Cameroon vs Madagascar: Population by age group
Cameroon
28.37 million people
in 2023
Madagascar
31.20 million people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
52nd
Madagascar rank
49th
Population by age group over time
- Cameroon
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 31.20 million people against 28.37 million people in Cameroon, a difference of 2.82 million people.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 52nd and Madagascar ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.68 million people | 4.45 million people | 228,324 people | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 5.67 million people | 5.77 million people | 95,704 people | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 7.31 million people | 7.66 million people | 345,041 people | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 9.69 million people | 10.31 million people | 618,390 people | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 12.90 million people | 13.91 million people | 1.01 million people | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 16.91 million people | 18.95 million people | 2.04 million people | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 22.48 million people | 25.14 million people | 2.65 million people | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 27.28 million people | 30.07 million people | 2.79 million people | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by age group, Cameroon or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 31.20 million people against 28.37 million people in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population by age group between Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 2.82 million people, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for population by age group?
- Cameroon ranks 52nd and Madagascar ranks 49th 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.