Births and deaths projected to 2100 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Births and deaths projected to 2100 was 202,883 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
202,883
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
54th
of 229 countries
All-time high
222,277
in 2021
All-time low
117,879
in 1962
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Births and deaths projected to 2100 in Cameroon, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 202,883 for births and deaths projected to 2100 in 2023.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births and deaths projected to 2100 in Cameroon peaked at 222,277 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 117,879, in 1962.
That places Cameroon 54th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 123,782 | 120,407 | 127,648 | 10 |
| 1960s | 124,549 | 117,879 | 148,053 | 10 |
| 1970s | 126,166 | 118,722 | 136,537 | 10 |
| 1980s | 141,671 | 138,226 | 147,795 | 10 |
| 1990s | 174,097 | 151,654 | 194,992 | 10 |
| 2000s | 206,761 | 197,969 | 213,585 | 10 |
| 2010s | 209,907 | 208,210 | 213,595 | 10 |
| 2020s | 212,418 | 202,883 | 222,277 | 4 |
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More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5017 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births and deaths projected to 2100 in Cameroon?
- Births and deaths projected to 2100 in Cameroon was 202,883 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births and deaths projected to 2100 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 222,277 in 2021.
- What is the lowest births and deaths projected to 2100 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 117,879 in 1962.
- How does Cameroon rank for births and deaths projected to 2100?
- Cameroon ranks 54th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births and deaths projected to 2100 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births and deaths projected to 2100. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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