Cameroon - Population Growth 1997
2.65%
−0.04pp from 1996
Cameroon's population growth was 2.65% in 1997, decreased +0.04pp from 2.69% in 1996. This was the 176th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1997▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Georgia | -3.21% | 11.6% |
| 2nd | Kazakhstan | -2.30% | -21.0% |
| 3rd | Estonia | -1.14% | 22.7% |
| 4th | Latvia | -1.00% | 11.5% |
| 5th | Armenia | -0.99% | -13.5% |
| 6th | Ukraine | -0.86% | -0.8% |
| 7th | North Macedonia | -0.78% | -211.9% |
| 8th | Lithuania | -0.74% | 3.0% |
| 9th | Albania | -0.63% | -0.6% |
| 10th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | -0.62% | -12.1% |
| 11th | Bulgaria | -0.61% | -18.0% |
| 12th | Croatia | -0.49% | 64.4% |
| 13th | Belarus | -0.42% | -23.4% |
| 14th | St. Martin (French part) | -0.41% | -345.6% |
| 15th | Moldova | -0.37% | -84.7% |
| 16th | Serbia | -0.31% | -289.8% |
| 17th | Romania | -0.29% | 0.1% |
| 18th | Montenegro | -0.24% | -109.5% |
| 19th | Hungary | -0.20% | -17.3% |
| 20th | Russian Federation | -0.17% | -13.7% |
| 21st | Dominica | -0.16% | -88.4% |
| 22nd | Slovenia | -0.13% | -115.0% |
| 23rd | Czechia | -0.11% | 7.4% |
| 24th | Burundi | -0.01% | -111.1% |
| 25th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.02% | -69.5% |
| 26th | Barbados | 0.04% | -55.9% |
| 27th | Italy | 0.05% | 88.3% |
| 28th | Sweden | 0.06% | -64.0% |
| 29th | Poland | 0.07% | -14.0% |
| 30th | Austria | 0.11% | -16.1% |
| 31st | Nauru | 0.14% | -22.3% |
| 32nd | Germany | 0.15% | -49.5% |
| 33rd | European Union | 0.15% | -7.7% |
| 34th | Greenland | 0.18% | -0.2% |
| 35th | Slovak Republic | 0.18% | -12.8% |
| 36th | Guyana | 0.23% | -19.8% |
| 37th | Japan | 0.24% | 5.0% |
| 38th | Switzerland | 0.24% | -45.5% |
| 39th | Belgium | 0.24% | 23.8% |
| 40th | Virgin Islands (US) | 0.24% | -5.7% |
| 41st | United Kingdom | 0.26% | 1.1% |
| 42nd | Finland | 0.30% | -9.3% |
| 43rd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.33% | -25.1% |
| 44th | Cuba | 0.33% | -2.3% |
| 45th | Gibraltar | 0.35% | -14.0% |
| 46th | France | 0.36% | -0.2% |
| 47th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.38% | -15.1% |
| 48th | Tonga | 0.40% | 696.2% |
| 49th | Denmark | 0.42% | -26.6% |
| 50th | Spain | 0.42% | 0.6% |
| 51st | Curaçao | 0.44% | -44.6% |
| 52nd | Channel Islands | 0.44% | 103.4% |
| 53rd | Portugal | 0.45% | 18.7% |
| 54th | Greece | 0.49% | 11.9% |
| 55th | Netherlands | 0.51% | 11.6% |
| 56th | Macao SAR, China | 0.53% | -62.4% |
| 57th | Uruguay | 0.53% | 0.3% |
| 58th | Norway | 0.54% | 7.0% |
| 59th | Bermuda | 0.61% | 26.1% |
| 60th | Tuvalu | 0.62% | -7.1% |
| 61st | Liechtenstein | 0.64% | -23.1% |
| 62nd | El Salvador | 0.67% | -9.6% |
| 63rd | Grenada | 0.68% | -1.5% |
| 64th | Monaco | 0.71% | -1.6% |
| 65th | Malta | 0.76% | 15.3% |
| 66th | Lesotho | 0.79% | -25.8% |
| 67th | Iceland | 0.82% | 51.7% |
| 68th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.83% | -81.2% |
| 69th | Samoa | 0.83% | -2.4% |
| 70th | Jamaica | 0.92% | -4.7% |
| 71st | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.93% | -17.2% |
| 72nd | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 0.94% | -5.9% |
| 73rd | Korea | 0.94% | -1.6% |
| 74th | Azerbaijan | 0.96% | -4.7% |
