Cameroon vs Singapore: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Cameroon
787,243 people
in 2023
Singapore
756,988 people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
89th
Singapore rank
91st

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Cameroon
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 787,243 people against 756,988 people in Singapore, a difference of 30,255 people.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 89th and Singapore ranks 91st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Singapore Difference Ahead
1950s 173,252 people 28,107 people 145,145 people Cameroon
1960s 226,727 people 51,097 people 175,629 people Cameroon
1970s 293,572 people 89,551 people 204,021 people Cameroon
1980s 367,278 people 138,853 people 228,425 people Cameroon
1990s 449,554 people 203,218 people 246,336 people Cameroon
2000s 537,376 people 298,710 people 238,666 people Cameroon
2010s 645,450 people 486,893 people 158,557 people Cameroon
2020s 755,736 people 700,538 people 55,198 people Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Cameroon or Singapore?
Cameroon, at 787,243 people against 756,988 people in Singapore as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Cameroon and Singapore?
30,255 people, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Singapore?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Singapore rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Cameroon ranks 89th and Singapore ranks 91st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
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

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.