Cameroon vs Niger: Female population by age group
Cameroon
2.18 million people
in 2023
Niger
2.30 million people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
32nd
Niger rank
29th
Female population by age group over time
- Cameroon
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 2.30 million people against 2.18 million people in Cameroon, a difference of 121,850 people.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 32nd and Niger ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 374,316 people | 313,924 people | 60,392 people | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 475,026 people | 408,309 people | 66,717 people | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 649,446 people | 518,774 people | 130,672 people | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 889,094 people | 695,593 people | 193,501 people | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 1.14 million people | 941,109 people | 198,322 people | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1.44 million people | 1.38 million people | 66,931 people | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 1.86 million people | 1.91 million people | 49,057 people | Niger |
| 2020s | 2.14 million people | 2.23 million people | 92,570 people | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher female population by age group, Cameroon or Niger?
- Niger, at 2.30 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 Niger?
- 121,850 people, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Niger?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Niger rank globally for female population by age group?
- Cameroon ranks 32nd and Niger ranks 29th 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes women aged 0-4.