Burundi vs Cameroon: Age dependency ratio, old

Burundi
4.8%
in 2025
Cameroon
5.0%
in 2025
Burundi rank
204th
Cameroon rank
201st

Age dependency ratio, old over time

  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 5.0% against 4.8% in Burundi, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 204th 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 Burundi Cameroon Difference Ahead
1960s 6.2% 7.2% 1.0% Cameroon
1970s 6.4% 7.6% 1.3% Cameroon
1980s 6.1% 7.5% 1.4% Cameroon
1990s 5.4% 6.9% 1.5% Cameroon
2000s 4.6% 6.1% 1.5% Cameroon
2010s 4.5% 5.3% 0.9% 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, Burundi or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at 5.0% against 4.8% in Burundi as of 2025.
What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Burundi and Cameroon?
0.2%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Cameroon?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Cameroon rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
Burundi ranks 204th 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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Indicator
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.