The current population of Cameroon is 30,456,296 as of Tuesday, April 14, 2026, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data¹.
Cameroon 2026 population is estimated at 30,640,817 people at mid-year.
Cameroon population is equivalent to 0.37% of the total world population.
Cameroon ranks number 51 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Cameroon is 65 per Km² (168 people per mi²).
The total land area is 472,710 Km² (182,514 sq. miles).
59.85% of the population is urban (18,337,769 people in 2026)
The median age in Cameroon is 18.2 years.

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

Population of Cameroon (2026 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
2026	30,640,817	2.55%	761,480	−18,922	18.2	4.12	65	59.8%	18,337,769	0.37%	8,300,678,395	51
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 (2026)

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Life Expectancy

64.5 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate

43.6

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5

62.3

(per 1,000 live births)

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Main Cities by Population in Cameroon

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

Rank	Urban Area	Population Estimate (2025)
1	Yaoundé	5,106,087
2	Douala	4,104,516
3	Garoua	678,769
4	Maroua	526,702
5	Bamenda	394,155
6	Ngaoundéré	345,148
7	Kumba	329,340
8	Bafoussam	321,489
9	Kousseri	244,247
10	Bertoua	235,399
11	Limbe	233,212
12	Buea	222,996
13	Mokolo	190,418
14	Guider	187,887
15	Foumban	182,273
16	Nkongsamba	176,511
17	Ebolowa	173,565
18	Kribi	142,534
19	Kumbo	129,917
20	Yagoua	123,388
21	Kaélé	118,855
22	Meiganga	108,222
23	Mora	104,703
24	Edéa	104,307
25	Sangmélima	103,495
26	Tiko	102,345
27	Mbalmayo	101,426
28	Bafia	98,823
29	Banyo	98,101
30	Batouri	90,493
31	Mamfe	86,473
32	Touboro	84,155
33	Ngong	83,347
34	Ngaoundal	72,361
35	Wum	69,786
36	Pouss	69,353
37	Dschang	67,936
38	Mbouda	65,870
39	Figuil	62,445
40	Ndop	61,107
41	Yokadouma	60,679
42	Loum	55,485
43	Foumbot	54,125
44	Tibati	51,653

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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 - 2026) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2026.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2026. 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 2026: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). 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 2026: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026). 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)