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
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M195019862023

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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Indicator
Population by age group
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.