Cameroon vs Madagascar: Population by age group
Cameroon
4.39 million people
in 2023
Madagascar
4.59 million people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
33rd
Madagascar rank
31st
Population by age group over time
- Cameroon
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 4.59 million people against 4.39 million people in Cameroon, a difference of 195,030 people.
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 people | 832,501 people | 85,228 people | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 952,181 people | 1.08 million people | 126,120 people | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 1.31 million people | 1.46 million people | 157,713 people | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 1.79 million people | 1.91 million people | 125,566 people | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 2.29 million people | 2.54 million people | 253,553 people | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 2.90 million people | 3.29 million people | 392,988 people | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 3.74 million people | 3.92 million people | 183,117 people | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 4.31 million people | 4.46 million people | 145,945 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 4.59 million people against 4.39 million people in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population by age group between Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 195,030 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 33rd and Madagascar ranks 31st 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.