Afghanistan vs Cameroon: Age dependency ratio, young
Afghanistan
77.4%
in 2025
Cameroon
73.3%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
13th
Cameroon rank
15th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Afghanistan
- Cameroon
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 77.4% against 73.3% in Cameroon, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 13th and Cameroon ranks 15th of 218 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.2% | 73.8% | 4.4% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 85.6% | 81.8% | 3.8% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 92.3% | 89.9% | 2.4% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 99.2% | 90.4% | 8.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 104.1% | 84.1% | 20.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 80.4% | 10.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 75.7% | 4.4% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Afghanistan or Cameroon?
- Afghanistan, at 77.4% against 73.3% in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Afghanistan and Cameroon?
- 4.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cameroon?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Cameroon rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th and Cameroon 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, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.