Fertility & birth rates in Cameroon and Singapore

Fertility rate in Cameroon vs Singapore 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 0.97 in Singapore in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cameroon vs Singapore 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	Singapore
1960	5.73	5.76
1961	5.73	5.41
1962	5.73	5.21
1963	5.73	5.16
1964	5.74	4.97
1965	5.8	4.66
1966	5.85	4.46
1967	5.95	3.91
1968	6.04	3.53
1969	6.14	3.22
1970	6.2	3.07
1971	6.26	3.02
1972	6.29	3.04
1973	6.33	2.79
1974	6.36	2.35
1975	6.4	2.07
1976	6.45	2.11
1977	6.51	1.82
1978	6.55	1.79
1979	6.58	1.79
1980	6.61	1.82
1981	6.61	1.78
1982	6.59	1.74
1983	6.58	1.61
1984	6.56	1.62
1985	6.56	1.61
1986	6.57	1.43
1987	6.54	1.62
1988	6.48	1.96
1989	6.41	1.75
1990	6.36	1.83
1991	6.32	1.73
1992	6.26	1.72
1993	6.16	1.74
1994	6.04	1.71
1995	5.92	1.67
1996	5.8	1.66
1997	5.71	1.61
1998	5.66	1.48
1999	5.6	1.47
2000	5.51	1.6
2001	5.44	1.41
2002	5.44	1.37
2003	5.43	1.27
2004	5.44	1.26
2005	5.42	1.26
2006	5.37	1.28
2007	5.34	1.29
2008	5.29	1.28
2009	5.24	1.22
2010	5.15	1.15
2011	5.05	1.2
2012	4.98	1.29
2013	4.91	1.19
2014	4.84	1.25
2015	4.84	1.24
2016	4.84	1.2
2017	4.8	1.16
2018	4.74	1.14
2019	4.65	1.14
2020	4.56	1.1
2021	4.47	1.12
2022	4.4	1.04
2023	4.32	0.97
2024	4.26	0.98
2025	4.19	0.99
2026	4.12	1
2027	4.05	1.01
2028	4	1.02
2029	3.93	1.03
2030	3.88	1.03
2031	3.81	1.04
2032	3.76	1.05
2033	3.7	1.06
2034	3.65	1.07
2035	3.58	1.07
2036	3.55	1.08
2037	3.5	1.09
2038	3.44	1.1
2039	3.4	1.1
2040	3.35	1.11
2041	3.31	1.12
2042	3.25	1.13
2043	3.21	1.13
2044	3.17	1.14
2045	3.13	1.15
2046	3.09	1.16
2047	3.06	1.17
2048	3.02	1.17
2049	2.99	1.18
2050	2.96	1.19

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cameroon	Singapore
1960	39.5%	44.7%
1961	39.9%	44.8%
1962	40.2%	44.7%
1963	40.4%	44.4%
1964	40.7%	43.8%
1965	40.9%	43.2%
1966	41.1%	42.5%
1967	41.3%	41.7%
1968	41.6%	40.8%
1969	41.8%	39.8%
1970	42%	38.7%
1971	42.3%	37.5%
1972	42.5%	36.2%
1973	42.8%	35%
1974	43%	33.7%
1975	43.2%	32.5%
1976	43.5%	31.2%
1977	43.8%	30%
1978	44.1%	28.8%
1979	44.4%	27.6%
1980	44.5%	26.4%
1981	44.6%	25.2%
1982	45%	24.2%
1983	45.6%	23.7%
1984	45.7%	23.3%
1985	45.8%	23.1%
1986	45.9%	22.9%
1987	46%	22.4%
1988	46.1%	22%
1989	46.1%	21.7%
1990	46.2%	21.4%
1991	46.2%	21.2%
1992	46.2%	21.1%
1993	46.1%	21%
1994	46%	20.7%
1995	45.9%	20.4%
1996	45.7%	20%
1997	45.5%	19.5%
1998	45.3%	19.2%
1999	45.1%	19%
2000	44.9%	18.8%
2001	44.7%	18.6%
2002	44.5%	18.4%
2003	44.3%	18.2%
2004	44.2%	17.8%
2005	44.1%	17.2%
2006	44%	16.6%
2007	43.9%	15.8%
2008	43.8%	15.1%
2009	43.8%	14.6%
2010	43.7%	14.1%
2011	43.7%	13.7%
2012	43.6%	13.4%
2013	43.5%	13.1%
2014	43.4%	12.9%
2015	43.2%	12.7%
2016	43%	12.5%
2017	43%	12.4%
2018	42.9%	12.3%
2019	42.7%	12.2%
2020	42.5%	12.2%
2021	42.3%	12.2%
2022	42.1%	12%
2023	41.8%	11.8%
2024	41.4%	11.7%
2025	41.1%	11.7%
2026	40.8%	11.7%
2027	40.5%	11.8%
2028	40.1%	11.9%
2029	39.8%	12%
2030	39.5%	12%
2031	39.1%	12%
2032	38.7%	12.1%
2033	38.3%	12.1%
2034	37.9%	12.1%
2035	37.5%	12.1%
2036	37.2%	12.1%
2037	36.8%	12.1%
2038	36.5%	12%
2039	36.2%	11.8%
2040	35.9%	11.7%
2041	35.6%	11.5%
2042	35.3%	11.2%
2043	35%	11%
2044	34.7%	10.7%
2045	34.4%	10.4%
2046	34.1%	10.1%
2047	33.8%	9.87%
2048	33.5%	9.6%
2049	33.2%	9.35%
2050	32.9%	9.12%

Children aged 0-14 make up 41.4% of the population in Cameroon and 11.7% in Singapore in 2024, compared to 46.2% and 21.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cameroon and Singapore compared.

