Cameroon vs Kenya

Cameroon vs Kenya: Population

Population in 2023: 28.4 million people in Cameroon and 55.3 million people in Kenya, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Kenya, by 27 million people, or 1.95 times that in Cameroon.

people · UN

Cameroon vs Kenya: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 28.4 million people in Cameroon and 55.3 million people in Kenya, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Kenya, by 27 million people, or 1.95 times that in Cameroon.
CameroonKenyaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Kenya has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Cameroon ranked 52 and Kenya ranked 26 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Cameroon at 88.9 million people and Kenya at 104 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearCameroonKenyaWorld
202328.4 million55.3 million8.09 billion
202227.6 million54.3 million8.02 billion
202126.9 million53.2 million7.95 billion
202026.2 million52.2 million7.89 billion
201925.5 million51.2 million7.81 billion
201824.8 million50.2 million7.73 billion
201724.1 million49.2 million7.65 billion
201623.5 million48.1 million7.56 billion
201522.8 million47.1 million7.47 billion
201422.1 million46.1 million7.38 billion
201321.4 million45 million7.29 billion
201220.8 million43.9 million7.2 billion
201120.2 million42.8 million7.11 billion
201019.7 million41.6 million7.02 billion
200919.1 million40.4 million6.93 billion
200818.6 million39.2 million6.84 billion
200718.1 million38 million6.76 billion
200617.6 million36.9 million6.67 billion
200517.1 million35.8 million6.59 billion
200416.6 million34.7 million6.5 billion
200316.2 million33.7 million6.42 billion
200215.7 million32.6 million6.34 billion
200115.3 million31.6 million6.26 billion
200014.9 million30.6 million6.17 billion
199914.5 million29.7 million6.09 billion
199814.1 million28.9 million6.01 billion
199713.8 million28.1 million5.93 billion
199613.4 million27.3 million5.84 billion
199513.1 million26.6 million5.76 billion
199412.7 million25.9 million5.68 billion
199312.4 million25.1 million5.59 billion
199212 million24.4 million5.51 billion
199111.7 million23.7 million5.42 billion
199011.3 million22.9 million5.33 billion
198911 million22.1 million5.23 billion
198810.7 million21.4 million5.14 billion
198710.4 million20.6 million5.05 billion
198610.1 million19.9 million4.96 billion
19859.76 million19.2 million4.87 billion
19849.48 million18.5 million4.78 billion
19839.22 million17.9 million4.7 billion
19829.03 million17.2 million4.61 billion
19818.82 million16.6 million4.53 billion
19808.51 million16 million4.45 billion
19798.24 million15.5 million4.37 billion
19788.01 million14.9 million4.29 billion
19777.8 million14.4 million4.22 billion
19767.6 million14 million4.14 billion
19757.4 million13.5 million4.07 billion
19747.19 million13.1 million4 billion
19737 million12.6 million3.92 billion
19726.81 million12.2 million3.85 billion
19716.62 million11.8 million3.77 billion
19706.45 million11.4 million3.7 billion
19696.28 million10.9 million3.62 billion
19686.13 million10.5 million3.55 billion
19675.98 million10.1 million3.47 billion
19665.84 million9.72 million3.4 billion
19655.71 million9.34 million3.34 billion
19645.58 million8.97 million3.26 billion
19635.46 million8.63 million3.19 billion
19625.34 million8.3 million3.12 billion
19615.24 million7.99 million3.07 billion
19605.16 million7.7 million3.02 billion
19595.07 million7.42 million2.97 billion
19584.97 million7.18 million2.91 billion
19574.88 million6.95 million2.85 billion
19564.79 million6.73 million2.8 billion
19554.7 million6.53 million2.74 billion
19544.62 million6.35 million2.69 billion
19534.54 million6.18 million2.63 billion
19524.47 million6.03 million2.58 billion
19514.4 million5.89 million2.54 billion
