Cameroon vs Germany: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Cameroon
11.85 million people
in 2023
Germany
11.77 million people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
36th
Germany rank
37th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Cameroon
- Germany
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 11.85 million people against 11.77 million people in Germany, a difference of 83,200 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.
Cameroon ranks 36th and Germany ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.83 million people | 15.58 million people | 13.75 million people | Germany |
| 1960s | 2.31 million people | 17.03 million people | 14.71 million people | Germany |
| 1970s | 3.16 million people | 16.86 million people | 13.69 million people | Germany |
| 1980s | 4.42 million people | 12.99 million people | 8.57 million people | Germany |
| 1990s | 5.91 million people | 13.16 million people | 7.25 million people | Germany |
| 2000s | 7.47 million people | 11.97 million people | 4.50 million people | Germany |
| 2010s | 9.72 million people | 11.01 million people | 1.29 million people | Germany |
| 2020s | 11.50 million people | 11.64 million people | 140,050 people | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Cameroon or Germany?
- Cameroon, at 11.85 million people against 11.77 million people in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Cameroon and Germany?
- 83,200 people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Germany?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Germany rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Cameroon ranks 36th and Germany ranks 37th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.