Population aged 25-64 years in Cameroon
Cameroon: Population aged 25-64 years was 10,630 thousands in 2025. β² Rising
Population aged 25-64 years in Cameroon, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in thousands.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 10,630 thousands for population aged 25-64 years in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population aged 25-64 years in Cameroon peaked at 10,630 thousands in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,328 thousands, in 1970.
Cameroon ranks 57th 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 | 2,539 thousands | 2,328 thousands | 2,754 thousands | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,103 thousands | 2,807 thousands | 3,416 thousands | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,957 thousands | 3,498 thousands | 4,484 thousands | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,335 thousands | 4,618 thousands | 6,152 thousands | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,522 thousands | 6,363 thousands | 8,786 thousands | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,836 thousands | 9,078 thousands | 10,630 thousands | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 54 Mozambique 11,499 thousands compare
- 55 Chile 11,119 thousands compare
- 56 Syria 10,853 thousands compare
- 58 Romania 10,092 thousands compare
- 59 Kazakhstan 9,949 thousands compare
- 60 Netherlands 9,574 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 25-64 years in Cameroon?
- Population aged 25-64 years in Cameroon was 10,630 thousands in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population aged 25-64 years recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 10,630 thousands in 2025.
- What is the lowest population aged 25-64 years recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,328 thousands in 1970.
- How does Cameroon rank for population aged 25-64 years?
- Cameroon ranks 57th out of 230 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population aged 25-64 years rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. 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 25-64 years (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release