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Cameroon
CMRTotal population
29.9M
Reference period 2025 · people
World Bank · World Development Indicators
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Total population · Historical trend
- Value
- 29.9M 2025
- Previous value
- 29,123,744 people 2024
- Change
- 755,593 people
World Bank · World Development Indicators
Exact values by period are available in the table below.
| Reference period | Value | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 23,454,161 people | |
| 2017 | 24,128,601 people | |
| 2018 | 24,806,383 people | |
| 2019 | 25,506,095 people | |
| 2020 | 26,210,558 people | |
| 2021 | 26,915,758 people | |
| 2022 | 27,632,771 people | |
| 2023 | 28,372,687 people | |
| 2024 | 29,123,744 people | |
| 2025 | 29,879,337 people |
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- GDP per capita, current US$2025 · World Bank 144 / 175 countries/ 175 countries
- Rate of population change2023 · UN DESA Population Division 21 / 195 countries/ 195 countries
- Median age2023 · UN DESA Population Division 179 / 195 countries/ 195 countries
- Total population2025 · World Bank 51 / 194 countries/ 194 countries
- Life expectancy at birth, total2024 · World Bank 171 / 194 countries/ 194 countries
- Total fertility rate2023 · UN DESA Population Division 17 / 195 countries/ 195 countries
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