Cameroon vs Côte d'Ivoire: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age

Cameroon
3.93 children per women
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire
3.85 children per women
in 2023
Cameroon rank
17th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
20th

Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time

  • Cameroon
  • Côte d'Ivoire
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 3.93 children per women against 3.85 children per women in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.08 children per women.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Cameroon ranks 17th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 20th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Côte d'Ivoire in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Côte d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1950s 3.35 children per women 4.3 children per women 0.9432 children per women Côte d'Ivoire
1960s 3.88 children per women 5 children per women 1.11 children per women Côte d'Ivoire
1970s 4.62 children per women 5.56 children per women 0.9415 children per women Côte d'Ivoire
1980s 5.08 children per women 5.55 children per women 0.4734 children per women Côte d'Ivoire
1990s 4.79 children per women 4.89 children per women 0.1007 children per women Côte d'Ivoire
2000s 4.51 children per women 4.61 children per women 0.1053 children per women Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 4.3 children per women 4.35 children per women 0.0424 children per women Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 4.02 children per women 3.92 children per women 0.0984 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, Cameroon or Côte d'Ivoire?
Cameroon, at 3.93 children per women against 3.85 children per women in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
0.08 children per women, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
Cameroon ranks 17th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 20th 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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Cameroon vs Côte d'Ivoire: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid, drawing on Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/effective-fertility-rate-children-per-woman-who-are-expected-to-survive-until/cameroon/cote-d-ivoire/

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Unit
children per women
Source
Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

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).