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Population in Cameroon

Cameroon: Population was 28.37 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
28.37 million people
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
52nd
of 238 countries
All-time high
28.37 million people
in 2023
All-time low
706,737 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Cameroon, 1000–2023

010.0M20.0M30.0M100015112023

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, population in Cameroon stood at 28.37 million people. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Cameroon peaked at 28.37 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 706,737 people, in 1000.

That places Cameroon 52nd out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 706,737 people 706,737 people 706,737 people 1
1100s 807,700 people 807,700 people 807,700 people 1
1200s 923,086 people 923,086 people 923,086 people 1
1300s 1.05 million people 1.05 million people 1.05 million people 1
1400s 1.21 million people 1.21 million people 1.21 million people 1
1500s 1.38 million people 1.38 million people 1.38 million people 1
1600s 1.57 million people 1.57 million people 1.57 million people 1
1700s 1.80 million people 1.80 million people 1.80 million people 1
1710s 1.72 million people 1.72 million people 1.72 million people 1
1720s 1.74 million people 1.74 million people 1.74 million people 1
1730s 1.76 million people 1.76 million people 1.76 million people 1
1740s 1.77 million people 1.77 million people 1.77 million people 1
1750s 1.79 million people 1.79 million people 1.79 million people 1
1760s 1.82 million people 1.82 million people 1.82 million people 1
1770s 1.84 million people 1.84 million people 1.84 million people 1
1780s 1.86 million people 1.86 million people 1.86 million people 1
1790s 1.89 million people 1.89 million people 1.89 million people 1
1800s 1.86 million people 1.86 million people 1.86 million people 10
1810s 1.86 million people 1.86 million people 1.87 million people 10
1820s 1.98 million people 1.88 million people 2.10 million people 10
1830s 2.26 million people 2.12 million people 2.39 million people 10
1840s 2.57 million people 2.42 million people 2.73 million people 10
1850s 2.82 million people 2.75 million people 2.87 million people 10
1860s 2.95 million people 2.89 million people 3.01 million people 10
1870s 3.10 million people 3.02 million people 3.17 million people 10
1880s 3.27 million people 3.19 million people 3.35 million people 10
1890s 3.30 million people 3.24 million people 3.35 million people 10
1900s 3.10 million people 2.97 million people 3.22 million people 10
1910s 2.88 million people 2.83 million people 2.95 million people 10
1920s 2.99 million people 2.84 million people 3.16 million people 10
1930s 3.40 million people 3.21 million people 3.60 million people 10
1940s 3.94 million people 3.65 million people 4.24 million people 10
1950s 4.68 million people 4.33 million people 5.07 million people 10
1960s 5.67 million people 5.16 million people 6.28 million people 10
1970s 7.31 million people 6.45 million people 8.24 million people 10
1980s 9.69 million people 8.51 million people 11.00 million people 10
1990s 12.90 million people 11.33 million people 14.53 million people 10
2000s 16.91 million people 14.91 million people 19.11 million people 10
2010s 22.48 million people 19.67 million people 25.51 million people 10
2020s 27.28 million people 26.21 million people 28.37 million people 4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 49 Madagascar 31.20 million people compare
  2. 50 Cote d'Ivoire 31.17 million people compare
  3. 51 Nepal 29.69 million people compare
  4. 53 Venezuela 28.30 million people compare
  5. 54 Australia 26.45 million people compare
  6. 55 North Korea 26.42 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Cameroon?
Population in Cameroon was 28.37 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 28.37 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 706,737 people in 1000.
How does Cameroon rank for population?
Cameroon ranks 52nd out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.