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Population by world region in Cameroon

Cameroon: Population by world region was 88.88 million people in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
88.88 million people
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
28th
of 238 countries
All-time high
88.88 million people
in 2100
All-time low
706,737 people
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population by world region in Cameroon, 1000–2100

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for population by world region in Cameroon is 88.88 million people, 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 by world region in Cameroon peaked at 88.88 million people in 2100 and was at its lowest, 706,737 people, in 1000.

Cameroon ranks 28th of 238 countries on this measure, 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 29.54 million people 26.21 million people 32.98 million people 10
2030s 37.51 million people 33.78 million people 41.33 million people 10
2040s 46.19 million people 42.21 million people 50.20 million people 10
2050s 55.10 million people 51.10 million people 59.08 million people 10
2060s 63.82 million people 59.96 million people 67.63 million people 10
2070s 72.08 million people 68.46 million people 75.59 million people 10
2080s 79.53 million people 76.34 million people 82.57 million people 10
2090s 85.86 million people 83.20 million people 88.36 million people 10
2100s 88.88 million people 88.88 million people 88.88 million people 1

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 25 South Africa 94.31 million people compare
  2. 26 Vietnam 91.71 million people compare
  3. 27 Niger 90.82 million people compare
  4. 29 Madagascar 85.34 million people compare
  5. 30 Iran 80.05 million people compare
  6. 31 Mali 79.35 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population by world region in Cameroon?
Population by world region in Cameroon was 88.88 million people in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population by world region recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 88.88 million people in 2100.
What is the lowest population by world region recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 706,737 people in 1000.
How does Cameroon rank for population by world region?
Cameroon ranks 28th out of 238 countries with data for 2100.
Is population by world region 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 HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
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, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.