Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 1974

Cameroon
1974
Total fertility rate: 6.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon was 6.36 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (286 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 324,519 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.36
Births
324,519
Births per 1,000 people
45.1
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
7,193,584
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
10-1416.81.3%6,918
15-19178.114.0%62,151
20-24286.222.5%82,812
25-29275.721.7%68,684
30-34218.217.2%48,933
35-39166.713.1%33,361
40-4497.77.7%16,976
45-4929.62.3%4,450
50-541.80.1%234