Fertility & birth rates in Cameroon and New Zealand

Fertility rate in Cameroon vs New Zealand 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 1.56 in New Zealand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cameroon vs New Zealand 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	New Zealand
1960	5.73	4.24
1961	5.73	4.31
1962	5.73	4.19
1963	5.73	4.05
1964	5.74	3.8
1965	5.8	3.54
1966	5.85	3.41
1967	5.95	3.35
1968	6.04	3.34
1969	6.14	3.28
1970	6.2	3.17
1971	6.26	3.18
1972	6.29	3
1973	6.33	2.76
1974	6.36	2.58
1975	6.4	2.37
1976	6.45	2.27
1977	6.51	2.21
1978	6.55	2.07
1979	6.58	2.12
1980	6.61	2.03
1981	6.61	2.01
1982	6.59	1.95
1983	6.58	1.92
1984	6.56	1.93
1985	6.56	1.93
1986	6.57	1.96
1987	6.54	2.03
1988	6.48	2.1
1989	6.41	2.12
1990	6.36	2.18
1991	6.32	2.09
1992	6.26	2.06
1993	6.16	2.04
1994	6.04	1.98
1995	5.92	1.98
1996	5.8	1.96
1997	5.71	1.96
1998	5.66	1.89
1999	5.6	1.97
2000	5.51	1.98
2001	5.44	1.97
2002	5.44	1.89
2003	5.43	1.93
2004	5.44	1.98
2005	5.42	1.97
2006	5.37	2.01
2007	5.34	2.18
2008	5.29	2.19
2009	5.24	2.13
2010	5.15	2.17
2011	5.05	2.09
2012	4.98	2.1
2013	4.91	2.01
2014	4.84	1.92
2015	4.84	1.99
2016	4.84	1.87
2017	4.8	1.81
2018	4.74	1.71
2019	4.65	1.72
2020	4.56	1.61
2021	4.47	1.64
2022	4.4	1.66
2023	4.32	1.56
2024	4.26	1.55
2025	4.19	1.54
2026	4.12	1.53
2027	4.05	1.53
2028	4	1.52
2029	3.93	1.52
2030	3.88	1.52
2031	3.81	1.52
2032	3.76	1.52
2033	3.7	1.51
2034	3.65	1.51
2035	3.58	1.51
2036	3.55	1.51
2037	3.5	1.51
2038	3.44	1.51
2039	3.4	1.51
2040	3.35	1.51
2041	3.31	1.51
2042	3.25	1.51
2043	3.21	1.51
2044	3.17	1.51
2045	3.13	1.51
2046	3.09	1.51
2047	3.06	1.51
2048	3.02	1.51
2049	2.99	1.51
2050	2.96	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cameroon	New Zealand
1960	39.5%	32.8%
1961	39.9%	33%
1962	40.2%	33%
1963	40.4%	32.9%
1964	40.7%	32.9%
1965	40.9%	32.7%
1966	41.1%	32.6%
1967	41.3%	32.5%
1968	41.6%	32.3%
1969	41.8%	32.2%
1970	42%	31.9%
1971	42.3%	31.7%
1972	42.5%	31.4%
1973	42.8%	31%
1974	43%	30.5%
1975	43.2%	30.1%
1976	43.5%	29.6%
1977	43.8%	29%
1978	44.1%	28.4%
1979	44.4%	27.8%
1980	44.5%	27.2%
1981	44.6%	26.7%
1982	45%	26.2%
1983	45.6%	25.6%
1984	45.7%	25.1%
1985	45.8%	24.6%
1986	45.9%	24.2%
1987	46%	23.8%
1988	46.1%	23.5%
1989	46.1%	23.3%
1990	46.2%	23.3%
1991	46.2%	23.2%
1992	46.2%	23.1%
1993	46.1%	23.1%
1994	46%	23.1%
1995	45.9%	23.1%
1996	45.7%	23%
1997	45.5%	23%
1998	45.3%	23%
1999	45.1%	22.9%
2000	44.9%	22.8%
2001	44.7%	22.6%
2002	44.5%	22.4%
2003	44.3%	22.1%
2004	44.2%	21.8%
2005	44.1%	21.5%
2006	44%	21.3%
2007	43.9%	21.1%
2008	43.8%	21%
2009	43.8%	20.9%
2010	43.7%	20.9%
2011	43.7%	20.8%
2012	43.6%	20.6%
2013	43.5%	20.4%
2014	43.4%	20.2%
2015	43.2%	19.9%
2016	43%	19.6%
2017	43%	19.5%
2018	42.9%	19.3%
2019	42.7%	19.2%
2020	42.5%	19%
2021	42.3%	18.9%
2022	42.1%	18.6%
2023	41.8%	18.4%
2024	41.4%	18.1%
2025	41.1%	17.9%
2026	40.8%	17.6%
2027	40.5%	17.4%
2028	40.1%	17.2%
2029	39.8%	17%
2030	39.5%	16.8%
2031	39.1%	16.6%
2032	38.7%	16.4%
2033	38.3%	16.3%
2034	37.9%	16.1%
2035	37.5%	16%
2036	37.2%	15.9%
2037	36.8%	15.8%
2038	36.5%	15.7%
2039	36.2%	15.6%
2040	35.9%	15.5%
2041	35.6%	15.4%
2042	35.3%	15.4%
2043	35%	15.4%
2044	34.7%	15.3%
2045	34.4%	15.3%
2046	34.1%	15.3%
2047	33.8%	15.3%
2048	33.5%	15.3%
2049	33.2%	15.2%
2050	32.9%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 41.4% of the population in Cameroon and 18.1% in New Zealand in 2024, compared to 46.2% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cameroon and New Zealand compared.

