Burundi vs Cameroon: Birth rate, crude

Burundi
33.21 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Cameroon
33.34 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Burundi rank
17th
Cameroon rank
15th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 33.34 per 1,000 people against 33.21 per 1,000 people in Burundi, a difference of 0.13 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 17th and Cameroon ranks 15th of 218 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Cameroon Difference Ahead
1960s 47.1 per 1,000 people 43.91 per 1,000 people 3.19 per 1,000 people Burundi
1970s 48.01 per 1,000 people 45.21 per 1,000 people 2.8 per 1,000 people Burundi
1980s 48.99 per 1,000 people 44.91 per 1,000 people 4.07 per 1,000 people Burundi
1990s 44.1 per 1,000 people 42.11 per 1,000 people 1.99 per 1,000 people Burundi
2000s 45.22 per 1,000 people 40.91 per 1,000 people 4.32 per 1,000 people Burundi
2010s 41.93 per 1,000 people 37.94 per 1,000 people 3.98 per 1,000 people Burundi
2020s 34.42 per 1,000 people 34.31 per 1,000 people 0.1056 per 1,000 people Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Burundi or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at 33.34 per 1,000 people against 33.21 per 1,000 people in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Burundi and Cameroon?
0.13 per 1,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Cameroon?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Cameroon rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Burundi ranks 17th and Cameroon ranks 15th of 218 countries.
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
266 places, 17,260 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.