Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, Cameroon or Côte d'Ivoire?

Côte d'Ivoire, at 867,987 against 841,877 in Cameroon as of 2025.

What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total between Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?

26,110, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Côte d'Ivoire: Population ages 65 and above, total

Cameroon

841,877

in 2025

Côte d'Ivoire

867,987

in 2025

Cameroon rank

89th

Côte d'Ivoire rank

88th

Population ages 65 and above, total over time

Cameroon
Côte d'Ivoire

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 867,987 against 841,877 in Cameroon, a difference of 26,110.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 89th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 88th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Côte d'Ivoire in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Côte d'Ivoire	Difference	Ahead
1960s	226,733	107,674	119,059	Cameroon
1970s	293,588	164,141	129,447	Cameroon
1980s	367,298	241,658	125,639	Cameroon
1990s	449,573	361,645	87,927	Cameroon
2000s	537,399	457,354	80,045	Cameroon
2010s	645,518	619,676	25,843	Cameroon
2020s	779,835	789,396	9,561	Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, Cameroon or Côte d'Ivoire?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 867,987 against 841,877 in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total between Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?: 26,110, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total?: Cameroon ranks 89th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 88th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population ages 65 and above, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Total population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.