Cameroon Population Pyramid 2055
Year
2055Cameroon in 2055
In 2055, Cameroon is projected to have a population of 55,557,082 people. Compared with 2045, when the projection stands at 46,629,039, that represents growth of 19.1% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 25.2 years, Cameroon would have a youth dependency ratio of 49.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 8.6 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 | 55,557,082 | 25.2 | |
| Chad | 42,754,651 | 22.0 | |
| Angola | 82,392,221 | 23.1 | |
| Congo | 11,977,755 | 25.0 | |
| Central African Republic | 11,710,160 | 21.8 |
