Fertility & birth rates in Cameroon and Hungary

Fertility rate in Cameroon vs Hungary chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Cameroon was 4.32 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.51 in Hungary in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cameroon vs Hungary population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Cameroon	Hungary
1960	5.73	2.02
1961	5.73	1.94
1962	5.73	1.79
1963	5.73	1.82
1964	5.74	1.82
1965	5.8	1.82
1966	5.85	1.89
1967	5.95	2.01
1968	6.04	2.06
1969	6.14	2.04
1970	6.2	1.98
1971	6.26	1.93
1972	6.29	1.93
1973	6.33	1.93
1974	6.36	2.27
1975	6.4	2.35
1976	6.45	2.23
1977	6.51	2.15
1978	6.55	2.06
1979	6.58	2.01
1980	6.61	1.91
1981	6.61	1.88
1982	6.59	1.8
1983	6.58	1.75
1984	6.56	1.75
1985	6.56	1.85
1986	6.57	1.84
1987	6.54	1.82
1988	6.48	1.81
1989	6.41	1.82
1990	6.36	1.87
1991	6.32	1.87
1992	6.26	1.77
1993	6.16	1.68
1994	6.04	1.64
1995	5.92	1.57
1996	5.8	1.46
1997	5.71	1.37
1998	5.66	1.32
1999	5.6	1.28
2000	5.51	1.32
2001	5.44	1.31
2002	5.44	1.3
2003	5.43	1.27
2004	5.44	1.28
2005	5.42	1.31
2006	5.37	1.34
2007	5.34	1.32
2008	5.29	1.35
2009	5.24	1.32
2010	5.15	1.25
2011	5.05	1.23
2012	4.98	1.34
2013	4.91	1.35
2014	4.84	1.44
2015	4.84	1.45
2016	4.84	1.53
2017	4.8	1.54
2018	4.74	1.55
2019	4.65	1.55
2020	4.56	1.59
2021	4.47	1.61
2022	4.4	1.56
2023	4.32	1.51
2024	4.26	1.51
2025	4.19	1.52
2026	4.12	1.52
2027	4.05	1.53
2028	4	1.53
2029	3.93	1.53
2030	3.88	1.54
2031	3.81	1.54
2032	3.76	1.54
2033	3.7	1.54
2034	3.65	1.55
2035	3.58	1.55
2036	3.55	1.55
2037	3.5	1.55
2038	3.44	1.56
2039	3.4	1.56
2040	3.35	1.56
2041	3.31	1.56
2042	3.25	1.56
2043	3.21	1.57
2044	3.17	1.57
2045	3.13	1.57
2046	3.09	1.57
2047	3.06	1.57
2048	3.02	1.57
2049	2.99	1.57
2050	2.96	1.58

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cameroon	Hungary
1960	39.5%	25.3%
1961	39.9%	25.1%
1962	40.2%	24.8%
1963	40.4%	24.3%
1964	40.7%	23.8%
1965	40.9%	23.3%
1966	41.1%	22.8%
1967	41.3%	22.4%
1968	41.6%	22%
1969	41.8%	21.4%
1970	42%	20.8%
1971	42.3%	20.4%
1972	42.5%	20.1%
1973	42.8%	20%
1974	43%	20.1%
1975	43.2%	20.4%
1976	43.5%	20.8%
1977	43.8%	21.1%
1978	44.1%	21.5%
1979	44.4%	21.8%
1980	44.5%	21.9%
1981	44.6%	22.1%
1982	45%	22.1%
1983	45.6%	22%
1984	45.7%	21.8%
1985	45.8%	21.6%
1986	45.9%	21.5%
1987	46%	21.4%
1988	46.1%	21.2%
1989	46.1%	20.8%
1990	46.2%	20.2%
1991	46.2%	19.7%
1992	46.2%	19.2%
1993	46.1%	18.8%
1994	46%	18.5%
1995	45.9%	18.2%
1996	45.7%	17.9%
1997	45.5%	17.6%
1998	45.3%	17.4%
1999	45.1%	17.1%
2000	44.9%	16.8%
2001	44.7%	16.5%
2002	44.5%	16.2%
2003	44.3%	16%
2004	44.2%	15.8%
2005	44.1%	15.6%
2006	44%	15.3%
2007	43.9%	15.1%
2008	43.8%	15%
2009	43.8%	14.8%
2010	43.7%	14.7%
2011	43.7%	14.6%
2012	43.6%	14.5%
2013	43.5%	14.4%
2014	43.4%	14.5%
2015	43.2%	14.5%
2016	43%	14.5%
2017	43%	14.5%
2018	42.9%	14.5%
2019	42.7%	14.5%
2020	42.5%	14.6%
2021	42.3%	14.6%
2022	42.1%	14.6%
2023	41.8%	14.5%
2024	41.4%	14.4%
2025	41.1%	14.4%
2026	40.8%	14.3%
2027	40.5%	14.3%
2028	40.1%	14.3%
2029	39.8%	14.2%
2030	39.5%	14.2%
2031	39.1%	14.1%
2032	38.7%	14%
2033	38.3%	13.9%
2034	37.9%	13.8%
2035	37.5%	13.7%
2036	37.2%	13.6%
2037	36.8%	13.5%
2038	36.5%	13.4%
2039	36.2%	13.4%
2040	35.9%	13.4%
2041	35.6%	13.5%
2042	35.3%	13.5%
2043	35%	13.5%
2044	34.7%	13.5%
2045	34.4%	13.6%
2046	34.1%	13.6%
2047	33.8%	13.7%
2048	33.5%	13.7%
2049	33.2%	13.8%
2050	32.9%	13.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 41.4% of the population in Cameroon and 14.4% in Hungary in 2024, compared to 46.2% and 20.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cameroon and Hungary compared.

