Population aged 14 years or younger in Cameroon
Cameroon: Population aged 14 years or younger was 12,179 thousands in 2025. β² Rising
Population aged 14 years or younger in Cameroon, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in thousands.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 12,179 thousands for population aged 14 years or younger in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population aged 14 years or younger in Cameroon peaked at 12,179 thousands in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,668 thousands, in 1970.
Cameroon ranks 34th of 230 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,108 thousands | 2,668 thousands | 3,596 thousands | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,347 thousands | 3,721 thousands | 5,000 thousands | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,832 thousands | 5,154 thousands | 6,473 thousands | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,379 thousands | 6,622 thousands | 8,249 thousands | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,594 thousands | 8,478 thousands | 10,775 thousands | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,614 thousands | 11,030 thousands | 12,179 thousands | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 31 Niger 12,753 thousands compare
- 32 Madagascar 12,648 thousands compare
- 33 Ghana 12,382 thousands compare
- 35 United Kingdom 11,846 thousands compare
- 36 Germany 11,743 thousands compare
- 37 Uzbekistan 11,454 thousands compare
More population data for Cameroon
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.571 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.42 million (2100)
- Population density 188.01 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.571 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.26 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 427,706 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 4.26 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 4.26 (2024)
- Natural population growth 2.66 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 4.32 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population aged 14 years or younger in Cameroon?
- Population aged 14 years or younger in Cameroon was 12,179 thousands in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population aged 14 years or younger recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 12,179 thousands in 2025.
- What is the lowest population aged 14 years or younger recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,668 thousands in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for population aged 14 years or younger?
- Cameroon ranks 34th out of 230 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population aged 14 years or younger rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release