Cameroon vs Nigeria: Fertility rate, total
Cameroon
4.32 births per woman
in 2023
Nigeria
4.48 births per woman
in 2023
Cameroon rank
17th
Nigeria rank
15th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.48 births per woman against 4.32 births per woman in Cameroon, a difference of 0.16 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.
Cameroon ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 215 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.39 births per woman | 6.72 births per woman | 0.3244 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 6.55 births per woman | 6.66 births per woman | 0.1087 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 5.98 births per woman | 6.27 births per woman | 0.2908 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 5.39 births per woman | 6.07 births per woman | 0.6797 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4.88 births per woman | 5.49 births per woman | 0.6049 births per woman | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.44 births per woman | 4.59 births per woman | 0.1565 births per woman | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Cameroon or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 4.48 births per woman against 4.32 births per woman in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 0.16 births per woman, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Cameroon ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 15th 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
February 2026 Data Release