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Live births in Cameroon

Live births in Cameroon was 957,392 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 31st highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count957,392 Estimated
Change on 2022+1.1%
Rank31st of 236Countries ranked
Series high957,3922023
Series low190,9201950
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Live births in Cameroon, 1950 to 2023

0200K400K600K800K1M19501961197219831994200520231950: 190,920 count1951: 193,813 count1952: 197,344 count1953: 200,581 count1954: 203,947 count1955: 207,455 count1956: 210,700 count1957: 214,205 count1958: 218,292 count1959: 222,207 count1960: 225,997 count1961: 230,255 count1962: 234,117 count1963: 238,229 count1964: 242,246 count1965: 248,474 count1966: 255,011 count1967: 263,299 count1968: 271,876 count1969: 281,318 count1970: 289,434 count1971: 298,612 count1972: 306,634 count1973: 315,573 count1974: 324,519 count1975: 333,351 count1976: 344,096 count1977: 354,669 count1978: 364,115 count1979: 375,417 count1980: 386,028 count1981: 402,924 count1982: 416,501 count1983: 415,703 count1984: 423,607 count1985: 435,841 count1986: 450,568 count1987: 462,411 count1988: 472,860 count1989: 482,441 count1990: 494,558 count1991: 507,154 count1992: 517,256 count1993: 527,033 count1994: 536,740 count1995: 544,986 count1996: 552,639 count1997: 563,890 count1998: 579,842 count1999: 596,954 count2000: 609,606 count2001: 622,620 count2002: 641,602 count2003: 663,763 count2004: 685,601 count2005: 705,512 count2006: 721,591 count2007: 738,190 count2008: 755,313 count2009: 771,425 count2010: 783,507 count2011: 793,453 count2012: 804,318 count2013: 814,923 count2014: 828,313 count2015: 858,607 count2016: 885,986 count2017: 905,199 count2018: 915,335 count2019: 922,896 count2020: 928,861 count2021: 936,082 count2022: 946,933 count2023: 957,392 count0200K400K600K800K1M19501975200020232023: 957,392 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
2023957,392 Estimated
2022946,933 Estimated
2021936,082 Estimated
2020928,861 Estimated
2019922,896 Estimated
2018915,335 Estimated
2017905,199 Estimated
2016885,986 Estimated
2015858,607 Estimated
2014828,313 Estimated
2013814,923 Estimated
2012804,318 Estimated
2011793,453 Estimated
2010783,507 Estimated
2009771,425 Estimated
2008755,313 Estimated
2007738,190 Estimated
2006721,591 Estimated
2005705,512 Estimated
2004685,601 Estimated
2003663,763 Estimated
2002641,602 Estimated
2001622,620 Estimated
2000609,606 Estimated
1999596,954 Estimated
1998579,842 Estimated
1997563,890 Estimated
1996552,639 Estimated
1995544,986 Estimated
1994536,740 Estimated
1993527,033 Estimated
1992517,256 Estimated
1991507,154 Estimated
1990494,558 Estimated
1989482,441 Estimated
1988472,860 Estimated
1987462,411 Estimated
1986450,568 Estimated
1985435,841 Estimated
1984423,607 Estimated
1983415,703 Estimated
1982416,501 Estimated
1981402,924 Estimated
1980386,028 Estimated
1979375,417 Estimated
1978364,115 Estimated
1977354,669 Estimated
1976344,096 Estimated
1975333,351 Estimated
1974324,519 Estimated
1973315,573 Estimated
1972306,634 Estimated
1971298,612 Estimated
1970289,434 Estimated
1969281,318 Estimated
1968271,876 Estimated
1967263,299 Estimated
1966255,011 Estimated
1965248,474 Estimated
1964242,246 Estimated
1963238,229 Estimated
1962234,117 Estimated
1961230,255 Estimated
1960225,997 Estimated
1959222,207 Estimated
1958218,292 Estimated
1957214,205 Estimated
1956210,700 Estimated
1955207,455 Estimated
1954203,947 Estimated
1953200,581 Estimated
1952197,344 Estimated
1951193,813 Estimated
1950190,920 Estimated

