Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 1958

Cameroon
1958
Total fertility rate: 5.73
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon was 5.73 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (249 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 218,292 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.73
Births
218,292
Births per 1,000 people
43.9
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.67
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
4,972,218
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
10-1419.61.7%5,302
15-19160.314.0%39,247
20-24248.921.7%55,028
25-29237.420.7%46,062
30-34206.018.0%35,067
35-39146.912.8%21,866
40-4494.88.3%12,130
45-4930.82.7%3,397
50-542.10.2%193