Population regions with projections in Cameroon

Cameroon: Population regions with projections was 88.88 million in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
88.88 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
29th
of 239 countries
All-time high
88.88 million
in 2100
All-time low
706,737
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population regions with projections in Cameroon, 1000–2100

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population regions with projections in Cameroon is 88.88 million, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population regions with projections in Cameroon peaked at 88.88 million in 2100 and was at its lowest, 706,737, in 1000.

Cameroon ranks 29th of 239 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Population regions with projections in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Population regions with projections in Cameroon, 1000 to 2100.
Year Value Change
1000 706,737 —
1100 807,700 +14.3%
1200 923,086 +14.3%
1300 1.05 million +14.3%
1400 1.21 million +14.3%
1500 1.38 million +14.3%
1600 1.57 million +14.3%
1700 1.80 million +14.3%
1710 1.72 million -4.3%
1720 1.74 million +1.0%
1730 1.76 million +1.0%
1740 1.77 million +1.1%
1750 1.79 million +1.1%
1760 1.82 million +1.2%
1770 1.84 million +1.2%
1780 1.86 million +1.3%
1790 1.89 million +1.4%
1800 1.86 million -1.4%
1801 1.86 million +0.0%
1802 1.86 million +0.0%
1803 1.86 million +0.0%
1804 1.86 million +0.0%
1805 1.86 million +0.0%
1806 1.86 million +0.0%
1807 1.86 million +0.0%
1808 1.86 million +0.0%
1809 1.86 million +0.0%
1810 1.86 million +0.0%
1811 1.86 million +0.0%
1812 1.86 million +0.0%
1813 1.86 million +0.0%
1814 1.86 million +0.0%
1815 1.86 million +0.0%
1816 1.86 million +0.0%
1817 1.86 million +0.0%
1818 1.86 million +0.0%
1819 1.87 million +0.3%
1820 1.88 million +0.5%
1821 1.89 million +0.8%
1822 1.91 million +1.1%
1823 1.94 million +1.3%
1824 1.96 million +1.3%
1825 1.99 million +1.3%
1826 2.01 million +1.3%
1827 2.04 million +1.3%
1828 2.07 million +1.3%
1829 2.10 million +1.3%
1830 2.12 million +1.3%
1831 2.15 million +1.3%
1832 2.18 million +1.3%
1833 2.21 million +1.3%
1834 2.24 million +1.3%
1835 2.27 million +1.3%
1836 2.30 million +1.3%
1837 2.33 million +1.3%
1838 2.36 million +1.3%
1839 2.39 million +1.3%
1840 2.42 million +1.3%
1841 2.46 million +1.3%
1842 2.49 million +1.3%
1843 2.52 million +1.3%
1844 2.56 million +1.3%
1845 2.59 million +1.3%
1846 2.63 million +1.3%
1847 2.66 million +1.3%
1848 2.70 million +1.3%
1849 2.73 million +1.2%
1850 2.75 million +1.0%
1851 2.77 million +0.8%
1852 2.79 million +0.6%
1853 2.80 million +0.4%
1854 2.81 million +0.4%
1855 2.83 million +0.4%
1856 2.84 million +0.4%
1857 2.85 million +0.4%
1858 2.86 million +0.4%
1859 2.87 million +0.4%
1860 2.89 million +0.4%
1861 2.90 million +0.4%
1862 2.91 million +0.4%
1863 2.92 million +0.5%
1864 2.94 million +0.5%
1865 2.95 million +0.5%
1866 2.96 million +0.5%
1867 2.98 million +0.5%
1868 2.99 million +0.5%
1869 3.01 million +0.5%
1870 3.02 million +0.5%
1871 3.04 million +0.5%
1872 3.05 million +0.5%
1873 3.07 million +0.6%
1874 3.09 million +0.6%
1875 3.10 million +0.6%
1876 3.12 million +0.6%
1877 3.14 million +0.6%
1878 3.16 million +0.6%
1879 3.17 million +0.6%
1880 3.19 million +0.6%
1881 3.21 million +0.6%
1882 3.23 million +0.6%
1883 3.24 million +0.6%
1884 3.26 million +0.6%
1885 3.28 million +0.6%
1886 3.30 million +0.6%
1887 3.32 million +0.6%
1888 3.33 million +0.6%
1889 3.35 million +0.4%
1890 3.35 million +0.2%
1891 3.35 million -0.0%
1892 3.34 million -0.2%
1893 3.33 million -0.4%
1894 3.31 million -0.4%
1895 3.30 million -0.4%
1896 3.28 million -0.4%
1897 3.27 million -0.4%
1898 3.25 million -0.4%
1899 3.24 million -0.5%
1900 3.22 million -0.6%
1901 3.19 million -0.7%
1902 3.17 million -0.8%
1903 3.14 million -0.9%
1904 3.11 million -0.9%
1905 3.08 million -0.9%
1906 3.05 million -0.9%
1907 3.03 million -0.9%
1908 3.00 million -0.9%
1909 2.97 million -0.8%
1910 2.95 million -0.7%
1911 2.93 million -0.7%
1912 2.92 million -0.6%
1913 2.90 million -0.5%
