Cameroon vs Pacific island small states: Birth rate, crude

Cameroon
33.34 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Pacific island small states
23.05 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Cameroon rank
15th
Pacific island small states rank
16th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Cameroon
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 33.34 per 1,000 people against 23.05 per 1,000 people in Pacific island small states, a difference of 10.29 per 1,000 people.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.4 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pacific island small states ahead.

Cameroon ranks 15th and Pacific island small states ranks 16th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1960s 43.91 per 1,000 people 42.65 per 1,000 people 1.26 per 1,000 people Cameroon
1970s 45.21 per 1,000 people 37.05 per 1,000 people 8.15 per 1,000 people Cameroon
1980s 44.91 per 1,000 people 35.81 per 1,000 people 9.1 per 1,000 people Cameroon
1990s 42.11 per 1,000 people 31.68 per 1,000 people 10.42 per 1,000 people Cameroon
2000s 40.91 per 1,000 people 28.59 per 1,000 people 12.31 per 1,000 people Cameroon
2010s 37.94 per 1,000 people 26.49 per 1,000 people 11.46 per 1,000 people Cameroon
2020s 34.31 per 1,000 people 23.65 per 1,000 people 10.66 per 1,000 people Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Cameroon or Pacific island small states?
Cameroon, at 33.34 per 1,000 people against 23.05 per 1,000 people in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Cameroon and Pacific island small states?
10.29 per 1,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Pacific island small states?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Pacific island small states rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Cameroon ranks 15th and Pacific island small states ranks 16th 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
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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.