Cameroon vs Madagascar: Population by five year age group

Cameroon
4.39 million
in 2023
Madagascar
4.59 million
in 2023
Cameroon rank
33rd
Madagascar rank
31st

Population by five year age group over time

  • Cameroon
  • Madagascar
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M195019862023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 4.59 million against 4.39 million in Cameroon, a difference of 195,030.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 33rd and Madagascar ranks 31st of 236 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Madagascar Difference Ahead
1950s 747,273 832,501 85,228 Madagascar
1960s 952,181 1.08 million 126,120 Madagascar
1970s 1.31 million 1.46 million 157,713 Madagascar
1980s 1.79 million 1.91 million 125,566 Madagascar
1990s 2.29 million 2.54 million 253,553 Madagascar
2000s 2.90 million 3.29 million 392,988 Madagascar
2010s 3.74 million 3.92 million 183,117 Madagascar
2020s 4.31 million 4.46 million 145,945 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by five year age group, Cameroon or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 4.59 million against 4.39 million in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by five year age group between Cameroon and Madagascar?
195,030, 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 five year age group?
Cameroon ranks 33rd and Madagascar ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population by five year age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population by five year age group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed