Which has higher population, male, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?

Cameroon, at 49.8% against 49.8% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?

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, male (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Population, male

Burkina Faso

49.8%

in 2025

Cameroon

49.8%

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

90th

Cameroon rank

87th

Population, male over time

Burkina Faso
Cameroon

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 49.8% against 49.8% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 90th and Cameroon ranks 87th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Cameroon in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
1960s	50.3%	48.7%	1.6%	Burkina Faso
1970s	49.3%	49.1%	0.2%	Burkina Faso
1980s	49.1%	49.4%	0.2%	Cameroon
1990s	49.1%	49.6%	0.4%	Cameroon
2000s	49.5%	49.7%	0.3%	Cameroon
2010s	49.7%	49.8%	0.1%	Cameroon
2020s	49.8%	49.8%	0.0%	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?: Cameroon, at 49.8% against 49.8% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, male between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?: 0.0%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for population, male?: Burkina Faso ranks 90th and Cameroon ranks 87th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, male (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.