Cameroon vs Cote d'Ivoire: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Cameroon
4.26 births per woman
in 2024
Cote d'Ivoire
4.23 births per woman
in 2024
Cameroon rank
17th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
18th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Cameroon
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 4.26 births per woman against 4.23 births per woman in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Cameroon ranks 17th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 18th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Cote d'Ivoire in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.84 births per woman | 7.82 births per woman | 1.97 births per woman | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 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 | 4.4 births per woman | 4.35 births per woman | 0.0542 births per woman | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Cameroon or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cameroon, at 4.26 births per woman against 4.23 births per woman in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 0.03 births per woman, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Cameroon ranks 17th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 18th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.