Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 1964

Cameroon
1964
Total fertility rate: 5.74
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon was 5.74 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (254 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 242,246 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.74
Births
242,246
Births per 1,000 people
43.4
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.82
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
5,578,257
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
10-1418.01.6%5,455
15-19177.215.4%46,794
20-24254.422.1%61,092
25-29234.720.4%50,685
30-34200.817.5%37,939
35-39142.812.4%23,565
40-4489.47.8%12,844
45-4929.82.6%3,668
50-541.90.2%203