Which has higher population, Cameroon or Côte d’Ivoire?

Côte d’Ivoire, at 31.93 million against 29.12 million in Cameroon as of 2024.

What is the difference in population between Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire?

2.81 million, with Côte d’Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Côte d’Ivoire: Population

Cameroon

29.12 million

in 2024

Côte d’Ivoire

31.93 million

in 2024

Cameroon rank

52nd

Côte d’Ivoire rank

50th

Population over time

Cameroon
Côte d’Ivoire

How they compare

Côte d’Ivoire currently reports 31.93 million against 29.12 million in Cameroon, a difference of 2.81 million.

That makes Côte d’Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 52nd and Côte d’Ivoire ranks 50th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Côte d’Ivoire in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Côte d’Ivoire	Difference	Ahead
1960s	5.67 million	4.39 million	1.28 million	Cameroon
1970s	7.31 million	6.63 million	682,168	Cameroon
1980s	9.69 million	9.89 million	200,822	Côte d’Ivoire
1990s	12.90 million	14.63 million	1.73 million	Côte d’Ivoire
2000s	16.91 million	19.84 million	2.93 million	Côte d’Ivoire
2010s	22.48 million	25.10 million	2.62 million	Côte d’Ivoire
2020s	27.65 million	30.41 million	2.76 million	Côte d’Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Cameroon or Côte d’Ivoire?: Côte d’Ivoire, at 31.93 million against 29.12 million in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in population between Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire?: 2.81 million, with Côte d’Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Côte d’Ivoire rank globally for population?: Cameroon ranks 52nd and Côte d’Ivoire ranks 50th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 186 places, 12,090 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Data on Gender-disaggregated on selected population characteristics.