Cameroon compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 104,015 countAfghanistan: 1,469,029 countAntigua and Barbuda: 1,106 countAlbania: 28,803 countArmenia: 34,668 countAngola: 1,381,370 countArgentina: 503,823 countAustria: 77,054 countAustralia: 304,340 countAzerbaijan: 125,136 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 24,569 countBangladesh: 3,489,953 countBelgium: 101,686 countBurkina Faso: 728,612 countBulgaria: 62,645 countBurundi: 460,882 countBenin: 478,062 countBrunei: 6,237 countBolivia: 260,151 countBrazil: 2,601,670 countBahamas: 4,335 countBhutan: 9,958 countBotswana: 61,294 countBelarus: 65,050 countBelize: 7,410 countCanada: 356,745 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 4,369,683 countCentral African Republic: 238,858 countRepublic of the Congo: 189,365 countSwitzerland: 83,702 countCôte d’Ivoire: 997,001 countChile: 176,196 countCameroon: 957,392 countChina: 8,899,881 countColombia: 705,009 countCosta Rica: 51,969 countCuba: 95,938 countCape Verde: 6,440 countCyprus: 14,524 countCzechia: 91,845 countGermany: 719,249 countDjibouti: 23,946 countDenmark: 57,810 countDominican Republic: 203,183 countAlgeria: 905,981 countEcuador: 270,300 countEstonia: 11,036 countEgypt: 2,405,717 countWestern Sahara: 8,987 countEritrea: 99,058 countSpain: 336,821 countEthiopia: 4,105,685 countFinland: 43,556 countFiji: 16,631 countFalkland Islands: 39 countFaroe Islands: 690 countFrance: 638,891 countGabon: 68,745 countUnited Kingdom: 688,388 countGeorgia: 43,765 countGhana: 888,947 countGreenland: 789 countGambia: 82,092 countGuinea: 487,595 countEquatorial Guinea: 54,694 countGreece: 73,661 countGuatemala: 377,167 countGuinea-Bissau: 64,679 countGuyana: 16,764 countHong Kong: 41,294 countHonduras: 233,793 countCroatia: 31,446 countHaiti: 258,348 countHungary: 85,373 countIndonesia: 4,482,359 countIreland: 53,268 countIsrael: 172,312 countIsle of Man: 702 countIndia: 23,219,489 countIraq: 1,159,682 countIran: 1,173,463 countIceland: 4,347 countItaly: 384,627 countJamaica: 33,007 countJordan: 235,776 countJapan: 749,884 countKenya: 1,499,998 countKyrgyzstan: 150,759 countCambodia: 361,586 countKiribati: 3,421 countNorth Korea: 342,038 countSouth Korea: 236,394 countKuwait: 49,342 countCayman Islands: 865 countKazakhstan: 409,417 countLaos: 163,043 countLebanon: 93,205 countSri Lanka: 324,102 countLiberia: 170,065 countLesotho: 55,728 countLithuania: 21,434 countLuxembourg: 6,946 countLatvia: 14,250 countLibya: 124,371 countMorocco: 629,832 countMoldova: 32,986 countMontenegro: 6,981 countMadagascar: 1,001,244 countNorth Macedonia: 16,878 countMali: 951,445 countMyanmar: 903,822 countMongolia: 65,019 countMauritania: 172,885 countMauritius: 11,804 countMalawi: 662,289 countMexico: 2,037,689 countMalaysia: 435,989 countMozambique: 1,260,855 countNamibia: 76,715 countNew Caledonia: 4,134 countNiger: 1,095,892 countNigeria: 7,509,758 countNicaragua: 132,214 countNetherlands: 167,842 countNorway: 51,545 countNepal: 574,297 countNew Zealand: 59,236 countOman: 85,065 countPanama: 71,469 countPeru: 539,623 countFrench Polynesia: 3,066 countPapua New Guinea: 255,331 countPhilippines: 1,840,477 countPakistan: 6,882,058 countPoland: 317,916 countPuerto Rico: 18,851 countPalestine: 146,384 countPortugal: 86,646 countPalau: 193 countParaguay: 136,778 countQatar: 29,516 countRomania: 183,623 countSerbia: 59,840 countRussia: 1,297,207 countRwanda: 395,578 countSaudi Arabia: 546,038 countSolomon Islands: 21,548 countSudan: 1,682,049 countSweden: 97,915 countSingapore: 47,472 countSlovenia: 17,902 countSlovakia: 52,271 countSierra Leone: 258,903 countSenegal: 531,890 countSomalia: 788,763 countSuriname: 10,879 countSouth Sudan: 328,308 countEl Salvador: 99,428 countSyria: 521,601 countEswatini: 29,622 countChad: 819,054 countTogo: 289,759 countThailand: 591,200 countTajikistan: 271,420 countTimor-Leste: 30,561 countTurkmenistan: 160,100 countTunisia: 167,729 countTürkiye: 1,072,014 countTrinidad and Tobago: 16,094 countTaiwan: 132,404 countTanzania: 2,346,391 countUkraine: 212,231 countUganda: 1,712,750 countUnited States: 3,657,476 countUruguay: 33,443 countUzbekistan: 943,547 countVenezuela: 426,984 countVietnam: 1,387,961 countVanuatu: 8,988 countSamoa: 5,503 countYemen: 1,386,914 countSouth Africa: 1,186,793 countZambia: 685,565 countZimbabwe: 496,917 count
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Live births, 2023, count. Cameroon is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Cameroon, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Cameroon, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/cameroon. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Cameroon, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/cameroon.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Cameroon, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/cameroon (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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What is the live births in Cameroon?

Live births in Cameroon was 957,392 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 31st highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Cameroon?

957,392 in 2023, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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