Cameroon vs Ghana: Population ages 0-14, total
Cameroon
12.29 million
in 2025
Ghana
12.42 million
in 2025
Cameroon rank
35th
Ghana rank
34th
Population ages 0-14, total over time
- Cameroon
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 12.42 million against 12.29 million in Cameroon, a difference of 137,600.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 35th and Ghana ranks 34th of 217 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.31 million | 3.68 million | 1.36 million | Ghana |
| 1970s | 3.16 million | 4.87 million | 1.71 million | Ghana |
| 1980s | 4.42 million | 6.14 million | 1.72 million | Ghana |
| 1990s | 5.91 million | 7.60 million | 1.70 million | Ghana |
| 2000s | 7.47 million | 9.01 million | 1.53 million | Ghana |
| 2010s | 9.72 million | 10.92 million | 1.20 million | Ghana |
| 2020s | 11.73 million | 12.16 million | 430,550 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, Cameroon or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 12.42 million against 12.29 million in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total between Cameroon and Ghana?
- 137,600, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ghana?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Ghana rank globally for population ages 0-14, total?
- Cameroon ranks 35th and Ghana ranks 34th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.