Cameroon
Population
30,889,765
Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026View source
- Population rank
- 51st
- Share of world
- 0.37%
- Annual change
- +761,4802.55%
Population
30,889,765
Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)
95% prediction interval
Current population estimate: 30,889,765. 2050 projection: 51,096,317.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.
| 2026 | 30,640,817 | 2.55% | 51 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29,879,337 | 2.59% | 51 |
| 2020 | 26,210,558 | 2.76% | 53 |
| 2019 | 25,506,095 | 2.82% | 54 |
| 2018 | 24,806,383 | 2.81% | 55 |
| 2017 | 24,128,601 | 2.88% | 55 |
| 2015 | 22,763,414 | 3.19% | 56 |
| 2010 | 19,668,066 | 2.90% | 59 |
| 2005 | 17,074,594 | 2.79% | 59 |
| 2000 | 14,912,631 | 2.67% | 62 |
Showing 10 of 19 years.
Douala is home to 3,747,138 people, 12.23% of Cameroon's population.
Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026
Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026
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Median age
19.2 yrs
World: 31
Life expectancy
64.5 yrs
World: 73.8
Male
49.83%
Female
50.17%
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Male · 49.83%
15,268,809
Female · 50.17%
15,372,022
31%
Cameroon Highlanders
Source estimate: est.
38.3%
Roman Catholic, the largest religion
Source estimate: 2018 est.