1914 2.89 million -0.5%
1915 2.87 million -0.5%
1916 2.86 million -0.5%
1917 2.85 million -0.5%
1918 2.83 million -0.4%
1919 2.83 million -0.1%
1920 2.84 million +0.3%
1921 2.86 million +0.6%
1922 2.88 million +1.0%
1923 2.92 million +1.3%
1924 2.96 million +1.3%
1925 3.00 million +1.3%
1926 3.04 million +1.3%
1927 3.08 million +1.3%
1928 3.12 million +1.3%
1929 3.16 million +1.3%
1930 3.21 million +1.3%
1931 3.25 million +1.3%
1932 3.29 million +1.3%
1933 3.33 million +1.3%
1934 3.37 million +1.3%
1935 3.42 million +1.3%
1936 3.46 million +1.3%
1937 3.51 million +1.3%
1938 3.55 million +1.3%
1939 3.60 million +1.4%
1940 3.65 million +1.5%
1941 3.71 million +1.5%
1942 3.77 million +1.6%
1943 3.83 million +1.7%
1944 3.90 million +1.7%
1945 3.96 million +1.7%
1946 4.03 million +1.7%
1947 4.10 million +1.7%
1948 4.17 million +1.7%
1949 4.24 million +1.7%
1950 4.33 million +2.1%
1951 4.40 million +1.5%
1952 4.46 million +1.6%
1953 4.54 million +1.7%
1954 4.62 million +1.7%
1955 4.70 million +1.8%
1956 4.79 million +1.9%
1957 4.88 million +1.9%
1958 4.97 million +1.9%
1959 5.07 million +2.0%
1960 5.16 million +1.8%
1961 5.24 million +1.6%
1962 5.34 million +1.9%
1963 5.46 million +2.2%
1964 5.58 million +2.2%
1965 5.70 million +2.3%
1966 5.84 million +2.3%
1967 5.98 million +2.4%
1968 6.13 million +2.5%
1969 6.28 million +2.6%
1970 6.45 million +2.6%
1971 6.62 million +2.7%
1972 6.81 million +2.8%
1973 7.00 million +2.8%
1974 7.19 million +2.8%
1975 7.40 million +2.8%
1976 7.60 million +2.7%
1977 7.80 million +2.6%
1978 8.01 million +2.8%
1979 8.24 million +2.8%
1980 8.51 million +3.3%
1981 8.82 million +3.6%
1982 9.03 million +2.4%
1983 9.22 million +2.1%
1984 9.48 million +2.8%
1985 9.76 million +3.0%
1986 10.06 million +3.1%
1987 10.37 million +3.1%
1988 10.69 million +3.0%
1989 11.00 million +3.0%
1990 11.33 million +3.0%
1991 11.67 million +3.0%
1992 12.01 million +2.9%
1993 12.35 million +2.9%
1994 12.70 million +2.8%
1995 13.06 million +2.8%
1996 13.41 million +2.7%
1997 13.78 million +2.7%
1998 14.14 million +2.7%
1999 14.53 million +2.7%
2000 14.91 million +2.7%
2001 15.31 million +2.7%
2002 15.73 million +2.7%
2003 16.16 million +2.8%
2004 16.61 million +2.8%
2005 17.07 million +2.8%
2006 17.55 million +2.8%
2007 18.05 million +2.8%
2008 18.57 million +2.9%
2009 19.11 million +2.9%
2010 19.67 million +2.9%
2011 20.23 million +2.9%
2012 20.81 million +2.9%
2013 21.40 million +2.8%
2014 22.06 million +3.1%
2015 22.76 million +3.2%
2016 23.45 million +3.0%
2017 24.13 million +2.9%
2018 24.81 million +2.8%
2019 25.51 million +2.8%
2020 26.21 million +2.8%
2021 26.92 million +2.7%
2022 27.63 million +2.7%
2023 28.37 million +2.7%
2024 29.12 million +2.6%
2025 29.88 million +2.6%
2026 30.64 million +2.5%
2027 31.41 million +2.5%
2028 32.19 million +2.5%
2029 32.98 million +2.4%
2030 33.78 million +2.4%
2031 34.58 million +2.4%
2032 35.40 million +2.4%
2033 36.22 million +2.3%
2034 37.05 million +2.3%
2035 37.89 million +2.3%
2036 38.74 million +2.2%
2037 39.60 million +2.2%
2038 40.46 million +2.2%
2039 41.33 million +2.1%
2040 42.21 million +2.1%
2041 43.09 million +2.1%
2042 43.98 million +2.1%
2043 44.86 million +2.0%
2044 45.74 million +2.0%
2045 46.63 million +1.9%
2046 47.52 million +1.9%
2047 48.41 million +1.9%
2048 49.31 million +1.8%
2049 50.20 million +1.8%
2050 51.10 million +1.8%
2051 51.99 million +1.7%
2052 52.89 million +1.7%
2053 53.78 million +1.7%
2054 54.67 million +1.7%
2055 55.56 million +1.6%
2056 56.44 million +1.6%
2057 57.32 million +1.6%
2058 58.20 million +1.5%
2059 59.08 million +1.5%
2060 59.96 million +1.5%
2061 60.83 million +1.5%
2062 61.70 million +1.4%
2063 62.55 million +1.4%
2064 63.41 million +1.4%
2065 64.27 million +1.3%
2066 65.12 million +1.3%
2067 65.96 million +1.3%
2068 66.80 million +1.3%
2069 67.63 million +1.2%
2070 68.46 million +1.2%
2071 69.28 million +1.2%
2072 70.10 million +1.2%
2073 70.91 million +1.2%
2074 71.72 million +1.1%
2075 72.51 million +1.1%
2076 73.30 million +1.1%
2077 74.07 million +1.1%
2078 74.84 million +1.0%
2079 75.59 million +1.0%
