Fertility & birth rates in Cameroon and Portugal

Fertility rate in Cameroon vs Portugal 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 1.44 in Portugal in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cameroon vs Portugal 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	Portugal
1960	5.73	3.16
1961	5.73	3.21
1962	5.73	3.23
1963	5.73	3.12
1964	5.74	3.21
1965	5.8	3.15
1966	5.85	3.16
1967	5.95	3.16
1968	6.04	3.12
1969	6.14	3.12
1970	6.2	3.01
1971	6.26	3
1972	6.29	2.86
1973	6.33	2.77
1974	6.36	2.7
1975	6.4	2.75
1976	6.45	2.82
1977	6.51	2.69
1978	6.55	2.45
1979	6.58	2.31
1980	6.61	2.25
1981	6.61	2.13
1982	6.59	2.07
1983	6.58	1.95
1984	6.56	1.9
1985	6.56	1.72
1986	6.57	1.66
1987	6.54	1.62
1988	6.48	1.61
1989	6.41	1.57
1990	6.36	1.56
1991	6.32	1.56
1992	6.26	1.54
1993	6.16	1.52
1994	6.04	1.45
1995	5.92	1.41
1996	5.8	1.44
1997	5.71	1.47
1998	5.66	1.47
1999	5.6	1.5
2000	5.51	1.55
2001	5.44	1.45
2002	5.44	1.46
2003	5.43	1.44
2004	5.44	1.4
2005	5.42	1.41
2006	5.37	1.37
2007	5.34	1.35
2008	5.29	1.39
2009	5.24	1.34
2010	5.15	1.39
2011	5.05	1.35
2012	4.98	1.28
2013	4.91	1.21
2014	4.84	1.24
2015	4.84	1.31
2016	4.84	1.37
2017	4.8	1.38
2018	4.74	1.42
2019	4.65	1.44
2020	4.56	1.42
2021	4.47	1.35
2022	4.4	1.43
2023	4.32	1.44
2024	4.26	1.45
2025	4.19	1.45
2026	4.12	1.45
2027	4.05	1.46
2028	4	1.46
2029	3.93	1.46
2030	3.88	1.46
2031	3.81	1.47
2032	3.76	1.47
2033	3.7	1.47
2034	3.65	1.48
2035	3.58	1.48
2036	3.55	1.48
2037	3.5	1.48
2038	3.44	1.49
2039	3.4	1.49
2040	3.35	1.49
2041	3.31	1.49
2042	3.25	1.49
2043	3.21	1.49
2044	3.17	1.5
2045	3.13	1.5
2046	3.09	1.5
2047	3.06	1.5
2048	3.02	1.5
2049	2.99	1.5
2050	2.96	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cameroon	Portugal
1960	39.5%	29.3%
1961	39.9%	29.1%
1962	40.2%	29.1%
1963	40.4%	29.1%
1964	40.7%	29.1%
1965	40.9%	29.1%
1966	41.1%	29.2%
1967	41.3%	29.2%
1968	41.6%	29.2%
1969	41.8%	29.1%
1970	42%	28.7%
1971	42.3%	28.4%
1972	42.5%	28.2%
1973	42.8%	27.9%
1974	43%	27.7%
1975	43.2%	27.4%
1976	43.5%	27.2%
1977	43.8%	27.1%
1978	44.1%	26.8%
1979	44.4%	26.4%
1980	44.5%	25.9%
1981	44.6%	25.4%
1982	45%	25%
1983	45.6%	24.5%
1984	45.7%	24.1%
1985	45.8%	23.7%
1986	45.9%	23.1%
1987	46%	22.5%
1988	46.1%	21.9%
1989	46.1%	21.2%
1990	46.2%	20.5%
1991	46.2%	19.7%
1992	46.2%	19.1%
1993	46.1%	18.6%
1994	46%	18.2%
1995	45.9%	17.8%
1996	45.7%	17.4%
1997	45.5%	17.1%
1998	45.3%	16.8%
1999	45.1%	16.6%
2000	44.9%	16.4%
2001	44.7%	16.2%
2002	44.5%	16.1%
2003	44.3%	16.1%
2004	44.2%	16%
2005	44.1%	15.9%
2006	44%	15.8%
2007	43.9%	15.6%
2008	43.8%	15.5%
2009	43.8%	15.4%
2010	43.7%	15.2%
2011	43.7%	15%
2012	43.6%	14.9%
2013	43.5%	14.8%
2014	43.4%	14.6%
2015	43.2%	14.3%
2016	43%	14.1%
2017	43%	13.9%
2018	42.9%	13.7%
2019	42.7%	13.5%
2020	42.5%	13.3%
2021	42.3%	13.1%
2022	42.1%	13%
2023	41.8%	12.9%
2024	41.4%	12.8%
2025	41.1%	12.7%
2026	40.8%	12.6%
2027	40.5%	12.6%
2028	40.1%	12.6%
2029	39.8%	12.6%
2030	39.5%	12.7%
2031	39.1%	12.7%
2032	38.7%	12.7%
2033	38.3%	12.7%
2034	37.9%	12.7%
2035	37.5%	12.8%
2036	37.2%	12.9%
2037	36.8%	12.9%
2038	36.5%	13%
2039	36.2%	13%
2040	35.9%	13.1%
2041	35.6%	13.1%
2042	35.3%	13.2%
2043	35%	13.2%
2044	34.7%	13.3%
2045	34.4%	13.3%
2046	34.1%	13.4%
2047	33.8%	13.4%
2048	33.5%	13.4%
2049	33.2%	13.5%
2050	32.9%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 41.4% of the population in Cameroon and 12.8% in Portugal in 2024, compared to 46.2% and 20.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cameroon and Portugal compared.

