Cameroon vs Zambia: Median age

Cameroon

17.75 years

in 2023

Zambia

17.49 years

in 2023

Cameroon rank

219th

Zambia rank

221st

Median age over time

Cameroon currently reports 17.75 years against 17.49 years in Zambia, a difference of 0.262 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Globally, Cameroon ranks 219th and Zambia ranks 221st of 236 countries.

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.