Population growth in Cameroon
The population of Cameroon changed by 2.56% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 1983.
Cameroon, 2025
2.56%
Change from 2024
−0.05percentage points
World, 2025
0.91%
Position in 2025
22nd of 217
Population growth in Cameroon over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cameroon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.56% | 0.91% |
| 2024 | 2.61% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 2.64% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | 2.63% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | 2.65% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 2.72% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 2.78% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 2.77% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | 2.83% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 2.99% | 1.16% |
| 2015 | 3.14% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | 3.03% | 1.21% |
| 2013 | 2.81% | 1.23% |
| 2012 | 2.81% | 1.26% |
| 2011 | 2.83% | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 2.86% | 1.22% |
| 2009 | 2.87% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 2.86% | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 2.81% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 2.75% | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 2.76% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 2.75% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 2.73% | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 2.68% | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 2.63% | 1.34% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.05 percentage points from 2.61% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.14%, the figure has changed by −0.58 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Cameroon has the 22nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.
More for Cameroon
All statistics for Cameroon
Population
29,879,337 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
-15,379 people
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
28,372,687 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
17.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
4.32 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.64%
2023 · UN Population Division