Cameroon Birth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of the Cameroon birth rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Cameroon in 2024 is 32.979 births per 1000 people, a 1.12% decline from 2023.
  • The birth rate for Cameroon in 2023 was 33.352 births per 1000 people, a 1.33% decline from 2022.
  • The birth rate for Cameroon in 2022 was 33.803 births per 1000 people, a 1.32% decline from 2021.
  • The birth rate for Cameroon in 2021 was 34.255 births per 1000 people, a 1.3% decline from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

MLA Citation:
Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2024 Birth Rate
Angola 38.589
Republic of Congo 38.397
Nigeria 35.683
Zambia 34.612
Cameroon 32.979
Mauritania 31.504
Sudan 30.450
Sao Tome and Principe 29.992
Solomon Islands 29.799
Vanuatu 27.494
Timor-Leste 27.489
Ghana 27.381
Kenya 27.071
Papua New Guinea 25.636
Pakistan 25.578
Kiribati 25.346
Lesotho 24.495
Eswatini 23.917
Egypt 23.254
Bolivia 20.364
Mongolia 20.055
Cambodia 20.038
Honduras 19.984
Micronesia 19.769
Philippines 19.378
Djibouti 19.065
Nicaragua 18.413
Uzbekistan 18.138
Cabo Verde 17.230
Morocco 16.938
El Salvador 16.844
India 16.750
Myanmar 16.637
Indonesia 16.608
Bangladesh 16.405
Bhutan 15.400
Tunisia 14.980
Vietnam 14.877
Sri Lanka 14.391
Georgia 12.020
Moldova 9.191
Ukraine 8.540
Cameroon - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2024 32.979 -1.120%
2023 33.352 -1.330%
2022 33.803 -1.320%
2021 34.255 -1.300%
2020 34.706 -1.290%
2019 35.158 -1.270%
2018 35.609 -1.470%
2017 36.142 -1.460%
2016 36.676 -1.430%
2015 37.209 -1.410%
2014 37.743 -1.390%
2013 38.276 -1.040%
2012 38.679 -1.030%
2011 39.082 -1.020%
2010 39.484 -1.010%
2009 39.887 -1.000%
2008 40.290 -0.430%
2007 40.464 -0.430%
2006 40.638 -0.430%
2005 40.812 -0.420%
2004 40.986 -0.420%
2003 41.160 -0.320%
2002 41.294 -0.320%
2001 41.428 -0.320%
2000 41.563 -0.320%
1999 41.697 -0.320%
1998 41.831 -0.900%
1997 42.213 -0.900%
1996 42.596 -0.890%
1995 42.978 -0.880%
1994 43.361 -0.870%
1993 43.743 -0.900%
1992 44.139 -0.890%
1991 44.534 -0.880%
1990 44.930 -0.870%
1989 45.325 -0.870%
1988 45.721 -0.320%
1987 45.868 -0.320%
1986 46.016 -0.320%
1985 46.163 -0.320%
1984 46.311 -0.320%
1983 46.458 0.400%
1982 46.275 0.400%
1981 46.092 0.400%
1980 45.909 0.400%
1979 45.726 0.400%
1978 45.543 0.250%
1977 45.429 0.250%
1976 45.315 0.250%
1975 45.200 0.250%
1974 45.086 0.250%
1973 44.972 0.270%
1972 44.849 0.280%
1971 44.726 0.270%
1970 44.604 0.280%
1969 44.481 0.280%
1968 44.358 0.480%
1967 44.144 0.490%
1966 43.930 0.490%
1965 43.717 0.490%
1964 43.503 0.490%
1963 43.289 0.590%
1962 43.034 0.600%
1961 42.779 0.600%
1960 42.525 0.600%
1959 42.270 0.610%
1958 42.015 -0.110%
1957 42.060 -0.110%
1956 42.105 -0.110%
1955 42.151 -0.110%
1954 42.196 -0.110%
1953 42.241 -0.110%
1952 42.286 -0.110%
1951 42.331 -0.110%
1950 42.377 0.000%