Cameroon Population Pyramid 1960

Cameroon
1960
Population: 5,159,057

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-5 -1   1960  +1 +5

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Cameroon in 1960

In 1960, Cameroon had a total population of 5,159,058 people. That is 19.1% more than in 1950, when the population stood at 4,330,084. Half of the population was younger than 20.5 years; 39.5% were children under 15 and 3.9% were 65 or older. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.


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