Cameroon Population

Population now

30,426,237

World: 52nd
Africa: 16th

Male:	15,226,932	(50.05 %)
Female:	15,199,305	(49.95 %)

Births in 2026:	534,092
Deaths in 2026:	134,941

Life expectancy & Rates (2026)

Male:	59.95 years
Female:	62.76 years
Total:	61.34 years
Median Age:	18.53 years

Birth Rate:	32.02
Death Rate:	8.09
Growth Rate:	2.96 %
Fertility Rate:	4.10

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Population structure (mid 2026)
Urbanization

Cameroon Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	5M	3M	3M	0.97	0.91%	42.55	22.24	5.65	41.79	40.58	43.01	19.28	13.94%	10.89
1961	5M	3M	3M	0.97	0.95%	42.82	21.95	5.71	42.26	41.05	43.48	19.16	14.49%	11.12
1962	5M	3M	3M	0.97	0.99%	43.10	21.66	5.77	42.72	41.52	43.94	19.04	15.06%	11.36
1963	6M	3M	3M	0.97	1.03%	43.37	21.37	5.83	43.18	41.99	44.40	18.92	15.65%	11.61
1964	6M	3M	3M	0.97	1.07%	43.63	21.08	5.89	43.64	42.45	44.85	18.83	16.26%	11.87
1965	6M	3M	3M	0.97	1.11%	43.87	20.79	5.95	44.10	42.91	45.30	18.74	16.88%	12.14
1966	6M	3M	3M	0.97	1.15%	44.08	20.50	6.00	44.56	43.36	45.77	18.56	17.53%	12.43
1967	6M	3M	3M	0.97	1.19%	44.26	20.19	6.06	45.03	43.82	46.25	18.42	18.19%	12.73
1968	6M	3M	3M	0.97	1.24%	44.43	19.86	6.11	45.51	44.28	46.76	18.30	18.88%	13.04
1969	6M	3M	3M	0.98	1.28%	44.57	19.52	6.16	46.01	44.74	47.29	18.19	19.58%	13.37
1970	7M	3M	3M	0.98	1.33%	44.70	19.17	6.20	46.52	45.22	47.84	18.09	20.30%	13.71
1971	7M	3M	3M	0.98	1.38%	44.82	18.80	6.25	47.05	45.72	48.41	17.92	21.58%	14.07
1972	7M	3M	3M	0.98	1.44%	44.92	18.42	6.29	47.59	46.22	48.98	17.77	22.93%	14.44
1973	7M	3M	4M	0.98	1.50%	45.03	18.04	6.33	48.14	46.74	49.55	17.64	24.32%	14.83
1974	7M	4M	4M	0.98	1.56%	45.13	17.66	6.37	48.68	47.26	50.10	17.52	25.78%	15.24
1975	7M	4M	4M	0.98	1.62%	45.24	17.29	6.41	49.21	47.78	50.64	17.40	27.29%	15.67
1976	8M	4M	4M	0.98	1.68%	45.38	16.93	6.45	49.72	48.30	51.15	17.22	28.68%	16.12
1977	8M	4M	4M	0.98	1.75%	45.54	16.59	6.49	50.21	48.79	51.65	17.07	29.47%	16.59
1978	8M	4M	4M	0.98	1.81%	45.73	16.27	6.54	50.68	49.26	52.11	16.94	30.27%	17.08
1979	8M	4M	4M	0.98	1.88%	45.92	15.97	6.58	51.12	49.70	52.55	16.81	31.09%	17.60
1980	9M	4M	4M	0.98	1.94%	46.11	15.69	6.63	51.54	50.11	52.97	16.70	31.92%	18.13
1981	9M	4M	4M	0.98	2.00%	46.27	15.42	6.66	51.93	50.50	53.37	16.54	32.76%	18.70
1982	9M	5M	5M	0.98	2.06%	46.38	15.16	6.69	52.31	50.87	53.76	16.40	33.61%	19.28
1983	9M	5M	5M	0.98	2.11%	46.43	14.91	6.70	52.67	51.22	54.14	16.27	34.48%	19.89
1984	10M	5M	5M	0.99	2.16%	46.41	14.67	6.71	53.00	51.53	54.48	16.16	35.35%	20.52
1985	10M	5M	5M	0.99	2.20%	46.31	14.46	6.70	53.27	51.79	54.77	16.07	36.23%	21.18
1986	10M	5M	5M	0.99	2.23%	46.13	14.28	6.67	53.48	51.98	54.99	15.94	37.12%	21.86
1987	11M	5M	5M	0.99	2.24%	45.87	14.16	6.63	53.59	52.09	55.12	15.85	37.94%	22.57
1988	11M	6M	6M	0.99	2.24%	45.57	14.08	6.57	53.61	52.11	55.14	15.79	38.51%	23.30
1989	11M	6M	6M	0.99	2.22%	45.21	14.05	6.51	53.54	52.03	55.07	15.75	39.08%	24.03
