Fertility in Cameroon, 1960

Cameroon
1960
Total fertility rate: 5.72
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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The total fertility rate of Cameroon was 5.72 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (251 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 225,997 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.72
Births
225,997
Births per 1,000 people
43.8
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
5,159,058
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
10-1420.01.7%5,493
15-19166.914.6%42,063
20-24250.721.9%57,172
25-29234.820.5%47,158
30-34203.317.7%35,791
35-39144.812.6%22,299
40-4492.68.1%12,315
45-4930.72.7%3,504
50-542.00.2%199