Cameroon vs Mali: Number of children under 15, by world region

Cameroon
11.85 million people
in 2023
Mali
11.04 million people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
36th
Mali rank
39th

Number of children under 15, by world region over time

  • Cameroon
  • Mali
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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 number of children under 15, by world region, Cameroon or Mali?
Cameroon, at 11.85 million people against 11.04 million people in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children under 15, by world region 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 number of children under 15, by world region?
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 Number of children under 15, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children under 15, by world region
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

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