1990	12M	6M	6M	0.99	2.19%	44.82	14.07	6.44	53.36	51.86	54.89	15.73	39.66%	24.78
1991	12M	6M	6M	0.99	2.14%	44.41	14.15	6.35	53.09	51.58	54.62	15.68	40.24%	25.53
1992	12M	6M	6M	0.99	2.08%	43.97	14.27	6.26	52.74	51.21	54.29	15.66	40.82%	26.29
1993	13M	6M	6M	0.99	2.02%	43.53	14.41	6.17	52.34	50.79	53.93	15.67	41.40%	27.06
1994	13M	7M	7M	0.99	1.96%	43.09	14.56	6.07	51.94	50.35	53.56	15.71	41.99%	27.83
1995	14M	7M	7M	0.99	1.91%	42.69	14.69	5.98	51.55	49.94	53.21	15.77	42.57%	28.61
1996	14M	7M	7M	0.99	1.87%	42.34	14.77	5.89	51.24	49.60	52.92	15.81	43.16%	29.39
1997	14M	7M	7M	0.99	1.84%	42.03	14.81	5.80	51.01	49.37	52.70	15.88	43.76%	30.17
1998	15M	7M	7M	0.99	1.83%	41.78	14.77	5.72	50.89	49.27	52.55	15.97	44.35%	30.97
1999	15M	8M	8M	0.99	1.83%	41.58	14.67	5.65	50.88	49.30	52.50	16.07	44.94%	31.79
2000	16M	8M	8M	0.99	1.86%	41.42	14.50	5.58	50.99	49.49	52.54	16.18	45.54%	32.63
2001	16M	8M	8M	0.99	1.89%	41.30	14.27	5.52	51.22	49.80	52.68	16.25	46.14%	33.50
2002	16M	8M	8M	0.99	1.94%	41.20	14.00	5.48	51.54	50.20	52.89	16.32	46.74%	34.41
2003	17M	8M	8M	0.99	2.00%	41.09	13.71	5.43	51.91	50.65	53.17	16.39	47.34%	35.34
2004	17M	9M	9M	0.99	2.06%	40.98	13.41	5.39	52.32	51.13	53.51	16.48	47.94%	36.30
2005	18M	9M	9M	0.99	2.12%	40.83	13.10	5.35	52.76	51.63	53.89	16.56	48.54%	37.30
2006	18M	9M	9M	0.99	2.18%	40.64	12.80	5.31	53.22	52.11	54.31	16.61	49.14%	38.33
2007	19M	9M	9M	0.99	2.23%	40.40	12.50	5.27	53.68	52.57	54.78	16.67	49.75%	39.40
2008	19M	10M	10M	1	2.29%	40.12	12.19	5.22	54.15	53.03	55.27	16.74	50.35%	40.49
2009	20M	10M	10M	1	2.35%	39.80	11.89	5.17	54.63	53.46	55.79	16.81	50.95%	41.62
2010	20M	10M	10M	1	2.40%	39.42	11.58	5.11	55.10	53.89	56.31	16.88	51.56%	42.78
2011	21M	10M	10M	1	2.46%	38.99	11.28	5.05	55.58	54.32	56.84	16.93	52.16%	43.97
2012	21M	11M	11M	1	2.51%	38.52	10.97	4.98	56.07	54.78	57.38	16.99	52.77%	45.19
2013	22M	11M	11M	1	2.57%	38.02	10.66	4.92	56.58	55.26	57.90	17.05	53.37%	46.44
2014	23M	11M	11M	1	2.62%	37.50	10.35	4.85	57.08	55.76	58.42	17.13	53.98%	47.71
2015	23M	12M	12M	1	2.68%	36.96	10.05	4.78	57.58	56.27	58.91	17.21	54.58%	49.00
2016	24M	12M	12M	1	2.73%	36.43	9.76	4.71	58.06	56.77	59.37	17.28	55.18%	50.33
2017	25M	12M	12M	1	2.78%	35.90	9.50	4.64	58.51	57.24	59.80	17.37	55.78%	51.67
2018	25M	13M	13M	1	2.82%	35.39	9.27	4.57	58.92	57.66	60.19	17.46	56.37%	53.04
2019	26M	13M	13M	1	2.85%	34.89	9.06	4.51	59.29	58.03	60.56	17.57	56.97%	54.43
2020	27M	13M	13M	1	2.88%	34.42	8.88	4.44	59.63	58.35	60.90	17.69	57.56%	55.83
2021	27M	14M	14M	1	2.88%	34.42	8.88	4.44	59.63	58.35	60.90	17.80	58.15%	57.26
2022	28M	14M	14M	1	2.88%	34.42	8.88	4.44	59.63	58.35	60.90	17.93	58.73%	58.71
2023	29M	14M	14M	1	2.92%	33.20	8.47	4.27	60.49	59.15	61.84	18.07	59.32%	60.17
2024	29M	15M	15M	1	2.93%	32.79	8.34	4.21	60.77	59.42	62.15	18.22	59.89%	61.66
2025	30M	15M	15M	1	2.95%	32.38	8.20	4.15	61.06	59.69	62.46	18.38	60.46%	63.17
2026	31M	15M	15M	1	2.96%	32.02	8.09	4.10	61.34	59.95	62.76	18.53	61.03%	64.70

