Cameroon Population Pyramid 2050
Year
2050Cameroon in 2050
In 2050, Cameroon is projected to have a population of 51,096,317 people. Compared with 2040, when the projection stands at 42,208,003, that represents growth of 21.1% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 24.1 years, Cameroon would have a youth dependency ratio of 52.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 7.6 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 | 51,096,317 | 24.1 | |
| Chad | 38,857,686 | 20.8 | |
| Angola | 74,295,395 | 22.0 | |
| Congo | 11,006,472 | 24.1 | |
| Central African Republic | 10,616,753 | 20.2 |
