Cameroon vs Ethiopia: Natural population growth rate
Cameroon
2.7%
in 2023
Ethiopia
2.6%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
18th
Ethiopia rank
20th
Natural population growth rate over time
- Cameroon
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 18th and Ethiopia ranks 20th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Ethiopia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.7% | 1.9% | 0.2% | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 2.2% | 2.6% | 0.4% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 3.2% | 0.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 3.0% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, Cameroon or Ethiopia?
- Cameroon, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Cameroon and Ethiopia?
- 0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ethiopia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Ethiopia rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- Cameroon ranks 18th and Ethiopia ranks 20th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.