Which has higher number of births, Cameroon or Côte d'Ivoire?

Côte d'Ivoire, at 997,001 births against 957,392 births in Cameroon as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of births between Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?

39,609 births, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Côte d'Ivoire: Number of births

Cameroon

957,392 births

in 2023

Côte d'Ivoire

997,001 births

in 2023

Cameroon rank

31st

Côte d'Ivoire rank

30th

Number of births over time

Cameroon
Côte d'Ivoire

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 997,001 births against 957,392 births in Cameroon, a difference of 39,609 births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 31st and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 30th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Côte d'Ivoire in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Côte d'Ivoire	Difference	Ahead
1950s	205,946 births	169,720 births	36,226 births	Cameroon
1960s	249,082 births	236,699 births	12,383 births	Cameroon
1970s	330,642 births	340,968 births	10,326 births	Côte d'Ivoire
1980s	434,888 births	475,426 births	40,537 births	Côte d'Ivoire
1990s	542,105 births	653,880 births	111,775 births	Côte d'Ivoire
2000s	691,522 births	835,978 births	144,455 births	Côte d'Ivoire
2010s	851,254 births	962,790 births	111,537 births	Côte d'Ivoire
2020s	942,317 births	984,592 births	42,275 births	Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, Cameroon or Côte d'Ivoire?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 997,001 births against 957,392 births in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births between Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?: 39,609 births, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for number of births?: Cameroon ranks 31st and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 30th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of births
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.