Cameroon vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio over time
- Cameroon
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 78.4% against 59.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 18.8%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
Cameroon ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 16th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.0% | 88.0% | 7.0% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1970s | 89.4% | 90.5% | 1.1% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1980s | 97.4% | 88.3% | 9.1% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 97.3% | 84.1% | 13.2% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 70.1% | 20.1% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 63.6% | 22.1% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 61.3% | 19.4% | 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?
- Cameroon, at 78.4% against 59.6% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 18.8%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Cameroon ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 16th 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.