Cameroon Population Pyramid 2034
Year
2034Cameroon in 2034
By 2034, the population of Cameroon is expected to reach 37,054,810. Compared with 2024, when the projection stands at 29,123,744, that represents growth of 27.2% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 20.7 years, Cameroon would have a youth dependency ratio of 64.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.4 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Cameroon was 4.32 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 63.7 years in 2023: 65.9 for women and 61.5 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
625,481 immigrants live in Cameroon, 2.1% of the population.
| Central African Republic | 336,349 |
| Nigeria | 188,266 |
| Chad | 30,917 |
| Niger | 13,583 |
| Mali | 10,608 |
409,674 people born in Cameroon live in other countries.
| France | 127,995 |
| Nigeria | 56,288 |
| Gabon | 54,949 |
| Canada | 43,662 |
| Chad | 40,472 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 37,054,810 | 20.7 | |
| Chad | 26,997,408 | 17.6 | |
| Angola | 50,447,456 | 19.0 | |
| Congo | 7,981,344 | 21.5 | |
| Central African Republic | 7,296,247 | 16.6 |
