Fertility & birth rates in Cameroon and Palestine

Fertility rate in Cameroon vs Palestine 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 3.31 in Palestine in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cameroon vs Palestine 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	Palestine
1960	5.73	-
1961	5.73	-
1962	5.73	-
1963	5.73	-
1964	5.74	-
1965	5.8	-
1966	5.85	-
1967	5.95	-
1968	6.04	-
1969	6.14	-
1970	6.2	-
1971	6.26	-
1972	6.29	-
1973	6.33	-
1974	6.36	-
1975	6.4	-
1976	6.45	-
1977	6.51	-
1978	6.55	-
1979	6.58	-
1980	6.61	-
1981	6.61	-
1982	6.59	-
1983	6.58	-
1984	6.56	-
1985	6.56	-
1986	6.57	-
1987	6.54	-
1988	6.48	-
1989	6.41	-
1990	6.36	6.81
1991	6.32	6.75
1992	6.26	6.65
1993	6.16	6.5
1994	6.04	6.33
1995	5.92	6.16
1996	5.8	5.99
1997	5.71	5.82
1998	5.66	5.69
1999	5.6	5.58
2000	5.51	5.46
2001	5.44	5.34
2002	5.44	5.22
2003	5.43	5.06
2004	5.44	4.97
2005	5.42	4.87
2006	5.37	4.74
2007	5.34	4.63
2008	5.29	4.51
2009	5.24	4.44
2010	5.15	4.43
2011	5.05	4.31
2012	4.98	4.15
2013	4.91	4.05
2014	4.84	4
2015	4.84	3.98
2016	4.84	3.89
2017	4.8	3.77
2018	4.74	3.67
2019	4.65	3.59
2020	4.56	3.51
2021	4.47	3.44
2022	4.4	3.38
2023	4.32	3.31
2024	4.26	3.25
2025	4.19	3.19
2026	4.12	3.13
2027	4.05	3.07
2028	4	3.02
2029	3.93	2.97
2030	3.88	2.93
2031	3.81	2.89
2032	3.76	2.85
2033	3.7	2.81
2034	3.65	2.78
2035	3.58	2.75
2036	3.55	2.71
2037	3.5	2.68
2038	3.44	2.65
2039	3.4	2.62
2040	3.35	2.59
2041	3.31	2.56
2042	3.25	2.53
2043	3.21	2.51
2044	3.17	2.48
2045	3.13	2.45
2046	3.09	2.43
2047	3.06	2.41
2048	3.02	2.38
2049	2.99	2.36
2050	2.96	2.34

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cameroon	Palestine
1960	39.5%	-
1961	39.9%	-
1962	40.2%	-
1963	40.4%	-
1964	40.7%	-
1965	40.9%	-
1966	41.1%	-
1967	41.3%	-
1968	41.6%	-
1969	41.8%	-
1970	42%	-
1971	42.3%	-
1972	42.5%	-
1973	42.8%	-
1974	43%	-
1975	43.2%	-
1976	43.5%	-
1977	43.8%	-
1978	44.1%	-
1979	44.4%	-
1980	44.5%	-
1981	44.6%	-
1982	45%	-
1983	45.6%	-
1984	45.7%	-
1985	45.8%	-
1986	45.9%	-
1987	46%	-
1988	46.1%	-
1989	46.1%	-
1990	46.2%	49.1%
1991	46.2%	49.1%
1992	46.2%	49%
1993	46.1%	49%
1994	46%	48.9%
1995	45.9%	48.8%
1996	45.7%	48.6%
1997	45.5%	48.4%
1998	45.3%	48.1%
1999	45.1%	47.8%
2000	44.9%	47.4%
2001	44.7%	47.1%
2002	44.5%	46.6%
2003	44.3%	46.1%
2004	44.2%	45.6%
2005	44.1%	45%
2006	44%	44.3%
2007	43.9%	43.7%
2008	43.8%	43%
2009	43.8%	42.4%
2010	43.7%	41.9%
2011	43.7%	41.5%
2012	43.6%	41.1%
2013	43.5%	40.7%
2014	43.4%	40.4%
2015	43.2%	40.1%
2016	43%	39.9%
2017	43%	39.7%
2018	42.9%	39.6%
2019	42.7%	39.5%
2020	42.5%	39.3%
2021	42.3%	39%
2022	42.1%	38.7%
2023	41.8%	38.4%
2024	41.4%	38%
2025	41.1%	37.6%
2026	40.8%	37%
2027	40.5%	36.5%
2028	40.1%	35.9%
2029	39.8%	35.3%
2030	39.5%	34.7%
2031	39.1%	34%
2032	38.7%	33.4%
2033	38.3%	32.8%
2034	37.9%	32.3%
2035	37.5%	31.8%
2036	37.2%	31.4%
2037	36.8%	31%
2038	36.5%	30.6%
2039	36.2%	30.3%
2040	35.9%	30%
2041	35.6%	29.7%
2042	35.3%	29.4%
2043	35%	29.2%
2044	34.7%	28.9%
2045	34.4%	28.6%
2046	34.1%	28.4%
2047	33.8%	28.1%
2048	33.5%	27.8%
2049	33.2%	27.5%
2050	32.9%	27.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 41.4% of the population in Cameroon and 38% in Palestine in 2024, compared to 46.2% and 49.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cameroon and Palestine compared.

