Cameroon vs Nigeria

Cameroon vs Nigeria: Population growth

Population growth in 2023: 2.64% a year in Cameroon and 2.1% a year in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 0.55 percentage points, or 1.26 times that in Nigeria.

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% a year · UN

Cameroon vs Nigeria: Population growthPopulation growth in 2023: 2.64% a year in Cameroon and 2.1% a year in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 0.55 percentage points, or 1.26 times that in Nigeria.
CameroonNigeriaUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Cameroon has been higher since 2007, when it overtook Nigeria.
  • In 2023, Cameroon ranked 21 and Nigeria ranked 46 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Cameroon at 0.57% a year and Nigeria at 0.02% a year in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.

Every year

% a year · UN

YearCameroonNigeriaWorld
20232.642.10.87
20222.642.10.88
20212.622.090.8
20202.72.110.9
20192.752.151.03
20182.812.241.07
20172.732.391.13
20162.942.481.17
20153.042.471.18
20143.252.611.22
20132.82.681.23
20122.822.751.27
20112.812.81.26
20102.852.811.27
20092.872.781.28
20082.872.791.28
20072.862.781.28
20062.752.771.28
20052.752.761.27
20042.772.781.28
20032.732.761.29
20022.732.761.3
20012.632.731.33
20002.622.71.35
19992.652.641.35
19982.662.631.37
19972.642.61.39
19962.672.611.42
19952.722.621.45
19942.772.651.47
19932.842.631.52
19922.852.671.57
19912.882.581.63
19902.952.711.76
19892.942.71.78
19882.922.681.79
19873.052.661.84
19863.032.671.83
198532.771.8
19842.962.91.8
19832.592.221.78
19821.492.981.86
19813.293.011.82
19803.743.151.8
19792.753.11.79
19782.853.071.74
19772.593.051.75
19762.572.911.78
19752.82.831.8
19742.792.711.88
19732.772.541.94
19722.732.451.97
19712.72.341.97
19702.642.332.06
19692.582.232.06
19682.52.212.09
19672.412.112
19662.332.172.04
19652.272.192.09
19642.212.152.16
19632.22.132.28
19622.182.122.11
19611.572.081.67
19601.512.031.58
19591.971.971.73
19581.921.852
19571.861.912.07
19561.891.91.98
19551.831.882.01
19541.751.871.99
19531.671.831.9
19521.61.871.94
19511.531.91.75
19501.461.881.74
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearCameroonNigeriaWorld
20242.581.96–3.162.071.49–2.630.86
20252.541.84–3.152.061.38–2.670.84
20262.491.8–3.182.031.31–2.680.83
20272.471.71–3.1921.22–2.70.81
20282.441.64–3.151.981.14–2.710.8
20292.41.54–3.141.951.06–2.750.78
20302.381.49–3.161.921–2.780.76
20312.341.43–3.111.890.97–2.760.75
20322.321.36–3.151.860.89–2.790.73
20332.281.34–3.121.830.83–2.780.72
20342.261.31–3.111.790.8–2.790.7
20352.221.25–3.071.760.76–2.820.69
20362.211.2–3.081.720.72–2.810.67
20372.171.14–3.041.690.67–2.770.65
20382.141.06–3.011.650.63–2.720.64
20392.121.04–3.011.610.63–2.720.62
20402.081.01–31.580.63–2.680.61
20412.060.98–31.530.55–2.620.59
20422.011.01–2.961.490.55–2.640.57
20431.960.9–2.961.460.51–2.620.56
20441.940.86–2.91.420.46–2.580.54
20451.90.85–2.861.380.4–2.520.52
20461.880.82–2.881.350.38–2.470.5
20471.850.76–2.841.310.35–2.470.48
20481.810.74–2.811.280.31–2.410.46
20491.790.69–2.81.250.3–2.410.44
20501.740.61–2.791.220.24–2.40.42
20511.720.63–2.761.190.18–2.390.4
20521.70.59–2.841.160.18–2.430.38
20531.660.53–2.731.130.17–2.440.36
20541.630.54–2.751.10.11–2.440.34
20551.590.45–2.751.070.09–2.410.33
20561.560.44–2.731.040.02–2.390.31
20571.540.43–2.71.01-0.02–2.40.3
20581.520.39–2.670.99-0.03–2.390.28
20591.490.29–2.650.96-0.06–2.410.27
20601.460.37–2.640.94-0.07–2.390.25
20611.420.29–2.640.91-0.07–2.370.24
20621.40.22–2.610.89-0.12–2.370.23
20631.370.18–2.640.86-0.16–2.350.22
20641.350.14–2.630.84-0.2–2.350.21
20651.330.15–2.620.81-0.23–2.280.2
20661.30.05–2.550.78-0.27–2.290.19
20671.280.05–2.580.76-0.3–2.280.18
20681.250.11–2.540.73-0.31–2.260.17
20691.230.02–2.510.71-0.35–2.250.16
20701.210.02–2.490.68-0.39–2.210.15
20711.18-0.04–2.50.65-0.4–2.190.14
20721.17-0.04–2.430.63-0.45–2.140.13
20731.14-0.1–2.410.6-0.44–2.080.12
20741.12-0.13–2.420.57-0.48–2.110.1
20751.09-0.13–2.420.55-0.56–2.080.09
20761.06-0.12–2.40.52-0.65–2.020.08
20771.04-0.14–2.440.5-0.65–2.020.07
20781.02-0.19–2.370.47-0.68–1.940.06
20790.99-0.23–2.40.45-0.71–1.930.05
20800.98-0.27–2.360.42-0.74–1.920.04
20810.95-0.34–2.360.39-0.8–1.880.03
20820.92-0.32–2.360.37-0.84–1.920.02
20830.9-0.34–2.340.35-0.85–1.940.01
20840.88-0.38–2.280.32-0.89–1.92-0
20850.86-0.42–2.30.3-0.93–1.93-0.01
20860.83-0.42–2.340.28-0.94–1.9-0.02
20870.82-0.43–2.320.25-1–1.88-0.03
20880.8-0.51–2.30.23-1.06–1.85-0.04
20890.78-0.56–2.310.21-1.12–1.84-0.05
20900.76-0.56–2.220.19-1.12–1.86-0.05
20910.74-0.63–2.280.17-1.16–1.88-0.06
20920.71-0.62–2.250.15-1.19–1.82-0.07
20930.7-0.64–2.210.13-1.24–1.86-0.07
20940.68-0.67–2.210.11-1.29–1.79-0.08
20950.66-0.65–2.20.1-1.32–1.82-0.09
20960.64-0.68–2.220.09-1.35–1.79-0.1
20970.62-0.71–2.150.07-1.35–1.8-0.11
20980.6-0.82–2.130.06-1.35–1.8-0.11
20990.59-0.84–2.210.04-1.35–1.79-0.12
21000.57-0.9–2.170.02-1.36–1.8-0.13

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • 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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