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
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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

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.