Australia vs Cameroon: Population by age group
Australia
26.45 million people
in 2023
Cameroon
28.37 million people
in 2023
Australia rank
54th
Cameroon rank
52nd
Population by age group over time
- Australia
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 28.37 million people against 26.45 million people in Australia, a difference of 1.92 million people.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 54th and Cameroon ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and Cameroon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.12 million people | 4.68 million people | 4.45 million people | Australia |
| 1960s | 11.26 million people | 5.67 million people | 5.59 million people | Australia |
| 1970s | 13.72 million people | 7.31 million people | 6.41 million people | Australia |
| 1980s | 15.76 million people | 9.69 million people | 6.07 million people | Australia |
| 1990s | 18.02 million people | 12.90 million people | 5.12 million people | Australia |
| 2000s | 20.30 million people | 16.91 million people | 3.39 million people | Australia |
| 2010s | 23.79 million people | 22.48 million people | 1.31 million people | Australia |
| 2020s | 26.09 million people | 27.28 million people | 1.19 million people | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by age group, Australia or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 28.37 million people against 26.45 million people in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population by age group between Australia and Cameroon?
- 1.92 million people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cameroon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Cameroon rank globally for population by age group?
- Australia ranks 54th and Cameroon ranks 52nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.