Natural population change in Cameroon vs Hungary by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.78% in Cameroon and -0.43% in Hungary. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Cameroon	Hungary
1960	77,948	44,926
1961	82,471	44,123
1962	116,232	21,128
1963	119,784	32,282
1964	123,469	31,371
1965	129,428	24,355
1966	135,927	36,643
1967	144,370	39,845
1968	153,080	39,997
1969	162,603	38,105
1970	170,713	32,048
1971	179,317	26,956
1972	186,521	34,315
1973	193,997	33,382
1974	200,693	60,777
1975	206,986	63,243
1976	214,916	52,993
1977	222,785	45,787
1978	229,958	27,780
1979	238,875	23,549
1980	247,808	3,213
1981	262,076	-2,142
1982	274,652	-10,705
1983	276,112	-21,379
1984	284,110	-21,336
1985	296,317	-18,103
1986	308,188	-18,072
1987	320,134	-15,919
1988	328,168	-15,895
1989	334,649	-20,963
1990	342,901	-19,710
1991	350,493	-17,635
1992	356,072	-26,960
1993	360,785	-33,144
1994	364,390	-31,030
1995	367,532	-34,086
1996	370,355	-38,152
1997	377,138	-38,075
1998	388,432	-43,120
1999	401,969	-49,140
2000	411,633	-37,780
2001	422,511	-35,657
2002	439,544	-36,571
2003	459,422	-41,531
2004	478,880	-37,396
2005	496,547	-38,331
2006	511,366	-32,228
2007	526,949	-35,195
2008	542,919	-31,118
2009	557,841	-34,077
2010	569,921	-40,000
2011	580,607	-40,884
2012	594,029	-38,689
2013	606,072	-36,529
2014	619,243	-32,449
2015	649,190	-39,191
2016	677,051	-31,231
2017	696,496	-37,934
2018	706,188	-37,858
2019	714,681	-36,840
2020	716,361	-47,385
2021	713,806	-61,638
2022	734,893	-47,065
2023	754,486	-41,247

Maternal mortality chart: Cameroon vs Hungary

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 258 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cameroon, compared to 12 deaths in Hungary.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cameroon	Hungary
1985	572	26
1986	579	26
1987	557	24
1988	559	24
1989	564	25
1990	570	25
1991	584	24
1992	595	24
1993	606	23
1994	628	21
1995	641	19
1996	648	17
1997	652	16
1998	666	15
1999	672	15
2000	678	14
2001	672	13
2002	658	13
2003	645	13
2004	633	12
2005	629	13
2006	615	12
2007	605	13
2008	592	13
2009	579	13
2010	562	13
2011	541	14
2012	500	13
2013	469	13
2014	440	13
2015	417	13
2016	393	13
2017	372	14
2018	354	14
2019	336	13
2020	316	18
2021	342	30
2022	276	14
2023	258	12

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.72% in Cameroon and 0.38% in Hungary. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Cameroon	Hungary
1960	28%	5.41%
1961	27.4%	5.16%
1962	26.9%	4.94%
1963	26.4%	4.75%
1964	26%	4.59%
1965	25.4%	4.45%
1966	24.7%	4.32%
1967	24%	4.2%
1968	23.1%	4.08%
1969	22.2%	3.98%
1970	21.3%	3.89%
1971	20.6%	3.83%
1972	20%	3.82%
1973	19.6%	3.83%
1974	19.3%	3.77%
1975	19.2%	3.55%
1976	19%	3.23%
1977	18.9%	2.93%
1978	18.7%	2.7%
1979	18.3%	2.52%
1980	17.9%	2.37%
1981	17.4%	2.26%
1982	16.8%	2.2%
1983	16.2%	2.2%
1984	15.5%	2.2%
1985	14.9%	2.15%
1986	14.4%	2.07%
1987	14%	1.97%
1988	13.8%	1.87%
1989	13.6%	1.78%
1990	13.7%	1.72%
1991	13.8%	1.65%
1992	14%	1.57%
1993	14.3%	1.45%
1994	14.5%	1.34%
1995	14.7%	1.25%
1996	14.8%	1.19%
1997	14.9%	1.15%
1998	14.8%	1.11%
1999	14.7%	1.06%
2000	14.4%	1.01%
2001	14.1%	0.95%
2002	13.8%	0.9%
2003	13.5%	0.84%
2004	13.1%	0.8%
2005	12.8%	0.75%
2006	12.5%	0.72%
2007	12.1%	0.68%
2008	11.8%	0.65%
2009	11.4%	0.62%
2010	11%	0.6%
2011	10.6%	0.59%
2012	10.2%	0.57%
2013	9.73%	0.56%
2014	9.31%	0.53%
2015	8.9%	0.51%
2016	8.56%	0.47%
2017	8.25%	0.45%
2018	7.97%	0.43%
2019	7.72%	0.41%
2020	7.46%	0.4%
2021	7.21%	0.4%
2022	6.95%	0.39%
2023	6.72%	0.38%