Cameroon vs World: Population growth
Cameroon
2.6%
in 2025
World
0.9%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
22nd
World rank
23rd
Population growth over time
- Cameroon
- World
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 2.6% against 0.9% in World, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 2.8 times World's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 22nd and World ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 0.8% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 1.8% | 1.1% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 1.5% | 1.2% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.3% | 1.5% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.2% | 1.7% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 0.9% | 1.7% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Cameroon or World?
- Cameroon, at 2.6% against 0.9% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Cameroon and World?
- 1.7%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and World?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and World rank globally for population growth?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd and World ranks 23rd 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.