Benin vs Cameroon: Age dependency ratio
Benin
79.9%
in 2025
Cameroon
78.4%
in 2025
Benin rank
15th
Cameroon rank
18th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Benin
- Cameroon
How they compare
Benin currently reports 79.9% against 78.4% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 15th and Cameroon ranks 18th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Cameroon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.1% | 81.0% | 6.1% | Benin |
| 1970s | 96.3% | 89.4% | 6.9% | Benin |
| 1980s | 98.8% | 97.4% | 1.4% | Benin |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 97.3% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 91.6% | 90.1% | 1.5% | Benin |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 85.7% | 1.1% | Benin |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 80.7% | 1.3% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Benin or Cameroon?
- Benin, at 79.9% against 78.4% in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Benin and Cameroon?
- 1.5%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Benin ranks 15th and Cameroon ranks 18th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.