Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 1981

Cameroon
1981
Total fertility rate: 6.61
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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon was 6.61 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 402,924 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.61
Births
402,924
Births per 1,000 people
45.7
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.8
Population
8,816,376
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
10-1418.41.4%9,609
15-19173.513.1%74,593
20-24289.621.9%105,803
25-29291.622.1%88,278
30-34238.218.0%59,321
35-39178.613.5%40,093
40-44101.87.7%20,200
45-4927.72.1%4,780
50-541.70.1%248