 1.80 million people | North Korea |
| 1890s | 3.30 million people | 5.30 million people | 2.00 million people | North Korea |
| 1900s | 3.10 million people | 5.54 million people | 2.45 million people | North Korea |
| 1910s | 2.88 million people | 6.19 million people | 3.30 million people | North Korea |
| 1920s | 2.99 million people | 7.33 million people | 4.34 million people | North Korea |
| 1930s | 3.40 million people | 8.65 million people | 5.25 million people | North Korea |
| 1940s | 3.94 million people | 10.20 million people | 6.26 million people | North Korea |
| 1950s | 4.68 million people | 10.68 million people | 6.01 million people | North Korea |
| 1960s | 5.67 million people | 13.13 million people | 7.46 million people | North Korea |
| 1970s | 7.31 million people | 16.72 million people | 9.41 million people | North Korea |
| 1980s | 9.69 million people | 19.49 million people | 9.80 million people | North Korea |
| 1990s | 12.90 million people | 22.42 million people | 9.53 million people | North Korea |
| 2000s | 16.91 million people | 24.30 million people | 7.39 million people | North Korea |
| 2010s | 22.48 million people | 25.51 million people | 3.03 million people | North Korea |
| 2020s | 27.28 million people | 26.28 million people | 1.00 million people | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Cameroon or North Korea?
- Cameroon, at 28.37 million people against 26.42 million people in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Cameroon and North Korea?
- 1.95 million people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and North Korea?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and North Korea rank globally for population?
- Cameroon ranks 52nd and North Korea ranks 55th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); 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.