Cameroon
Population 2026
30,640,815
Overview
- Yearly change
- +2.55%
- Density
- 65 per km²
- Land area
- 472,710 km²
- Capital
- Yaounde
- Currency
- Franc (XAF)
- Official languages
- EN-CM, FR-CM
- Urban population
- 55.7%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 991,6642026
- Deaths
- 208,5522026
- Birth rate
- 33.3per 1,000
- Death rate
- 7.0per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 4.26
- Life expectancy
- 64.0At birth, years
- Median age
- 18.2
- Net migration
- -15,379
Age distribution
- 0–1441.1%
- 15–6456.1%
- 65+2.8%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $58.9B
- GDP per capita
- $2.0K
- GDP growth
- +3.2%
- Inflation
- 3.4%
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
- Exports
- $7.7B
- Imports
- $12.0B
- Tourism receipts
- 7.1%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture16.8%
- Industry24.8%
- Manufacturing14.6%
- Services50.4%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture41.9%
- Industry14.6%
- Services43.5%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DoualaLittoral | 1,338,0822026 |
| 2 | YaoundéCentre | 1,299,3692024 |
| 3 | BamendaNorth-West | 420,4452026 |
| 4 | BafoussamWest | 373,2682026 |
| 5 | MarouaFar North | 314,1222026 |
| 6 | NgaoundéréAdamaoua | 238,1962026 |
| 7 | KumbaSouth-West | 225,0462023 |
| 8 | NkongsambaLittoral | 162,3092023 |
| 9 | BueaSouth-West | 140,5332026 |
| 10 | KoussériFar North | 139,0242026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30,640,815 | 992K | 209K |
| 2020 | 26,210,566 | 929K | 212K |
| 2010 | 19,668,063 | 784K | 214K |
| 2000 | 14,912,632 | 610K | 198K |
| 1990 | 11,331,827 | 495K | 152K |
| 1980 | 8,512,217 | 386K | 138K |
| 1970 | 6,449,795 | 289K | 119K |
| 1960 | 5,159,059 | 226K | 148K |
| 1950 | 4,330,088 | 191K | 128K |