Total Fertility Rate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Total Fertility Rate was 4.38 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Cameroon, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 4.38 for total fertility rate in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Cameroon peaked at 6.66 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.38, in 2022.
That places Cameroon 18th out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.91 | 5.65 | 6.14 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.39 | 6.2 | 6.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.58 | 6.44 | 6.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.01 | 5.63 | 6.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.39 | 5.23 | 5.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.87 | 4.62 | 5.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.46 | 4.38 | 4.54 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 15 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 4.52 compare
- 16 Uganda 4.47 compare
- 17 Sudan 4.38 compare
- 19 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 4.34 compare
- 19 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 4.34 compare
- 21 Senegal 4.31 compare
More gender data for Cameroon
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 465,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 475,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 453,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 461,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 443,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 452,058 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 436,011 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 444,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 430,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 437,292 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Cameroon?
- Total fertility rate in Cameroon was 4.38 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.66 in 1980.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.38 in 2022.
- How does Cameroon rank for total fertility rate?
- Cameroon ranks 18th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.