Benin vs Cameroon: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Benin
- Cameroon
How they compare
Benin currently reports 4.48 births per woman against 4.26 births per woman in Cameroon, a difference of 0.22 births per woman.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 14th and Cameroon ranks 17th of 215 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.55 births per woman | 5.84 births per woman | 0.7019 births per woman | Benin |
| 1970s | 6.82 births per woman | 6.39 births per woman | 0.4234 births per woman | Benin |
| 1980s | 6.97 births per woman | 6.55 births per woman | 0.4221 births per woman | Benin |
| 1990s | 6.39 births per woman | 5.98 births per woman | 0.4116 births per woman | Benin |
| 2000s | 5.71 births per woman | 5.39 births per woman | 0.3169 births per woman | Benin |
| 2010s | 5.28 births per woman | 4.88 births per woman | 0.3946 births per woman | Benin |
| 2020s | 4.63 births per woman | 4.4 births per woman | 0.2334 births per woman | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Benin or Cameroon?
- Benin, at 4.48 births per woman against 4.26 births per woman in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Benin and Cameroon?
- 0.22 births per woman, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Benin ranks 14th and Cameroon ranks 17th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.