Benin vs Cameroon: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Benin
3.93 children per women
in 2023
Cameroon
3.93 children per women
in 2023
Benin rank
18th
Cameroon rank
17th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Benin
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 3.93 children per women against 3.93 children per women in Benin, a difference of 0 children per women.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 18th 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 | 3.47 children per women | 3.35 children per women | 0.1145 children per women | Benin |
| 1960s | 4.16 children per women | 3.88 children per women | 0.2842 children per women | Benin |
| 1970s | 4.71 children per women | 4.62 children per women | 0.0921 children per women | Benin |
| 1980s | 5.15 children per women | 5.08 children per women | 0.0722 children per women | Benin |
| 1990s | 4.93 children per women | 4.79 children per women | 0.1452 children per women | Benin |
| 2000s | 4.59 children per women | 4.51 children per women | 0.0837 children per women | Benin |
| 2010s | 4.41 children per women | 4.3 children per women | 0.1104 children per women | Benin |
| 2020s | 4.01 children per women | 4.02 children per women | 0.0071 children per women | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Benin or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 3.93 children per women against 3.93 children per women in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Benin and Cameroon?
- 0 children per women, with Cameroon 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 fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Benin ranks 18th and Cameroon ranks 17th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).