Cameroon Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2027	31M	16M	16M	1	2.96%	31.66	7.99	4.05	61.62	60.21	63.05	18.69	61.59%	66.25
2028	32M	16M	16M	1	2.97%	31.31	7.88	3.99	61.89	60.47	63.35	18.86	62.15%	67.82
2029	33M	17M	16M	1	2.98%	30.95	7.78	3.94	62.17	60.73	63.64	19.04	62.70%	69.41
2030	34M	17M	17M	1	2.99%	30.59	7.67	3.89	62.45	60.99	63.94	19.25	63.24%	71.02
2031	35M	17M	17M	1	2.98%	30.26	7.60	3.84	62.70	61.23	64.21	19.44	63.78%	72.65
2032	35M	18M	18M	1	2.98%	29.93	7.52	3.80	62.96	61.46	64.49	19.64	64.30%	74.30
2033	36M	18M	18M	1	2.97%	29.59	7.45	3.75	63.21	61.70	64.76	19.84	64.82%	75.96
2034	37M	18M	18M	1	2.97%	29.26	7.37	3.71	63.47	61.93	65.04	20.04	65.34%	77.64
2035	38M	19M	19M	1	2.96%	28.93	7.30	3.66	63.72	62.17	65.31	20.24	65.86%	79.34
2036	39M	19M	19M	1	2.95%	28.62	7.25	3.62	63.95	62.38	65.56	20.43	66.37%	81.06
2037	39M	20M	20M	1	2.93%	28.31	7.21	3.58	64.18	62.60	65.81	20.62	66.88%	82.79
2038	40M	20M	20M	1	2.91%	28.01	7.16	3.54	64.42	62.81	66.07	20.82	67.38%	84.54
2039	41M	21M	21M	1	2.89%	27.70	7.12	3.50	64.65	63.03	66.32	21.01	67.88%	86.30
2040	42M	21M	21M	1	2.87%	27.39	7.07	3.46	64.88	63.24	66.57	21.21	68.38%	88.07
2041	43M	21M	21M	1	2.84%	27.10	7.05	3.42	65.09	63.43	66.80	21.39	68.87%	89.86
2042	44M	22M	22M	1	2.81%	26.81	7.03	3.39	65.30	63.62	67.02	21.57	69.36%	91.66
2043	44M	22M	22M	1	2.78%	26.53	7.01	3.35	65.50	63.82	67.25	21.76	69.84%	93.47
2044	45M	23M	23M	1	2.75%	26.24	6.99	3.32	65.71	64.01	67.47	21.95	70.32%	95.28
2045	46M	23M	23M	1	2.72%	25.95	6.97	3.28	65.92	64.20	67.70	22.14	70.79%	97.11
2046	47M	24M	24M	1	2.68%	25.67	6.97	3.25	66.11	64.37	67.91	22.31	71.26%	98.95
2047	48M	24M	24M	1	2.64%	25.39	6.97	3.22	66.30	64.54	68.12	22.49	71.73%	100.80
2048	49M	24M	24M	1	2.60%	25.12	6.98	3.18	66.50	64.71	68.34	22.67	72.19%	102.65
2049	50M	25M	25M	1	2.56%	24.84	6.98	3.15	66.69	64.88	68.55	22.86	72.65%	104.51
2050	51M	25M	25M	1	2.52%	24.56	6.98	3.12	66.88	65.05	68.76	23.05	73.10%	106.37

Highest City Populations in Cameroon

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Yaounde	4,257,814	1,299,369
2	Douala	3,865,665	1,338,082
3	Bamenda	563,846	393,835
4	Loum	537,557	177,429
5	Mbouda	532,268	111,320
6	Bafoussam	444,592	290,768
7	Garoua	357,338	361,000

Map of Cameroon

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