Cameroon vs IDA & IBRD total: Fertility rate, total
Cameroon
4.26 births per woman
in 2024
IDA & IBRD total
2.3 births per woman
in 2024
Cameroon rank
17th
IDA & IBRD total rank
20th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Cameroon
- IDA & IBRD total
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 4.26 births per woman against 2.3 births per woman in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 1.96 births per woman.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.9 times IDA & IBRD total's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 17th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | IDA & IBRD total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.84 births per woman | 5.64 births per woman | 0.2083 births per woman | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 6.39 births per woman | 4.81 births per woman | 1.58 births per woman | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 6.55 births per woman | 3.99 births per woman | 2.56 births per woman | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 5.98 births per woman | 3.19 births per woman | 2.79 births per woman | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 5.39 births per woman | 2.81 births per woman | 2.58 births per woman | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 4.88 births per woman | 2.63 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 4.4 births per woman | 2.34 births per woman | 2.07 births per woman | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Cameroon or IDA & IBRD total?
- Cameroon, at 4.26 births per woman against 2.3 births per woman in IDA & IBRD total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Cameroon and IDA & IBRD total?
- 1.96 births per woman, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and IDA & IBRD total?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Cameroon ranks 17th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 20th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.