Population ages 0-14, total in Cameroon
Cameroon: Population ages 0-14, total was 12.29 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population ages 0-14, total in Cameroon, 1960–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14, total in Cameroon stood at 12.29 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Cameroon peaked at 12.29 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.04 million, in 1960.
Cameroon ranks 35th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.31 million | 2.04 million | 2.63 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.16 million | 2.71 million | 3.66 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.42 million | 3.79 million | 5.08 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.91 million | 5.23 million | 6.55 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.47 million | 6.70 million | 8.36 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.72 million | 8.60 million | 10.90 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.73 million | 11.15 million | 12.29 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 32 Niger 12.91 million compare
- 33 Madagascar 12.75 million compare
- 34 Ghana 12.42 million compare
- 36 United Kingdom 11.79 million compare
- 37 Uzbekistan 11.59 million compare
- 38 Germany 11.59 million compare
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- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 393,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 419,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 426,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 413,677 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 56.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 8.43 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 420,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 405,325 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 411,818 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 360,839 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in Cameroon?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Cameroon was 12.29 million in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 12.29 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.04 million in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for population ages 0-14, total?
- Cameroon ranks 35th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.