Cameroon vs Syria: Population ages 15-64, total

Cameroon

16.75 million

in 2025

Syria

17.09 million

in 2025

Cameroon rank

56th

Syria rank

55th

Population ages 15-64, total over time

Cameroon
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 17.09 million against 16.75 million in Cameroon, a difference of 342,100.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Globally, Cameroon ranks 56th and Syria ranks 55th of 215 countries.

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Population ages 15-64, total in Cameroon
Population ages 15-64, total in Syria
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Population ages 15-64, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.