Natural population change in Cameroon vs Portugal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.78% in Cameroon and -0.29% in Portugal. 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	Portugal
1960	77,948	118,693
1961	82,471	117,867
1962	116,232	123,217
1963	119,784	113,783
1964	123,469	120,170
1965	129,428	115,182
1966	135,927	107,171
1967	144,370	106,495
1968	153,080	100,737
1969	162,603	89,329
1970	170,713	87,672
1971	179,317	82,980
1972	186,521	83,715
1973	193,997	76,835
1974	200,693	74,412
1975	206,986	81,841
1976	214,916	85,138
1977	222,785	84,156
1978	229,958	70,731
1979	238,875	67,628
1980	247,808	63,481
1981	262,076	56,152
1982	274,652	58,479
1983	276,112	47,798
1984	284,110	45,983
1985	296,317	33,077
1986	308,188	31,102
1987	320,134	28,084
1988	328,168	24,047
1989	334,649	22,011
1990	342,901	13,976
1991	350,493	12,948
1992	356,072	13,933
1993	360,785	7,972
1994	364,390	9,991
1995	367,532	4,011
1996	370,355	4,026
1997	377,138	8,087
1998	388,432	7,112
1999	401,969	8,175
2000	411,633	15,435
2001	422,511	8,290
2002	439,544	8,335
2003	459,422	4,184
2004	478,880	7,339
2005	496,547	2,101
2006	511,366	3,156
2007	526,949	-1,055
2008	542,919	0
2009	557,841	-5,284
2010	569,921	-4,230
2011	580,607	-5,279
2012	594,029	-17,875
2013	606,072	-24,052
2014	619,243	-22,882
2015	649,190	-23,823
2016	677,051	-23,749
2017	696,496	-23,691
2018	706,188	-25,709
2019	714,681	-24,687
2020	716,361	-39,129
2021	713,806	-45,592
2022	734,893	-40,694
2023	754,486	-32,792

Maternal mortality chart: Cameroon vs Portugal

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 15 deaths in Portugal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cameroon	Portugal
1985	572	20
1986	579	19
1987	557	19
1988	559	18
1989	564	18
1990	570	17
1991	584	17
1992	595	16
1993	606	15
1994	628	13
1995	641	12
1996	648	12
1997	652	12
1998	666	11
1999	672	10
2000	678	9
2001	672	9
2002	658	9
2003	645	8
2004	633	8
2005	629	8
2006	615	8
2007	605	8
2008	592	9
2009	579	9
2010	562	10
2011	541	10
2012	500	10
2013	469	10
2014	440	11
2015	417	11
2016	393	12
2017	372	13
2018	354	14
2019	336	15
2020	316	14
2021	342	19
2022	276	16
2023	258	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.72% in Cameroon and 0.32% in Portugal. 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	Portugal
1960	28%	11.4%
1961	27.4%	11%
1962	26.9%	10.4%
1963	26.4%	9.76%
1964	26%	9.1%
1965	25.4%	8.53%
1966	24.7%	8.09%
1967	24%	7.76%
1968	23.1%	7.51%
1969	22.2%	7.22%
1970	21.3%	6.81%
1971	20.6%	6.3%
1972	20%	5.78%
1973	19.6%	5.27%
1974	19.3%	4.79%
1975	19.2%	4.35%
1976	19%	3.94%
1977	18.9%	3.57%
1978	18.7%	3.24%
1979	18.3%	2.97%
1980	17.9%	2.75%
1981	17.4%	2.58%
1982	16.8%	2.43%
1983	16.2%	2.29%
1984	15.5%	2.16%
1985	14.9%	2.04%
1986	14.4%	1.93%
1987	14%	1.82%
1988	13.8%	1.7%
1989	13.6%	1.59%
1990	13.7%	1.47%
1991	13.8%	1.36%
1992	14%	1.25%
1993	14.3%	1.14%
1994	14.5%	1.05%
1995	14.7%	0.98%
1996	14.8%	0.92%
1997	14.9%	0.86%
1998	14.8%	0.82%
1999	14.7%	0.77%
2000	14.4%	0.72%
2001	14.1%	0.66%
2002	13.8%	0.61%
2003	13.5%	0.55%
2004	13.1%	0.5%
2005	12.8%	0.47%
2006	12.5%	0.44%
2007	12.1%	0.42%
2008	11.8%	0.4%
2009	11.4%	0.39%
2010	11%	0.38%
2011	10.6%	0.37%
2012	10.2%	0.37%
2013	9.73%	0.36%
2014	9.31%	0.36%
2015	8.9%	0.36%
2016	8.56%	0.36%
2017	8.25%	0.36%
2018	7.97%	0.35%
2019	7.72%	0.35%
2020	7.46%	0.34%
2021	7.21%	0.33%
2022	6.95%	0.32%
2023	6.72%	0.32%