Cameroon vs Cote d'Ivoire: Fertility rate, total

Cameroon
4.32 births per woman
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire
4.28 births per woman
in 2023
Cameroon rank
17th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
18th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Cameroon
  • Cote d'Ivoire
02468197019962023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 4.32 births per woman against 4.28 births per woman in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.04 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Cameroon ranks 17th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 18th of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Cote d'Ivoire in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Cote d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1970s 6.39 births per woman 7.86 births per woman 1.47 births per woman Cote d'Ivoire
1980s 6.55 births per woman 7.28 births per woman 0.7227 births per woman Cote d'Ivoire
1990s 5.98 births per woman 6.17 births per woman 0.1861 births per woman Cote d'Ivoire
2000s 5.39 births per woman 5.53 births per woman 0.1335 births per woman Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 4.88 births per woman 4.97 births per woman 0.0836 births per woman Cote d'Ivoire
2020s 4.44 births per woman 4.38 births per woman 0.06 births per woman Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Cameroon or Cote d'Ivoire?
Cameroon, at 4.32 births per woman against 4.28 births per woman in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire?
0.04 births per woman, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Cameroon ranks 17th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 18th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
215 places, 11,590 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release