Which has higher median age, Cameroon or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 17.75 years against 17.75 years in Cameroon as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Nigeria: Median age

Cameroon

17.75 years

in 2023

Nigeria

17.75 years

in 2023

Cameroon rank

219th

Nigeria rank

218th

Median age over time

Cameroon
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 17.75 years against 17.75 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 219th and Nigeria ranks 218th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1950s	19.53 years	18.2 years	1.33 years	Cameroon
1960s	18.91 years	18.23 years	0.6755 years	Cameroon
1970s	17.45 years	17.36 years	0.0899 years	Cameroon
1980s	16.11 years	16.32 years	0.2182 years	Nigeria
1990s	15.83 years	16.43 years	0.6077 years	Nigeria
2000s	16.5 years	16.82 years	0.314 years	Nigeria
2010s	17.12 years	16.73 years	0.3819 years	Cameroon
2020s	17.58 years	17.48 years	0.1038 years	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher median age, Cameroon or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 17.75 years against 17.75 years in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in median age between Cameroon and Nigeria?: 0 years, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for median age?: Cameroon ranks 219th and Nigeria ranks 218th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.