Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cameroon, 1987

Cameroon
1987
Total fertility rate: 6.54
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cameroon was 6.54 children per woman in 1987 — 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 28.7 years old. In total, 462,411 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.54
Births
462,411
Births per 1,000 people
44.6
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.55
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.5
Population
10,370,750
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
10-1417.21.3%11,077
15-19167.812.8%89,349
20-24291.122.3%123,389
25-29282.421.6%99,210
30-34247.218.9%71,793
35-39177.113.6%41,966
40-4496.07.3%20,466
45-4926.02.0%4,899
50-541.60.1%262