Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Cameroon

Share of population under 15 in Cameroon in 2025 — 41.1%. Ranked 16 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1.6 pp.

2025 41.1% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 16of 217
Period maximum 46.2%1991
Period minimum 39.5%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Cameroon, 1960–202538404244464819601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 39.5%1962: 40.2%1964: 40.7%1966: 41.1%1968: 41.6%1970: 42%1972: 42.5%1974: 43%1976: 43.5%1978: 44.1%1980: 44.5%1982: 45%1984: 45.7%1986: 45.9%1988: 46.1%1990: 46.2%1992: 46.2%1994: 46%1996: 45.7%1998: 45.3%2000: 44.9%2002: 44.5%2004: 44.2%2006: 44%2008: 43.8%2010: 43.7%2012: 43.6%2014: 43.4%2016: 43%2018: 42.9%2020: 42.5%2022: 42.1%2024: 41.4%2025: 41.1%
Change over the period: +1.6 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon

Cameroon 41.1%
World 24.4%
Middle Africa computed 44.7%
Share of population under 15 — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 41.1 −0.3 pp
2024 41.4 −0.3 pp
2023 41.8 −0.3 pp
2022 42.1 −0.3 pp
2021 42.3 −0.2 pp
2020 42.5 −0.2 pp
2019 42.7 −0.2 pp
2018 42.9 −0.1 pp
2017 43 −0.1 pp
2016 43 −0.1 pp
2015 43.2 −0.2 pp
2014 43.4 −0.2 pp
2013 43.5 −0.1 pp
2012 43.6 −0 pp
2011 43.7 −0 pp
2010 43.7 −0.1 pp
2009 43.8 −0.1 pp
2008 43.8 −0.1 pp
2007 43.9 −0.1 pp
2006 44 −0.1 pp
2005 44.1 −0.1 pp
2004 44.2 −0.1 pp
2003 44.3 −0.2 pp
2002 44.5 −0.2 pp
2001 44.7 −0.2 pp
2000 44.9 −0.2 pp
1999 45.1 −0.2 pp
1998 45.3 −0.2 pp
1997 45.5 −0.2 pp
1996 45.7 −0.2 pp
1995 45.9 −0.1 pp
1994 46 −0.1 pp
1993 46.1 −0.1 pp
1992 46.2 −0 pp
1991 46.2 +0 pp
1990 46.2 +0 pp
1989 46.1 +0.1 pp
1988 46.1 +0.1 pp
1987 46 +0.1 pp
1986 45.9 +0.1 pp
1985 45.8 +0.1 pp
1984 45.7 +0.2 pp
1983 45.6 +0.5 pp
1982 45 +0.5 pp
1981 44.6 +0.1 pp
1980 44.5 +0.1 pp
1979 44.4 +0.3 pp
1978 44.1 +0.3 pp
1977 43.8 +0.3 pp
1976 43.5 +0.3 pp
1975 43.2 +0.2 pp
1974 43 +0.2 pp
1973 42.8 +0.2 pp
1972 42.5 +0.2 pp
1971 42.3 +0.2 pp
1970 42 +0.2 pp
1969 41.8 +0.2 pp
1968 41.6 +0.2 pp
1967 41.3 +0.2 pp
1966 41.1 +0.2 pp
1965 40.9 +0.2 pp
1964 40.7 +0.3 pp
1963 40.4 +0.2 pp
1962 40.2 +0.3 pp
1961 39.9 +0.4 pp
1960 39.5

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.