Total fertility rate - Cameroon
Value & RankThe Total fertility rate of Cameroon is 4.82 (children born/woman) with a global rank of 20.
Cameroon compared to other CountriesThe Total fertility rate of Cameroon is similar to that of Timor-Leste, Benin, Tanzania, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Dem. Rep. Congo, Congo, Chad, São Tomé and Principe with a respective Total fertility rate of 5.11, 5.04, 4.95, 4.93, 4.83, 4.81, 4.80, 4.73, 4.68, 4.67 (children born/woman) and a global rank of 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25.Cameroon since the end of the Great RecessionCameroon's Total fertility rate had a positive growth of 15.6% since the end of the Great Recession
Cameroon compared to other CountriesThe Total fertility rate of Cameroon is similar to that of Timor-Leste, Benin, Tanzania, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Dem. Rep. Congo, Congo, Chad, São Tomé and Principe with a respective Total fertility rate of 5.11, 5.04, 4.95, 4.93, 4.83, 4.81, 4.80, 4.73, 4.68, 4.67 (children born/woman) and a global rank of 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25.Cameroon since the end of the Great RecessionCameroon's Total fertility rate had a positive growth of 15.6% since the end of the Great Recession
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Timor-Leste | 15 | 5.11 |
Benin | 16 | 5.04 |
Tanzania | 17 | 4.95 |
Guinea | 18 | 4.93 |
Sierra Leone | 19 | 4.83 |
Cameroon | 20 | 4.82 |
Liberia | 21 | 4.81 |
Dem. Rep. Congo | 22 | 4.80 |
Congo | 23 | 4.73 |
Chad | 24 | 4.68 |
São Tomé and Principe | 25 | 4.67 |
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Datasource: CIA - The World Factbook