The current population of Cameroon is as of , based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data¹.
Cameroon 2025 population is estimated at 29,879,337 people at mid-year.
Cameroon population is equivalent to 0.36% of the total world population.
Cameroon ranks number 51 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Cameroon is 63 per Km² (164 people per mi²).
The total land area is 472,710 Km² (182,514 sq. miles).
59.37% of the population is urban (17,739,676 people in 2025)
The median age in Cameroon is 18 years.

1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Cameroon (2025 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Cameroon Global Rank
2025	29,879,337	2.59%	755,593	−15,379	18	4.18	63	59.4%	17,739,676	0.36%	8,231,613,070	51
2024	29,123,744	2.65%	751,057	−13,892	17.9	4.26	62	58.9%	17,154,348	0.36%	8,161,972,572	52
2023	28,372,687	2.68%	739,916	−4,798	17.8	4.32	60	58.4%	16,581,877	0.35%	8,091,734,930	52
2022	27,632,771	2.68%	711,107	−4,798	17.6	4.4	58	58%	16,022,262	0.34%	8,021,407,192	53
2020	26,210,558	2.86%	689,429	−9,888	17.4	4.56	55	57%	14,941,523	0.33%	7,887,001,292	53
2015	22,763,414	2.97%	619,070	42,008	17.2	4.84	48	54.7%	12,462,615	0.30%	7,470,491,872	56
2010	19,668,066	2.87%	518,694	−9,366	16.8	5.15	42	52.4%	10,296,608	0.28%	7,021,732,148	59
2005	17,074,594	2.74%	432,393	−27,775	16.6	5.42	36	49.5%	8,456,175	0.26%	6,586,970,132	59
2000	14,912,631	2.69%	370,823	−21,221	16.2	5.51	32	46.6%	6,956,118	0.24%	6,171,702,993	62
1995	13,058,516	2.88%	345,339	−12,661	15.8	5.92	28	43.9%	5,730,711	0.23%	5,758,878,982	62
1990	11,331,821	3.03%	314,018	−8,163	15.7	6.36	24	41%	4,645,941	0.21%	5,327,803,110	61
1985	9,761,730	2.78%	249,902	−3,604	15.9	6.56	21	37.3%	3,641,311	0.20%	4,868,943,465	68
1980	8,512,219	2.85%	223,020	70,589	16.7	6.61	18	32.3%	2,751,106	0.19%	4,447,606,236	67
1975	7,397,120	2.78%	189,465	−237	17.4	6.4	16	27.5%	2,035,248	0.18%	4,070,735,277	70
1970	6,449,793	2.49%	149,021	−367	18.1	6.2	14	20.5%	1,325,110	0.17%	3,694,683,794	70
1965	5,704,686	2.03%	109,126	−39	18.9	5.8	12	17.1%	975,314	0.17%	3,334,533,703	72
1960	5,159,057	1.88%	91,760	0	19.5	5.72	11	14%	721,399	0.17%	3,015,470,894	72
1955	4,700,257	1.65%	74,035	0	19.6	5.74	10	11.4%	537,904	0.17%	2,740,213,792	72

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Cameroon Population Forecast

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Cameroon Global Rank
2030	33,777,190	2.48%	779,571	−16,474	18.9	3.88	71	61.7%	20,857,109	0.39%	8,569,124,911	51
2035	37,893,818	2.33%	823,326	−18,271	19.8	3.58	80	64.1%	24,290,758	0.43%	8,885,210,181	48
2040	42,208,003	2.18%	862,837	−21,462	20.9	3.35	89	66.5%	28,048,983	0.46%	9,177,190,203	47
2045	46,629,039	2.01%	884,207	−23,952	22	3.13	99	68.9%	32,105,585	0.49%	9,439,639,668	44
2050	51,096,317	1.85%	893,456	−28,025	23.1	2.96	108	71.3%	36,415,328	0.53%	9,664,378,587	41

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Cameroon Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Cameroon

Life Expectancy

64.2 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate

44.8

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5

64.0

(per 1,000 live births)

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Main Cities by Population in Cameroon

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

#	City	Population
1	Douala	1,338,082
2	Yaounde	1,299,369
3	Bamenda	420,445
4	Bafoussam	373,268
5	Maroua	314,122
6	Ngaoundere	238,196
7	Kumba	225,046
8	Nkongsamba	162,309
9	Buea	140,533
10	Kousseri	139,024
11	Bertoua	137,993
12	Limbe	131,381
13	Foumban	130,287
14	Kumbo	125,124
15	Edea	103,861
16	Ebolowa	101,363
17	Dschang	99,582
18	Tiko	94,836
19	Kribi	93,482
20	Mbalmayo	82,384
21	Guider	81,608
22	Sangmelima	80,036
23	Melong	76,716
24	Foumbot	74,319
25	Bafia	74,050
26	Mbouda	71,867
27	Mutengene	64,054
28	Mora	61,523
29	Meiganga	59,426
30	Yagoua	59,069
31	Loum	58,554
32	Bafang	54,505
33	Mokolo	51,999
34	Batouri	49,422
35	Banyo	47,936
36	Garoua Boulai	46,615
37	Obala	45,321
38	Oku	44,443
39	Mbanga	44,155
40	Muyuka	43,749
41	Bangangte	43,694
42	Fundong	43,509
43	Fontem	42,689
44	Wum	42,457
45	Manjo	41,740
46	Ngaoundal	40,328
47	Ndop	40,152
48	Tibati	35,673
49	Tcheboa	35,199
50	Garoua	34,957
51	Pitoa	33,610
52	Lagdo	33,564
53	Yokadouma	32,900
54	Kaele	32,853
55	Bogo	32,830
56	Bandjoun	31,750
57	Figuil	31,550
58	Magba	30,931
59	Akonolinga	30,078
60	Mbandjok	29,281
61	Touboro	28,987
62	Nanga Eboko	28,518
63	Eseka	27,928
64	Nkoteng	27,677
65	Bali	27,473
66	Blangwa	27,208
67	Njombe	27,130
68	Kekem	27,038
69	Nkambe	26,816
70	Bafut	25,563

Notes

The Cameroon Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Cameroon delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Cameroon (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2025: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2025: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Cameroon in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Cameroon Population (LIVE)