Cameroon vs Kenya: Age dependency ratio, old
Cameroon
5.0%
in 2025
Kenya
5.0%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
200th
Kenya rank
201st
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Cameroon
- Kenya
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 5.0% against 5.0% in Kenya, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 200th and Kenya ranks 201st of 217 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2% | 5.7% | 1.6% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 7.6% | 4.6% | 3.0% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 4.4% | 3.0% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 4.4% | 2.5% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.1% | 2.0% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.3% | 1.1% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.9% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Cameroon or Kenya?
- Cameroon, at 5.0% against 5.0% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Cameroon and Kenya?
- 0.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Cameroon ranks 200th and Kenya ranks 201st of 217 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.