Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Age dependency ratio
Burkina Faso
78.1%
in 2025
Cameroon
78.4%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
20th
Cameroon rank
18th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 78.4% against 78.1% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Cameroon ranks 18th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Cameroon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.5% | 81.0% | 3.5% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 88.0% | 89.4% | 1.4% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 97.1% | 97.4% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 101.4% | 97.3% | 4.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 90.1% | 4.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 85.7% | 6.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 80.7% | 2.1% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 78.4% against 78.1% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 0.3%, 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?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th and Cameroon ranks 18th of 218 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.