Fertility & birth rates in Cameroon and Philippines

Fertility rate in Cameroon vs Philippines 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 1.92 in the Philippines in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cameroon vs the Philippines 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	Philippines
1960	5.73	7
1961	5.73	6.99
1962	5.73	6.98
1963	5.73	6.95
1964	5.74	6.89
1965	5.8	6.8
1966	5.85	6.69
1967	5.95	6.57
1968	6.04	6.45
1969	6.14	6.33
1970	6.2	6.22
1971	6.26	6.08
1972	6.29	5.94
1973	6.33	5.79
1974	6.36	5.69
1975	6.4	5.6
1976	6.45	5.51
1977	6.51	5.44
1978	6.55	5.39
1979	6.58	5.26
1980	6.61	5.11
1981	6.61	4.97
1982	6.59	4.92
1983	6.58	4.87
1984	6.56	4.77
1985	6.56	4.66
1986	6.57	4.56
1987	6.54	4.51
1988	6.48	4.45
1989	6.41	4.37
1990	6.36	4.32
1991	6.32	4.27
1992	6.26	4.16
1993	6.16	4.1
1994	6.04	4.08
1995	5.92	4.07
1996	5.8	4
1997	5.71	3.94
1998	5.66	3.88
1999	5.6	3.83
2000	5.51	3.75
2001	5.44	3.72
2002	5.44	3.65
2003	5.43	3.59
2004	5.44	3.52
2005	5.42	3.45
2006	5.37	3.47
2007	5.34	3.4
2008	5.29	3.4
2009	5.24	3.38
2010	5.15	3.32
2011	5.05	3.24
2012	4.98	3.14
2013	4.91	3.04
2014	4.84	2.89
2015	4.84	2.83
2016	4.84	2.68
2017	4.8	2.53
2018	4.74	2.38
2019	4.65	2.22
2020	4.56	2.08
2021	4.47	1.95
2022	4.4	1.93
2023	4.32	1.92
2024	4.26	1.89
2025	4.19	1.88
2026	4.12	1.86
2027	4.05	1.85
2028	4	1.84
2029	3.93	1.83
2030	3.88	1.82
2031	3.81	1.81
2032	3.76	1.81
2033	3.7	1.8
2034	3.65	1.8
2035	3.58	1.79
2036	3.55	1.79
2037	3.5	1.78
2038	3.44	1.78
2039	3.4	1.77
2040	3.35	1.77
2041	3.31	1.76
2042	3.25	1.76
2043	3.21	1.76
2044	3.17	1.75
2045	3.13	1.75
2046	3.09	1.75
2047	3.06	1.75
2048	3.02	1.74
2049	2.99	1.74
2050	2.96	1.74

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cameroon	Philippines
1960	39.5%	48.4%
1961	39.9%	48.8%
1962	40.2%	49.1%
1963	40.4%	49.2%
1964	40.7%	49.2%
1965	40.9%	49.2%
1966	41.1%	49.1%
1967	41.3%	49%
1968	41.6%	48.8%
1969	41.8%	48.6%
1970	42%	48.4%
1971	42.3%	48.2%
1972	42.5%	48%
1973	42.8%	47.7%
1974	43%	47.4%
1975	43.2%	46.9%
1976	43.5%	46.4%
1977	43.8%	45.8%
1978	44.1%	45.2%
1979	44.4%	44.8%
1980	44.5%	44.3%
1981	44.6%	43.9%
1982	45%	43.5%
1983	45.6%	43.1%
1984	45.7%	42.8%
1985	45.8%	42.5%
1986	45.9%	42.3%
1987	46%	42.2%
1988	46.1%	42%
1989	46.1%	41.9%
1990	46.2%	41.8%
1991	46.2%	41.8%
1992	46.2%	41.6%
1993	46.1%	41.4%
1994	46%	41.2%
1995	45.9%	41.1%
1996	45.7%	40.8%
1997	45.5%	40.5%
1998	45.3%	40.1%
1999	45.1%	39.6%
2000	44.9%	39.2%
2001	44.7%	38.8%
2002	44.5%	38.4%
2003	44.3%	38%
2004	44.2%	37.6%
2005	44.1%	37.2%
2006	44%	36.9%
2007	43.9%	36.6%
2008	43.8%	36.3%
2009	43.8%	36%
2010	43.7%	35.6%
2011	43.7%	35.2%
2012	43.6%	34.8%
2013	43.5%	34.4%
2014	43.4%	34.1%
2015	43.2%	33.5%
2016	43%	32.9%
2017	43%	32.3%
2018	42.9%	31.8%
2019	42.7%	31.3%
2020	42.5%	30.7%
2021	42.3%	30%
2022	42.1%	29.3%
2023	41.8%	28.6%
2024	41.4%	27.9%
2025	41.1%	27.1%
2026	40.8%	26.4%
2027	40.5%	25.7%
2028	40.1%	25%
2029	39.8%	24.4%
2030	39.5%	23.8%
2031	39.1%	23.3%
2032	38.7%	22.7%
2033	38.3%	22.2%
2034	37.9%	21.8%
2035	37.5%	21.5%
2036	37.2%	21.4%
2037	36.8%	21.4%
2038	36.5%	21.3%
2039	36.2%	21.2%
2040	35.9%	21.2%
2041	35.6%	21.1%
2042	35.3%	21%
2043	35%	20.9%
2044	34.7%	20.7%
2045	34.4%	20.6%
2046	34.1%	20.4%
2047	33.8%	20.3%
2048	33.5%	20.1%
2049	33.2%	19.9%
2050	32.9%	19.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 41.4% of the population in Cameroon and 27.9% in the Philippines in 2024, compared to 46.2% and 41.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cameroon and the Philippines compared.

