Cameroon vs Sudan: Birth rate, crude

Cameroon
33.34 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Sudan
33 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Cameroon rank
15th
Sudan rank
18th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Cameroon
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 33.34 per 1,000 people against 33 per 1,000 people in Sudan, a difference of 0.34 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.

Cameroon ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 18th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Sudan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 43.91 per 1,000 people 48.38 per 1,000 people 4.46 per 1,000 people Sudan
1970s 45.21 per 1,000 people 46.72 per 1,000 people 1.51 per 1,000 people Sudan
1980s 44.91 per 1,000 people 44.84 per 1,000 people 0.0747 per 1,000 people Cameroon
1990s 42.11 per 1,000 people 42.62 per 1,000 people 0.511 per 1,000 people Sudan
2000s 40.91 per 1,000 people 39.62 per 1,000 people 1.28 per 1,000 people Cameroon
2010s 37.94 per 1,000 people 35.95 per 1,000 people 1.99 per 1,000 people Cameroon
2020s 34.31 per 1,000 people 33.71 per 1,000 people 0.607 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 Sudan?
Cameroon, at 33.34 per 1,000 people against 33 per 1,000 people in Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Cameroon and Sudan?
0.34 per 1,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sudan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Sudan rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Cameroon ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 18th of 217 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
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.