| 75th | Marshall Islands | 0.99% | -5.9% |
| 76th | Canada | 0.99% | -4.9% |
| 77th | Ireland | 1.00% | 26.7% |
| 78th | China | 1.02% | -2.4% |
| 79th | Fiji | 1.03% | 64.2% |
| 80th | Australia | 1.08% | -10.9% |
| 81st | Eritrea | 1.11% | -77.7% |
| 82nd | Andorra | 1.11% | 888.4% |
| 83rd | Seychelles | 1.17% | -20.0% |
| 84th | Isle of Man | 1.19% | 59.9% |
| 85th | South Africa | 1.20% | -7.6% |
| 86th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.20% | 11.0% |
| 87th | Tajikistan | 1.20% | -38.8% |
| 88th | United States | 1.20% | 3.5% |
| 89th | Argentina | 1.21% | -3.4% |
| 90th | San Marino | 1.24% | -3.1% |
| 91st | Mauritius | 1.25% | 22.4% |
| 92nd | Luxembourg | 1.25% | -7.9% |
| 93rd | Faroe Islands | 1.26% | 1,925.8% |
| 94th | Myanmar | 1.28% | -0.5% |
| 95th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.28% | -1.3% |
| 96th | Sierra Leone | 1.29% | 169.7% |
| 97th | Kosovo | 1.31% | -9.9% |
| 98th | New Zealand | 1.31% | -17.1% |
| 99th | Thailand | 1.33% | -3.4% |
| 100th | Guam | 1.34% | -4.6% |
| 101st | Chile | 1.34% | -5.3% |
| 102nd | Tunisia | 1.36% | -6.1% |
| 103rd | St. Lucia | 1.41% | -5.6% |
| 104th | Mongolia | 1.42% | -8.1% |
| 105th | São Tomé and Principe | 1.42% | -6.6% |
| 106th | Türkiye | 1.45% | -4.1% |
| 107th | Viet Nam | 1.45% | -4.7% |
| 108th | Kyrgyz Republic | 1.46% | -1.5% |
| 109th | Brazil | 1.49% | -1.8% |
| 110th | Morocco | 1.50% | -2.3% |
| 111th | Bahamas, The | 1.50% | -5.0% |
| 112th | Libya | 1.54% | -5.6% |
| 113th | Oman | 1.55% | -8.7% |
| 114th | French Polynesia | 1.60% | 6.1% |
| 115th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 1.61% | -16.4% |
| 116th | Indonesia | 1.63% | -1.2% |
| 117th | Nicaragua | 1.67% | -10.2% |
| 118th | Cabo Verde | 1.68% | -5.1% |
| 119th | Mexico | 1.68% | -3.0% |
| 120th | Eswatini | 1.68% | -15.0% |
| 121st | Turkmenistan | 1.70% | -1.3% |
| 122nd | Comoros | 1.72% | 0.0% |
| 123rd | Uzbekistan | 1.73% | -8.0% |
| 124th | Dominican Republic | 1.74% | -4.2% |
| 125th | Colombia | 1.79% | -1.7% |
| 126th | Bhutan | 1.79% | 1,134.9% |
| 127th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.81% | -2.4% |
| 128th | Lebanon | 1.81% | -2.4% |
| 129th | Kiribati | 1.83% | 7.8% |
| 130th | Ecuador | 1.85% | -2.0% |
| 131st | Peru | 1.85% | -1.7% |
| 132nd | Bangladesh | 1.85% | 1.4% |
| 133rd | Algeria | 1.86% | -4.8% |
| 134th | American Samoa | 1.87% | -4.5% |
| 135th | Zimbabwe | 1.88% | 13.1% |
| 136th | Haiti | 1.89% | -0.7% |
| 137th | Sri Lanka | 1.90% | -1.3% |
| 138th | Guinea-Bissau | 1.91% | -8.5% |
| 139th | Cyprus | 1.94% | -3.7% |
| 140th | India | 1.97% | -1.6% |
| 141st | Malawi | 2.01% | 1.8% |
| 142nd | Panama | 2.01% | -0.6% |
| 143rd | Maldives | 2.02% | -7.9% |
| 144th | Tanzania | 2.02% | 10.3% |
| 145th | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.05% | -0.8% |
| 146th | Guinea | 2.06% | -27.4% |
| 147th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 2.07% | 0.0% |
| 148th | Nepal | 2.08% | -5.8% |
| 149th | Suriname | 2.08% | -1.9% |
| 150th | Lao PDR | 2.09% | -10.5% |
| 151st | Congo, Republic of | 2.14% | -22.9% |
| 152nd | Vanuatu | 2.15% | -3.7% |
| 153rd | New Caledonia | 2.18% | -4.9% |
| 154th | Sudan | 2.23% | -0.7% |
