Cameroon - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Cameroon was 26,545,860 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26,545,860 in 2020 and a minimum value of 5,176,920 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 5,176,920
1961 5,285,015
1962 5,398,730
1963 5,518,104
1964 5,643,039
1965 5,773,538
1966 5,909,874
1967 6,052,419
1968 6,201,410
1969 6,357,096
1970 6,519,754
1971 6,689,659
1972 6,867,170
1973 7,052,847
1974 7,247,284
1975 7,451,057
1976 7,664,398
1977 7,887,571
1978 8,121,081
1979 8,365,560
1980 8,621,409
1981 8,888,534
1982 9,166,813
1983 9,456,496
1984 9,757,849
1985 10,070,810
1986 10,395,480
1987 10,731,060
1988 11,075,420
1989 11,425,810
1990 11,780,090
1991 12,137,910
1992 12,499,500
1993 12,864,090
1994 13,230,980
1995 13,599,980
1996 13,970,810
1997 14,344,440
1998 14,723,770
1999 15,112,600
2000 15,513,940
2001 15,928,910
2002 16,357,610
2003 16,800,870
2004 17,259,320
2005 17,733,410
2006 18,223,680
2007 18,730,280
2008 19,252,670
2009 19,789,920
2010 20,341,240
2011 20,906,390
2012 21,485,270
2013 22,077,300
2014 22,681,850
2015 23,298,380
2016 23,926,550
2017 24,566,070
2018 25,216,260
2019 25,876,390
2020 26,545,860

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Cameroon was 13,268,790 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13,268,790 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,630,071 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 2,630,071
1961 2,683,961
1962 2,740,646
1963 2,800,140
1964 2,862,366
1965 2,927,338
1966 2,995,165
1967 3,066,052
1968 3,140,164
1969 3,217,681
1970 3,298,778
1971 3,383,609
1972 3,472,347
1973 3,565,216
1974 3,662,450
1975 3,764,286
1976 3,870,833
1977 3,982,239
1978 4,098,746
1979 4,220,695
1980 4,348,291
1981 4,481,487
1982 4,620,221
1983 4,764,634
1984 4,914,884
1985 5,070,945
1986 5,232,908
1987 5,400,361
1988 5,572,210
1989 5,747,030
1990 5,923,729
1991 6,102,088
1992 6,282,243
1993 6,463,956
1994 6,647,063
1995 6,831,600
1996 7,017,468
1997 7,205,067
1998 7,395,619
1999 7,590,734
2000 7,791,677
2001 7,998,955
2002 8,212,674
2003 8,433,249
2004 8,661,010
2005 8,896,229
2006 9,139,126
2007 9,389,810
2008 9,648,222
2009 9,914,162
2010 10,187,440
2011 10,468,050
2012 10,755,870
2013 11,050,420
2014 11,351,120
2015 11,657,500
2016 11,969,340
2017 12,286,570
2018 12,609,010
2019 12,936,460
2020 13,268,790

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Cameroon was 49.98 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.80 in 1960, while its lowest value was 49.98 in 2020.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 50.80
1961 50.78
1962 50.76
1963 50.74
1964 50.72
1965 50.70
1966 50.68
1967 50.66
1968 50.64
1969 50.62
1970 50.60
1971 50.58
1972 50.56
1973 50.55
1974 50.54
1975 50.52
1976 50.50
1977 50.49
1978 50.47
1979 50.45
1980 50.44
1981 50.42
1982 50.40
1983 50.38
1984 50.37
1985 50.35
1986 50.34
1987 50.32
1988 50.31
1989 50.30
1990 50.29
1991 50.27
1992 50.26
1993 50.25
1994 50.24
1995 50.23
1996 50.23
1997 50.23
1998 50.23
1999 50.23
2000 50.22
2001 50.22
2002 50.21
2003 50.20
2004 50.18
2005 50.17
2006 50.15
2007 50.13
2008 50.11
2009 50.10
2010 50.08
2011 50.07
2012 50.06
2013 50.05
2014 50.04
2015 50.04
2016 50.03
2017 50.01
2018 50.00
2019 49.99
2020 49.98

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Cameroon was 13,277,080 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13,277,080 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2,546,849 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 2,546,849
1961 2,601,054
1962 2,658,084
1963 2,717,964
1964 2,780,673
1965 2,846,200
1966 2,914,709
1967 2,986,367
1968 3,061,246
1969 3,139,415
1970 3,220,976
1971 3,306,050
1972 3,394,823
1973 3,487,631
1974 3,584,834
1975 3,686,771
1976 3,793,565
1977 3,905,332
1978 4,022,335
1979 4,144,865
1980 4,273,118
1981 4,407,047
1982 4,546,592
1983 4,691,862
1984 4,842,965
1985 4,999,861
1986 5,162,573
1987 5,330,697
1988 5,503,213
1989 5,678,777
1990 5,856,357
1991 6,035,824
1992 6,217,256
1993 6,400,135
1994 6,583,915
1995 6,768,384
1996 6,953,344
1997 7,139,377
1998 7,328,153
1999 7,521,864
2000 7,722,267
2001 7,929,955
2002 8,144,931
2003 8,367,620
2004 8,598,312
2005 8,837,179
2006 9,084,551
2007 9,340,473
2008 9,604,452
2009 9,875,760
2010 10,153,790
2011 10,438,340
2012 10,729,400
2013 11,026,880
2014 11,330,730
2015 11,640,880
2016 11,957,210
2017 12,279,500
2018 12,607,250
2019 12,939,930
2020 13,277,080

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Cameroon was 50.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.02 in 2020, while its lowest value was 49.20 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 49.20
1961 49.22
1962 49.24
1963 49.26
1964 49.28
1965 49.30
1966 49.32
1967 49.34
1968 49.36
1969 49.38
1970 49.40
1971 49.42
1972 49.44
1973 49.45
1974 49.46
1975 49.48
1976 49.50
1977 49.51
1978 49.53
1979 49.55
1980 49.56
1981 49.58
1982 49.60
1983 49.62
1984 49.63
1985 49.65
1986 49.66
1987 49.68
1988 49.69
1989 49.70
1990 49.71
1991 49.73
1992 49.74
1993 49.75
1994 49.76
1995 49.77
1996 49.77
1997 49.77
1998 49.77
1999 49.77
2000 49.78
2001 49.78
2002 49.79
2003 49.80
2004 49.82
2005 49.83
2006 49.85
2007 49.87
2008 49.89
2009 49.90
2010 49.92
2011 49.93
2012 49.94
2013 49.95
2014 49.96
2015 49.96
2016 49.97
2017 49.99
2018 50.00
2019 50.01
2020 50.02

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population