Cameroon vs Uganda: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Cameroon
- Uganda
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 4.26 births per woman against 4.17 births per woman in Uganda, a difference of 0.09 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.
Cameroon ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 19th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.84 births per woman | 7.02 births per woman | 1.18 births per woman | Uganda |
| 1970s | 6.39 births per woman | 7.18 births per woman | 0.7865 births per woman | Uganda |
| 1980s | 6.55 births per woman | 7.08 births per woman | 0.5296 births per woman | Uganda |
| 1990s | 5.98 births per woman | 6.89 births per woman | 0.9059 births per woman | Uganda |
| 2000s | 5.39 births per woman | 6.52 births per woman | 1.12 births per woman | Uganda |
| 2010s | 4.88 births per woman | 5.36 births per woman | 0.475 births per woman | Uganda |
| 2020s | 4.4 births per woman | 4.39 births per woman | 0.0076 births per woman | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Cameroon or Uganda?
- Cameroon, at 4.26 births per woman against 4.17 births per woman in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Cameroon and Uganda?
- 0.09 births per woman, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Cameroon ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 19th 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.