Total dependency ratio fell 10.9% to 73.3% in Cameroon in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total dependency ratio in Cameroon reached an all time high of 100% in 1991 and an all time low of 73.3% in 2022. When compared to Cameroon's main peers, total dependency ratio in Central African Republic amounted to 65.1%, 89.2% in Chad, 66.7% in Gabon and 82.6% in Nigeria in 2022.
Cameroon has been ranked 19th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of total dependency ratio, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Total Dependency Ratio | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Angola | % | 61.0% | 60.0% | 59.0% | 58.1% | 57.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | % | 53.0% | 52.3% | 51.8% | 51.2% | 50.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | % | 54.4% | 53.9% | 53.4% | 53.0% | 52.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | 47.4% | 47.0% | 46.7% | 46.4% | 46.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | 62.9% | 61.8% | 60.9% | 59.9% | 59.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | % | 62.5% | 62.0% | 61.4% | 60.8% | 60.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 59.3% | 58.5% | 57.7% | 57.0% | 56.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | % | 50.1% | 49.2% | 48.6% | 48.0% | 47.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | % | 49.8% | 49.5% | 49.1% | 48.8% | 48.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 88.8% | 87.7% | 86.4% | 85.2% | 84.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | % | 66.6% | 66.0% | 65.3% | 64.5% | 63.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 52.1% | 51.6% | 51.1% | 50.6% | 50.1% |
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