Cameroon vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio over time
- Cameroon
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 78.4% against 61.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 16.6%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
Cameroon ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 15th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.0% | 88.4% | 7.4% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1970s | 89.4% | 91.0% | 1.6% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1980s | 97.4% | 89.1% | 8.3% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 97.3% | 85.1% | 12.2% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 71.4% | 18.7% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 65.7% | 20.0% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 63.5% | 17.2% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Cameroon or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Cameroon, at 78.4% against 61.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 16.6%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Cameroon ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 15th 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.