Cameroon vs Guinea: Birth rate
Cameroon
33.74 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guinea
33.85 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
17th
Guinea rank
16th
Birth rate over time
- Cameroon
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 33.85 births per 1,000 people against 33.74 births per 1,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 0.11 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 17th and Guinea ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.05 births per 1,000 people | 45.54 births per 1,000 people | 1.48 births per 1,000 people | Guinea |
| 1960s | 43.91 births per 1,000 people | 45.53 births per 1,000 people | 1.62 births per 1,000 people | Guinea |
| 1970s | 45.21 births per 1,000 people | 45.63 births per 1,000 people | 0.4253 births per 1,000 people | Guinea |
| 1980s | 44.91 births per 1,000 people | 45.99 births per 1,000 people | 1.08 births per 1,000 people | Guinea |
| 1990s | 42.11 births per 1,000 people | 44.5 births per 1,000 people | 2.4 births per 1,000 people | Guinea |
| 2000s | 40.91 births per 1,000 people | 40.52 births per 1,000 people | 0.3879 births per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 37.94 births per 1,000 people | 37.83 births per 1,000 people | 0.1143 births per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 34.56 births per 1,000 people | 34.68 births per 1,000 people | 0.1257 births per 1,000 people | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Cameroon or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 33.85 births per 1,000 people against 33.74 births per 1,000 people in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Cameroon and Guinea?
- 0.11 births per 1,000 people, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Guinea rank globally for birth rate?
- Cameroon ranks 17th and Guinea ranks 16th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.