Cameroon vs Zimbabwe: Age dependency ratio
Cameroon
78.4%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
78.1%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
18th
Zimbabwe rank
21st
Age dependency ratio over time
- Cameroon
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 78.4% against 78.1% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Cameroon ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.0% | 106.8% | 25.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 89.4% | 106.4% | 17.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 97.4% | 105.3% | 8.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 97.3% | 95.4% | 1.9% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 82.4% | 7.8% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 87.5% | 1.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 81.7% | 1.0% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Cameroon or Zimbabwe?
- Cameroon, at 78.4% against 78.1% in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
- 0.3%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zimbabwe?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Zimbabwe rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Cameroon ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st 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.