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