Natural population change in Cameroon vs Singapore by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.78% in Cameroon and +0.35% in Singapore. 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	Singapore
1960	77,948	51,533
1961	82,471	49,880
1962	116,232	48,830
1963	119,784	49,542
1964	123,469	47,697
1965	129,428	45,474
1966	135,927	44,298
1967	144,370	40,145
1968	153,080	36,216
1969	162,603	34,314
1970	170,713	35,059
1971	179,317	35,708
1972	186,521	38,098
1973	193,997	36,404
1974	200,693	31,664
1975	206,986	28,509
1976	214,916	31,189
1977	222,785	26,508
1978	229,958	27,537
1979	238,875	28,363
1980	247,808	30,657
1981	262,076	32,167
1982	274,652	33,346
1983	276,112	30,296
1984	284,110	31,967
1985	296,317	32,010
1986	308,188	27,880
1987	320,134	33,020
1988	328,168	42,407
1989	334,649	36,929
1990	342,901	41,136
1991	350,493	39,188
1992	356,072	39,091
1993	360,785	40,425
1994	364,390	39,319
1995	367,532	38,065
1996	370,355	38,542
1997	377,138	37,960
1998	388,432	33,381
1999	401,969	32,857
2000	411,633	37,057
2001	422,511	31,035
2002	439,544	29,231
2003	459,422	24,689
2004	478,880	24,583
2005	496,547	24,741
2006	511,366	25,968
2007	526,949	26,614
2008	542,919	28,068
2009	557,841	27,930
2010	569,921	24,876
2011	580,607	25,919
2012	594,029	29,750
2013	606,072	25,376
2014	619,243	27,896
2015	649,190	27,121
2016	677,051	25,794
2017	696,496	21,888
2018	706,188	21,427
2019	714,681	21,674
2020	716,361	18,763
2021	713,806	15,270
2022	734,893	9,019
2023	754,486	7,101

Maternal mortality chart: Cameroon vs Singapore

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 6 deaths in Singapore.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cameroon	Singapore
1985	572	18
1986	579	18
1987	557	18
1988	559	18
1989	564	18
1990	570	17
1991	584	16
1992	595	16
1993	606	16
1994	628	16
1995	641	17
1996	648	17
1997	652	17
1998	666	17
1999	672	17
2000	678	17
2001	672	16
2002	658	16
2003	645	15
2004	633	14
2005	629	14
2006	615	13
2007	605	12
2008	592	11
2009	579	10
2010	562	10
2011	541	10
2012	500	10
2013	469	9
2014	440	9
2015	417	8
2016	393	8
2017	372	8
2018	354	8
2019	336	7
2020	316	13
2021	342	20
2022	276	34
2023	258	6

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.72% in Cameroon and 0.21% in Singapore. 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	Singapore
1960	28%	4.76%
1961	27.4%	4.37%
1962	26.9%	4.05%
1963	26.4%	3.81%
1964	26%	3.64%
1965	25.4%	3.5%
1966	24.7%	3.34%
1967	24%	3.18%
1968	23.1%	3.01%
1969	22.2%	2.86%
1970	21.3%	2.71%
1971	20.6%	2.56%
1972	20%	2.39%
1973	19.6%	2.18%
1974	19.3%	1.95%
1975	19.2%	1.75%
1976	19%	1.62%
1977	18.9%	1.54%
1978	18.7%	1.51%
1979	18.3%	1.49%
1980	17.9%	1.46%
1981	17.4%	1.4%
1982	16.8%	1.32%
1983	16.2%	1.23%
1984	15.5%	1.16%
1985	14.9%	1.09%
1986	14.4%	1.03%
1987	14%	0.97%
1988	13.8%	0.91%
1989	13.6%	0.84%
1990	13.7%	0.77%
1991	13.8%	0.7%
1992	14%	0.63%
1993	14.3%	0.58%
1994	14.5%	0.54%
1995	14.7%	0.51%
1996	14.8%	0.48%
1997	14.9%	0.46%
1998	14.8%	0.44%
1999	14.7%	0.41%
2000	14.4%	0.38%
2001	14.1%	0.36%
2002	13.8%	0.34%
2003	13.5%	0.32%
2004	13.1%	0.31%
2005	12.8%	0.3%
2006	12.5%	0.29%
2007	12.1%	0.29%
2008	11.8%	0.28%
2009	11.4%	0.28%
2010	11%	0.28%
2011	10.6%	0.28%
2012	10.2%	0.28%
2013	9.73%	0.28%
2014	9.31%	0.27%
2015	8.9%	0.27%
2016	8.56%	0.27%
2017	8.25%	0.26%
2018	7.97%	0.25%
2019	7.72%	0.24%
2020	7.46%	0.23%
2021	7.21%	0.22%
2022	6.95%	0.22%
2023	6.72%	0.21%