Cameroon vs Yemen: Birth rate, crude

Cameroon
33.34 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Yemen
34.36 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Cameroon rank
15th
Yemen rank
12th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Cameroon
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 34.36 per 1,000 people against 33.34 per 1,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 1.02 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Yemen ahead.

Cameroon ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 12th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Yemen Difference Ahead
1960s 43.91 per 1,000 people 56.5 per 1,000 people 12.58 per 1,000 people Yemen
1970s 45.21 per 1,000 people 54.98 per 1,000 people 9.78 per 1,000 people Yemen
1980s 44.91 per 1,000 people 53.48 per 1,000 people 8.57 per 1,000 people Yemen
1990s 42.11 per 1,000 people 46.16 per 1,000 people 4.05 per 1,000 people Yemen
2000s 40.91 per 1,000 people 38.64 per 1,000 people 2.26 per 1,000 people Cameroon
2010s 37.94 per 1,000 people 35.67 per 1,000 people 2.27 per 1,000 people Cameroon
2020s 34.31 per 1,000 people 35.31 per 1,000 people 0.9934 per 1,000 people Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Cameroon or Yemen?
Yemen, at 34.36 per 1,000 people against 33.34 per 1,000 people in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Cameroon and Yemen?
1.02 per 1,000 people, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Yemen?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Yemen rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Cameroon ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 12th 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.