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Cameroon - Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios 2.56

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

2.56 (2025)

Global rank

##22 of 217 economies

vs global median

2.9×

Growth since 1961

1.66×

Ranking Race — Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#37#73#109#145#181#21719611971198119912001201120212025#154#222024 overtook Canada2025 overtook Uganda
CameroonUnited Arab EmiratesSaudi ArabiaOmanQatar

Real annual global ranks, 1961 - 2025. Cameroon climbed from #154 to #22 (overtook Canada). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Cameroon

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1962
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
1963
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
1980
Climbed 22 places in global rank auto
1982
Fell 60 places in global rank auto
1983
Fell 25 places in global rank auto
1984
Climbed 52 places in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Canada in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Uganda in global rank auto

Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios, 1961-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1961197619912006202120251.542.22.853.51

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