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
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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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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.