2080 76.34 million +1.0%
2081 77.08 million +1.0%
2082 77.81 million +0.9%
2083 78.52 million +0.9%
2084 79.23 million +0.9%
2085 79.92 million +0.9%
2086 80.60 million +0.8%
2087 81.26 million +0.8%
2088 81.92 million +0.8%
2089 82.57 million +0.8%
2090 83.20 million +0.8%
2091 83.83 million +0.7%
2092 84.43 million +0.7%
2093 85.03 million +0.7%
2094 85.62 million +0.7%
2095 86.19 million +0.7%
2096 86.75 million +0.7%
2097 87.30 million +0.6%
2098 87.84 million +0.6%
2099 88.36 million +0.6%
2100 88.88 million +0.6%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 88.88 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.20 million, 4.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 88.88 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.52 million, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 706,737 706,737 706,737 1
1100s 807,700 807,700 807,700 1
1200s 923,086 923,086 923,086 1
1300s 1.05 million 1.05 million 1.05 million 1
1400s 1.21 million 1.21 million 1.21 million 1
1500s 1.38 million 1.38 million 1.38 million 1
1600s 1.57 million 1.57 million 1.57 million 1
1700s 1.80 million 1.80 million 1.80 million 1
1710s 1.72 million 1.72 million 1.72 million 1
1720s 1.74 million 1.74 million 1.74 million 1
1730s 1.76 million 1.76 million 1.76 million 1
1740s 1.77 million 1.77 million 1.77 million 1
1750s 1.79 million 1.79 million 1.79 million 1
1760s 1.82 million 1.82 million 1.82 million 1
1770s 1.84 million 1.84 million 1.84 million 1
1780s 1.86 million 1.86 million 1.86 million 1
1790s 1.89 million 1.89 million 1.89 million 1
1800s 1.86 million 1.86 million 1.86 million 10
1810s 1.86 million 1.86 million 1.87 million 10
1820s 1.98 million 1.88 million 2.10 million 10
1830s 2.26 million 2.12 million 2.39 million 10
1840s 2.57 million 2.42 million 2.73 million 10
1850s 2.82 million 2.75 million 2.87 million 10
1860s 2.95 million 2.89 million 3.01 million 10
1870s 3.10 million 3.02 million 3.17 million 10
1880s 3.27 million 3.19 million 3.35 million 10
1890s 3.30 million 3.24 million 3.35 million 10
1900s 3.10 million 2.97 million 3.22 million 10
1910s 2.88 million 2.83 million 2.95 million 10
1920s 2.99 million 2.84 million 3.16 million 10
1930s 3.40 million 3.21 million 3.60 million 10
1940s 3.94 million 3.65 million 4.24 million 10
1950s 4.68 million 4.33 million 5.07 million 10
1960s 5.67 million 5.16 million 6.28 million 10
1970s 7.31 million 6.45 million 8.24 million 10
1980s 9.69 million 8.51 million 11.00 million 10
1990s 12.90 million 11.33 million 14.53 million 10
2000s 16.91 million 14.91 million 19.11 million 10
2010s 22.48 million 19.67 million 25.51 million 10
2020s 29.54 million 26.21 million 32.98 million 10
2030s 37.51 million 33.78 million 41.33 million 10
2040s 46.19 million 42.21 million 50.20 million 10
2050s 55.10 million 51.10 million 59.08 million 10
2060s 63.82 million 59.96 million 67.63 million 10
2070s 72.08 million 68.46 million 75.59 million 10
2080s 79.53 million 76.34 million 82.57 million 10
2090s 85.86 million 83.20 million 88.36 million 10
2100s 88.88 million 88.88 million 88.88 million 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is population regions with projections in Cameroon?
Population regions with projections in Cameroon was 88.88 million in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population regions with projections recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 88.88 million in 2100.
What is the lowest population regions with projections recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 706,737 in 1000.
How does Cameroon rank for population regions with projections?
Cameroon ranks 29th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
Is population regions with projections rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population regions with projections. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population regions with projections
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Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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