Cameroon vs Ghana: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Cameroon
11.85 million people
in 2023
Ghana
12.22 million people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
36th
Ghana rank
34th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Cameroon
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 12.22 million people against 11.85 million people in Cameroon, a difference of 375,500 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 36th and Ghana ranks 34th of 236 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.83 million people | 2.49 million people | 660,184 people | Ghana |
| 1960s | 2.31 million people | 3.68 million people | 1.36 million people | Ghana |
| 1970s | 3.16 million people | 4.87 million people | 1.71 million people | Ghana |
| 1980s | 4.42 million people | 6.14 million people | 1.72 million people | Ghana |
| 1990s | 5.91 million people | 7.60 million people | 1.70 million people | Ghana |
| 2000s | 7.47 million people | 9.01 million people | 1.53 million people | Ghana |
| 2010s | 9.72 million people | 10.92 million people | 1.20 million people | Ghana |
| 2020s | 11.50 million people | 12.05 million people | 545,975 people | Ghana |
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 Ghana?
- Ghana, at 12.22 million people against 11.85 million people in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Cameroon and Ghana?
- 375,500 people, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Cameroon ranks 36th and Ghana ranks 34th 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.