Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Youth dependency ratio
Burkina Faso
77.1%
in 2023
Cameroon
75.3%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
15th
Cameroon rank
17th
Youth dependency ratio over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 77.1% against 75.3% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 15th and Cameroon ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Cameroon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.7% | 68.4% | 1.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 72.4% | 73.8% | 1.3% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 81.7% | 81.8% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 90.1% | 89.9% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 95.0% | 90.4% | 4.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 84.1% | 4.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 80.4% | 6.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 79.8% | 76.6% | 3.2% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth dependency ratio, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?
- Burkina Faso, at 77.1% against 75.3% in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in youth dependency ratio between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 1.8%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for youth dependency ratio?
- Burkina Faso ranks 15th and Cameroon ranks 17th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children under 15 per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).