Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 787,243 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Cameroon, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 787,243 people for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Cameroon peaked at 787,243 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 150,038 people, in 1950.
Cameroon ranks 89th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 173,252 people | 150,038 people | 197,144 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 226,727 people | 201,939 people | 254,528 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 293,572 people | 261,311 people | 325,653 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 367,278 people | 333,678 people | 403,198 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 449,554 people | 411,616 people | 487,719 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 537,376 people | 496,198 people | 580,506 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 645,450 people | 591,490 people | 710,081 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 755,736 people | 727,756 people | 787,243 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 86 Azerbaijan 826,482 people compare
- 88 Cote d'Ivoire 800,143 people compare
- 90 Puerto Rico 783,335 people compare
- 91 Singapore 756,988 people compare
- 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 688,576 people compare
More population data for Cameroon
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.42 million people (2100)
- Population density 188.01 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.26 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 427,706 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.26 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.26 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.7% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Cameroon?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Cameroon was 787,243 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 787,243 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 150,038 people in 1950.
- How does Cameroon rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Cameroon ranks 89th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.