Natural population change in Cameroon vs New Zealand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.78% in Cameroon and +0.51% in New Zealand. 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	New Zealand
1960	77,948	41,791
1961	82,471	43,482
1962	116,232	42,865
1963	119,784	42,027
1964	123,469	39,375
1965	129,428	36,982
1966	135,927	36,151
1967	144,370	37,974
1968	153,080	37,594
1969	162,603	38,098
1970	170,713	37,101
1971	179,317	40,000
1972	186,521	38,244
1973	193,997	35,239
1974	200,693	33,896
1975	206,986	31,355
1976	214,916	29,456
1977	222,785	28,020
1978	229,958	26,156
1979	238,875	26,675
1980	247,808	23,658
1981	262,076	25,374
1982	274,652	24,207
1983	276,112	24,315
1984	284,110	26,043
1985	296,317	24,126
1986	308,188	25,549
1987	320,134	27,603
1988	328,168	29,846
1989	334,649	30,749
1990	342,901	33,298
1991	350,493	33,518
1992	356,072	32,067
1993	360,785	31,685
1994	364,390	30,372
1995	367,532	29,828
1996	370,355	28,997
1997	377,138	30,137
1998	388,432	29,146
1999	401,969	28,916
2000	411,633	29,897
2001	422,511	27,939
2002	439,544	25,941
2003	459,422	28,150
2004	478,880	29,634
2005	496,547	30,674
2006	511,366	30,924
2007	526,949	35,480
2008	542,919	35,143
2009	557,841	33,560
2010	569,921	35,458
2011	580,607	31,302
2012	594,029	31,077
2013	606,072	29,096
2014	619,243	26,196
2015	649,190	29,408
2016	677,051	28,237
2017	696,496	26,282
2018	706,188	24,797
2019	714,681	25,344
2020	716,361	24,993
2021	713,806	23,767
2022	734,893	20,264
2023	754,486	19,039

Maternal mortality chart: Cameroon vs New Zealand

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 7 deaths in New Zealand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cameroon	New Zealand
1985	572	19
1986	579	18
1987	557	19
1988	559	19
1989	564	18
1990	570	18
1991	584	16
1992	595	15
1993	606	14
1994	628	13
1995	641	14
1996	648	14
1997	652	13
1998	666	12
1999	672	12
2000	678	11
2001	672	10
2002	658	11
2003	645	11
2004	633	11
2005	629	11
2006	615	10
2007	605	10
2008	592	10
2009	579	10
2010	562	10
2011	541	10
2012	500	9
2013	469	8
2014	440	7
2015	417	8
2016	393	8
2017	372	8
2018	354	7
2019	336	8
2020	316	8
2021	342	8
2022	276	23
2023	258	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.72% in Cameroon and 0.47% in New Zealand. 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	New Zealand
1960	28%	2.78%
1961	27.4%	2.68%
1962	26.9%	2.58%
1963	26.4%	2.48%
1964	26%	2.39%
1965	25.4%	2.31%
1966	24.7%	2.25%
1967	24%	2.2%
1968	23.1%	2.16%
1969	22.2%	2.12%
1970	21.3%	2.08%
1971	20.6%	2.03%
1972	20%	1.98%
1973	19.6%	1.94%
1974	19.3%	1.88%
1975	19.2%	1.83%
1976	19%	1.77%
1977	18.9%	1.71%
1978	18.7%	1.66%
1979	18.3%	1.61%
1980	17.9%	1.56%
1981	17.4%	1.52%
1982	16.8%	1.48%
1983	16.2%	1.45%
1984	15.5%	1.41%
1985	14.9%	1.38%
1986	14.4%	1.34%
1987	14%	1.29%
1988	13.8%	1.24%
1989	13.6%	1.18%
1990	13.7%	1.12%
1991	13.8%	1.06%
1992	14%	1%
1993	14.3%	0.95%
1994	14.5%	0.91%
1995	14.7%	0.87%
1996	14.8%	0.84%
1997	14.9%	0.81%
1998	14.8%	0.78%
1999	14.7%	0.76%
2000	14.4%	0.74%
2001	14.1%	0.72%
2002	13.8%	0.7%
2003	13.5%	0.69%
2004	13.1%	0.67%
2005	12.8%	0.66%
2006	12.5%	0.65%
2007	12.1%	0.65%
2008	11.8%	0.64%
2009	11.4%	0.63%
2010	11%	0.62%
2011	10.6%	0.61%
2012	10.2%	0.6%
2013	9.73%	0.59%
2014	9.31%	0.57%
2015	8.9%	0.56%
2016	8.56%	0.55%
2017	8.25%	0.53%
2018	7.97%	0.52%
2019	7.72%	0.51%
2020	7.46%	0.5%
2021	7.21%	0.49%
2022	6.95%	0.48%
2023	6.72%	0.47%