Cameroon birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Cameroon chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Cameroon is 4.32, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 6.16 — a -29.8% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Cameroon	World
1960	5.73	4.69
1961	5.73	4.56
1962	5.73	5.02
1963	5.73	5.31
1964	5.74	5.13
1965	5.8	5.08
1966	5.85	4.97
1967	5.95	4.87
1968	6.04	4.98
1969	6.14	4.88
1970	6.2	4.84
1971	6.26	4.69
1972	6.29	4.55
1973	6.33	4.42
1974	6.36	4.26
1975	6.4	4.07
1976	6.45	3.97
1977	6.51	3.84
1978	6.55	3.77
1979	6.58	3.76
1980	6.61	3.73
1981	6.61	3.71
1982	6.59	3.72
1983	6.58	3.59
1984	6.56	3.57
1985	6.56	3.53
1986	6.57	3.51
1987	6.54	3.48
1988	6.48	3.39
1989	6.41	3.35
1990	6.36	3.31
1991	6.32	3.13
1992	6.26	3.04
1993	6.16	2.97
1994	6.04	2.92
1995	5.92	2.87
1996	5.8	2.82
1997	5.71	2.78
1998	5.66	2.75
1999	5.6	2.72
2000	5.51	2.73
2001	5.44	2.69
2002	5.44	2.66
2003	5.43	2.64
2004	5.44	2.63
2005	5.42	2.61
2006	5.37	2.61
2007	5.34	2.6
2008	5.29	2.6
2009	5.24	2.59
2010	5.15	2.57
2011	5.05	2.55
2012	4.98	2.56
2013	4.91	2.53
2014	4.84	2.52
2015	4.84	2.49
2016	4.84	2.49
2017	4.8	2.46
2018	4.74	2.39
2019	4.65	2.35
2020	4.56	2.28
2021	4.47	2.25
2022	4.4	2.22
2023	4.32	2.2
2024	4.26	2.19
2025	4.19	2.18
2026	4.12	2.18
2027	4.05	2.17
2028	4	2.16
2029	3.93	2.15
2030	3.88	2.14
2031	3.81	2.13
2032	3.76	2.12
2033	3.7	2.12
2034	3.65	2.11
2035	3.58	2.1
2036	3.55	2.09
2037	3.5	2.09
2038	3.44	2.08
2039	3.4	2.08
2040	3.35	2.08
2041	3.31	2.07
2042	3.25	2.07
2043	3.21	2.07
2044	3.17	2.07
2045	3.13	2.06
2046	3.09	2.06
2047	3.06	2.06
2048	3.02	2.05
2049	2.99	2.05
2050	2.96	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 17.2% were to women under 20 years old, 50% to women ages 20-29, and 32.8% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 19.5%, 49.8%, and 30.7% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Cameroon by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Cameroon	World
1960	39.5%	37.4%
1961	39.9%	37.5%
1962	40.2%	37.6%
1963	40.4%	37.8%
1964	40.7%	38%
1965	40.9%	38%
1966	41.1%	38%
1967	41.3%	38%
1968	41.6%	37.9%
1969	41.8%	37.8%
1970	42%	37.7%
1971	42.3%	37.6%
1972	42.5%	37.5%
1973	42.8%	37.3%
1974	43%	37.2%
1975	43.2%	37.1%
1976	43.5%	36.9%
1977	43.8%	36.7%
1978	44.1%	36.3%
1979	44.4%	35.9%
1980	44.5%	35.5%
1981	44.6%	35.2%
1982	45%	34.9%
1983	45.6%	34.6%
1984	45.7%	34.3%
1985	45.8%	34%
1986	45.9%	33.8%
1987	46%	33.6%
1988	46.1%	33.4%
1989	46.1%	33.2%
1990	46.2%	33%
1991	46.2%	32.9%
1992	46.2%	32.7%
1993	46.1%	32.5%
1994	46%	32.3%
1995	45.9%	32.1%
1996	45.7%	31.8%
1997	45.5%	31.5%
1998	45.3%	31.1%
1999	45.1%	30.8%
2000	44.9%	30.4%
2001	44.7%	30%
2002	44.5%	29.6%
2003	44.3%	29.2%
2004	44.2%	28.8%
2005	44.1%	28.5%
2006	44%	28.1%
2007	43.9%	27.9%
2008	43.8%	27.6%
2009	43.8%	27.5%
2010	43.7%	27.3%
2011	43.7%	27.1%
2012	43.6%	27%
2013	43.5%	26.9%
2014	43.4%	26.8%
2015	43.2%	26.6%
2016	43%	26.5%
2017	43%	26.4%
2018	42.9%	26.2%
2019	42.7%	26%
2020	42.5%	25.8%
2021	42.3%	25.6%
2022	42.1%	25.3%
2023	41.8%	25%
2024	41.4%	24.7%
2025	41.1%	24.4%
2026	40.8%	24.1%
2027	40.5%	23.8%
2028	40.1%	23.4%
2029	39.8%	23.1%
2030	39.5%	22.8%
2031	39.1%	22.6%
2032	38.7%	22.3%
2033	38.3%	22.1%
2034	37.9%	21.9%
2035	37.5%	21.7%
2036	37.2%	21.6%
2037	36.8%	21.5%
2038	36.5%	21.4%
2039	36.2%	21.3%
2040	35.9%	21.2%
2041	35.6%	21.1%
2042	35.3%	21%
2043	35%	21%
2044	34.7%	20.9%
