Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Age dependency ratio, old
Burkina Faso
4.8%
in 2025
Cameroon
5.0%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
203rd
Cameroon rank
201st
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 5.0% against 4.8% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 203rd and Cameroon ranks 201st of 218 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1% | 7.2% | 2.1% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 7.6% | 1.3% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 7.5% | 0.5% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.9% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 6.1% | 0.6% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 5.3% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 5.0% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 5.0% against 4.8% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 0.2%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Burkina Faso ranks 203rd and Cameroon ranks 201st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.