Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 1957

Cameroon
1957
Total fertility rate: 5.72
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon was 5.72 children per woman in 1957 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (247 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 214,205 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.72
Births
214,205
Births per 1,000 people
43.9
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
4,878,933
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-1419.31.7%5,170
15-19157.513.7%38,113
20-24247.421.6%53,709
25-29238.420.8%45,472
30-34206.818.1%34,630
35-39147.612.9%21,562
40-4495.68.3%12,023
45-4930.82.7%3,335
50-542.10.2%190