Natural population change in Cameroon vs Palestine by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.78% in Cameroon and +2.64% in Palestine. 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	Palestine
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	76,163
1991	350,493	79,444
1992	356,072	82,865
1993	360,785	86,434
1994	364,390	90,156
1995	367,532	94,037
1996	370,355	98,085
1997	377,138	102,307
1998	388,432	103,566
1999	401,969	104,823
2000	411,633	106,367
2001	422,511	107,320
2002	439,544	108,560
2003	459,422	109,162
2004	478,880	110,045
2005	496,547	110,569
2006	511,366	111,728
2007	526,949	112,453
2008	542,919	108,395
2009	557,841	111,724
2010	569,921	117,674
2011	580,607	119,021
2012	594,029	119,185
2013	606,072	120,503
2014	619,243	120,724
2015	649,190	126,189
2016	677,051	126,698
2017	696,496	125,688
2018	706,188	124,791
2019	714,681	124,508
2020	716,361	122,416
2021	713,806	120,396
2022	734,893	123,987
2023	754,486	102,613

Maternal mortality chart: Cameroon vs Palestine

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 16 deaths in Palestine.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cameroon	Palestine
1985	572	102
1986	579	96
1987	557	87
1988	559	85
1989	564	82
1990	570	78
1991	584	75
1992	595	73
1993	606	69
1994	628	66
1995	641	64
1996	648	61
1997	652	60
1998	666	59
1999	672	58
2000	678	59
2001	672	60
2002	658	58
2003	645	56
2004	633	55
2005	629	52
2006	615	51
2007	605	49
2008	592	49
2009	579	48
2010	562	42
2011	541	39
2012	500	36
2013	469	32
2014	440	29
2015	417	26
2016	393	23
2017	372	21
2018	354	19
2019	336	18
2020	316	20
2021	342	29
2022	276	17
2023	258	16

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.72% in Cameroon and 2.63% in Palestine. 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	Palestine
1960	28%	-
1961	27.4%	-
1962	26.9%	-
1963	26.4%	-
1964	26%	-
1965	25.4%	-
1966	24.7%	-
1967	24%	-
1968	23.1%	-
1969	22.2%	-
1970	21.3%	-
1971	20.6%	-
1972	20%	-
1973	19.6%	-
1974	19.3%	-
1975	19.2%	10.8%
1976	19%	10.2%
1977	18.9%	9.55%
1978	18.7%	8.98%
1979	18.3%	8.45%
1980	17.9%	7.95%
1981	17.4%	7.48%
1982	16.8%	7.04%
1983	16.2%	6.63%
1984	15.5%	6.25%
1985	14.9%	5.89%
1986	14.4%	5.56%
1987	14%	5.25%
1988	13.8%	4.97%
1989	13.6%	4.72%
1990	13.7%	4.49%
1991	13.8%	4.28%
1992	14%	4.09%
1993	14.3%	3.92%
1994	14.5%	3.77%
1995	14.7%	3.62%
1996	14.8%	3.49%
1997	14.9%	3.36%
1998	14.8%	3.24%
1999	14.7%	3.13%
2000	14.4%	3.03%
2001	14.1%	2.94%
2002	13.8%	2.85%
2003	13.5%	2.77%
2004	13.1%	2.68%
2005	12.8%	2.6%
2006	12.5%	2.52%
2007	12.1%	2.43%
2008	11.8%	2.35%
2009	11.4%	2.28%
2010	11%	2.2%
2011	10.6%	2.12%
2012	10.2%	2.04%
2013	9.73%	1.97%
2014	9.31%	2.2%
2015	8.9%	1.83%
2016	8.56%	1.76%
2017	8.25%	1.69%
2018	7.97%	1.63%
2019	7.72%	1.57%
2020	7.46%	1.52%
2021	7.21%	1.47%
2022	6.95%	1.42%
2023	6.72%	2.63%