Burundi vs Cameroon: Birth rate
Burundi
33.67 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cameroon
33.74 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Burundi rank
18th
Cameroon rank
17th
Birth rate over time
- Burundi
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 33.74 births per 1,000 people against 33.67 births per 1,000 people in Burundi, a difference of 0.07 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 18th and Cameroon ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.23 births per 1,000 people | 44.05 births per 1,000 people | 5.18 births per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1960s | 47.1 births per 1,000 people | 43.91 births per 1,000 people | 3.19 births per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1970s | 48.01 births per 1,000 people | 45.21 births per 1,000 people | 2.8 births per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1980s | 48.99 births per 1,000 people | 44.91 births per 1,000 people | 4.07 births per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 1990s | 44.1 births per 1,000 people | 42.11 births per 1,000 people | 1.99 births per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 2000s | 45.22 births per 1,000 people | 40.91 births per 1,000 people | 4.32 births per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 2010s | 41.93 births per 1,000 people | 37.94 births per 1,000 people | 3.98 births per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 2020s | 34.72 births per 1,000 people | 34.56 births per 1,000 people | 0.1653 births per 1,000 people | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Burundi or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 33.74 births per 1,000 people against 33.67 births per 1,000 people in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Burundi and Cameroon?
- 0.07 births per 1,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Cameroon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Cameroon rank globally for birth rate?
- Burundi ranks 18th 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.