Cameroon vs Ethiopia: Population growth
Cameroon
2.6%
in 2025
Ethiopia
2.6%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
22nd
Ethiopia rank
24th
Population growth over time
- Cameroon
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 2.6% against 2.6% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 22nd and Ethiopia ranks 24th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 2.6% | 0.4% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 3.5% | 0.8% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 3.0% | 0.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Cameroon or Ethiopia?
- Cameroon, at 2.6% against 2.6% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Cameroon and Ethiopia?
- 0.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ethiopia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Ethiopia rank globally for population growth?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd and Ethiopia ranks 24th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.