Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 1973

Cameroon
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.33
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon was 6.33 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (285 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 315,573 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.33
Births
315,573
Births per 1,000 people
45.1
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.24
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
6,996,660
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
10-1416.91.3%6,763
15-19178.814.1%60,475
20-24284.522.5%79,375
25-29274.021.7%67,712
30-34215.217.0%47,505
35-39166.813.2%32,758
40-4496.27.6%16,380
45-4929.72.3%4,375
50-541.80.1%230