| 155th | Mauritania | 2.23% | 12.7% |
| 156th | Paraguay | 2.25% | -3.1% |
| 157th | Costa Rica | 2.26% | -3.6% |
| 158th | Mali | 2.27% | 5.4% |
| 159th | Botswana | 2.30% | -5.8% |
| 160th | Brunei Darussalam | 2.34% | -2.6% |
| 161st | Philippines | 2.35% | 2.1% |
| 162nd | Senegal | 2.36% | -3.5% |
| 163rd | Ghana | 2.38% | 1.9% |
| 164th | Malaysia | 2.49% | -1.4% |
| 165th | Israel | 2.50% | -4.5% |
| 166th | Gabon | 2.52% | -0.4% |
| 167th | British Virgin Islands | 2.53% | 2.3% |
| 168th | Palau | 2.54% | -3.6% |
| 169th | Zambia | 2.55% | 4.1% |
| 170th | Guatemala | 2.56% | -1.2% |
| 171st | Burkina Faso | 2.58% | 0.7% |
| 172nd | Namibia | 2.59% | -4.3% |
| 173rd | Nigeria | 2.60% | -0.4% |
| 174th | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.62% | -3.1% |
| 175th | Bahrain | 2.64% | 0.1% |
| 176th | Cameroon | 2.65% | -1.5% |
| 177th | Jordan | 2.69% | -19.1% |
| 178th | Kenya | 2.73% | -0.7% |
| 179th | Mozambique | 2.74% | -16.5% |
| 180th | Central African Republic | 2.75% | 6.0% |
| 181st | Timor-Leste | 2.75% | 0.4% |
| 182nd | Honduras | 2.80% | -0.9% |
| 183rd | South Sudan | 2.80% | 13.1% |
| 184th | Pakistan | 2.83% | -2.8% |
| 185th | Gambia, The | 2.84% | -1.8% |
| 186th | Solomon Islands | 2.85% | -1.2% |
| 187th | Uganda | 2.90% | 7.3% |
| 188th | Benin | 2.95% | 12.8% |
| 189th | Iraq | 3.09% | -3.1% |
| 190th | Togo | 3.16% | -14.9% |
| 191st | Yemen, Republic of | 3.19% | -5.3% |
| 192nd | Madagascar | 3.26% | 1.2% |
| 193rd | Kuwait | 3.27% | 14.3% |
| 194th | Niger | 3.32% | -0.7% |
| 195th | Belize | 3.34% | 12.2% |
| 196th | Singapore | 3.36% | -17.4% |
| 197th | Angola | 3.40% | 0.4% |
| 198th | Chad | 3.45% | -22.1% |
| 199th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 3.51% | -3.3% |
| 200th | Djibouti | 3.56% | 49.2% |
| 201st | Papua New Guinea | 3.56% | -0.4% |
| 202nd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.62% | -13.9% |
| 203rd | Afghanistan | 3.80% | -5.0% |
| 204th | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.84% | -0.8% |
| 205th | Saudi Arabia | 3.86% | -3.5% |
| 206th | Equatorial Guinea | 3.87% | 1.3% |
| 207th | Aruba | 3.87% | -1.9% |
| 208th | Qatar | 3.98% | 41.3% |
| 209th | Cayman Islands | 4.02% | -4.0% |
| 210th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4.45% | -3.9% |
| 211th | West Bank and Gaza | 4.48% | 0.0% |
| 212th | Cambodia | 6.88% | -8.5% |
| 213th | Liberia | 7.78% | 171.3% |
| 214th | United Arab Emirates | 8.12% | 25.4% |
| 215th | Northern Mariana Islands | 9.04% | 27.8% |
| 216th | Rwanda | 14.50% | -13.5% |
FAQ
What was Cameroon's population growth in 1997?▾
Cameroon's population growth in 1997 was 2.65%. This ranked 176th globally.
How did Cameroon's population growth change in 1997?▾
Cameroon's population growth decreased by 1.5% in 1997 compared to 1996.
Which country had the highest population growth in 1997?▾
Rwanda had the highest population growth in 1997 at 14.50%.
What is the population growth of Cameroon in 1997?▾
The population growth of Cameroon in 1997 was 2.65%. This ranked 176th globally.
How does 1997 compare to 1996 for Cameroon's population growth?▾
Cameroon's population growth went from 2.69% in 1996 to 2.65% in 1997, a 1.5% decrease.
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