Cameroon vs Sudan: Fertility rate: births per woman

Cameroon
4.32 live births per woman
in 2023
Sudan
4.32 live births per woman
in 2023
Cameroon rank
18th
Sudan rank
17th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Cameroon
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 4.32 live births per woman against 4.32 live births per woman in Cameroon, a difference of 0 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.

Cameroon ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 17th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Sudan Difference Ahead
1950s 5.73 live births per woman 6.67 live births per woman 0.9413 live births per woman Sudan
1960s 5.84 live births per woman 6.81 live births per woman 0.9682 live births per woman Sudan
1970s 6.39 live births per woman 6.87 live births per woman 0.4753 live births per woman Sudan
1980s 6.55 live births per woman 6.33 live births per woman 0.2258 live births per woman Cameroon
1990s 5.98 live births per woman 5.87 live births per woman 0.1162 live births per woman Cameroon
2000s 5.39 live births per woman 5.4 live births per woman 0.0096 live births per woman Sudan
2010s 4.88 live births per woman 4.89 live births per woman 0.0107 live births per woman Sudan
2020s 4.44 live births per woman 4.43 live births per woman 0.0095 live births per woman Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Cameroon or Sudan?
Sudan, at 4.32 live births per woman against 4.32 live births per woman in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Cameroon and Sudan?
0 live births per woman, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sudan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Sudan rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Cameroon ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.