Arab World vs Cameroon: Birth rate, crude

Arab World
23.16 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Cameroon
33.34 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Arab World rank
15th
Cameroon rank
15th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Arab World
  • Cameroon
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 33.34 per 1,000 people against 23.16 per 1,000 people in Arab World, a difference of 10.18 per 1,000 people.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.4 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Arab World ahead.

Arab World ranks 15th and Cameroon ranks 15th of 45 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 1 and Cameroon in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Cameroon Difference Ahead
1960s 47.01 per 1,000 people 43.91 per 1,000 people 3.09 per 1,000 people Arab World
1970s 43.81 per 1,000 people 45.21 per 1,000 people 1.4 per 1,000 people Cameroon
1980s 39.78 per 1,000 people 44.91 per 1,000 people 5.13 per 1,000 people Cameroon
1990s 32.62 per 1,000 people 42.11 per 1,000 people 9.48 per 1,000 people Cameroon
2000s 28.61 per 1,000 people 40.91 per 1,000 people 12.3 per 1,000 people Cameroon
2010s 27.16 per 1,000 people 37.94 per 1,000 people 10.79 per 1,000 people Cameroon
2020s 23.69 per 1,000 people 34.31 per 1,000 people 10.63 per 1,000 people Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Arab World or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at 33.34 per 1,000 people against 23.16 per 1,000 people in Arab World as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Arab World and Cameroon?
10.18 per 1,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Cameroon?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Arab World and Cameroon rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Arab World ranks 15th and Cameroon ranks 15th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,195 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.