Cameroon vs Sudan: Birth rate
Cameroon
33.74 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sudan
33.61 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
17th
Sudan rank
19th
Birth rate over time
- Cameroon
- Sudan
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 33.74 births per 1,000 people against 33.61 births per 1,000 people in Sudan, a difference of 0.13 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Cameroon ranks 17th and Sudan ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.05 births per 1,000 people | 48.02 births per 1,000 people | 3.97 births per 1,000 people | Sudan |
| 1960s | 43.91 births per 1,000 people | 48.38 births per 1,000 people | 4.46 births per 1,000 people | Sudan |
| 1970s | 45.21 births per 1,000 people | 46.72 births per 1,000 people | 1.51 births per 1,000 people | Sudan |
| 1980s | 44.91 births per 1,000 people | 44.84 births per 1,000 people | 0.0747 births per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 42.11 births per 1,000 people | 42.62 births per 1,000 people | 0.511 births per 1,000 people | Sudan |
| 2000s | 40.91 births per 1,000 people | 39.62 births per 1,000 people | 1.28 births per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 37.94 births per 1,000 people | 35.95 births per 1,000 people | 1.99 births per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 34.56 births per 1,000 people | 33.88 births per 1,000 people | 0.6718 births per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Cameroon or Sudan?
- Cameroon, at 33.74 births per 1,000 people against 33.61 births per 1,000 people in Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Cameroon and Sudan?
- 0.13 births per 1,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Sudan rank globally for birth rate?
- Cameroon ranks 17th and Sudan ranks 19th 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.