Demographic profile
Cameroon is the 54th most populous of the 237 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.33% of everyone alive. Within Central Africa, it ranks 2 of 8.
Each day brings roughly 1,262 births and 594 deaths, adding about 243,981 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 0.9% annually, the population would double in roughly 78 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is North, holding an estimated 29.5% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 10 states and regions is in the table below. Regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 85.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 17.0%, with life expectancy at about 54.8 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Cameroon in 2026? Approximately 27,131,248 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Cameroon growing? About 0.9% per year — roughly 1,262 births and 594 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Cameroon? Around 0.33% — ranked 54 worldwide by population.