Benin vs Cameroon: Birth rate
Benin
33.88 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cameroon
33.74 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Benin rank
15th
Cameroon rank
17th
Birth rate over time
- Benin
- Cameroon
How they compare
Benin currently reports 33.88 births per 1,000 people against 33.74 births per 1,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 0.14 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Benin ranks 15th and Cameroon ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 7 and Cameroon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.81 births per 1,000 people | 44.05 births per 1,000 people | 1.24 births per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 47.25 births per 1,000 people | 43.91 births per 1,000 people | 3.34 births per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 1970s | 47.24 births per 1,000 people | 45.21 births per 1,000 people | 2.03 births per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 1980s | 47.34 births per 1,000 people | 44.91 births per 1,000 people | 2.42 births per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 1990s | 44.28 births per 1,000 people | 42.11 births per 1,000 people | 2.17 births per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 2000s | 41.18 births per 1,000 people | 40.91 births per 1,000 people | 0.2749 births per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 2010s | 38.65 births per 1,000 people | 37.94 births per 1,000 people | 0.7051 births per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 2020s | 34.58 births per 1,000 people | 34.56 births per 1,000 people | 0.028 births per 1,000 people | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Benin or Cameroon?
- Benin, at 33.88 births per 1,000 people against 33.74 births per 1,000 people in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Benin and Cameroon?
- 0.14 births per 1,000 people, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for birth rate?
- Benin ranks 15th and Cameroon ranks 17th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.