What is median age in Cameroon?

Median age in Cameroon was 17.75 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Cameroon?

The highest recorded value was 19.62 years in 1957.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Cameroon?

The lowest recorded value was 15.7 years in 1992.

How does Cameroon rank for median age?

Cameroon ranks 219th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Cameroon?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Cameroon data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Cameroon

Name: Median age in Cameroon
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cameroon: Median age was 17.75 years in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

17.75 years

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

219th

of 236 countries

All-time high

19.62 years

in 1957

All-time low

15.7 years

in 1992

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Cameroon, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age in Cameroon is 17.75 years, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Cameroon peaked at 19.62 years in 1957 and was at its lowest, 15.7 years, in 1992.

That places Cameroon 219th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	19.53 years	19.34 years	19.62 years	10
1960s	18.91 years	18.31 years	19.46 years	10
1970s	17.45 years	16.77 years	18.14 years	10
1980s	16.11 years	15.74 years	16.71 years	10
1990s	15.83 years	15.7 years	16.11 years	10
2000s	16.5 years	16.19 years	16.77 years	10
2010s	17.12 years	16.83 years	17.37 years	10
2020s	17.58 years	17.44 years	17.75 years	4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

216 Zimbabwe 17.81 years compare
217 Benin 17.77 years compare
218 Nigeria 17.75 years compare
220 Malawi 17.58 years compare
221 Zambia 17.49 years compare
222 Burkina Faso 17.25 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Cameroon

Number of child deaths per woman 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.588 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 35.39 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 35.12 0-100 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance score 39.3 0-100 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Cameroon?: Median age in Cameroon was 17.75 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Cameroon?: The highest recorded value was 19.62 years in 1957.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Cameroon?: The lowest recorded value was 15.7 years in 1992.
How does Cameroon rank for median age?: Cameroon ranks 219th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Cameroon?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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.