Cameroon vs Uganda: Fertility rate, total
Cameroon
4.32 births per woman
in 2023
Uganda
4.28 births per woman
in 2023
Cameroon rank
17th
Uganda rank
18th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Cameroon
- Uganda
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 4.32 births per woman against 4.28 births per woman in Uganda, 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 Uganda ahead.
Cameroon ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 18th of 215 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4.44 births per woman | 4.45 births per woman | 0.0145 births per woman | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Cameroon or Uganda?
- Cameroon, at 4.32 births per woman against 4.28 births per woman in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Cameroon and Uganda?
- 0.04 births per woman, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Cameroon ranks 17th and Uganda 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
February 2026 Data Release