Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 1976

Cameroon
1976
Total fertility rate: 6.45
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon was 6.45 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 344,096 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.45
Births
344,096
Births per 1,000 people
45.3
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
7,597,962
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
10-1415.41.2%6,704
15-19173.813.5%64,395
20-24290.622.6%90,042
25-29281.921.9%72,363
30-34226.517.6%52,711
35-39169.513.2%35,063
40-4499.47.7%17,960
45-4929.52.3%4,615
50-541.80.1%242