2045	34.4%	20.8%
2046	34.1%	20.7%
2047	33.8%	20.7%
2048	33.5%	20.6%
2049	33.2%	20.5%
2050	32.9%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Cameroon was 39.5% in 1960, 46.1% in 1993, and 41.4% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Cameroon.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Cameroon, excluding migration, has been +2.78% annually. On average, 698,239 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Cameroon
1960	77,948
1961	82,471
1962	116,232
1963	119,784
1964	123,469
1965	129,428
1966	135,927
1967	144,370
1968	153,080
1969	162,603
1970	170,713
1971	179,317
1972	186,521
1973	193,997
1974	200,693
1975	206,986
1976	214,916
1977	222,785
1978	229,958
1979	238,875
1980	247,808
1981	262,076
1982	274,652
1983	276,112
1984	284,110
1985	296,317
1986	308,188
1987	320,134
1988	328,168
1989	334,649
1990	342,901
1991	350,493
1992	356,072
1993	360,785
1994	364,390
1995	367,532
1996	370,355
1997	377,138
1998	388,432
1999	401,969
2000	411,633
2001	422,511
2002	439,544
2003	459,422
2004	478,880
2005	496,547
2006	511,366
2007	526,949
2008	542,919
2009	557,841
2010	569,921
2011	580,607
2012	594,029
2013	606,072
2014	619,243
2015	649,190
2016	677,051
2017	696,496
2018	706,188
2019	714,681
2020	716,361
2021	713,806
2022	734,893
2023	754,486

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Cameroon was 258 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.26% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -61.9% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cameroon	World
1985	572	460
1986	579	438
1987	557	429
1988	559	414
1989	564	401
1990	570	391
1991	584	395
1992	595	395
1993	606	389
1994	628	382
1995	641	371
1996	648	366
1997	652	358
1998	666	360
1999	672	340
2000	678	328
2001	672	321
2002	658	311
2003	645	301
2004	633	291
2005	629	283
2006	615	276
2007	605	269
2008	592	264
2009	579	258
2010	562	253
2011	541	247
2012	500	239
2013	469	235
2014	440	231
2015	417	228
2016	393	220
2017	372	215
2018	354	211
2019	336	207
2020	316	211
2021	342	242
2022	276	203
2023	258	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Cameroon was 67.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 6.72% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 144.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Cameroon	World
1960	28%	18.5%
1961	27.4%	18.1%
1962	26.9%	17.8%
1963	26.4%	17.5%
1964	26%	17.7%
1965	25.4%	17.5%
1966	24.7%	17.3%
1967	24%	17%
1968	23.1%	16.5%
1969	22.2%	15.5%
1970	21.3%	15.2%
1971	20.6%	15.1%
1972	20%	14.4%
1973	19.6%	14.1%
1974	19.3%	13.7%
1975	19.2%	13.4%
1976	19%	13%
1977	18.9%	12.5%
1978	18.7%	12.1%
1979	18.3%	11.7%
1980	17.9%	11.4%
1981	17.4%	11%
1982	16.8%	10.8%
1983	16.2%	10.6%
1984	15.5%	10.4%
1985	14.9%	10.1%
1986	14.4%	9.81%
1987	14%	9.47%
1988	13.8%	9.31%
1989	13.6%	9.02%
1990	13.7%	8.81%
1991	13.8%	8.66%
1992	14%	8.46%
1993	14.3%	8.19%
1994	14.5%	7.98%
1995	14.7%	7.76%
1996	14.8%	7.52%
1997	14.9%	7.28%
1998	14.8%	7.05%
1999	14.7%	6.76%
2000	14.4%	6.48%
2001	14.1%	6.21%
2002	13.8%	5.94%
2003	13.5%	5.65%
2004	13.1%	5.43%
2005	12.8%	5.16%
2006	12.5%	4.92%
2007	12.1%	4.7%
2008	11.8%	4.5%
2009	11.4%	4.31%
2010	11%	4.11%
2011	10.6%	3.97%
2012	10.2%	3.77%
2013	9.73%	3.61%
2014	9.31%	3.48%
2015	8.9%	3.35%
2016	8.56%	3.23%
2017	8.25%	3.11%
2018	7.97%	2.97%
2019	7.72%	2.86%
2020	7.46%	2.75%
2021	7.21%	2.66%
2022	6.95%	2.59%
2023	6.72%	2.49%