Cameroon vs Mali: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Cameroon
11.85 million people
in 2023
Mali
11.04 million people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
36th
Mali rank
39th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Cameroon
- Mali
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 11.85 million people against 11.04 million people in Mali, a difference of 805,400 people.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mali ahead.
Cameroon ranks 36th and Mali ranks 39th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Mali in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.83 million people | 2.01 million people | 180,746 people | Mali |
| 1960s | 2.31 million people | 2.35 million people | 38,659 people | Mali |
| 1970s | 3.16 million people | 2.88 million people | 282,109 people | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 4.42 million people | 3.75 million people | 670,735 people | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 5.91 million people | 4.75 million people | 1.15 million people | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 7.47 million people | 6.24 million people | 1.24 million people | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 9.72 million people | 8.78 million people | 942,505 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 11.50 million people | 10.66 million people | 844,125 people | Cameroon |
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 Mali?
- Cameroon, at 11.85 million people against 11.04 million people in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Cameroon and Mali?
- 805,400 people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mali?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Mali rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Cameroon ranks 36th and Mali ranks 39th 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.