Burundi vs Cameroon: Population growth rate
Burundi
2.7%
in 2023
Cameroon
2.6%
in 2023
Burundi rank
23rd
Cameroon rank
24th
Population growth rate over time
- Burundi
- Cameroon
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 23rd and Cameroon ranks 24th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Cameroon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 0.3% | Burundi |
| 1960s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 0.2% | Burundi |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 2.7% | 0.8% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.9% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 2.8% | 1.3% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 0.9% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 0.1% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth rate, Burundi or Cameroon?
- Burundi, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population growth rate between Burundi and Cameroon?
- 0.1%, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Cameroon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Cameroon rank globally for population growth rate?
- Burundi ranks 23rd and Cameroon ranks 24th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as 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
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.