Population in Cameroon
The population of Cameroon was 29,879,337 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Cameroon, 2025
29,879,337
Change from 2024
+2.6%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
51st of 217
Population in Cameroon over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cameroon | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29,879,337 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 29,123,744 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 28,372,687 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 27,632,771 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 26,915,758 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 26,210,558 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 25,506,095 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 24,806,383 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 24,128,601 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 23,454,161 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 22,763,414 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 22,059,893 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 21,402,376 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 20,809,529 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 20,232,304 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 19,668,066 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 19,113,974 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 18,574,056 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 18,049,896 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 17,550,407 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 17,074,594 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 16,610,487 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 16,160,340 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 15,725,528 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 15,309,490 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.6% from 29,123,744 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 22,763,414 people, the figure has changed by +31.3%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Cameroon has the 51st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Cameroon
All statistics for Cameroon
Population growth
2.56%
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
Population aged 65 and over
2.8%
2025 · World Bank