Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 1979

Cameroon
1979
Total fertility rate: 6.58
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon was 6.58 children per woman in 1979 — 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, 375,417 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.58
Births
375,417
Births per 1,000 people
45.6
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
8,239,642
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
10-1417.01.3%8,215
15-19179.013.6%71,955
20-24291.422.2%98,354
25-29286.221.8%79,320
30-34233.417.8%55,538
35-39176.613.4%37,795
40-44101.47.7%19,326
45-4928.32.2%4,676
50-541.70.1%239