19504.33 million5.77 million2.49 billion
19494.24 million5.65 million–
19484.17 million5.53 million–
19474.1 million5.44 million–
19464.03 million5.34 million–
19453.96 million5.25 million–
19443.9 million5.15 million–
19433.83 million5.06 million–
19423.77 million4.97 million–
19413.71 million4.89 million–
19403.65 million4.81 million–
19393.6 million4.73 million–
19383.55 million4.67 million–
19373.51 million4.6 million–
19363.46 million4.54 million–
19353.42 million4.48 million–
19343.38 million4.41 million–
19333.33 million4.35 million–
19323.29 million4.29 million–
19313.25 million4.23 million–
19303.21 million4.17 million–
19293.16 million4.1 million–
19283.12 million4.04 million–
19273.08 million3.97 million–
19263.04 million3.9 million–
19253 million3.84 million–
19242.96 million3.77 million–
19232.92 million3.71 million–
19222.89 million3.65 million–
19212.86 million3.6 million–
19202.84 million3.57 million–
19192.83 million3.55 million–
19182.83 million3.54 million–
19172.85 million3.55 million–
19162.86 million3.56 million–
19152.87 million3.57 million–
19142.89 million3.58 million–
19132.9 million3.59 million–
19122.92 million3.6 million–
19112.93 million3.61 million–
19102.95 million3.63 million–
19092.97 million3.66 million–
19083 million3.69 million–
19073.03 million3.72 million–
19063.05 million3.75 million–
19053.08 million3.79 million–
19043.11 million3.82 million–
19033.14 million3.85 million–
19023.17 million3.89 million–
19013.19 million3.92 million–
19003.22 million3.95 million–
18993.24 million3.98 million–
18983.25 million4.01 million–
18973.27 million4.03 million–
18963.28 million4.05 million–
18953.3 million4.08 million–
18943.31 million4.1 million–
18933.33 million4.12 million–
18923.34 million4.15 million–
18913.35 million4.16 million–
18903.35 million4.17 million–
18893.35 million4.16 million–
18883.34 million4.15 million–
18873.32 million4.12 million–
18863.3 million4.1 million–
18853.28 million4.07 million–
18843.26 million4.05 million–
18833.24 million4.02 million–
18823.23 million4 million–
18813.21 million3.97 million–
18803.19 million3.95 million–
18793.17 million3.93 million–
18783.16 million3.9 million–
18773.14 million3.88 million–
18763.12 million3.85 million–
18753.1 million3.83 million–
18743.09 million3.81 million–
18733.07 million3.78 million–
18723.05 million3.76 million–
18713.04 million3.74 million–
18703.02 million3.72 million–
18693.01 million3.7 million–
18682.99 million3.68 million–
18672.98 million3.66 million–
18662.97 million3.64 million–
18652.95 million3.62 million–
18642.94 million3.6 million–
18632.93 million3.58 million–
18622.91 million3.57 million–
18612.9 million3.55 million–
18602.89 million3.53 million–
18592.87 million3.51 million–
18582.86 million3.49 million–
18572.85 million3.48 million–
18562.84 million3.46 million–
18552.83 million3.44 million–
18542.81 million3.42 million–
18532.8 million3.41 million–
18522.79 million3.39 million–
18512.77 million3.37 million–
18502.75 million3.35 million–
18492.73 million3.34 million–
18482.7 million3.32 million–
18472.66 million3.3 million–
18462.63 million3.28 million–
18452.59 million3.27 million–
18442.56 million3.25 million–
18432.52 million3.23 million–
18422.49 million3.21 million–
18412.46 million3.2 million–
18402.43 million3.18 million–
18392.39 million3.16 million–
18382.36 million3.15 million–
18372.33 million3.13 million–
18362.3 million3.11 million–
18352.27 million3.1 million–
18342.24 million3.08 million–
18332.21 million3.07 million–
18322.18 million3.05 million–
18312.15 million3.03 million–
18302.12 million3.02 million–
18292.1 million3 million–
18282.07 million2.99 million–
18272.04 million2.97 million–
18262.01 million2.95 million–
18251.99 million2.94 million–
18241.96 million2.92 million–
18231.94 million2.91 million–
