Fertility rate, total in Cameroon
Cameroon: Fertility rate, total was 4.32 births per woman in 2023. βΌ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Cameroon, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate, total in Cameroon stood at 4.32 births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Cameroon peaked at 6.61 births per woman in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.32 births per woman, in 2023.
Cameroon ranks 16th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.39 births per woman | 6.2 births per woman | 6.58 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.55 births per woman | 6.41 births per woman | 6.61 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.98 births per woman | 5.6 births per woman | 6.36 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.39 births per woman | 5.24 births per woman | 5.51 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.88 births per woman | 4.65 births per woman | 5.15 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.44 births per woman | 4.32 births per woman | 4.56 births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More population data for Cameroon
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.571 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.42 million (2100)
- Population density 188.01 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.571 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.26 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 427,706 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 4.26 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 4.26 (2024)
- Natural population growth 2.66 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 4.32 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Cameroon?
- Fertility rate, total in Cameroon was 4.32 births per woman in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.61 births per woman in 1980.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.32 births per woman in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for fertility rate, total?
- Cameroon ranks 16th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release