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Dependency ratios

Cameroon — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 85.8 % youth dependency ratio: 79.8 % elderly dependency ratio: 6 % potential support ratio: 16.7 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 85.1 % youth dependency ratio: 79.1 % elderly dependency ratio: 6 % potential support ratio: 16.8 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 84.3% | youth dependency ratio: 78.4% | elderly dependency ratio: 5.9% | potential support ratio: 16.9% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 84.3% | youth dependency ratio: 78.4% | elderly dependency ratio: 5.9% | potential support ratio: 16.9% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 85.9 | youth dependency ratio: 80 | elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 | potential support ratio: 17 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 85.9 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 80 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 17 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 85.9 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 80 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 5.9 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 17 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 81.1 | youth dependency ratio: 76.2 | elderly dependency ratio: 4.9 | potential support ratio: 20.3 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 81.1 youth dependency ratio: 76.2 elderly dependency ratio: 4.9 potential support ratio: 20.3 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 82.3 youth dependency ratio: 77.3 elderly dependency ratio: 4.9 potential support ratio: 20.3 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 82.3 youth dependency ratio: 77.3 elderly dependency ratio: 4.9 potential support ratio: 20.3 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 82.3 youth dependency ratio: 77.3 elderly dependency ratio: 4.9 potential support ratio: 20.3 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 77.6 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 71.8 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 5.8 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 17.3 (2025 est.)