18221.91 million2.89 million–
18211.89 million2.88 million–
18201.88 million2.86 million–
18191.87 million2.85 million–
18181.86 million2.83 million–
18171.86 million2.82 million–
18161.86 million2.8 million–
18151.86 million2.79 million–
18141.86 million2.77 million–
18131.86 million2.76 million–
18121.86 million2.74 million–
18111.86 million2.73 million–
18101.86 million2.71 million–
18091.86 million2.7 million–
18081.86 million2.69 million–
18071.86 million2.67 million–
18061.86 million2.66 million–
18051.86 million2.64 million–
18041.86 million2.63 million–
18031.86 million2.62 million–
18021.86 million2.6 million–
18011.86 million2.59 million–
18001.86 million2.57 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCameroonKenyaWorld
202429.1 million29 million–29.2 million56.4 million56.3 million–56.6 million8.16 billion
202529.9 million29.6 million–30.1 million57.5 million57.1 million–58 million8.23 billion
202630.6 million30.2 million–31.1 million58.6 million57.9 million–59.4 million8.3 billion
202731.4 million30.8 million–32 million59.8 million58.7 million–60.9 million8.37 billion
202832.2 million31.4 million–33 million60.9 million59.5 million–62.4 million8.44 billion
202933 million32 million–33.9 million62 million60.2 million–63.9 million8.5 billion
203033.8 million32.5 million–34.9 million63.1 million60.9 million–65.5 million8.57 billion
203134.6 million33.1 million–36 million64.2 million61.6 million–67.1 million8.63 billion
203235.4 million33.6 million–37 million65.4 million62.2 million–68.7 million8.7 billion
203336.2 million34.1 million–38.1 million66.5 million62.9 million–70.3 million8.76 billion
203437.1 million34.6 million–39.2 million67.6 million63.5 million–71.9 million8.82 billion
203537.9 million35.1 million–40.3 million68.7 million64.1 million–73.4 million8.89 billion
203638.7 million35.5 million–41.4 million69.8 million64.7 million–75.1 million8.95 billion
203739.6 million36 million–42.6 million70.9 million65.2 million–76.8 million9.01 billion
203840.5 million36.5 million–43.8 million72 million65.8 million–78.4 million9.06 billion
203941.3 million36.9 million–45 million73.1 million66.3 million–80 million9.12 billion
204042.2 million37.4 million–46.2 million74.1 million66.8 million–81.7 million9.18 billion
204143.1 million37.8 million–47.5 million75.1 million67.3 million–83.3 million9.23 billion
204244 million38.2 million–48.8 million76.2 million67.8 million–85.1 million9.29 billion
204344.9 million38.7 million–50.2 million77.2 million68.3 million–86.9 million9.34 billion
204445.7 million39.1 million–51.5 million78.1 million68.7 million–88.5 million9.39 billion
204546.6 million39.5 million–52.9 million79.1 million69 million–90.1 million9.44 billion
204647.5 million39.9 million–54.3 million80 million69.3 million–91.7 million9.49 billion
204748.4 million40.3 million–55.7 million80.9 million69.5 million–93.4 million9.54 billion
204849.3 million40.7 million–57.1 million81.8 million69.8 million–95.1 million9.58 billion
204950.2 million41.1 million–58.5 million82.7 million70.1 million–96.8 million9.62 billion
205051.1 million41.4 million–59.8 million83.6 million70.3 million–98.7 million9.66 billion
205152 million41.7 million–61.3 million84.5 million70.5 million–100 million9.7 billion
205252.9 million42.1 million–62.9 million85.3 million70.8 million–102 million9.74 billion
205353.8 million42.5 million–64.5 million86.1 million71.1 million–104 million9.78 billion
205454.7 million42.9 million–66.1 million86.9 million71.3 million–106 million9.81 billion
205555.6 million43.2 million–67.8 million87.7 million71.6 million–108 million9.85 billion
205656.4 million43.5 million–69.5 million88.5 million71.6 million–110 million9.88 billion
205757.3 million43.7 million–71 million89.3 million71.6 million–112 million9.91 billion
