Cameroon vs Madagascar: Female population by age group

Cameroon
2.18 million people
in 2023
Madagascar
2.26 million people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
32nd
Madagascar rank
31st

Female population by age group over time

  • Cameroon
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 2.26 million people against 2.18 million people in Cameroon, a difference of 85,660 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 32nd and Madagascar ranks 31st of 236 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Madagascar Difference Ahead
1950s 374,316 people 415,364 people 41,048 people Madagascar
1960s 475,026 people 535,719 people 60,693 people Madagascar
1970s 649,446 people 725,062 people 75,615 people Madagascar
1980s 889,094 people 944,757 people 55,662 people Madagascar
1990s 1.14 million people 1.26 million people 117,100 people Madagascar
2000s 1.44 million people 1.63 million people 185,630 people Madagascar
2010s 1.86 million people 1.93 million people 78,503 people Madagascar
2020s 2.14 million people 2.20 million people 61,028 people Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female population by age group, Cameroon or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 2.26 million people against 2.18 million people in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in female population by age group between Cameroon and Madagascar?
85,660 people, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for female population by age group?
Cameroon ranks 32nd and Madagascar ranks 31st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Female population by age group
Unit
people
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

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 0-4.