Cameroon vs Guinea: Fertility rate, total

Cameroon
4.32 births per woman
in 2023
Guinea
4.22 births per woman
in 2023
Cameroon rank
17th
Guinea rank
20th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Cameroon
  • Guinea
0246197019962023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 4.32 births per woman against 4.22 births per woman in Guinea, a difference of 0.1 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Guinea ahead.

Cameroon ranks 17th and Guinea ranks 20th of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 6.39 births per woman 6.35 births per woman 0.0395 births per woman Cameroon
1980s 6.55 births per woman 6.52 births per woman 0.0365 births per woman Cameroon
1990s 5.98 births per woman 6.29 births per woman 0.3051 births per woman Guinea
2000s 5.39 births per woman 5.72 births per woman 0.3308 births per woman Guinea
2010s 4.88 births per woman 5.02 births per woman 0.1365 births per woman Guinea
2020s 4.44 births per woman 4.35 births per woman 0.084 births per woman Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Cameroon or Guinea?
Cameroon, at 4.32 births per woman against 4.22 births per woman in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Cameroon and Guinea?
0.1 births per woman, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Guinea rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Cameroon ranks 17th and Guinea ranks 20th 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