Cameroon vs European Union: Age dependency ratio
Cameroon
78.4%
in 2025
European Union
57.9%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
18th
European Union rank
19th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Cameroon
- European Union
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 78.4% against 57.9% in European Union, a difference of 20.5%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.4 times European Union's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 18th and European Union ranks 19th of 218 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | European Union | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.0% | 56.0% | 25.0% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 89.4% | 56.4% | 33.0% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 97.4% | 51.2% | 46.2% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 97.3% | 48.7% | 48.5% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 48.7% | 41.5% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 52.3% | 33.4% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 56.7% | 24.0% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Cameroon or European Union?
- Cameroon, at 78.4% against 57.9% in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Cameroon and European Union?
- 20.5%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and European Union?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and European Union rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Cameroon ranks 18th and European Union ranks 19th 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.