Fertility in Cameroon, 1970

Cameroon
1970
Total fertility rate: 6.20
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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The total fertility rate of Cameroon was 6.20 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (281 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 289,434 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.20
Births
289,434
Births per 1,000 people
44.9
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
6,449,793
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
10-1415.91.3%5,847
15-19173.014.0%53,124
20-24280.522.7%72,867
25-29266.921.6%63,034
30-34212.017.1%44,799
35-39162.713.1%30,045
40-4495.17.7%15,268
45-4930.42.5%4,224
50-541.90.2%225