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Cameroon: Age dependency ratio, old

5.03percent · 2025-4.6% since 2015

Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population. Annual figures for Cameroon from 1960 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20255.026
20245.012
20235.003
20225.008
20215.037
20205.078
20195.111
20185.139
20175.171
20165.213
20155.27
20145.352
20135.443
20125.518
20115.583
20105.644
20095.708
20085.778
20075.854
20065.932
20056.013
20046.095
20036.178
20026.26
20016.344
20006.428
19996.512
19986.597
19976.686
19966.776
19956.863
19946.945
19937.025
19927.1
19917.17
19907.237
19897.301
19887.359
19877.415
19867.472
19857.524
19847.568
19837.59
19827.549
19817.532
19807.604
19797.653
19787.66
19777.658
19767.64
19757.626
19747.615
19737.598
19727.575
19717.547
19707.515
19697.48
19687.44
19677.396
19667.346
19657.29
19647.225
19637.152
19627.079
19617.003
19606.923

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Age dependency ratio, old. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-age-dependency-ratio-old (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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