Cameroon vs Japan: Male population by age group
Cameroon
2.22 million people
in 2023
Japan
2.12 million people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
34th
Japan rank
36th
Male population by age group over time
- Cameroon
- Japan
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 2.22 million people against 2.12 million people in Japan, a difference of 94,960 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Cameroon ranks 34th and Japan ranks 36th of 236 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 372,958 people | 5.07 million people | 4.70 million people | Japan |
| 1960s | 477,155 people | 4.17 million people | 3.69 million people | Japan |
| 1970s | 655,895 people | 4.99 million people | 4.34 million people | Japan |
| 1980s | 897,015 people | 3.86 million people | 2.97 million people | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.15 million people | 3.07 million people | 1.92 million people | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.46 million people | 2.94 million people | 1.48 million people | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.88 million people | 2.64 million people | 756,422 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.18 million people | 2.25 million people | 68,395 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male population by age group, Cameroon or Japan?
- Cameroon, at 2.22 million people against 2.12 million people in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in male population by age group between Cameroon and Japan?
- 94,960 people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Japan rank globally for male population by age group?
- Cameroon ranks 34th and Japan ranks 36th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes men aged 0-4.