205858.2 million44 million–72.7 million90.1 million71.8 million–114 million9.94 billion
205959.1 million44.3 million–74.8 million90.8 million72 million–116 million9.96 billion
206060 million44.5 million–76.8 million91.6 million72.1 million–118 million9.99 billion
206160.8 million44.6 million–78.8 million92.3 million72.3 million–120 million10 billion
206261.7 million44.9 million–80.8 million93 million72.3 million–123 million10 billion
206362.6 million45 million–82.7 million93.7 million72.3 million–125 million10.1 billion
206463.4 million45.1 million–84.7 million94.4 million72.1 million–127 million10.1 billion
206564.3 million45.2 million–86.6 million95 million71.8 million–129 million10.1 billion
206665.1 million45.4 million–88.5 million95.6 million71.5 million–131 million10.1 billion
206766 million45.5 million–90.4 million96.2 million71.3 million–133 million10.1 billion
206866.8 million45.6 million–92.4 million96.8 million71.3 million–135 million10.2 billion
206967.6 million45.8 million–94.5 million97.3 million71.2 million–137 million10.2 billion
207068.5 million45.9 million–96.9 million97.8 million71 million–140 million10.2 billion
207169.3 million45.9 million–99.3 million98.3 million70.7 million–141 million10.2 billion
207270.1 million46.1 million–102 million98.8 million70.3 million–143 million10.2 billion
207370.9 million46.3 million–104 million99.2 million70 million–146 million10.2 billion
207471.7 million46.4 million–107 million99.7 million69.8 million–148 million10.2 billion
207572.5 million46.4 million–109 million100 million69.5 million–150 million10.3 billion
207673.3 million46.4 million–111 million100 million69.2 million–152 million10.3 billion
207774.1 million46.5 million–114 million101 million69 million–154 million10.3 billion
207874.8 million46.5 million–116 million101 million68.7 million–156 million10.3 billion
207975.6 million46.5 million–119 million101 million68.3 million–159 million10.3 billion
208076.3 million46.5 million–121 million102 million68.1 million–161 million10.3 billion
208177.1 million46.5 million–123 million102 million67.7 million–163 million10.3 billion
208277.8 million46.6 million–126 million102 million67.4 million–165 million10.3 billion
208378.5 million46.7 million–128 million103 million66.8 million–167 million10.3 billion
208479.2 million46.7 million–131 million103 million66.1 million–169 million10.3 billion
208579.9 million46.6 million–134 million103 million65.7 million–170 million10.3 billion
208680.6 million46.5 million–137 million103 million65.4 million–172 million10.3 billion
208781.3 million46.5 million–139 million103 million65 million–175 million10.3 billion
208881.9 million46.5 million–142 million104 million64.6 million–177 million10.3 billion
208982.6 million46.5 million–144 million104 million64.1 million–179 million10.3 billion
209083.2 million46.6 million–147 million104 million63.6 million–181 million10.3 billion
209183.8 million46.6 million–150 million104 million63 million–183 million10.3 billion
209284.4 million46.6 million–153 million104 million62.4 million–185 million10.3 billion
209385 million46.5 million–156 million104 million62 million–188 million10.3 billion
209485.6 million46.2 million–158 million104 million61.6 million–191 million10.2 billion
209586.2 million46 million–160 million104 million61.1 million–192 million10.2 billion
209686.8 million45.9 million–164 million104 million60.5 million–195 million10.2 billion
209787.3 million46.1 million–167 million104 million59.9 million–197 million10.2 billion
209887.8 million46.4 million–170 million104 million59.3 million–200 million10.2 billion
209988.4 million46.6 million–173 million104 million58.8 million–202 million10.2 billion
210088.9 million46.5 million–176 million104 million58.2 million–204 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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