Cameroon vs Niger: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Cameroon

11.85 million people

in 2023

Niger

12.29 million people

in 2023

Cameroon rank

36th

Niger rank

33rd

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

Niger currently reports 12.29 million people against 11.85 million people in Cameroon, a difference of 437,600 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 36th and Niger ranks 33rd of 236 countries.

Indicator: Share 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: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.