Population of Cameroon today

29,878,008
Friday, July 4, 2025

Population of Cameroon as of today

The current population of Cameroon is 29,878,008 with an annual growth rate of 2.54%. Cameroon has a population of 0.36% of the world's population.

Population29,878,008
Growth Rate2.54%
Male14,889,567 (49.835%)
Female14,988,441 (50.165%)
Today Change+ 333
Births today436
Deaths today92
Births in 2025494,797
Deaths in 2025104,195
Change in 2025+ 378,062 (1.282%)

Population chart for Cameroon

Population History of Cameroon

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
202428,747,541742,8362.584%29,490,377
202327,997,833739,9832.643%28,737,816
202227,267,710720,4132.642%27,988,123
202126,563,807694,6442.615%27,258,451
202025,857,309697,1132.696%26,554,422
201925,154,881692,7652.754%25,847,646
201824,457,885687,2672.81%25,145,152
201723,799,317649,7212.73%24,449,038
201623,109,006680,0982.943%23,789,104
201522,417,823680,8293.037%23,098,652

Net Migration Rate of Cameroon

The net migration rate of Cameroon in the most recent year (2023) is estimated at -4,798, indicating a negative migration trend where more people are leaving than arriving.

Net Migration Rate Over the Last 10 Years

YearNet Migration
2023-4,798
2022-4,798
2021-9,888
2020-9,888
2019-12,255
2018-9,184
2017-37,912
201613,255
201542,008
201496,599

The population of countries near Cameroon

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent Cameroon
1CF Central African...5,512,57018.377%
2TD Chad21,002,54270.264%
3CG Republic of the...6,484,24521.723%
4GQ Equatorial Guin...1,938,3686.493%
5GA Gabon2,593,0878.698%
6NG Nigeria237,525,344796.909%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata