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
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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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Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
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

Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.