IFORD Officiel

Name

IFORD Officiel

Legal name

Institut de Formation et de Recherche Démographiques (IFORD)

Website

https://iford-cm.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Yaoundé

HQ country

Cameroon

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Member State Contributions: Intergovernmental organization funded by contributions from 22 African francophone member states
2. Training Programs: Professional Master in Demography and Doctorate programs with associated fees
3. Technical Assistance Services: Expertise services provided to member states for demographic data collection, census operations, and policy development

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Distribution channels3 records

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Core offering

IFORD delivers a two-year Professional Master in Demography and a Doctorate in Demography, supported by applied research, scientific publications, and technical assistance services for census operations and population data collection. It serves 22 francophone African member states with campus-based instruction in Yaoundé, Cameroon, and a network of national examination centers across member countries for annual student recruitment.

Product overview

IFORD (Institut de Formation et de Recherche Démographiques) is an intergovernmental institution providing specialized higher education and research in demography across 22 French-speaking African states. The core offering consists of a Master Professionnel en Démographie (two-year professional master's program) and a Doctorat doctoral program, both aligned with the LMD system. Supporting services include academic publications (Annales de l'IFORD journal, Cahiers de l'IFORD monographs, Documents Pédagogiques), field research programs (Enquête Étudiant), and technical assistance to member states. The IREDIF database platform provides archival access to census and demographic survey data. Specialized training workshops such as FEPPD offer continuing education in monitoring and evaluation. All offerings center on population studies, demographic data collection, and development statistics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Master Professionnel en Démographie (Professional Master in Demography) Two-year professional master's degree in demography aligned with the LMD (Licence-Master-Doctorat) system; trains population statistics and demographic analysis experts for African governments and institutions. Admission is through an annual competitive entrance examination held across the 22 member states.
• Doctorat en Démographie (Doctorate in Demography) Doctoral program in population sciences providing advanced training in demographic research methodologies and thesis supervision for researchers across the member states.
• Appui Technique (Technical Assistance Services) Technical support services for member states covering census operations (e.g., RGPH — General Census of Population and Housing), project monitoring and evaluation, emergency data collection, sectoral situational analysis, and statistical atlas development.
• IREDIF (Inventaire des Recensements et Enquêtes Démographiques Africaines) Inventory, archiving, and dissemination platform for censuses and demographic surveys conducted in Africa; provides researchers and member-state institutions with access to historical and current demographic data.
• FEPPD (Formation en Suivi-Évaluation des Programmes et Projets de Développement) Intensive three-week continuing-education workshop covering Results-Based Management, strategy definition, and key concepts in monitoring and evaluation of development programs and projects; delivered in-person and remotely to professionals from member states.
• Annales de l'IFORD Biannual French-language scientific journal publishing original research in demography and related disciplines (Sociology, Economics, Anthropology, Geography, Epidemiology, Public Health).
• Cahiers de l'IFORD Monograph series established in 1990 for IFORD researchers and associate faculty, including doctoral theses, DEA/DESSD dissertations, and research reports; 32 numbers published.
• Documents Pédagogiques de l'IFORD Course materials collection created in 1984 that publishes teaching supports from IFORD faculty for students and professionals seeking training in demography and statistics.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1200+ demographers trained across 26 African countries
• +1 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Strategic partnership for the availability of demographic data and analyses. UNFPA and IFORD collaborate on training, research, and technical assistance for population census operations, particularly the 4th General Census of Population and Housing (RGPH) planned for December 2025-January 2026. Dr. Justin Koffi, UNFPA Resident Representative in Cameroon, leads joint initiatives with Pr. Didier Nganawara, IFORD's Acting Executive Director.
• Université de Yaoundé IIcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2024Academic affiliation with University of Yaoundé II. The Rector, Professor Richard Laurent OMGBA, visited IFORD in June 2024 to strengthen cooperation and discuss the partnership established by African Heads of State. IFORD's academic programs operate under this university's oversight.
• Institut International des Assurances (IIA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2022Director of IIA, Mr. Ondon Bolarinwa KOUPAKI, visited IFORD on June 23, 2022 to explore avenues for deepening collaboration between the two institutions. Both parties expressed commitment to future cooperation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• CODESRIA (Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa): Pan-African social science research council headquartered in Dakar. Comparable to IFORD as a continental intergovernmental research and training platform serving African policy and academic communities.
• ENSEA (École Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d'Économie Appliquée): Abidjan-based graduate school in statistics and applied economics serving francophone Africa. Highly comparable to IFORD in mission, target students, and LMD-style curriculum for public-sector statisticians.
• ENEA (École Nationale d'Économie Appliquée): Senegalese graduate school for applied economics and statistical training. Comparable to IFORD as a francophone African institution producing cadres for national planning and statistical agencies.
• ISSEA (Institut Sous-régional de Statistique et d'Économie Appliquée): CEMAC sub-regional statistics school located in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Direct peer to IFORD in training African statisticians for national offices, sharing geography and francophone mission.

Emerging players

• AIMS (African Institute for Mathematical Sciences): Pan-African network of centres of excellence for postgraduate training in mathematical sciences. Comparable to IFORD as a continent-spanning capacity-building platform targeting data-skilled professionals, though broader in scope.
• African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC): Nairobi-based African research institution producing demographic and health research. Comparable to IFORD in producing applied demographic scholarship and policy-relevant population research for African governments.

Broad incumbents

• INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques): France's national statistical office. Comparable to IFORD as a producer of demographic data and a historical source of statistical training influence across francophone Africa.
• INED (Institut national d'études démographiques): France's national demographic research institute. Comparable to IFORD as the discipline-defining reference institution in demography, with broader resources and global research footprint.
• Paris School of Economics: Leading European economics and demography research and training institution. Comparable to IFORD as a higher-tier academic counterpart producing demographic research and training economists with strong public-sector placements.

Others

• UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund): Core strategic partner of IFORD. Comparable as the dominant multilateral funder and convener of demographic data activities in Africa, shaping demand for IFORD's services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

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Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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