Natural population change in Cameroon vs Philippines by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.78% in Cameroon and +1.31% in the Philippines. 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	Philippines
1960	77,948	1,036,017
1961	82,471	1,064,377
1962	116,232	1,091,953
1963	119,784	1,116,591
1964	123,469	1,131,586
1965	129,428	1,146,094
1966	135,927	1,156,498
1967	144,370	1,166,704
1968	153,080	1,172,146
1969	162,603	1,186,306
1970	170,713	1,198,944
1971	179,317	1,210,256
1972	186,521	1,206,414
1973	193,997	1,206,285
1974	200,693	1,218,884
1975	206,986	1,239,069
1976	214,916	1,258,286
1977	222,785	1,314,002
1978	229,958	1,364,661
1979	238,875	1,394,056
1980	247,808	1,413,735
1981	262,076	1,436,599
1982	274,652	1,485,790
1983	276,112	1,542,194
1984	284,110	1,579,872
1985	296,317	1,614,042
1986	308,188	1,631,491
1987	320,134	1,671,330
1988	328,168	1,707,402
1989	334,649	1,728,354
1990	342,901	1,749,622
1991	350,493	1,782,165
1992	356,072	1,769,259
1993	360,785	1,788,414
1994	364,390	1,813,827
1995	367,532	1,846,900
1996	370,355	1,849,587
1997	377,138	1,861,098
1998	388,432	1,870,371
1999	401,969	1,894,147
2000	411,633	1,902,330
2001	422,511	1,931,169
2002	439,544	1,919,556
2003	459,422	1,922,904
2004	478,880	1,924,265
2005	496,547	1,918,484
2006	511,366	1,960,246
2007	526,949	1,964,673
2008	542,919	2,007,584
2009	557,841	2,025,580
2010	569,921	2,030,979
2011	580,607	2,018,419
2012	594,029	1,979,568
2013	606,072	1,944,758
2014	619,243	1,851,828
2015	649,190	1,827,180
2016	677,051	1,718,232
2017	696,496	1,622,444
2018	706,188	1,495,843
2019	714,681	1,352,703
2020	716,361	1,253,741
2021	713,806	917,928
2022	734,893	1,115,825
2023	754,486	1,123,981

Maternal mortality chart: Cameroon vs Philippines

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 84 deaths in the Philippines.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cameroon	Philippines
1985	572	204
1986	579	199
1987	557	191
1988	559	184
1989	564	177
1990	570	173
1991	584	172
1992	595	160
1993	606	155
1994	628	151
1995	641	147
1996	648	141
1997	652	138
1998	666	135
1999	672	130
2000	678	127
2001	672	132
2002	658	126
2003	645	127
2004	633	122
2005	629	118
2006	615	129
2007	605	123
2008	592	123
2009	579	122
2010	562	117
2011	541	115
2012	500	110
2013	469	110
2014	440	106
2015	417	104
2016	393	98
2017	372	86
2018	354	92
2019	336	92
2020	316	88
2021	342	153
2022	276	92
2023	258	84

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.72% in Cameroon and 2.69% in the Philippines. 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	Philippines
1960	28%	10.1%
1961	27.4%	9.8%
1962	26.9%	9.54%
1963	26.4%	9.33%
1964	26%	9.13%
1965	25.4%	8.95%
1966	24.7%	8.78%
1967	24%	8.62%
1968	23.1%	8.48%
1969	22.2%	8.37%
1970	21.3%	8.28%
1971	20.6%	8.21%
1972	20%	8.18%
1973	19.6%	8.17%
1974	19.3%	8.17%
1975	19.2%	8.17%
1976	19%	8.15%
1977	18.9%	8.11%
1978	18.7%	8.06%
1979	18.3%	7.99%
1980	17.9%	7.9%
1981	17.4%	7.8%
1982	16.8%	7.69%
1983	16.2%	7.56%
1984	15.5%	7.4%
1985	14.9%	7.21%
1986	14.4%	6.96%
1987	14%	6.66%
1988	13.8%	6.32%
1989	13.6%	5.96%
1990	13.7%	5.6%
1991	13.8%	5.27%
1992	14%	4.98%
1993	14.3%	4.73%
1994	14.5%	4.51%
1995	14.7%	4.31%
1996	14.8%	4.14%
1997	14.9%	4%
1998	14.8%	3.88%
1999	14.7%	3.78%
2000	14.4%	3.69%
2001	14.1%	3.61%
2002	13.8%	3.52%
2003	13.5%	3.44%
2004	13.1%	3.36%
2005	12.8%	3.28%
2006	12.5%	3.21%
2007	12.1%	3.14%
2008	11.8%	3.07%
2009	11.4%	3.01%
2010	11%	2.96%
2011	10.6%	2.91%
2012	10.2%	2.87%
2013	9.73%	2.83%
2014	9.31%	2.8%
2015	8.9%	2.78%
2016	8.56%	2.78%
2017	8.25%	2.78%
2018	7.97%	2.79%
2019	7.72%	2.8%
2020	7.46%	2.79%
2021	7.21%	2.77%
2022	6.95%	2.73%
2023	6.72%	2.69%